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Show December 18, 1959 THE DIXIE SUN Hi Mn'I From the Bench By RON EVERETT Rebel coach Sark Arslanian, and Dixie quarterback, Richard Ilafen returned from Albuquerque, New Mexico, where they participated 12.in the East-Wefootball game, played Dec. junior college Rich ran the West squad offensively and combined with his defensive efforts saw three quarters of action for the West team. The field general threw all of the Wests eight completed Rebel passes. Coach Arslanian, assistant Wed mentor, said all of the Utah boys selections Rich Hafen, Dennis Hansen and Lynn I oxley, from Dixie, Snow and Weber college respectively played a good game but for a losing cause. 1 he cream of the crop from the East won the after both teams were held scoreless during the first football game 15-half of plav. GAMES took their toll here and abroad as the THL Dixie I lyers suffered two del eats and cornered one victory during their second week of basketball action. The first blow of last weeks encounters whole story was delivered by the 1959 Class B Utah State Champs. Thefoot-one inch seemed to be a lack of height, although Leon Fish, six Dixie center, was continually on the glass at both ends of the court. The set back by Juab. Dixie boys were handed a 37-3The Flyers have come a long way since picking up two wins in their first week of action. Scoring was a little lean with Ross Hurst high with seven and Merrill Webb and Leon Fish each totaling six points. The second cuff to the head of the Dixie team was delivered by the Basic Wolves on foreign courts in Henderson, Nevada. The Flyers were the victims of a full court press which must have been executed in a fine fashion considering that the Wolves ran up a total of 76 points while PRE-SEASO- . 5 limiting the Utahns to 39. THE NEVADA STATE CHAMPS of 19 59 proved too much of a test as the Dixie boys were plagued by a lack of offensive punch, bad Webb, who fouled out of the passes, and a defensive defect. Merrill game in the second quarter, lead 1 Iyer scoring wuth 14 counters. After being handed two straight defeats by the defending state champs of Utah and Nevada Thursday and Friday, a tired but determined Dixie basketball team returned to the home stomping grounds and boosted its season's record to three wins and two defeats by downing The Dixie Myers took the hard wood of the the Millard Eagles 44-4Dixie College Gym and really worked as a unit. The Flyers, lead by Staheli and Webb in the scoring columns each scoring 15 and 18 respectively, compiled a si.able lead before Coach Walt Brooks cleaned the shelf and allowed some of the newcomers to the 1956-6- 0 squad to gain some valuable experience. So, after a rough and tough week the Flyers prepare for another rough three game week, playing host to Milford Wednesday and traveling north to play Richfield and Beaver tonight and tomorrov, night. THE REBEL basketball squad, idle last week, will match its talents against Southern Nevada here tonight and in Las Vegas tomorrow night. Tim Leonard, last years Rebel center and 1CAC conference leading rebounder, is one of the stars that you will see in action against his Alma Mater tonight. Our school spirit really fell So let's get out and yell like . . . Neither Rebel nor Flyer basketball teams can travel the road alone. LETS SUPPORT OUR TEAMS. REBELS HAFEN, WILSON AND ENGLESTEAD. Like the golfer trying to smash a tee from an ant hill after three vicious strokes and three clouds of dirt, one ant found the perfect haven of safety: Come on boys, he said. Lets get on the ball. Bebsils flo Plav Bobsis Da Basiled ball M.-Saf- f. It will be Rebels against Rebels this week end as the Rebs of Dixie and Southern Nevada University clash in a home and home series at St. George and Las Vegas. Of interest to fans in the southern Utah area will be the return of Tim Leonard, now with the Rebs of Southern Nevada, who made all Flyers Snag 4 Wins; conference honors at Dixie last year. Drop 2 in Earlies College The big transfers understudy The Dixie Flyers opened their basketball season with flying colors last year, Clarence Beal, will be by taking their first two games, out to prove to local fans he can breezing past Virgin Valley and edging Richfield ably take over the spot vacated by The following week Juab and Leonards graduation. Basic snapped Dixies bids for vicAnd as if that isnt enough, tory by downing the Flyers and respectively. Dixies alternate center, George AnTHE HOME TEAM bounced back last Saturday on theih home court drus, will be renewing a battle of to defeat Millard After the centers that began three years lead, the Flyers ago when he and Leonard building a opposed couldnt get rolling in the final each in other B the class three tourney quarter, scoring only points while the Eagles notched fifteen. when Tim was playing for Bingham Millard pulled to within three and George for Dixie. but then a free throw points, The two teams will meet Friday by Gene Badsgaard and a field goal by Steve Larkin iced the game for at 8 p. m. in the Dixie Fieldhouse the Flyers. at St. George, then shift to Las Dixie brought their record up to Vegas for a second night stand 4 wins and two losses Wednesday bv defeating a taller Milford quin- Saturday. tet The Flyers held an The new Southern Branch of the 1st quarter edge and graduallv inof Nevada is much University creased the margin the rest of the Ross Hurst led the Dixie stronger in athletics this yetr than game. seasons. To date, Dixie has nlavers with 16 points followed bv in nn eight win, no loss record chalked Morpll Wbh wiih 15. THE USUAL mistakes up against the Nevada Rebs in vwe characterised the ODening basketball. The two schools have e.ames Ouotino Coach Brooks not competed in other sports. We've come a long wav since the first mme hut we still have a lot C oach Ray Englestead will be fo learn "M a number of mistakes wntchmg hs men closelv this week wth the likeable Dixie mentor TEp travel RieFfteltf tn. move over to n'av due to cut five more plavers off the mht and nund next Monday. Well carrv Bonver Satnrdiv night Oa rnes w!fh Riclp ant Vallei- will '2 men this season. Englestead bp 1. laved over tbP holidavs in the stated. At the present time we Dixie Gymnasium. have 17. 50-2- 7 38-3- 37-3- 5 76-3- 9 44-4- 41-2- An Interview With Richard Hafen Adjusting to normal life after a week of soft living are Dixie's pair, coach Sarkis Arslanian and player Richard Hafen. The boys returned home last Sunday after a week long stay on the campus of the University of New (Mexico at Albequerque. affair for me, Rich said, be It was a sort of Dixie-meet-Di.x- cause a good share of the boys in It the dorm were from the South. seems that our Rebel had quite a debate with those Rebels over whose accent was the "quaintest their Southern or his Santa Clara-St- . George cross. THE Ftast and West teams were guests of the University of New Mexico and the city of Aibequerque for the full week. It seems that girls were no problem, except mavbe how to get rid of them. Thev flocked around the boys continually. Other benefits received from the experience were various luncheons, gold watches. sweaters, and anything (within reason) that the boys wanted they could have for the asking EVERYONE seemed to be extra friendly to the visiting ballplayers and coaches, which made for a very enjoyable stay. There were about 50 ballplayers at the contest all with very good football backgrounds. The teams practiced twice a day (Sark loved these bone crushers) and other than that everybody lived the Life of Rilev. Richard received several informal invitations to some of the linger schools, mostly in our Skyline Conference, besides all of the formal invitations he has received Although the West lost the contest, we w'ere exceptionally well represented by our two 5 41-3- 52-3- 9 11-- 7 t nre-seaso- F'-pr- n s - |
