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Show v ap aa w-- wst 4 m i ."rrwf K4'rrw4 w , Wl, ,m M Trail For Cactus Redskins Prepare Amazing ' By GEORGE FERGUSON Assistant Sports Editor five-gam- 0 By the time New Mexico and Wyoming left town, Utahs Jack Gardner had polished off three of milk and frayed three Sarts (timeout) handkerchiefs t$ match the three points which gave the Redskins two big Western Athletic Conference wins. Gardner, who once had virtually resigned himself to one of those relaxful waitll next year seasons, now finds he is 79-7- 7 2--0 48-4- 4 37-4- Monday, A Timm obvious 5-- how this lost 6-- 9 sons. Just what Brigham Young University ) can do on the Cactus swing this week is still up to question. But figure them to drop a pair. In six conference games, the visiting club has won one . . . Arizona did it at Arizona State. BYU meets Arizona on Thursday, and the Wildcats won their seventh straight last Friday. Arizona State on Saturday should be an easier task for the Cougars, but tough just the same. (2-0- d 6-- 50-3- There was some question last Saturday about the strategy of New Mexicos Bob King and the Cougars Stan Watts prior to the tipoff. Could the Cougars contain the big front line pf the Lobos? Would BYUs guards take tiny Petie Gibson under the basket? And so on. But it all went for naught when the Cougars took the opening tipoff and almost blew the lethargic Lobos off the floor. BYU's Paul Ruffner went In the first ten minutes, mind on the in Idaho. He (learned about running the wild rivers from the late John and Bobby Kennedy. J Think you and I could run that old river in about July or August, the justice said. ( I told him I liked August best, to beat the i spring runoff and also nix the gnats and the flies. With that we bid adieu all around and left I fhe river trip temporarily set for August. Frank Forsberg, the head man for (etc.) which publishes Field and Stream, ,was there with his pretty daughter, Chris. f athlete who rose to the top Frank, an Jin the nations publication circles, possibly knew everyone of consequence at the reception. But Chris was majoring in political science and so this tvas her big night. 6 For the visitors, it was a matter of catchup ! ply ketball. They altered their strategy in the form of a pressing zone defense, and it worked wonders when they with came within two (60-57:20 left. But eventually it killed them. The Lobos were exausted at the end. For heroes, BYU once again must consider the entire first five. Watts called on only six men this night. Its amazing what a little bad publicity can do. Karl 6-- 8 2-- New Mexico scored two field goals and trailed, believe it or 21-and not, by scores of 17-the biggest margin of the night, 25-- Mister Justice White had his , J kiddle Fork of the Salmon River simbas- - 0 4 1 4 1 1 1 Halftlma Attendance MONTANA IN OGDEN TONIGHT I 1,350. r Holt-'Rineh- Weber Word: Wafah ex-U- te By NICK YENGICH stringers dont quite match the! Deseret News Sports Writer opposition. Montana State AU adds up to that Weber OGDEN coach Roger Craft and Montana State sits In a great position for - 1: Another ExGridder probably too good for anyone in the Big Sky, Weber stopped Montana State n cold Friday with a defense. Saturday the Wildcats plans according to n switched from the to a zone. That zone didn't change the game pattern, so with 11:56 on the first half clock, Johnson called zone. time, changed to a Weber led For the remainder of the half MSU counted four field goals, only one over the final 6:37. man-to-ma- pre-gam- e f This reporter had a pleasant experience the other J evening with one of the great Americans of Lt. Gen. Lewis (Lou) Walt. time, jour There are some still around who knew Lewis Walt when he went by the name of with Red White. He was a contemporary of iUtahs Jack Johnson and Frank Christensen and (Colorado College's Dutch Clark. Corky Walt played on the great CAggie (teams with Cruikeshaan, and Red White. He was a ; contemporary of Utahs Jack Johnson and Frank ; Christensen and Colorado Colleges Dutch Clark. T Three and a half years ago, when I was headed for Vietnam to report on the war, Joy Wanna ; ott of Salt Lake City, asked me if I would drop in and say hello to her father, Maj. Gen. Lewis Walt, top man there with the Marines. I made two J stops each time the general was out with his i I fighters. onri rwHon porhnniasketba crown- was - one told the other a few tricks Weber. Craft figured his boys but its doubtful that Craft could in Ogden. But 15 offered Cope much hope for minutessplit into the first half Saturtonight. 5 day (when Weber held a Cope sends his Grizzlies Into lead) MSUs coach knew (if the Weber State arena tonight, 8 dejected bench appearance is in any indication) Weber was too p.m. The Missoula five is Rig Sky Conference play after good for Montana State . . , a pair to aroused dropping Idaho State in Pocatello. Weber in Sky play, 11-stands State-Monta- na overall, after Saturday's Friof State. Montana clawing WKBEft (861 day the count was Weber 71, t ft reb 34-2- 2-- 3 2-- 1 86-6- 9 2? 1216 MSU 60. man-to-ma- 3 19-1- 2 17 State Story MONTANA Hrf tngtort ft "Old STATt ft m 115 1 y 1 n a a 7 star. Here in Washington, at Joys invitation (she pings in the Mormon Choir) I finally got to meet Corky Walt the same great football player I remember hearing about from Harry Hughes, Ike Armstrong and others. f 1 A most celebrated man, being eonsidered by B-- 4 (49) reb S j'GiliesDit 24 11 After Fridays game Craft 6 13 ttluce 3 1 Harris 15 11 might have told Cope to watch Peek 74 7 04 5 25 Lewi 00 01 3 defense. Nioistn the Weber ) 2 23 4 Fullerton . Sftckoiwttf If 4 09 After Saturday s game he d dh p 0 Crnkovich 04) 1 12 ?Outrn, have to say watch the zone, too. 01 0 1.1 7 Katovll 22 Friday Craft could have said 40 14 Total Percentage' only Justus Thigpen and Willie1 Sojourner score for Weber. Scratch that one, since Sessions Harlan hammered home 17 points Saturdaj. Craft could report one consist-- , ent pattern of Weber plav. The la'nTJ st Wildcats of Phil Johnson 'slip in the second half. Of course when youre ahead by 18 and 22 points at intevmis-isiowho cats if the second- - iiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHiiiiiHtiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiuiuiiiiiiinis man-to-mn- n Ht! 1 Halftlm BYU 43, New Mexico 36 10,637; closed circuit TV State 48 Attends net THIS Utah - State S2i 1,821 wiEKOMp While MSU drew a blank In the offensive statistics, Webers Justus Thigpen hit the beU for six field goals, WilUe Sojourner added four and Weber carried a halftime lead. FRONT END ALIGNMENT Whin you purchase two or mori Riyco new tires 48-2- 6 Forward Greg Harris kept Montana State In the game with five field goals in the first half, but Harris drew his fourth foul at the 5:03 mark. From the time of Harris last field goal (8:49 remaining) until the Intermission whistle, Weber outgunned MSU 23-field goals In Thigpen hit the first half for 21 points. Sofield goals for 12 journer hit points. For the two first halves against MSU, Thigpen hit Sofieldgoals, 35 points 25 points. On journer hit both occasions Webers troublesome twosome outscored Montana State in first 20 minutes . . . 1 5--6 Weber 1 On the second trip with Billy Casper, the golI fer, stopped in again to say hello to General jWalt he was in Washington getting his third See MILLER On Page its back to the drawing board this week for LaDell Andersen and the Utah State Aggies. The Aggies resume the wars this Saturday against a tough West Texas State team (11-2- ) in Logan. The Buffaloes feature a performer possible in center Simmy Hill, whos averaging 24 points a game. Last Saturday USUs bid for a 500 season failed when Arizona deciState rallied for a sion at Temple. The Aggies led at half but shot only 34 per cent in the second period. Andersen cant seem to get any consistency from his lineup with the exception of Marvin 8 forward, and Ed Roberts, Epps, whos averageu 27 points the last three games. John Ericksen has had some big games but scored only one point Saturday. Ditto for Tim 6-- runs against this line as he did back in 1937 . . Utah. 'against The Whizzer wanted to chat awhile and at ithat time I had a couple of nice people helping me (through the crowd. Lt. Col Bemie Fisher of great war fame, and his wife Riella. Bemie was our Utah Congressional Medal of Honor winner and is a special guest here of the President-elec- t (along with bther medal winners) for these events. Bemie and his lady had just flown jn from Germany. ; Bemie had heard of the great Whizzer White .ind was so happy to meet him. Justice White had followed so much the story of Bemie Fisher in that great raid at Ashau Valley that there was ! mutual admiration. ( After 16 games, LOGAN 52-4- 8 Well get them when they get down to pur place, is a quote that consoles the losers. And you just gotta believe them when you look at the current and past WAC sea- preme Court, ; Deseret News Special 103-9- 1 Western Athletic Conference mark, but one gets the the visitors dont feeling expect much more when they venture on the road. .About five yards down the grid at the convention hall at the Sheraton Park Hotel we came out (Of one scrimmage facing an old athletic foe Byron (Whizzer) White of the United States Su- ... ball 0-- With The Whizzer 100-yar- 19-1- PROVO Eob King and his New Mexico Lobos have long since limped home with their f- - wasnt making any 7-- 9 1 and it was respectable by intermission, Petie Gibson, the 7 ball handling wizzard who scored 18 against Utah on Thursday, had been benched long ago and Willie Long was having another long, long night. Coming into the series with Utah am BYU, Long was the Lobo scorer and leading rebounder. In the two games he scored nine points and collected but 11 rebounds. The Brighams started and stayed in a collapsing zone defense. Thats the way to beat the Lobos . . . keep those big men away from the basket. junior Greg Howard, the who was dropped then restated by King last wfrk, drew a healthy chorus of boos all Tollestrup, who scored three night. But he also mixed in paints against the Sun Devils. some oohs when he stuffed For the winning Sun Devils, it Ruffner and Liimo a couple of was a solid team effort with six times. men scoring in double figures. Howard had 14 points and 11 Junior forward Ron Johnson toprebounds and managed to fin- ped scoring with 22 points.- Olliish the game. Ron Becker, the ers of note were Jay Amote (16), only effective Lobo shooter Tom Douthit (13), Rogger Det-te- r over the zone had 17 points (12), Gerhard Schreur (12) while Ron Sanford scored 11 and Seabem Hill (11). and added 14 big rebounds. Another big man was Bob 12 Gibson failed to score. who snared Edwards, The Cats never trailed in rebounds and led the Sun Devils 4 edge in reboundwinning their ninth game to a big against seven losses. For the ing. It was a game of two distinct Lobos, the loss left them at halfs. In the first 20 minutes, 11-56 per cent and Were a great battle back Utah State shot lowball club, but we never quite had but four turnovers, est output there this season. seem to get there, concluded ASU shot but 36 per cent. King. Besides we shot poorly In the second stanza, things (34 per cent). You cant win the Aggies tailed to reversed basketball games with that 34 per cent while winning ASU Photo by 0. Wallace Kutalar percentage. hiked their field goal percent high for tip but was called for foul on New Mexico's Oh well, Bob. Youll probaage to 58. Ron Sanford (t 4). bly get the Cougars and Utes Arizona Slit (103) good when they get down to f ft reb P P 13 5 5 Douthit the Lobos fits. the hit your place! Lythgoe 22 9 2 Johnson Liimo, the senior, has been Edwards Parsons 'I 54 1)4 BYU (75) Hill taking his lumps this year. outside jumpshot, 16 3 A r not a 3 23 ft fg foul six shots pf and Liimo rtl But he was the meanest Couparlayed 12 2 11 3 3 Detter 22 3 0 Ruffner for Lythgoe 9 Reash broke the 3 03 in when he half press that first gar 4 Ruffner 0 0 04) 4 3 English 6 0 44 5 2 scored 15 points and nine three layins. Doug Howard Parson Mackey 0 Howard 3 2 7 Flovd 00 12 4 rebounds. He tailed off In the was his usual consistent self Warner 3 6 24 11 3 Schreur 103 Totals 41 28 50 Totals 4393 H with half. each Reserve second half with but two points Field goal 47.8 per cent. Foul tries 45 per cent. Foul Trie Field goals 61 per cent. 63 per cent center Scott Warner tallied points and two rebounds. Liimo really ate our lunch six in a first half performance. early, said King. Gibson Stifled In the second half when the Lobos made their charge, With exactly 8:00 left in the Marty Lythgoe, Lynn Parsons first half, the Lobos went with and center Paul Ruffner gave a pressing zone when it was Bob King .Olympic Committee, fisherman, moose hunter, etc. Last time I saw Fran was in Grenoble, when ?ie drove me to the biathlon events at the Winter Olympics. Biathlon was his special dish, Franklin Orth has been nominated for the presidency of the USOC and there isnt a more capable candicate. I think he would like to make in the winter sports (Some major changes programs, possible come up with a little more support for the summer sports. The Whizzer In the last eight minutes of the half, UNM outscored BYU six. tfan into Franklin Orth, executive veep of the National Kifle Association, vice president of the U.S. At turnovers. 43-?- f Now man-for-ma- It was a good move by King, perhaps a little late. BYU panicked under the pressure and committed a rash of By NORM SHEYA Deseret News Sports Writer This was a good BYU club. I dont know theyve lost seven games year. Then again, weve Aggies 31-1- For BYU Ike Armstrong deWASHINGTON, D,.C,. veloped some great grid lines in his football days. But never did Ike present the charge that is needed to do the entire swing of inaugural events here. Ive seen some great football heroes wilt under this wear taking out one or two opponents was a once great play. But here you scrimmage against the hordes half of them minked to the floor or halfway that far. One of the briskest of the bashes here was the Sunday reception for the governors. If you could just hold any yardage you had gained here you , $tood a good chance to see someone you knew. Host West Texas n the the contain Cougars. couldnt The score stood AU Next (Inaugural) Line I January 20, 1969 Travel (ydh) Hold That t 6-- 7 man-to-m- 7 Mach Miller from' get him in foul trouble because reserves. Utahs John Hunter fielders and defen-h- e had a hot streak where he the line against Wyoming. And he was doing such a good scored four straight bomb Is on (Carl). we Ashley job retrieved 10 rebounds. Wyomings Brad Smith came a a in He really is tough to stop,! Wyoming, off the bench to sink five Bill defense and Utah ir. a zone, beauties. commented Wyomings other each only perimeter We clogged the gave Strannigan. middle to stop his drives and, shots for 20 minutes. Utah By halftime, Wyoming had out of shot 55 per cent from the field tried to take away his favorite jammed the Cowboys nulli-hicut. (to 48.6 for Utah) and out-- , shuffle Wyoming their We stopped shooting positions. boarded Utah by seven to hold favorite of the some fied for awhile, but he found lead. screens for Newlin and Gard- a other spots to score from. much on Then, Utah went man to man This Gardner (Kenny) is a ner- - Neither pressured shots. outside the in too. He popped applied more outside pres- great or.e, That defensive strategyof some crucial bombs which realSee UTES, Page R-- 4 for a couple ly hurt us. We were happy to opened the door 10 Of 19 e loscoaching a bunch of amazing Devils snapped a kids who have an outside ing streak, beating Utah State. in the WAC chance to go all the way. jThe Wildcats are (after a road win over on the season after a Utah, win Saturday over Wyom-noUtahs sophomore guard, has won four straight Mike Newlin, started something (five counting the action ath- on the road which he hopes to He letes). The Utes are tied with perpetuate in Arizona. Brigham Young for the league scored 32 points In Utahs turn-tid- e win over Southern Califorlead at something which In four official was neve, supposed to hrppen. nia. Since then Newlin has hit 44 of outings for That sets the stage Utahs cactus jaunt to Arizona State, 66 goals (67 per cent) and 0 line. Thursday (8 p.m.) and Arizona, from the Saturday (1:30 p.m.). The Sun After a cold start, Newlin hit ... 16-1- 9 10-1- 27-2- 6 Friday, 33-2- 6 Saturday. The rehound count was close but Weber shot ) Saturday a fantastic first half of 61 per cent ) while MSU turned In a cool 38. Thigpen and Sofirst journer combined for half fieldgoals a dandy S2.3 field average. Thigpen cracked a bone In his left hand last week against Seattle. A splint and tape job didn't harm his shooting, nor did It particularly affect his passing, dribbling or See MSU Page B--4 . (40-35- (19-31- ... All paiiui blatkwall Plua fad. lx. 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