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Show 6 'l r'yt'Vyi iwnj" j)' I ll'Tfr I U l'l"'ll'l , . . I nwfWmiMiMMMlK DESERET NEWS, Nadi Miller ? Thursdjy, ri C 1 16, Jonuory 1969 lllll!lllllllllllllllllll!!llllll!llillllll'lllll!lllilllllllllllll!lli;ill!'li 1 J ! Cougars Captain On The First Team ?( i!lllllll!llll!lllllllllllllllllll!lll!ll!linl!)lll,l,,l pirfthtl ' tVef Uur.-it- WASHINGTON, D.C. inaUWril "' Deseret News Sports Writer Theyre putting an in as top man Talk to Roger Craft and you'll get a different story. Craft, 6-- 6-- 9 I really dont think the the game will be Gillespie vs. Sojourner. It will be more tied to the people outside. The game is keyed to whether their guard pressure is going to disrupt us or whether our guards can pressure them. all-Bi- g When we beat Utah State in Logan) we had five in double figures. Same with Seattle, says Craft. In the past our offense has been built around Gillespie, but now its more of a team situation. (90-6- 5 On the team basis, MSU is in Big Sky play. Forward Don averages 13.0 . . . forward Don Luce 7-- averages 12.0 . . . guard Jay Harrington scores 11.2 . . . guards Jim Petek and LeRoy Arnold score 8.6 and 8.4, respectively. That's four men in double figures and the fifth position averaging 17.0 points. ( center-forwar- TRAIL'S BIG JANUARY Hank New Czar? tions which could keep football from folding. Lets dont worry about platoon football. Rather, vhy not concern ourselves with rosters. Put a 1: n football. Give a coach so many men to build hi program. This would include red shirts, freshmen and sity players. Only these players would be on grants-in-aithat Others would have to work for that grant place on the club. If they thought they could shop around and find a vacancy, this would be their right. This would, in effect, accomplish a little what the pro draft accomplishes spread the talent. CUMAE mountain area star in the scor-- j Oregon State, has visited the ing race is Utah States Marvin' University of Pittsburgh cam- in seventh place with a 'pus here in connection with the Roberts, CHICAGO Former 27.8 (UPI) vacant head football coaching average. Hall of Fame star Hank . Footbali . Greenburg is being supported Ile sakl 'vas ver irn'i .he FLA. (UPI-I GAINESVILLE, for the job of commissioner of with Pitt officials and Steve Spurrier, Florida's baseball by Bill Bartholomay, Heismann that het will disclose, d trophy winning or three oa;ys whe ther he president of the Atlanta Braves. terback of two years ago, haS accePt e job. Greenburg former Detroit been appointed an assistant, Tiger great, said he wasn football coach at his almaj DETROIT John (AP) actively seeking the job, but is mat.er- . offensive a star guard! iGordy,. very interested in baseball. He will work during the off 'for National the Football Mike season when he is not playing 'League's Detroit Lions for the, RUSHTON. LA. (AP) Pinky Higgins, former manag- for the San Francisco 49ers of past 11 years, is retiring as aj er of the Boston Red Sox, was the National Football League, player to accept a job as Execu-- j five Director of the NFL sentenced to four years of hard VIS. ) The, (LP labor in the Louisiana State MADISON, names of former Wisconsin: piavprs, Prison Wednesday after pleadBadger star Robert (Rpd) Wil- - ANNAPOLIS. MD. (LTI) ing guilty to negligent homicide son and Green Bay Packers de-- Rirk Forzano, backfield coach in connection with a Feb. 28, fensive end Willie Davis havejof the Cincinnati Bengals of the' 1968 auto accident. 'been added to the list of those 'American Football League the! mentioned for the athletic direc- - past season, was appointedGLENDALE, Calif. (UPI) Casey Stnegel took a few steps tor job at the University of Wis- head football coach at the U.S. Naval Academy Wednesday. and briefly sat up in a chair consin. Wednesday for the first time Davis told a Madison newspa- Tennis since he underwent surgery for per he was "very interested in SYDNEY. AUSTRALIA a perforated ulcer last Friday, the job. Wilson, a Madison Favored Rod Laver of Australia; He is listed in serious condition banking executive, said he had turned back Roger Taylor of but a spokesman said be is not been contacted but indicated in the quarter-final- s Britain of interest. "making real progress. the New South Wales Open tenBasketball Dee nis championships, PITTSBURGH (UPI) Tete Andros, head football coach at NEW YORK (UPI) State! Maravich of Louisiana Skiing continues to run away with SCHRUNS - TSCHAGGUXS.1 major college basketball scor- old AUSTRIA Eighteen-vea- r ing leadership. Wilruth Drexel of Austria cap-- , -- -, tured the Golden Keys downhill The Tiger phenotn is averag-- ( M By Combined Wire Services Baseball - j b-- d. Man' iPsfd . i 100 Washable Cotton Reg. $3.95. . - J All said, the way to success is through control, discipline, reason. One team cannot regulate the rest of the realm. It takes regulation for all teams, NCAA control, supervision and enforcement of the hardest kind. SKI PANTS &.i() instance, we could have 50 football Say, for scholarships, revocable at any time for cause, with proportionate numbers in basketball and the other sports. Why not have a ceiling on recruiting. Imits in visiting athletes and paying their ways to the campuses? Just a matter of everyone's being in the sumo if they will decide what the dimensions of boat the boat should bo! - - - 11.6 ing 43.3 points Sports per game, than Niagaras Calvin! Financial Murphy. Highest ranking inter-- ! City, Regional better i 5-- 8-- Combed Man's and India 1 . SALE NECKS . There are not as many single football powers as there used to be. Major college teams have come up to a better plateau of competition. We know' that from the success that our WAC has had against Big Ten and Pacific Coast football, for instance. So today it would be easier to put a lid on the recruiting barrel. tin i TURTLE quar-fdde- No Monopolies Any More - ladias and Man's itrafeh SALE SKI $1195 PANTS Were $22.95 to $29.95 $ii m SKI $' 'sir PARKAS sweatersI , Rag. 34.S Reg. $SO SAll SAll Rag. 44.S ta $4S.S Raya' SKI PARKAS "IQ) sweaters$J95 6-- 6-- Rag. S14.RS SAll Man1 Ski FLEXIBLE FLYER BUCKLE BOOTS .13 lace as the United States placed .three girls among the top nine 'finishers. s.so 6. 7 8 SLEDS & TOBOGGANS Rag. $30 30 $3450 $5450 Lobos King Guns For 'Foils Scalp By NORM SHEYA Deseret News Sports Writer of iatc. In those weak Lobo ears the Utes won 17 straight In six years at Npw Mexico, Bob King has won 115 games, last but 44. Over the last five years his record is 100-3ninth best in the country. But this yenr the odds and talent ride with New Mexico. The spread says UNM by six points. The talent man per man would leave It around 20 . , . maybe more. There is no one Lobo with the statistics of a super star. The attack is well balanced with Willie Ixmg, soph scoring 13.5, Greg Howard at center Ron 13.6, veteran Sanford at 14, soph guard retie Gibson, 12.8 and wing-maRon Becker nt l1. 9. The three big men have been shooting in spectacular fashion. Long. Howard and .Sanfmd are shooting over 50 ?5 taskmaster The has tated victory at every hi op on the bumpy Western Athletic Conference road save oitp. lie tries again tonight. ThatR Just one of the mote hi a t eresting sidelight between tonights meeting Kings I.obos and a jotntg hand of Jack Gardners Ites lit ancient Kinar Nielsen Fleldhouse, 8 p.m. Gardner has a edge over King in WAC play ami in the Gardner 6-- 8 Jack Gardner 0 set les history between the schools Utah holds the handsome pdge ol 27-King can't eel too badly about the deficit V Ken Bob per cent from the field. "Can't recall when Ive sepn three men over 50 per rent on the same team," BOOTS V'TOTAL VALUE I .V j and WOMEN'S . interlock- 98.90 ... ALL TUC in,J JQR how - Qlll AW I II IW, Open Daily 10 to 8 Close t Sundays. -SKIS skit guaranteed for one ski season against breakage and defects in workman-ship- , GUARANTEED Both Gardner, Jim Mahler, Martin a n d Joe English. in WAC The Lobos are play but figure they must win at least one if they hope to defend the title. This is the league opener for the Utes, on the year. who stand All plastic top, poly bos ing mtal dg$. j 0--1 tt t Wednes- Siarting for the Utes will be sophs Mike Nowlin (18 ppg), 6-- Bob King .. 36 00 or CUBCO BINDINGS 17.95 INSTALLATION $5 SKI POLES 7.95 SKIS. Laminated . 32.00 KOFLACH FULL MILLER Last week on the road the Lobos shot 55 per cent from the field in a losing cause against Wyoming and 36 per cent in a victory over Denver. No question that we will have to have a phenomenal performance to win," conelud- ed Gardner. OFF SKI OUTFITS ' t&J) day. (1954-1932- 1 lamented SAll and Girls' MEN'S 5 5 5 d man-to-ma- n NATIONAL BRIEFS But if the presidents of the institutions wondered about their place in todays university world they have it in their power to provide the regula- 4 Ruff-lter- 3-- 0 Harris When the pros draft players best men go to the weakest team to balance the scales. football It isnt easy to run a college draft is supposed to be a secondary thing in a mans thrust for education. Nor need there be a draft. 5 ?5 ... victories. Best Men To Weakest Teams 5 5 48-1- 3 Sky Gillespie, twice center, averages 19 points per rebounds. But game, the Bobcats have been a balanced outfit this season. In two of the three MSU league wins. Jack scored 11, but his team pulled out 20, 2- - and the game pays. . In major league baseball there is a limit on the number of players you can carry. So it is in pro football, or pro basketball. If it were not so the power teams would perpetuate themselves, others would fold. 5 '5 5 5 5 5 5 Nai-mit- Whoever wins outside, wins. Guards put pressure on inside play. If he were not, college sports could do like conduct their affairs so that professional sports '5 ad- 8 mits the battle between Weber sophomore Willie SoBobcat senior journer and Jack Gillespie to be of vital import. But said by phone: Across the nation there has been quite an airing. in press and the airwaves, about the increased costs of football. ' Its a seasonal thing and nothing will be done ; about it! Argue one platoon, two platoon, three platoon or four. Argue it until you sicken your readers with it and you get only a writing rash. The tail is wagging the dog. Coaches have the administrations duped. Who is the boss the football coach and his downtown faithful! . Coach of M3U, Sian Watts one thing. is happy Brigham Youngs basketball crew is starting Western Athletic Conference play at home. The way things are going for the Cougars, it would he murder to initiate league action against Wyoming and New Mexico on the road. In Smith Fioidhou.se, though, the Cougais are tough. Wyoming will find that out tonight at 8 p.m. and New Mexico will go through the Provo paces Saturday, same time. Like Wyomings Bill Stranni-iga- n quipped when his tpam arrived in Salt t,ake City, think "1 dont Wednesday: h weve won at Provo since invented the game. 42 WINS EACH Hes almost right. The last; Wyoming triumph over BYU on the Cougar home court was the, 19.' season when the Pokes won while enroute to a Skyline Conference champion-- .' ship. The rivalry between Wyoming and BYU is' 42 victories apiece. even BYU's Stan Watts is keeping his starting lineup a secret. Only big mystery is centered around the forward line where Kari Liimo is under fire. The once fabulous Finn may be replaced, and If so, it likely will be LeRoy. Maughan. The four starting stalwarts , Montana State Coach Roger Craft says the guards will decide Weber's series with MSU. One of best is are Paul Ruffner, Marty Wildcat Sessions Harlan. Doug Howard and Lythgoe, Lynn Parsons. Scott Warner,, a hairline fracture on his left but pulled key rebounds. Gary who usually shares past duties ; a problem. Most teams zone On Weber, Croft offers: ltand in the Seattle game but Strong (13 points against Se- with Ruffner, may see action at us because of the big man in Our scouting reports say So's the post. They must help on has practiced this week. Its attle) runs with Bergh at for- forward . . . depending on journer 18 5 points, 12.6 reward. Rich Nielsen (guard), kind ot like a jammed finfoul status at halftime. Gillespie. Gus Chatmon (forward - cenbounds) can really dominate ger, not on his shooting hand, POTENT TWO Well, Weber has Sojourner Well have to ter) and Dave Sackolwitz ( forJohnson, says you and control the game. The to work on Gillespie, but as Strannigan will go with the find out, see how he ward) are frontline subs. 'most potent scoring trio in the, guards (Sessions, Harlan and Weber coach Phil Johnson wait and reacts to competition." Justus and Thigpen! out front says, lt will be quite a match Tickets are gone for Satur- Western AC Stan Dodds, Carl and Jack. Its Harlan is Webers defensive days game, but a few remain Ashley and Harry Hall, support-- , compliment each other. We between Willie both nights ed by rapid guard Bob Wilson havent gone against the tight a senior vs. a sophomore and cog. His scoring average has for Friday. Time the experience will help Jack. climbed to 14.2 Larry Bergh is 8 p.m. with freshman con- and Gary Von Wethat pressure 6 p.m. , tests at in the Krosigk. Seattle score didnt win, starting ber plays and I think it will be Thigpen (17.0 ppg) suffered Jack." Increased Costs Of Football '' Coach alMiut The obvious match in up Fridays first of two between Weber and Montana State goes something like Wonderful Wilie vs. Giant OGDEN picture g FERGUSON Assistant Sports Editor By NICK YENGICH days at Whittier will get more mileage in the years to come than even Joe Namaths win over the humiliated NFL. This reporter met Richard Nixon only once. It was at a Chicago meeting of the Footbail Writers of America. He was then the Vice President of the Lnited States and had just returned from an extended trip into interior Russia. Everyone who heard him that day, liked him. You could tell he had been in a dressing room, had stayed out year after year hoping to play in a game or two. You came away from his meeting feeling that here was your kind of guy. Hes got bigger things ahead of him than Worrying about whether Whittier will win on the grid. But if he applies a little of that good old American football feeling to liis administration he cant go too far wrong. second-strin- Cowboys By CEORGE " College second-stringhere next week. This time Richard Nixon goes into the game as captain on the first team. As football players go, Dick Nixon isnt listed in any one s book as the dazzleback. But ou can bet a biscu't that the old of his er Face 'Sky Fives Go Friday USE YOUR CREDIT CARDWl WALKER BANKCARD w' I j MASTER CHARGE BANKAMERICARD 5560S7State St., Murray 2668809 |