Show I I lWI' Herald Journal Logan Utah Thursday Aprils 14— The 1984 Jabbar wants blackjack Indiana gives against Jazz to surpass Wilt’s NBA points mark playoff-boun- d By Jeff Hasen has done it” AbdulJabbar two weeks short of his 37th birthday scored 28 points Tuesday night at San Antonio to move within striking distance If he fails to gain the record tonight he’s almost sure to get it Friday night when the Lakers entertain Kansas LAS VEGAS Nev (UPI) — The blackjack players won't be the only ones shooting for 21 tonight in this gambling mecca Sometime this evening in all probability Kareem Abdul-Jabbwill flash across the lane receive a pass from one of his teammates and toss in a skyhook The same skyhook he could’ve received a patent for in ar Abdul-Jabba- Utah Jan “It's a great personal achievement something I'll treasure all my e a life’’ said NBA Most Valuable Player “To be No 1 in an American six-tim- spot is something to be proud of I’m very thankful and I hope everyone feels that I deserve it” Chamberlain who has stayed in the background while AbdulJabbar has made a furious assault at his record is expected to be at the Forum Friday night when the Lakers hold a ceremony honoring AbdulJabbar It is not known if he will attend tonight's game “If anyone deserves to break the record it’s definitely definitely him" Chamberlain who played 14 seasons told the Los Angeles Times six weeks ago “As far as I’m concerned since the time of Ndl Johnston and George Mikan nobody no offensive center has ever played from the post predominantly mainly and only other than myself and Kareem “If someone’s going to take your record I think you gotta feel good about who it is He definitely deserves it it’s no fluke of a record It’s something that took a lot of years a lot of time a lot of two and three guys hanging on him and he around him” NBA Commissioner David Stern is expected to attend tonight’s game and preside over a brief ceremony if the record is broken Stern is scheduled to go to Los Angeles if AbdulJabbar doesn’t eclipse the Press International The New Jersey Nets and the Indiana Pacers are two teams heading in opposite directions as the playoffs approach but they both played like contenders Wednesday night It wasn’t until Darryl Dawkins sank a jumper with "to seconds remaining in East Rutherford NJ that the playoff-boun- d Nets wrapped up a NBA rOUndUD 1 victory over the Pacers who have the worst record in the league “The main thing heading toward the playoffs is to keep everyone healthy and go in with a positive attitude” said New Jersey Coach Stan Albeck “Close games are not new to us As we go down the line we’re handling situations better and better” Dawkins who returned from a wrist injury to lead the Nets with 24 points said “We need to win games like this because when you go into the playoffs all the games are tight” New Jersey rallied with the last five points of the game to earn the victory The Nets trailed 3 at the half but led 1 after three quarters With 4:14 left Indiana sewed eight straight points to take a “I’m trying to enjoy it” AbdulJabbar said of the run at the marie “When I do (break it) at least I won’t have to answer all the questions anymore There isn’t a day that’s gone by without somebody telling me exactly how many points I have and how many more I need “I’m trying to concentrate mi our season Early in the season everybody thought I couldn’t do it I’m approaching the point where I can put this behind me and get on with our primary objectives” AbdulJabbar wrote in his autobiography “Giant Steps” that he was in “awe” of Chamberlain when he first met him while attending high school in New York The two went their separate ways for nearly 10 years before the filming of an airline commercial brought them back together a few years ago “Wilt has a place of special honor in the history of basketball” AbdulJabbar wrote “He personally made the game progress brought the big man from clod to controlling factor If it weren’t for Wilt people wouldn’t believe some things were possible — 100 points by one man in a single game a average “Wilt was not perfect however He wasn't the best competitor He didn’t have the most savvy as far as how to make his team win (Bill) Russell seemed to get more crucial rebounds and though Wilt won the scoring titles Russell came away with eleven championship rings to Wilt’s two — admittedly Russell was playing with a superior team ar r By United City Washington Only this rae will be different Abdul-Jabbwho admits he was in awe of Wilt Chamberlain when the two first met two decades ago will then eclipse Chamberlain’s all-tiNBA scoring record of 31419 regular-seaso- n points — a mark many thought would never be broken r who has scored 20 or more points in 17 straight games needs 21 in tonight's game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Abdul-Jabba- New Jersey fits 112-11- — 87-8- 60-5- 106-10- 3 lead For New Jersey Otis Birdsong scored 23 points and Buck Williams grabbed 14 rebounds Clark Kellogg led Indiana with 26 points and rookie Steve Stipanovich added 24 points and 13 rebounds Pacer Coach Jack McKinney sounded like a man grasping for something positive “I hope we gain something from these losses” he said “We are playing better now than we did early in the year and that keeps us going We feel that we can beat a lot of teams now We’ve committed ourselves to not coming in last place'' In other games Atlanta defeated Washington 6 9942 and Kansas City downed San Diego At xHiirfi Dominique Wilkins sewed 27 prints and Eddie Johnson added 22 to lift the 0 with Hawks Washington tied the score 5:37 remaining when Jeff Ruland hit two free throws but the Hawks then rattled off 10 straight points to take a 0 lead with 2:08 remaining Washington was paced by Ricky Sobers with 25 points At San Diego Eddie Johnson scored 15 of his 33 prints in the third quarter to lead game-hig- h Kansas City The triumph was the first in the last six road games for the Kings who remain in the battle for the final playoff spot in the Western Conference Reggie Theus had 22 and' Mark Olberding 21 fw the Kings 121-11- 90-8- 90-8- UPI 21 points and Kareem becomes all-tim- e NBA scoring leader mark Thursday Depth is key as Scots run away with meet at Logan and Mountain Logan Sky View Crest track sters turned frisky in the sunshine Wednesday and also turned in some improved marks in meets at Worthington Park and at Ogden “Improved” might not be the exact word to use in connection with the Bobcats who were out and about for the first time this year while their opponents had already been seasoned by me or more meets In any case Ben Lomond showed it is the Region 5 team to top dominating the proceedings in Logan The Scots racked up 100 points while Logan amassed 52 and Sky View 26 At Ogden the Tigers tallied 98 points Bear River 46 and Mountain Crest 34 i Girls' results were not available At Logan some events were more predictable than others The Bobcats’ Bob Durtschi for instance shows no signs of slacking in his pursuit of state titles in the mile and 3200 meters In his regional debut Durtschi pulled in well ahead of Ben Lomond’s Leon Clark in the mile posting a 4:39 time And in the 3200 the Sky View senior clocked 10:2883 again comfortably ahead of the Scots whose Steve Low finished in 10: 5385 Then there was Logan’s Jon Shaw unbeaten after two Wednesday 400 meter tests Shaw sped to a 5172 Teammate Bob Tbornley meanwhile also remains undefeated in the high jump clearing 5 feet 8 inches Prep track Who however could have planned for Kurt Miller the freshman from Ben Lomond who was so impressive on the basketball court? Miller warmed up at 54 on the high jump finishing second and then turned his attention to the long jump Never having jumped before Miller was predictably unpolished But successful He soared 21 feet 1V4 inches for first place not including the two feet he handicapped himself with by lifting off early Third place finishes by Logan’s Kong An in the 110 meters Scott Clayton in the 800 meters John Swallow in the 200 meters and Robert Perry in the long jump prevented Scot sweeps of those events The Grizzlies also came through with a double winner Dennis Wildman who took shotput and discus events Other winners included Sky View’s Bryan Vachell in the pole vault and Logan’s Aid win Kee in the javelin At Ogden the Mustangs got first place performances from Mike Wriverton in the quarter mile from intermediate hurdler Wade and from the mile relay team Stef-fenhag- en Wriverton took a second off his quarter mile time finishing in 525 Steffenhagen clocked 441 over the hurdles while teammate Greg Richmond finiriiAfl fourth in 46 onds sec- Wolverton and Steffenhagen teamed with Ron Meyerhoffer and Robert Davidson to capture the mile relay in 3:42 Third place finishes were recorded by Matt Robins in the pole vault (10 feet) and Rod Stuart in the high jump (54) and the long jump (19-1- ) Logan travels to Bear River April 11 while Sky View and Ogden visit Mountain Crest that day Masters bad weather make GGO’s life tough eg Sports report r— Run By Dan Lohwasser GREENSBORO NC (UPI) — Life is complicated for the 8400000 Greater Greensboro Open The Masters next week keeps some of golfs biggest names from showing up and the unpredictable early spring weather often makes life miserable for those who do The chase for the $72000 first prize begins with today’s first round the foul weather is back but not everybody is thinking Masters “Everybody plays their game Everbody does their preparation the way they think best” said defending champion Lanny Wadkins “It (Augusta Ga site of the Masters) is a great place to go because nobody’s there bothering you But the people who are there (practicing) obviously haven't got it right now “The earliest I've ever gone is Sunday that I can think of” added Wadkins after a round on Wednesday rainy pro-am The traditional bad weather for this tour stop was back Wednesday but the forecast called for conditions to improve today and through the remainder of the week Despite the tournament's problems the field this year is a solid one It includes seven of last year's top 10 money winners and six of the golfers who have already won on the tour this year Those absent include Jack Nicklaus who spends this week practicing for the Masters Gil Morgan who hasn't played here in seven years and Hal Sutton Six of this year’s PGA winners were set to play including Fred Couples who won the Tournament Players Championship last week Phoenix Open winner Tom Purtzer Doral winner Tom Kite USF&G winner Bob Eastwood Los Angeles Open winner David Edwards and Hawaiian Open winner Jack Renner Edwards' older e GGO winner brother Danny a also was in the field Wayne Levi Jim Simons and George Burns who have all lost tournaments in two-tim- playoffs this year also were in the lineup A prominent absentee was Gary Player who withdrew Tuesday night Player who hasn't missed this tournament in 20 years and won it in 1970 had played seven weeks in succession and said he did not want to go into the Masters playing nine straight weeks Recruiting golfers say tournament officials is not only hampered by the looming presence of the Masters but by a fear they will get sick from playing in the unpredictable early spring weather The tournament last year spilled over into Monday when the third round was washed out completely cutting a day off Masters practice The first round was played in rain and winds that made the already tough 6958-yar- d par 72 Forest Oaks layout an endurance test and blew down scoreboards One of those who didn’t mind was Wadkins The victory propelled him to his best money finish since joining the tour with $319271 in winnings Cache Valley The annual Run Cache Valley Run one of the area’s most popular distance events will be held April 14 10 am at the Cache Valley MalL Pre - registrants will pay $6 at the Foot Broker others $7 to enter 3 or 8 mile competitions Shoes shirts and other awards await the winners Davis Cupper i Stephenson aims to complete run of ‘majors’ PALM SPRINGS Calif (UPI) — Jan Stephenson is aiming to complete a unique run of annual “major” victories by winning the $400000 Dinah Shore tournament which begins Thursday at the Mission Hills Country Club In each of the past three years the Stephenson has taken one of the three other titles designated as a “major” by the LPGA “Oh yes I'm very much aware of the pattern” Stephenson said during a tuneup round “I think my chances are quite good this week” Stephenson will match talents with a limited field of 97 other professionals and four top amateurs in the event rivaled in prestige only by the US Women's Open which she won last summer in Tulsa Okla Excited as she was with that triumph she said only minutes later that the Dinah Shore was her next goal “I just wish the course for this tournament was set up a little tougher” said Stephenson “I feel like my strength is I’ve won the other majors on tough courses You don't have a lot of rough on this course and the players who hit it long can’t get into too much trouble “If I’m putting well I feel like I can win on any course I've had good chances to win the last few years but I always seem to put extra pressure on myself” Stephenson won the 1981 Peter Jackson event in Canada and the LPGA Championship the following year shot-maki- ng I thump-thump-thumpi- ed No top player is missing from the field in this richest event of the year which carries a first prize of $55000 One of the favorites is Pat Bradley who has never won the Dinah Shore and leads the 1984 money list with $73635 with two seconds and two thirds in seven events Also expected to contend is Nancy Lopez Lopez stands fifth on the money list this year and won three weeks ago in Costa Mesa Calif She won the Dinah Shore in 1981 Also testing the 6265-yar- d par-7- 2 Mission Hills layout will be defending champion Amy Alcott Patty Sheehan JoAnne Carner and many other younger players who are expected to become factors on the tour Brad Pearce the nephew at Janice Pearce of Logan and son of Wayne Pearce of Provo has been named to the 1984 Junior Davis Cup team and will represent the US at the Junior Wimbeldon The Timpview High senior got the attention of tennis tyros by reaching the finals of the Junior National Hardcourt Championships and by claiming the Junior National Doubles title Most recently he captured the crown in the 23rd Annual (California) Pro Tennis Championships Tournament held in Modesto Calif Pearce whose father was tennis coach at Brigham Young University will play the USTennis Association’s summer circuit and try out for the US Olympic team While his aunt who is in the Utah State University Department of Health and Physical Education can’t trake credit for the genes she has had a hand in Pearce’s development having taken an interest since first hearing the four- - year-ol- d n a tennis against the basement wall “Mostly moral support” she says of her contribution but she also knows how to give a book “Tennis” with her pointers having j brother Utes off to nationals SALT LAKE CITY (UPI) -- The No University of Utah women’s gymnastics team left for Los Angeles Wednesday to prepare for the defense of its NCAA crown Utah seeking a third consecutive national collegiate women's gymnastics title is led by defending e NCAA arsden and champion Megan M cCunniff-vaulting champion Elaine Alfano Florida is ranked second nationally going into the two-da-y meet Friday at Saturday at UCLA Fullerton State is seeded third followed by Arizona State host UCLA and Penn State Utah hosted and won the national collegiate team titles in each of the past three years all-arou- M two-tim- f |