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Show 4 THE PAYSON CHRONICLE Lions Thursday, December 17, 1970 defeat Emery Spartans 86 - 84 The Payson Lions defeated the Emery Spartans December 5th in a wild high scoring game in which the winner wasnt determined until the final buzzer. The Lions took an early lead as Curtis Burton popjied in a 12 footer the first time down the floor. With 7:09 in the first period Gary Weight was fouled in backrourt by Roger Barton of Emery. Weight missed the free throw but Burton got the rebound and took it back up and the Lions now led 0. Garth Guyman and Mark Ethrington then exchanged 12 footers and it was 2. Seconds later after a free throw by Scott McArthur of Emery, Brad Olson missed a 15 footer at the top of the key and Burton again took the reboond and put 4-- 6-- Springville it in and the Lions had an lead with 5:47 in the quarter. Olson next hit an outside shot and McArthur came back and drove into score for Emery. McArthur stole the ball the next time down for Payson and went in for a lay-u- p but Brad Olson came right back to get a 20 footer and it was 12-- 7 with 4:17 on the clock. The Lions turned the ball over coming down the floor now and Emery capitalized on Payson mistakes and pulled back to within 1 at 3. Burton hit another long one and McArthur scored on a drive and with:59 5. seconds it was Roger Barton put Emery in front with :32 seconds on a pretty 15 footer and then after a steal Wes Curtis scored for Emery and at the end of the first quarter the score was Emery 19 and Payson 16. The second quarter began with McArthur and then turnovers scoring on a lay-u- p by the Lions and fouls on Durrant and Burton resulted in converted free throws by Wes Curtis and Garth Guyman. The Lions now falling begind got Gary Weight going and Weight scored and was fouled by Garth Johnson and Weights shot from the line was good. Roger Barton came right back with a score for Emery though and Payson was down by 8. The Lions were determined though and baskets by Weight cut the Emery lead to 4. Emery quickly got their lead out farther as Wes Curtis scored and then Burton scored for Payson and it was still Emery by 4 with 4:13 left in the half. The Lions tied it up on baskets by Weight and Olson. Garth 8- -3 The Payson Lions opened their wrest ling season Dec. 10 against a fine Springville team. The matches were held at Payson but the Lions came out on the short end of the deal as the Lions were defeated by Springville 36-1- 5. Results: 98 lbs. Savage, Springville won on a forfeit 105 lbs. A. Beckstrom, Payson pinned Beardall, Springville, 2nd round 112 lbs. Dunn, Springville pinned R. Beckstrom, Payson, 2nd round 119 lbs. Jensen, Payson, decisioned Wilson, Springville, 126 lbs. A Marshall, Springville, decisioned K. Madsen, Payson, 132 lbs. Huff, Springville and Reynolds, Payson, drew, 4 138 lbs. Dansie, Springville, decisioned T. Lafferty, Payson, 4 145 lbs. S. Marshall, Springville, pinned F. Tasker, Payson, 2nd round 155 lbs. Jenkins, Springville, pinned T. Hurst, Payson, 2nd round 167 lbs. Davis, Springville, pinned C. Smith, Payson, 2nd round 185 lbs. Peery, Payson, pinned Tanner, Springville, 2nd round HWT Bartholomew, Springville, decisoned 14-1- 16-1- 5- -2 9- -1 4-- 6-- Daley, Payson, 4-- 0 Stars to keep busy with holiday games Schedule Just as Christmas shoppers will be busy with last minute shopping, the Utah Stars professional basketball team will be kept hustling with activity with games scheduled on Dec. 18, 19, 20, 23 and Christmas Day itself. Dec. 17 Payson at Carbon Dec. 28 Payson Holiday Tournament (Payson, Spanish F ork, Springville, Juab pre-holid- ay 2 p.m.) Jan. 7 Payson at Provo Jan. 13 Orem at Payson Jan. 21 Pleasant Grove at Payson Jan. 28 Payson at Lehi Feb. 4 Spanish Fork at Payson Feb. 11 Payson at American Fork 0 Feb. Region 4 Championships at Spanish Fork 7 State Championships at View-mo- nt Feb. take their place, says Mr. Haws. Carter himself has two new horses; Harold Pence from Pocatello will be tough to beat. I could go on and on teams from Utah, Colorado, Montana or anywhere. Its wide open this year. Horsemen from each of the 30 associations begin in late November or early December to race other teams from within their home association. Records are kept and by the end of February each group knows which of its teams (some associations have as high as 80 teams) wiU go to the finals. Only the top four are invited to the Pocatello races, therefore competition is keen. The first-plateam from each circuit is entered in the championship division at the World Finals; other teams are placed in second, third and fourth divisions. Champions are crowned in each division. Either two or three teams are entered in each chariot race. They run 440 yards from specially designed starting gates, over a track that is sometimes frozen, snow covered or muddy. Each race is electronically timed and photographed. Rules specify that each team must 19-2- 25-2- Region varisty matches will, unless otherwise noted, begin at 7:30 p.m. J.V. meets will be at 6 p.m. Chariot racing Get out your hat, your parka and whip ... chariot racing season again in Spanish Fork and Payson. Races are held each Saturday afternoon at 1:00 p.m. at the Reed Hughes Race Track on the Leland Road, 12 mile west of the old Del Monte Cannery. Thats right! Some 2000 modern charioteers begin this weekend on county tracks in Idaho, Utah, Wyoming, Colorado and Montana, as chariot racing enters its seventh season under the direction of the Worlds Champion Cutter and Chariot Racing Association (WCCCRA). Doug Haws, WCCRA President from Afton, Wyoming, stated that competition among 30 racing groups that belong to the parent organization will be stronger ce ten-gall- on its weight of 275 pounds, harness and driver; There is no minimum chariot weight although most tip the scales at around 115 pounds. Although the sport is extremely dangerous and drivers have been spiUed on occasion, leaving their horses to run wild down the track and usually tearing the chariot apart, there have been no serious injuries to charioteers since chariot racing was revived as a sport in than ever this year. Every guy that has a team has one qualifying for the worlds goal in mind championship races in Pocatello, Idaho, in March, he said. Dates for the world 8. 1, Four finals will be March teams from each racing circuit (a total of 120 teams) will qualify. The current worlds champion team of cutter and chariot racing will not be back to defend the title. The team consisted of two quarter horses, AAAT-rat20-2- 26-2- chariot racing began in the 1930s inThayne, Wyoming. Rachers hooked work horses to bobsleds, then to smaller sleds they called cutters" and competition began tobe a weekly diversion. From that humble beginning it spread into surrounding states. The WCCCRA was organized in 1963 for the purpose of sponsoring world championships at the conclusion of each season. Were trying something new this year, President Haws points out. There will be Modern ed Christmas Clearance GOLF SALE WOMEN'S Joy al! Etunic SPECIAL Haymaker REDUCED CLOTHING 33 Mulligans SPECIAL WILSON STAFF 9 Irons regular $299.75 NOW $189.00 - Bowling ng 82 Mens Ladies & Corner - $1.79 39c large bag as much as $20.00 SAVE discount on WATCHES A Drink & 87-6- 4. A LOW Wet Baby $3.98 II $3.59 V SPECIAL Fun Toys for Boys and Girls WILSON CLUBS Christmas Stocking Stuffers 7clubs and bag Wilson . . 88c SALE $3 value 98c DALEYS MARKET Phone Spalding 465-907- Payson, Utah $115.00 Ben Hogan OPEN 9:00 to 5:30, Monday trur Saturday or Phone home: . ON OF TOYS Christmas Stockings AAacgregor 465-226- 0 15. 46-3- 20 FULL The Payson Lions coming into a game with Box Elder last Saturday night had a 3 game winning streak but Box Elder, the team picked to take Region 1, broke the Lions winning streak with a fine game of offensive scoring and forcing the Lions to turn the ball over. The Lions got the first score of the game on a 15 footer by Curtis Burton with 7:37in the first period. Box Elder then started their scoring attacks and Pay-so- n playing tough baU but having turnovers and later, foul trouble just couldnt hold down the Bees. Box Elder displayed a fine center in Thompson who scored 50 points against Sky View earlier in the year and scored well against the Lions in every quarter. Thompson during the first quarter picked up 6 points and was having a real battle with Gary Weight on the boards. The Lions were in foul trouble early as Curtis Burton picked up his 2nd foul before 3 minutes of the game had elapsed. The Lions taking a lot of outside shots in spurts were not hitting and when they worked the ball in they turned it over. The Lions were game though and continued to fight back and as the first quarter ended the score stood Box Elder 21 and The second quarter opened with the Lions working the ball into Weight more often and being successful as Weight picked up 3 baskets in less than 2 and a half But at the same time Box minutes. Elder had found the range on long shots and Sacket got 3 long 18 footers and Thompson continued to score too. With 6:18 left in the half the score stood 29-Box Elder. The Lions had Burton on the bench because of his two quick personals and Jim Durrant started over Brad Olson so now "With Payson trying to fight back Burton and Olson were put in with in minutes of each other and Bdrton quickly hit a long one and Carter followed with another basket but Thompson and Les Smith scored for Box Elder and with 4:04 the Lions were With still down 7 with the score 3. 3:38 left in the half Weight was fouled by Scott Smith and that was his third foul Weight made both shots and seconds later Weight scored underneath and was fouled by Thompson and Weight again converted from the line. This put the Lions down by only 4 with 2:56 left in the half. But now Thompson and Sacket started picking up the slack as Sacket got a quick 15 footer and then Brad Olson scored for the Lions. Then Curtis Burton hit another outside shot with 1:44 and the momentum was moving to the Lions. Then Quigley who had replaced Burton earlier and still in the game picked up his3rdfoul with 1:09 in the half and Sacket hit 2 free throws. Next Burton fouled Thompson with :50 seconds and then Curtis Burton got his 4th foul with :29 seconds and Les Smith hit 1 free throw and the Lions in deep foul trouble fell behind at the half 6. The third quarter opened with both teams trying to sustain momentum or establish some. The Lions down 10 had to fire away and put the ball up to try and get back at Box Elder but it wasnt to be as Payson scored only 9 points in the whole third quarter. This was the quarter that Box Elder pulled away as they rolled up 21 points with Thompson getting 10 of the 21. 'The play got ragged at times with steals and violations on both sides but the majority of the turnovers were on the Lions. At the end of the third period the score stood Lions 45 and Box Elder 67. With the Lions down by 22 the Lions substituted freely in the fourth quarter letting all the players play. Weight, and Carter did some fine rebounding at times and in the fourth quarter Terry Carter got hot and got 6 points and Robert Warren came off the bench to make some fine defensive blocks but the Lions were just to far down to come back and Box Elder won the game For Box Elder Thompson had 33 points and Sacket had 22 with some good outside shooting. Payson had some fine performances by Gary Weight who picked up 21 points and Terry Carter got 15 and both rebounded well. The Lions now piay Cyprus and Layton on the 16th and 18th both away. Gift Ideas at Reduced Prices SSP Racers Julius Boros NOW 80 tello, Idaho 83201. Wilson CLUBS regular $130.95 82-7- state championships held in Utah and Wyoming; perhaps in some other states. This will add a lot of interest. And, of course, futurity championships (for are held in Tremonton, Utah. Other WCCCRA officers are vice presidents Warren Messenger, Howard Haslem, Darrel Hall, LaMar Avery, Ray Wardell, Roy Carter and Cliff Olson. Jim Lupher Chick Carlsen, is secretary-manage- r; treasurer with Darryl Harris as historian. Horsemen interested in competing in cutter and chariot racing should direct inquiries to Jim Luper, 249 Hurley, Poca- ICE to Box Elder 26-3- The Pros are paced by former BYU stalwart Craig Raymond and guards Steve and Jimmy Jones. On Christmas Day the Stars will play' in Memphis against the Pros before returning to the Salt Palace for games on Dec. 27 against the Virginia Squires and on Dec. 29 against Carolina. Party Lions lose game 78-7- game. It's Here KIDS and DADS WILSON 9 Irons 76-7- all-AB- Button $43.95 3 Woods 74-7- 22 Aluminum Shaft 3 Wood 60-6- Payson Baby Sweetum Dolls BAGS 37-3- Coach Bill Sharmans club then returns home for Sunday, Dec. 20, and Tuesday, Dec. 23, home contests against the Carolina Cougars and Memphis Pros, respectively. The Sunday game withCarolinawillbe a 7 p.m. affair billed as Family Night. Any family, regardless of size, will be admitted to $3 seats for a total of $10. The Cougars, who split an earlier series with the Stars on theii home ground, are led by Jumpin Joe Caldwell, the former Arizona State University great whose latest jump was to the ABA from the NBA Atlanta Hawks. Carolina also has former Duke A perBobby Verga, an former last year. Of course, the club is coached by Horace Bones McKinney, known widely as The Barrymore of the Bench for his antics which are worth the price of admission alone. The Memphis game of the 23rd will be a special Christmas promotion by the Stars which will find all youngsters given a special gift by Santa Claus prior to the SHOP - Everything Reduced 7. held up and the half ended The game from this point on was tight and close with the Lions and Spartans neither one able to take a big lead. Gary Weight was picking up rebounds and points in bundles and Curt Burton was doing his share of scoring too. The third quarter ended 0 and the fourth quarter was more of the wild tight battle. The Lions finally took a 4 point edge with 4:48 left in the game after a basket by Quigley and a couple of long ones by Terry Carter. Weight, making moves like pictures and drawing fouls now got Scott Nielson to foul him and he made both free throws and the score after a McArthur goal stood with 3:56 left in the game. Weight 0 continued his outstanding play and got another quick bucket after some free throws by Emery and the Lions held their 4 point lead with 3:06 on the clock. 2, The Lions now working very deliberately found Weight underneath and Weight scored again but Guyman scored for Emery and 4 the score was Payson with 2:14 Scott McArthur was playing a left. fantastic game for Emery and made a good pass to Swinburne of Emery now and Swinburne scored. Weight scored again and was fouled, the free throw was good and with 1:28 left in the 6 Payson led contest. Scott McArthur came down and hit a clutch 20 footer for Emery but when Payson brought the ball back down Brad Olson was fouled and Olson made 1 of 2 freeshots. Swinburne scored from 20 feet for Emery next and with 1:03 it was 83-Payson. Nielson scored for Emery to knot things tighter and it was 83-with :42 seconds left and the Lions took time out. When play resumed Olson was fouled by Guyman and in a 1 and 1 situation Olson made the first one and then missed but got his own rebound and set things up. Both teams scored but Payson held on and the final score was Payson 86 and Emery 84. KUTV-- 2. Flash Cubes GLADSTAN Foot chariot, America. Little Town and AAA Safety Bars, which were entered by owner Roy Carter in the Rocky Mountain Association of Montpelier, Idaho, and driven by Dean Kunz. Little Town" has been retired to stud and Safety Bars was lost in a claiming race in California this faU. Theres plenty of drivers waiting to SHOES a minimum carry including The Stars take to the road next Friday and Saturday for games against the Texas Chaparrals at Lubbock and the Memphis Pros at Jackson, Tenn. The Friday Texas game will be televised back to Utah by Johnson hit 2 free throws but Gary Weight seconds later was fouled by Johnson and it was his third foul. He was replaced by Scott Nielson as Gary Weight hit both free throws and it was all tied up again with 2:39 left in the half. 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