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Show (7, fliñiu u SijOO 0 ,7 ' '., Ute Fest ' EIAM.Pri r1;714"1"1 ,,,,r4p,wp...,,.....,,,,,, J.- I.Nrer7w..ralForvil - Ir 4,-.- .. z 4 , r J fit.7 By GEORGE FERGUSOX Sports Managing Editor The Harlem Globetrotteku once had a basketball wizard supreme tagged "Suitcase i Simpson. Michigan State has a sophomore court wizard supreme named Ralph Simpson. Ralph comes by his talent naturally. He's the son of F. 1": - !, '' !! - ' ; t H,' , ' . , f,t-- , . ::. I ' 1 l t...1,--- Y , 1 -' "Suitcase." the Utah Classic Friday, Xalph will be carrying a average through four games. The Chnic opener In Utah's new hoop Wigwam pits the Redskins against San Francisco. The Spartans and Bradley follow with their show. Simpson is used to fast cr,nlike his father. Be pany was guard on the Detroit Pershing MO School team which also featured Olympian Spencer Haywood. Ralph was coached by one of the most famous prep men-toe- s in the nation, Will &lib). son the same gentleman who coached Mel Daniels, fc7,- - ) b -- 0, ., , New Mexico stir new with the Indiana Pacers. -- . -- ',T .....' ts a Ralph averaged '113 points per game on M per cent field sheoting. That was tops in the nation. He's still at it as a sophomore. On a team which has only one true veteran back (6-center James Gibbons) Simpson has averaged around 32 points and 11 retounds, shooting a nifty 60 per cent from the geld. Since he Spartans are not a tall team, NunIsop clocts mcch time at forward. On a tall team, he would play ar he did in high &lard schod. Be often brings tte ball down court. He's a tremendous outside shooter. : ,,. ... t ,, , ,, , - "..... .... i ,.., .,. ;, 4 , , ' : , f' 7 1 - . k - , '' ''', - , ., - I c.. ' 1 ,, ',.'. k"fon.wala'sividWA .,...,.,..,, , .:.. , .,:,,......, ' ''. i i - .. 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He also tallied 36 points (fifth best in history) in his varsity debdt over Eastern Kentucky, which the Spartans won, 1 Michigan State's two lossses ) have been to Toledo Wednesdar night to But- As his rebounding prowms indicates, though, be is even capable of taking a crack at the low post Lire most sophomores, be has a few things to leant on defense. Improvement here is a personal challenee to Simpson. Li his third game with the Win over varsity, an Western Michigan, Simpson's 42 89-8- (82-80- ler 86-7- 1 ' .' ''., ::..: 90.4.0p.de is , itaumpt,' ,.t ii:;,ii44;eit,..,6.,,,,,,,,Z,:a.biLVarSiiiiitol..61Laillgtii:;,....., ........-,- ... :,,:,,':','..4';'': ..,,.....i.'.;,,i,....,....:: 4.,;:y.:' (81-60- ). Likely the most sought After .:....;;:- prep In Detroit history, Ralph always wanted to go to Michigan State. Re wanted very much to play for the late 11S11 coach John Bennington. shocked Although deeply when Coach Bennington died a second heart following attack (Sept 10), Ralph want- ed Gus Ganakas to get the head sob. Ant Ganakas did ffner Likes Forlard Slot; Vkilljeets Tema Ts Tech , .1 ..' - ..,,,,,,, ::, '.. , . the back court. The main Spartan Rye has two other sophomores, Ron Gutkowski, sophomore for. 3 ward, and Pat Miller, guard. Ward, incidently, was a couple of years behind former Utah State star Shaler Halimon at Detroit's Romulus Inherit the Spartan problems a lack of height and experience. Jim Glbons and Lloyd Ward round out the top Spartan scoring punch. Gibbons is averaging 16.6 and Ward is at 10.3. Both seniors, Gibbons is a 621 forward-centand Ward is a two letterman veteran in School. 4 By BRENT CRECKETTS Deseret News Sports Writer rUMMMIIIIMMERIIIMIPM.1111rliellIMEMIIIIIMINEEMEINMEIMMIISMEEMPENEEIPPOORMIll A question mak for Brigham Young's basketball Kind at the beghming of this season was bow well senior Paul Ruffner would - PROVO I I v,t.1 make the transition from center to forward. The season is young but if Ruffner keeps going the way Li did last Saturday night against San Jose State, he won't be a question mark for long. In that game, Ruffner scored 36 points and grabbed 16 rebounds in leading the Cougars In a 7 victory. The scoring output was Ruffner's best ever at BYU, and It was only the fourth time he's started at the forward spot. Cougar coach Stan Watts hopes Ruffncr can keep it up on this week's road wing. BYO plays Texas Tech 'Thursday night at Lubbock, and the Red Raiders promise to be a tough out. In their last outing, Monday night, the Raiders defeated Arizona's Wildcats, rlio, at Bear Down Gym in Tucson. Arizona Is one of the favorites for the Western Athletic Conferewe CIDVIN which makes Texas Tech's victory even more impressive. Texas Tech coach is Bob Bass, Ivho coached the Denver Rockets' American Basketball Assn. team until this mason. Saturday, Brigham Young levives on to Austin, capital of Lone Star State. to take II on the University of Texas. "Ilea, Monday, It's es le Den- - I .. 01 t ..i.--- 6-- 9 l'' 77717k' 'N),,, ,:;; ' 'kt,. , .1 t .,,., Jj (t ... ' 1 F: ,,L- '..2 ,A t, .....),''' ClIto4C? ., .. ' k - , .. - ' , ' -- 92-7- IL nt , ,r , , p., ''''s ''S. ., , ''. $ - 7'-- . If - 1 1. ... ( , . : . 1 l'i),.)'.- (,',7c , ,1 .. : 's '' , i 1 ' .2' : ' t7 t k , , .... . , I ,, , fs . ,..f . ; I 1.1 ,. b., i , I ;, , , , a k , . i. Jo, , 1 t ' f , 1 - '',..., T,IIIPAN... .. The shift from center to forward has made bas ketba1I a new game for BYU star Paul Ruffner. ver, Colo. and a contest with Stan Albedc's improving Denver squad. Ruffner may have to see some action at the center spot cluing the trip because of a knee sprain suffered by Scott Warner in the San Jose State game. Paul hopes nrt, however. Be hopes that Warner's knee will be ready, so both players can stidc tea the positions the3rive been playing this season. like the corner spot bet- ter than center," Ruffner It gives explained Tuesday. more of an opportimity to shoot from outside, which is one of my strengths, and also more opporhmity to run in the fast break." Watts is hapty with the way Ruffner is making the transi- ton. "It was a little slow for him at first because of the difference at lacing the basket Instead of playing with his back to it," Watts said. "He started to really came Into his own last week, bowever, especially itgainst San Jose State." Ruffner, whose brother Bill played on the BYU team that won the Nrr in 1966, hopes to get a chance at pro basket- ball. "1 realize, however, that my chances of gettng drafted by the rite are contingent on bow I ea the rest of this season," Paul said. "We've got a young, aggressive, strong team this season that will improve ea the sea- son goes aknig. "I Just hope can contrlb- ute my share toward making us a sinner." OGDEN State -- Cracking the offensive lint-u- p of stars was Idaho State's left end Ed Bel - A pair al Weber College footballers joined two each from Santa Cara and Long Beach State in accepting Western States College Division honors it was Earlier, Weber'? ompbell was named alAmmica by AMA On the natloaal team. announced Piccolo Recovers AP.a. glyrriery Thursday. The Km teams comp-i22 players in college Division Eight were named following balloting of American Football Coaches Assn. g Brian (UPI) rebwned home Wednesday feeling be had a new lease on life following his recent surgery for cancer. 11 am to return to the hoe. pital in June for the verdict," be said. "lb doctors think they've got it all out but they want another look. After that I expect to go to the Bears' training camp." 910 ored at linebacker. Sports Financial aty, Regional D -1-- 5 I ' r1.711111.1.....1.17 V paittostilloo nesters Drab lasi Was V New York BaltiMOM 2t mitauk. lantelonis MS 456 it 11 ID 17 phi Cincinnati Boston Pal. 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Wetter saddle wall SAWN; latullw keno bees "Om moni Sem 1111111 a silo, Chinks 411 soon god adm MA 03111:1MCISISIC? .7S17 1 County Roc Scores No ole I Illockoloylogida lies9hoqin 7t, Monet Wove M. Park City At South Samna IA :-- smpol,s , , la F I . 5, T benikebegs TODAY'S SPORTS SCOREBOARD Every since that time Bradley has been working its way up again. No school tried harder in the, first instance to be pure. And none has come back farther, than Bradley. If the University of Utah can host Bradley. and the others in its campus tournament with the same degree of grace that Bradley, back in 1951, hosted the Utea and our neighboriag Wyoming Cowboys the Bradley Braves Via be well rece:vest Bradley's fall that year was a lesson for good that basketball will never forget. And because of it there has never since been a scandal like it For this we are in Bradley's debt. CHICAGO Melby were named to the deunit while Boise fensive State's Steve Svitak was hoe- SECTION Working Its Way Back PIeels Weber States' left end Carter Campbell and tackle Russ 0 Bradley had a great team that year, a holdover from its 1949 and 1950 teams. Then came more scandal Some players frotn the campus caBradley bad fixed those games scandal. Scandal stacked was on pers. Madison Square Garden was forgiven its trespasses when this campus crimes taade New York look like a Sunday School picnic. Immediately Bradley got eat of the basketball business, carried on its sports in a very reserved and contahted way. The blame was not Bradley's. The school bad nothing to do with the scandals although it carried the curse for some years. Two or three players, paid to shave the scores or lose the games, brought the black name upon Bradley. Weber Gridders Honored Deseret News SPeciat : Cradley Was A Power 6-- BO - Utah participated. 6-- 6 er - In 1951 this writer staffed the National Invi- tational Tournament in MadLon Square Garden, which BYU won, then went to the NCAA in KanCity which BYU and Jack trdner's Kansas State lost and then for a third week of tournament flew over to Peoria. EL, to 'Miff the National Campus Tournament at Bradley. Never did a school host a better tournament than Bradley did that 2,ear. Both Wyoming and .), :.......e. to the cam- - : move.: Bradley picked up the plea and immediately scheduled its famous "Campus Tournament". . t ties Intend ng ' , I ,,'1 ,:,1: ,...,,;:. I ,- - :," ' ' " event is four-tea- m ball. 1 , v......0. i.....,..-- ... s . , i' ... :',1 - - ?: - ;, 7' , , .: :'!' i Lell'aittilatiiiitailit.oliwgkeme; ..lveModikagittait.,:111114 Lloyd Ward (11), Ralph Simpson (15) and Jim Gibbon s (41) lead Michigan State surge for Utah Classic title. .. N.; :,...: .,:. t : .. ' - ... ,,k .. , I -- 2 .., , .:.. ,.:, ) 1.010,110." WHOWtomekp ' 1. ..... , , , s. ', ,'' L , , ' Z - . 11 "Bradley'l coming to this second tournament brings back a few memories rf the yesteryears. Way back in the late 1940s and the early 19508 there were some basketball scandal.. The fixes were found out and there vas national rift in the collegiate ranks. Madison Square Garden, which had been the No. 1 patron for the college basketball teanr with their famous National Invitational Tournaments, was cast out of the colleges by peo- was considered It the don of basket.: pie. gambling 4, f 11 home schedule certainly indito nse its new dribble-- - 18-pi- ne , .,..c. '' 4A to put ths new place to use, justify its existence. dome. ... , ' I ' I n, One of the reasons for the 1,00.00!t '''. ..., . , -- The Utah Basketball Classis is in its second round-robiy feayear. And the Utah as the host and Sen rancisco, Michigan State and Bradley as the guests, 5s the first in Utah's impressive Wigwam. It is the intent of the University of Utah to make the Ute Classic one of the nation's major tournaments preceding the holiday specials which are so well rooted. 'I , t '...... ..' , t Ntk ELIONMIUMMINEUNIMINNIttitinitEMCMOIMMIS , , .2,,,. , , 4 ' i ',' , v .., .t;,:-.- ' ' - N., t,,,, -t ' 1, f- .s1' ,,,.,,,, - , ' , 'i k, , f ,, i '' - ' 1 ' '' ' ....,..: ,.,,.. ;' ' - ..''' 1 ir: '4S ft . 1, , vs N, , ' , ,. Friday-Saturda- A ' ' '.' ..' t t" ''''.' .., e , - - -- ''. , ,. i 4 , , - ''- - '. - l'l " ... ' - .k'.. ' .:..., ,. ' k'' '' ' ,. 1 ,- -,, 1,-- .;-- ,.,., ,. . ,f ' ' , ;., N ..., 3 '. .. - :..., , - ' .: - , ' ' , ' ll '''' i ' ''-- , ' 1, ',' .,,: , t'' , I , - - ..,. 4 ret I ''' f ;,, ' 1 ,:I' t 1. i ,.., 5 ' ,- , :', '. , ,,, 1 ,,,, .,.. ,::- ' : , ,,,,.., ,,,, ,,.., ,..,.,, .....:,.......,:.... 7 (6-1- , ', , - '.:;41"."'N -- , !, - 1. ,...... 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