| Show 2 More MOl For FOI- Stars Stags The Utah Stars have two important home games this weekend playing host to the Memphis Pros on Friday Feb 12 and then squaring off against the New York Nets on Monday Feb 15 BOTH GAMES will be played on the Salt Palace Arena hardwoods with tip- tip off time slated for pm p.m. The game with Memphis will be a most crucial one as asit asit asit it matches two of the top contenders in the torrid American American American Amer Amer- ican Basketball Association western division race WHILE A great deal of emphasis emphasis emphasis em em- has been placed on the battle for first place between the Stars and Indiana Pacers it is quite possible that the third-place third Pros could sneak by both of these clubs before the campaign ends Making the performance by Coach Babe McCarthys McCarthy's club even more impressive is the fact the Memphis 1 franchise has been in financial difficulty difficulty difficulty culty all year and the players players play play- ers have had other things on their minds besides basket basket- ball THE TIIE PROS have one of the top guard lines in all of pro basketball in the persons of Steve and Jimmy Jones and Charlie Williams and performers performers performers per per- formers such as rookie Wendell Wendell Wendell Wen Wen- dell Ladner Gerald Govan Wilbert Jones and former Brigham Young University center center center cen cen- ter Craig Raymond up front are responsible for the teams team's fine showing to date The New York appearance here on Washington's birthday will highlight the first Salt Lake appearance ever by the great Rick Barry The only players to lead both professional professional professional leagues in m scoring the and the ABA Barry is poetry in motion a pleasure to watch even when hes he's performing performing performing per per- forming in enemy colors THE TIIE NETS also feature former BYU ace Jeff Congdon Congdon Congdon Cong- Cong don who was traded to New NewYork NewYork NewYork York by the Stars last month The New York game will willbe willbe willbe be another of the Stars' Stars Family Nights with Mom Dad and all the kids admitted admitted admitted ad ad- to 3 seats seals for a total of 10 As a Washington's Birthday special all mothers will be given a certificate for a free cherry pie |
