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Show Hvsfc&K ur Hack f.lilier $ - - Now Come The Grapples College wrestling may be a minor sport to some persons but to the college wrestler, or his boosters, its major league. Next week Brigham Young hosts the national the NCAA intercollegiate wrestling tournament event. The spotlight in the nations collegiate athletic realm is focused squarely on the BYU campus. For months now there has been publicity all over the nation about the event wherever intercollegiate wrestling is tallied about. If you think to the conti ary try and rent a room in Provo, or its surrounding area, for the last part of next week. Even now housing is being sought in Salt Lake City for the 100 or more teams of tlers. BYU Netters Dump Utes By 5-- 4 Tally By NORM SHEYA Deseret News Sports Writer PROVO Brigham Young University ended the University of Utahs unbeaten tennis season the hard way here Friday night The Cougars took it to the Utes where they supposedly in sinwere the strongest Min-ceZdravko where gles Lowe Don Larry Hall, and Chuck Pate won the first four matches in superb style. The Utes battled back with Laury Hammel and Dale Fritz winning the final two matches to leave It at 2 for BYU as they entered the doubles play. wres- 5-- There will be more than 300 of the nations best grapplers on Governor Calvin the BYU fieldhouse floor in the three-da- y event. Some of these are defending champions. Some are members of our U.S. Olympic team which competed in the summer games in Mexico last October. Marv Hess Rampton watched demonstration by Utah's Ron Lemmon, left, and Joe Davis while Coach Marv Hess is ready with proclamation denoting NCAA Wrestling Week. L. IFir MCAA Harmon and Bleckinger teamed for a victory over Lowe and Hall to bring it to 3 but then the Utes lost it when Sears and Hammel lost a three setter. In the final match of the evening F. D. Robbins and Fritz won a marathon first set 0 and went on to win in straight sets for the final tally of 54. Mincek was simply brilliant in his straight set victory over Ute freshman star F. D. Robbins. This was the first loss of Robbins collegiate career. 4-- 22-2- In 39 years of the annual tussle, a team from the Big Eight Conference has won the title 33 times and shared In another. That left the other schools across the country to share in five titles. Oklahoma State has threatened to turn the tournament into Its personal property. The Cowboys have won the thing 26 times. Lo and behold they are a good bet to win again . . . along with Oklahoma and Iowa State, of course. In Its biggest intersectional meet this year Brigham Young won ever Oklahoma State which has won 26 national titles. It was a great day for the Cougars. University of Utah grapplers, under Coach Marv Hess, beat the Cougars, and all others, for the WAC championship. Well, with that much interest locally, it should be a big event Both BYU and Utah will enter the maximum 11 men, one in each weight class. This is the best chance area wrestlers have had since NCAA wrestling started more than SO years ago. With the nationals in this region this permits schools to enter larger teams at little expense. A member of the Yugoslavian Davis Cup team, Mincek and he broke the young Robbins at in the first set and 5-- 5 world with a 16-1- 4 The NCAA official publication honored Dean Milton Hartvigsen of Brigham Young University in the last issue with a special spread titled, The BYU Miracle Man. ALYESKA, ALASKA (UPI) Janet Turner, Shaver Lake, Calif., sloshed down a wet giant slalom course in a time of 75.85 seconds Friday, nearly a second faster than the next best Little cham- pion Oklahoma State. And that score wiQ loom pretty large Monday night, when the Western Athletic UniConference champions, versity of Utah host OSU, champions of the Big Eight in the Ute fieldhouse. Utah Coach Marv Hess doesnt give his Utes much of a chance In the dual meet encounter. In fact, Hess favors OSU to win the national title next week. While the team struggle Is something that lends itself to the Individual prediction, competition is full of surprises. competitor. Utah skiers could do no better than fifth in any of the competi- : The dean is serving his fourth year as a member of the NCAA council and is the faculty representative of both the Western Athletic Conference and the NCAA. which are Then they list his achievements many. Hats off to one of the nations top men in physical education and recreation. Here's NCAA Grappling Slate BYU Coach Fred Davis, a NCAA champion for Consolation Semi-Fina- Oklahoma State, recalls that next Thursday, Friday and Satmany former champions have lost in the first round. urday (March Saturday 2 p.m. Consolation Finals This year only two defendThursday 7:30 p.m. return and 1 p.m. Preliminaries Championship ing champions Finals. 7:30 p.m. Preliminaries they will be competing at dif Friday former s ls f 2-- 0 6-- 9-- 7 I r 6-- i 5-- 8-- 6-- host Oregon The Redskins State Monday at the Salt Lake Swim and Tennis Club, 1 p.m. and then meet tie Beavers Tuesday at Mt. Eyrie Racquet Club in Ogden. BYU has now won three straight dual matches from Utah. Its tough to win down said a dejected Harhere, mon after his singles loss. But well be tough in Salt Lake City in April when we meet again. A home court advantage in tennis. Oh please, lets not give anybody any ideas! Double Zdravko Mincek (BYU) def. F. D. Dobbin (Utah) Lorry Hill (BYU) Don dot. Davo Harmon (Utah) Lowe (BYU) def. Dan Bleckinger (Utah) Chuck Pate (BYU) def. Harold Sears (Utah) Dolt Fritz (Utah) det. Eric Baer Laury Hammel (Utah) def. Oavt Georg (BYU) 3. 63, Dowbloi (Utah) Mincek-Badot. Harmon Black-Ino(BYU) (BYU) def. loan FI; (BYU) (Utah) det. Lowe-Ha- Georgo-Pat- 4, Hammel (Utah) , ). h -- decision over defending national f Cal Gal Grabs Jr. Giant Slalom the Rocky Mountain entries can turn die tide and win the team title, but theres no question that Brigham Young, Arizona State and Utah, Wyoming have earned a little respect in the last few years. BYU did it all at once in eariy February when the Cougars shocked the wrestling Dean Hartvigsen Honored 4k UTAHNS FALTER Theres little chance that Like one coach admitted, The men might not win, but they will have had competition against the nations best wrestlers. Quarter-final- 8-- 0 Everyone will be very much surprised if the Big Eight Conference loses its grip on the NCAA Wrestling Championship when festivities draw to a close next Saturdy night in Brigham Young Universitys George Albert Smith Fieldhouse. Competition will be in 11 events. The floor will be expanded to permit action in many rings at the same time. 1 p.m. 7 p.m, This is where the Utes have been weak in spite of their dual record this spring. Deseret News Sports Writer day. Championships at Brigham Young University FdimIs By NORM SHEYA For instance, there is Jess Lewis, heavyweight from Oregon State who placed sixth in the Olympic Games in the freestyle event hes the sixth best man in the world, that is. Jess is listed as the favorite in his weight class. But that doesnt give him an advantage. He has to beat all comers at least two bouts per Here is the schedule for the k, i then again early in the second set. Minceks return of service won it for him. Time and time again he deftly directed Robbins service into the corners for the point Mincek is now over Robbins in career meetings. An overflow crowd of 500 watched Hall win in straight sets over Dave Harmon and veteran Don Lowe capitalize one a sub-pa- r performance by Dan Bleckinger, 64. Chuck Pate had a tougher time with Utahs Harold Sears but won it in the third set, 4-- Some Of The World's Best NCAA Wrestling Saturday, March 22, 1969 4A lilllllll!llllllllllllll!l!lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll!inii tion. coach, and Mike McAdams, a third place winner last year, prepare for NCAA championships in Provo next Thursday. Fred Davis, BYU ferent weights. Ken Melchoir of Lockheven State College in won at 123 Pennsylvania pounds and will drop to 115. Dan Gable of Iowa State won at 130 last year anad will go at 137 this time around. Over 400 wrestlers from more than 100 colleges and universities are expected for the event. Competition is in eleven weights 115, 123, 130, 137, 145, 152, 160, 167, 177, 191, heavyweight. BYU and Utah have never had a national champion. Mike McAdams of BYU fought his way to a third-plac- e finish last year but mys teriously finished third at the WAC championships a week ago. Davis still rates McAd-am- s chances good for a high finish. U tah two conference Bob Kawa and champions Ron Lemmon could cause some havoc, but Hess figures they will be very fortunate to place in the top six. The WAC is not without a national champion; however. Curley Culp of Arizona State won the heavyweight title in 1967. Utah, BYU and other states are expected to send full teams while schools from great distances usually snd only their top men. Tickets are selling at a brisk pace, but good seats are still available. Prices range from $12 to $8 for a tournament book and from $1.50 to $3 per session. There are two sessions Thursday, Friday and Saturday. There are no special prices for students. Points are awarded for the top six places in eight weight class first (12 points), second (9), third (7), fourth (5), fifth (3) and sixth (1). In addition one additional point is awarded for each win and one point is awarded for a pin. - BEARD TOO, DESPITE BABY Craig Gorder, Salt Lake City, took his teams honor with fifth and a time of 91.44 seconds in the giant slalom. Tim Skaling, Stratton, Maine, won the boys giant slalom event with a time of 89.33 seconds. It who was timed in 22:02. Sixteen seconds behind Sharon was Mary Pendleton, Lyndenville. vik, Canada, in a time of 37:55. ANT SLALOM Irll lJonot 3. 3 Cec Shaver Tumor, Lake, Collf Teague, Norwich, Vt., 74 7V. Forrnt, Bellingham, Stephanie Wash., 74.66. 4. Caryon T. 77.05. 5. ChrliH 76.37. Wet, Zoesch, Concord, Mencheiter,- CaUL. - y Vt Boy b. 1. Tim Skaling, Stratton, Main, 69. 7. Stevo Lathrop, Plymouth, N.H 69 36. 3. Bruco Jtcotnen, Jackeon, Wye' 90.55. . . 4. Whit Sterling, Aapen, Coto,. 91.42. 44. Lex Salt Craig Gorder, City, i. fi tins 1. 2. ' COUNTRY CROSS , - Shirley Firth, Inuvik, Canada, 41:37, Sharon Firth, Inuvik, Canada, JIM. Mary Pendleton, Lyndenville. V, Miss Turner picked the right 3 weather 32:11, 4. Roaann Allen, Inuvik, Canada, and wet, heavy snow and was 22:61. 5. Barber Ritch, Anchor, Alaska, never in trouble once she left 22:51. , Beys the gate. Cece Teague, 1. Fred Inuvik, Cauda, 37:55. Vt., gained the next best 3. Tim CeKelly, Id well, 'Putney, Vt.7 3. Richard Gibtrsen, Rumfortf, Mai time vlih a run of 76.71 and 39:12. Atoka. Stephanie Forrest, Bellingham, 4. Bel Bodnar, Wash., finished third in 76.88. A 5. Stov Aehlty, Plymouth, N.H., 39:35. mixture of rain and snow slowed the day of competition at the U.S. junior A-State alpine and nordic skiing cham45 on mountain this pionships miles from Anchorage. Skiers spent the morning TEMPE, ARIZ. (AP); -Fpacking 16 inches of wet snow which had fallen on the courses ootball, track athletes J." D. Hill and Jeff Horsley of Arizoduring the night. Skaling, in winning the boys na State University have been e burgiant slalom, received compe- arrested on tition from fellow-NeEnglan- glary charges. Temple police have accused der Steve Lathrop, Plymouth, wax for the Mor-wish- next-to-la- st Grid. Duo Arrested first-degre- Amie Charge s To J Tie AH O can Bobby Cole and Gardner Dickinson. All had By DAVID MOFFIT UPI Sports Writer JACKSONVILLE, 138s. FLA. tie (UPI) Theres a for the lead going into todays third round of the Greater Jacksonville Open, but as far as Amies army is concerned, the other five are just along for the ride. General Arnold Palmer is leaders and one of those when Amies out in front, the army doesnt waste much time on anyone else. Palmer, who'll be 40 in September and who just rejoined the PGA tour after two weeks of treatment for bursitis in his hip, staged one of his famous charges Friday to move into a tie with U.S. Open champion Lee Trevino, Citrus Open champion Ken Still, Lionel d leader South Afri Hebert, six-wa- y first-roun- '.'l M , t' v. - Getting birdies on three of his last five holes, just like the Amie of old. Palmer shot 68 Friday. Trea vino, Still and Cole all had their second straight 69s, had a 70 and Dickinson Hebert had a 71. That was good for a lead over another half one-stro- dozen in the biggest logjam for the lead the tour has seen this year. Holding 139s at the start of todays play were Frank Beard, whose wife had a baby Friday; Rives McBee; Jack McGowan; Australian Bruce Crampton; Ray Floyd and Bob Smith. Arnold Palmer . . . another charge Beard received the word one hole after he teed off Friday that his new daughter, and third child, had been born shortly before in Louisville, Ky. He still shot a 70. McBee and Bob Rosburg, who is two strokes back at 140, had the low scores of (he second round 67s. Defending champion Tony Jacklin of England, this years leading money winner Miller Barber and Doral champion Tommy Shaw were those who barely among made the cut. Dan Sikes, the local golf fried chicken enteprenour who won here in 1967, fell by the way-sid- e with his second straight 73. ' the of stealing who finished of a second behind of dollars of with a time of 89.36. Bruce womens shoes from a car Jacobsen, Jackson, Wyo., fin- belonging to shoe sales repreThe toodtra; sentative Jan Louis Rogers Gardner Dlckln-ao- ished third in 90.55. Bobby Cole. of Temple. Lionel Hebort, 136; Fifteen-year-ol- d twin sisters Kan Arnold Folmtr Still, Both, free on bond, go to from Inuvik In Canadas north136; Leo Trevino. Frank Justice Court early Tempe west led the Bruco Board, competiterritory Crampton, next week. Rlvor tion in the Ray Floyd, N.H., hundreds 67-- 7066-1- 26; 9 McBto. Jock McGowan. Bob E. Smith, Rich Beisott. Ttrry Dill. Dick Sob Lunn, Hart, Sob Rotburg, 0 UO; Homerc Blen-ca- . Terry Wilcox, 7366141; Chrle Blocker, Bill Colllr. Billy Ceiper, 3 141; Jock 767141; Joy Hebort, Plever, Nlcklaue, Gory Cld CM Rodriguez, 0 14! ; Tom Walskopl, Doua Sender), Frank Jerry Abbot, Bob Dickson, Boynton, 7369-1- 42; Bill Gorrott, Jim Horold 143; Grant, Henning, Bob 7464 143; Grier Jonei, 7369142; Bob McCalllster, Stockton, 7369142; Dev 65 74143; Btrt Yancey, Dewitt Bob Colbert, Bert colm Greoson, Dev Chari), Greene, 2 Red 143; event. Shirley nosing girls cross-countr- finished the course In 21:37, out her sister, Sharon, er and Trevino, the biggest names in the tournament were all at Jack Nicklaus. Billy Casper, Gary Player and Doug Sanders. -- th R U fc n Jim R Funieth, Mal- in Don Harold Kneeca, Richard Martinez. Billy Maxwell, 7370143; Bobby Nlcholi, Dave Regan, 7469143; Dick R h y n. 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