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Show gg DESERET Tuesdoy. December NEWS. 23, 199 Lakers Bomb Shamrock Crew Texas Rejects Clay's Bid 0 For License 4 AUSTIN. TEX. (UPI. Cassius Clay was forced to come from behind a smoke screen to seek a licence to fight in Texas and the move all but killed any hopes of a Clay-Jo- e Frazier matchup in the Houston Astrodome. 'a Cf f. n ft- JKk!? Jv o O - The Provo Lakers, a newly basketball girls organized team from Utah C inty, venL'tah ShamrocK tured t0 country last night and took win. home a convircmg It was the tiret public appearance in thi area for bo'h teams, their first match-u- p against each other, and the too much Provo girl' po or for the injure r'ddied Tne game was Shamrocks placed in the I', of Utah Special Events Arena nnor to the frolic. Ironically enough, it was two former Shamrock stars who paved the way for the 72-4- 1 Houston promoter operated quietly for almost a month to get Clay a license to fight in Texas, because they knew could kill their publicity n chances. a They applied to the bureau of labor statis.ics the office In Texas which grants boxing licenses but the application G Shamrocs defeat. Sheila Moorman and Pam Pareons. who played for the Shamrocks last year and were team in named to the the Great Western Womens Basketball League sacred 22 and 21 points respectively. Their 'ombined total of 43 points topped the total Shamrock outnut by two points. was the third Moorman leading scorer in the league last year and Parsons finished up as the sixth leading scorer. Roth girls have played a lot of basketball and were obviously more poised and confident than the nervous Shamrocks. The Shamrocks, regional AAU chamoions last year and in the current GWWBL. were only able to start thro- - returnees from last year's squad. Coach Don BsVs crew was lacking and. with only six girls suited up. was extremely weak on the bench. Due to an automobile accident 10 days ago on a road was rejected. weeks. In last night's contest it was Carol DeMonge who led the ShamrocK charge to stay m the game. She canned 18 points ard managed to keep fairly c lo a throuenout the first half with Joy DeMonge. alo-'Peterson and Sally H'.nsen. is a veteran of St year's case wars. Peterson and Hansen, both a little gun shy four night, could manage points apiece. Two Shamrock newcomers. Faye Rex and Jodi Schwich, rounded out the scoring with eight and seven all-st- So the promoters ard Clav's backers were forced into the open and they filed a suit in district court to get Clay a license hoping to stag.' a Frazier-Clafight in tne Astrodome sometime in Febru-- ary or March. y i Informed sources sail Monday the suit could be vied up for several in litigation months and even on the slim chance the ruling is favorable tLe chances for a fight between Clay and Frazier in Texas are all but dead. u a a d a apnli-eatio- - l- Panguitch's Kenny Orton ! is I I leading the Bobcats' surge for honors this year and from Region Seven. Davct Nim Ptwt is a op player By tlm It also said Smiths reasons Ptrt.tr were unconstitutional because they were vague. to watch g DAN PATTISON Deseret News Sports Writer When you PANGUITCH mer Ion the name Orton here and link it to basketball, its like a Whos, Who" in a t ports almanac! and the Ortons are a tradition at Panguitch High. This year its the same old story; the name Orton (Kenny) seeks to carry the Bobcats banner to the top. Basketball When Kenny was still in CLOSEOUT Mtw ' idwH Ontbeerd 115 hp. r. grammar school, he a as his brother Wallys biggest backon er. Wally was an the Bobcat team in 1963, which was featured in Sports Illustrated Magazine, and lost only one game to Union in the first round of die Class B Tourney. Wallys team record was 27-He later played at L Dixie College. Kenny learned the game from his brothers. Denny and Wally, and learned it welLThe youngest Orton is a raw boned who is gearing for honors this season. Kenny Is really not concerned with following Wallys footsteps or any of the Orton clans, but is concerned with the Bobcats having a winning season. The kid is a workhorse. Toe have to consider he is 40 per cent of our offense. Its like Bobcat mentor Ray Englestead puts it: Everything revolves around him. He can really do it all and the others are always looking up to him. But hes a real unselfish kid and takes only the shot 6-- good Last year, Kenny was the scorer on the five to another Panguitch Orton, John. Cousin John, who is now on the fresh team at Utah State, averaged 15.4 an When teams try to put the press on us. we look to him to bring the ball down the court This is unusual because of his size, but he handles the ball well and he makes a good target for the others to see when they are in trouble. second-leadin- g MOTOR wr ty. la tit cat rebounds For the Laker Diane Cor.g-doanother former Sham 4203 Sa. State 2147341 Opt V to til Oft 23r -Closed Svo S Mm impressed offered. me," H Engle.-tea-d es had 31 CENTENNIAL 1970 ModeL HIPPED REIGHT OLLECT tan Sunp Ui Cam UTAH SAW WORKS 111 M 2a4 rm tint It 84103 MEET LeROY PAGE New Car Sa lesmaa at Beaaett fori It Roy invites you to come in to Bennett Ford and see him abojt your ne.v car buy. Bennett Ford has tb- - largest selection all at the "better buy" and leRoy Page will be prices hoppy to help you into the Ford of now your choice at Bennett ... Ford. YOUR DOWNTOWN FREEWAY FORD DEALER Ath South Exit From West Temple to Main Street Call for relief! Pickups, stakes, vans or dumps Anything you need large or small. AVIS rents em. On call. Anytime. The days of your tired fleet are over. Clay was convicted in 1967 of failure to enter military service. The conviction was appealed and the case is still in the courts. 521-44- 77 521-447- 7. moths mb tss Deseret News Special East- COLO. PUEBLO, ern New Mexico, the reigning NAIA national champions, rolled over Westminster Col- Netv Snow Tires Monday night in the fust round of die Rocky Mountain Conference holiday 4-P- Nylon ly 93-7- Fully Guaranteed basketball tournament In the other game of the four-tea- Western tourney. State College surprised Southto ern Colorado State, move into the final round tonight 83-6- will meet Westminster Southern Colorado in the consolation contest at 7 p.m. and Eastern New Mexico will match up with Western State in the championship tilt at 9 p.m. The Greyhounds dominated last night's game even without the services of 1 star center Greg Hyder. Jim Guy-mo- n ripped the nets for 34 points while Jerry Hyder. Greg's brother, added 25 to the cause. Top point man for the Parsons was Landon Lyons who dumped in 23 to keep the Chuck game respectable. Tefcbs counted 15 points for the Parsons. The loss was the third in a row on the road for the West- minster squad. They will return home for a vacation after tonight's meeting with Southern Colorado. i two-wee- k The Colorado team is the very same one that handed a loss to Weber State in Plus F.E.T. 1.89 to 3.35 and Exchange 73-7- 0 Ogden two weeks ago. ST 4 1 2 1 U Ti 4 IfccM 3 49 2 O 4 fcOT tiawc Ruff 2 Hoswro No 4 1 15 9 22 $ 4 1 1 44 4 24 72 ToU'S 93 Halftime Jovon 4 74 Lyons Gjymcm Mexico 47, 33 Tout roves Now Meiro 19 out: Won Fcd Atunoira: 144 HOURS: WEEXDAYS CRT5 IC9U 2 i Krrrt 3a 2 Wiilliwum EJUM. ?! BUDGET TERMS AVAILABLE , MEW MEXICO CASTE WESTMIKSTE 71 yt 714 Tired fleet? j Frazier is recognized as tne heavyweight champion in Texas and in a few other states which do not recognize the World Boxing Associations champ Jimmy Ellis. Play Tonight lege, um ggRjsfis taw I ton mt itUiA m$ucc ry points Sharpening trr successfully his Heavyweight defending crown against Ernie Terrell and Cleveland Williams. Parsons Drop Tourney Tilt; pre-seas- JACK PREECE MARIKE the Astrodome, Kenny will be hoping for some top frays and maybe his Wally biggest backer will travel from Salt Lake City to watch him. semi-regul- Ait Clay fought twice before in 29 The Bobcats will be gunning for the Region Seven round robin. Panguitch will host the first two days of the Class B tourney and the finals will be held at Richfield. Kenny played as a sophomore. He gained, of course, the starting role last year and has been having a o .. Hes hitting good around 22 points a game, but its his rebounding that has 1,145 La Sw until Monday. rebounds and another game. Carbide Clay applied to the bureau for a license earlier this month. The suit was fild in 167th District Court last week, but it did not come to light outing while Kenny wound up with 1L3. twice game. lat Smith, the bead cf the bureau of labor statistics, said he did not give any reasons for rejecting Clays application. I just denied it," he said. High School Who's Who: It's Bobcats' Kenny Orton 3y te Shamrocks title-hold- The suit claimed Tommy V. Smith denied Clay due process of law when he rejected r. Clays original license on the grounds the former heavyw eight champ was of Questionable character. rock. put 11 points through ' heop and teammate Juhe Porter also added 1L Gim Taylor finished up Laker soorrg w ith seven points. Much of the story Is toil from the field where the Lakers shot a very respectao.e 43.5 per cent while th Shamrocks were cold as clams with 24 5 per cent. From the lire the Lakers hit on 18 of .4 w h'le the Shamrocks rolled m 13 of 24. Tre Shamrocks will plav ar.oimr preliminary match m the U. of Ura.h Steaa Events Arena next Turn day merit m 6 p.m. The contest will come prior to the trip to Phoenu, three Shamrocks are still unable to plav ball. Connie Welch, in Flagstaff with mmor injuries, will return home today. Janes Hughes and Sue Rubin are expected to be ready to play in one or two 11 Eutora 11 8 TO 6 P.M., SAT. 8 TO 4 P.M. mm in supply 30 South Main, Salt Lake City, 363-44- 58 4007 Riverdafe Rd., Ogden, 399-562- 3 |