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Show TIIE DIXIE SUN December 18, 1959 ! From the Bench By RON EVERETT Rebel coach Sark Arslanian, and Dixie quarterback, Richard Hafen. returned from Albuquerque, New Mexico, where they participated in the East-Wefootball game, played Dec. 12. 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 West mentor, said all of the Utah boys selections Rich Hafen, Dennis Hansen and Lynn Foxley, from Dixie, Snow and Weber college respectively played a good game the but for a losing cause. The cream of the crop from the East after both teams were held scoreless during the first football game 15-half of play. GAMES took their toll here and abroad as the THE Dixie Flyers suffered two defeats and cornered one victory during their second week of basketball action. The first blow of last weeks encounters was delivered by the 1959 Class B Utah State Champs. The whole story inch seemed to be a lack of height, although Leon Fish, six foot-on- e 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 w-o- PRE-SEASO- N , 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. REBELS 5 limiting the Utahns to to PEay RotoBs IgLdsOs hi DGsCiofaS! 39. Fri.-Sa- ff THE NEVADA STATE CHAMPS of 1959 proved too much of a test as the Dixie boys were plagued by a lack of offensive punch, bad passes, and a defensive defect. Merrill Webb, who fouled out of the It will be Rebels against Rebels this week end as the Rebs of Dixie game in the second quarter, lead Flyer scoring with 14 counters. After being handed two straight defeats by the defending state College and Southern Nevada University clash in a home and home champs of Utah and Nevada Thursday and Friday, a tired but deter- series at St. George and Las Vegas. mined Dixie basketball team returned to the home stomping grounds and Of interest to fans in the southern Utah area will be the return of boosted its seasons record to three wins and two defeats by downing The Dixie Flyers took the hard wood of the Tim Leonard, now with the Rebs of the Millard Eagles 44-4Dixie College Gym and really worked as a unit. Southern Nevada, who made all Tho Flyers, lead by Staheli and Webb in the scoring columns each Flyers Snag 4 Yins; conference honors at Dixie last scoring 15 and 18 respectively, compiled a sizable lead before Coach Walt Brooks cleaned the shelf and allowed some of the newcomers to year. squad to gain some valuable experience. So, after a rough and tough week the Flyers prepare for another rough three game w'eek, playing host to Milford Wednesday and traveling north to play Richfield and Beaver tonight and tomorrow 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 ICAC 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 lets get out and yell like . . . Neither Rebel nor Flyer basketball teams can travel the road alone. LETS SUPPORT OUR TEAMS. the 1956-6- 0 Drop 2 in Earlies 7ith Richard Hafen Adjusting to normal life after a week of soft living are Dixies 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-Dix- 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 East and West teams were guests of the University of New Mexico and the city of Albequerque 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 bovs 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 Riley. Richard received several informal invitations to some of the larger schools, mostlv in our Skyline Conference, besides all of the formal invitations he has received. Although the West lost the contest, we were exceptionally well represented by our two big transfers understudy last year, Clarence Beal, will be out to prove to local fans he can ably take over the spot vacated by Leonards graduation. 50-2- 7 38-3- And as if that isnt enough, Dixie's alternate center, George Andrus, will be renewing a battle of the centers that began three years ago when he and Leonard opposed each other in the class B tourney when Tim was playing for Bingham and George for Dixie. The two teams will meet Friday at 8 p. m. in the Dixie Fieldhouse at St. George, then shift to Las Vegas for 'a second night stand Saturday. The new Southern Branch of the University of Nevada is much stronger in athletics this yetr thar :n past seasons. To date, Dixie has an eight win, no loss record chalked up against the Nevada Rebs if basketball. The two schools have not competed in other sports. C oach Ray Englestead will N his men wzfchmg closely this ween fo with the likeable Dixie mento-duv to five cut more plavers off the than wova ovpr to nlv cmnd next Monday. Well earn 2 men this season. nnH Vallnv mmII Englesteac Se .,hvri over the holidays in the smted. At the present time 'Dixie Gymnasium. have 17. 37-3- 76-3- 9 44-4- 41-2- An Interview The The Dixie Flyers opened their basketball season with flying colors by taking their first two games, breezing past Virgin Valley and edging Richfield The following week Juab and Basic snapped Dixies bids for vic5 tory by downing the Flyers and respectively. THE HOME TEAM bounced back last Saturday on theih home court to defeat Millard After lead, the Flyers building a couldnt get rolling in the final quarter, scoring only three points while the Eagles notched fifteen. Millard pulled to within three but then a free throw points, by Gene Badsgaard and a field goal by Steve Larkin iced the game for the Flyers. Dixie brought their record up to 4 wins and two losses Wednesday by defeating a taller Milford quintet The Flyers held an 1st quarter edge and graduallv increased the margin the rest of the Ross Hurst led the Dixie game. nlayers with 16 points followed bv Merrill Wehh with 15. THE USUAL mistakes characterized thp opening zanies Quotin' C oarh Brooks Weve come a long wav since the first game taut we still have a lot fo learn znH a number of mistakes 5 41-3- 52-3- 11-- 7 nre-seaso- n h-- z-- j 1 |
