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yyyr ry LE COPY FINAL THE ARIZONA REPUBLIC Saturday, November 2, 1985 1 NBA Update College football Horse racing Leisure Arts Comedian Phil Silvers, best known (or his portrayal of Sgt. Bilko in the 1950s television series The Phil Silvers Show, died Friday at his Century City, home. He was 74. G13. NFL preview Scoreboard 10-11 G2 G3 I VJ G5 I i G8 A Hf G9 VN-Zfl i Winless Suns self-destruct against Jazz Phoenix's 0-4 start marks worst in franchise history? By NORM FRAUENHEIM Arizona Republic Staff SALT LAKE CITY The Phoenix Suns said they were going to rebuild.

Maybe they will. But the neighborhood is hard to recognize after only four games. The Suns are 0-4 after Friday night's 121-110 loss to the Utah Jazz at The Salt Palace. The record is a first in the Suns' 18 years. If their worst start in history represents a blueprint for a rebuilt franchise, then demolition experts are architects.

Everything about the wreckage is confusing. Just when it looks as though the Suns might have hammer in hand, the wrecking ball intervenes. There were moments against the Jazz when the Suns, one of three winless teams in the NBA, appeared to be near victory. They battled back to within four points with 4:09 left But collapse followed. Jazz forward Adrian Dantley scored a layup for two of his 38 points.

Jazz forward Thurl Bailey prevented Larry Nance from scoring a slam off a high pass from Alvan Adams. Utah scored the next five points, salting away the victory. Those 90 seconds summed up a season that never has been far from controversy for the Suns. First, there was the Nance holdout. Now, there is uncertainty among the centers.

Coach John MacLeod started Rick Robey, who complained about his playing time after the 37-point loss Thursday night to the Los Angeles Lakers. James Edwards, the starter Thursday night, did not play. Robey was surprised. Edwards was stunned. "I thought I would play at least a little," said Edwards, whose soft jumper was missing in the first three losses.

"I did not think I would sit out the whole game. It is a coach's decision. It is his decision." The suspicion is that the Suns are preparing to dump either Edwards or Robey next week to make room for Bulgarian forward Georgi Glouchkov. General manager Jerry Colangelo said he is trying to swing a trade, although he did not disclose the bait. MacLeod said he started Robey, who was one for six from the floor and had five rebounds in 23 minutesy because he wanted to strengthen his team's rebounding and defense.

He also said he would like to carry three centers throughout the season. He said Robey and Adams, who has been the backup, provide versatility because both can play forward. "In some games, James will be the starter," MacLeod said. "In some cases, it will be Rick." Cal seen as rough ASU foe Victory over Bears essential for Devils By BOB EGER Arizona Republic Staff BERKELEY, Calif. Arizona State's football team, slowly gathering momentum for the Pac-10 stretch run, faces a major obstacle today in the University of California.

Kickoff is 2 p.m. (Arizona time) at Memorial Stadium. The Golden Bears (3-5, 1-5 Pac-10) appear to be anything but a pushover. The Sun Devils (5-2, 2-1) are one of five Pac-10 teams still in the Rose Bowl race. ASU, which has won three successive games for the first time since early in the 1983 season, is beginning to attract national atten-' tion.

Sports Illustrated ranked the Sun Devils 20th this week. A loss today, however, would send the Sun Devils tumbling into oblivion. They probably would have to win their last three games against Washington, Stanford and Arizona to attract any bowl bid. ASU has lost its last two games against Cal, but it shoved a similar skeleton out of the closet last week with a 21-16 road victory over Washington State. The Washington State game wasn't decided until the final minute, and Cal's recent history suggests the Sun Devils could be in for another cliffhanger today.

Five of Cal's eight games have been decided in the last 90 seconds. One exception was a 34-7 loss to UCLA last week in Pasadena. "I talked to (UCLA coach) Terry Donahue, and he said Cal is a much better football team than last week's score indicated," ASU coach John Cooper said. "Cal could have been up, 14-0, in that game, but they hurt themselves with turnovers." Cal has used innovative offensive plans (o build early leads on several bams this season. The Rears surprised UCLA with four wide receivers three set to one side.

That set produced a 13-play, 76-yard drive, climaxed by a 17-yard touchdown pass from Brian Bedford to flanker Vince Delgado early in the game. Cal also started with long scoring drives against Arizona and Washington. Cal is averaging 194.5 yards a game passing and 186.6 rushing. Its overall average of 381.1 yards ranks fourth in the Pac-10. ASU is sixth at 355.0.

"This team looks like it has the best overall balance of any team we've played since UCLA," Cooper said. Cooper said the Sun Devils will have to employ a balanced offense. "I can't see us lining up and pounding away at them," he said, "and I don't see any major weaknesses to exploit in the secondary. "They're a physical football team. (Cal coach) Joe (Kapp) has Tom StoryRepublic Tony Fulilangi (left) ducks a punch by Jimmy Young and heavyweight bout Friday night.

Fulilangi won by a majority lands a right jab to Young's body in the 10th round of a decision for his 28th victory in 30 professional fights. Fulilangi escapes with narrow decision over Young By WALT JAYROE Arizona Republic Staff Old and wise, once again, stood the test against youth and power. Jimmy Young, a rusty 36-year-old boxing craftsman who has fought many of the sport's heavyweight legends, almost sidetracked 24-year-old Tony Fulilangi's career during an exciting match Friday night at Veterans Memorial Coliseum. Fulilangi, fighting at a sleek 201, escaped with a 10-round majority decision in his hometown. Two judges scored the fight draw, 97-97 and 95-95.

Judge Mike Munoz settled it by giving it to Fulilangi, 96-95. So Fulilangi posted his 28th victory in 30 pro fights and allowed Young to become only the fourth opponent to go the distance. Not once did Young appear headed for the deck. And neither did he threaten to drop Fulilangi. The decision bruised Fulilangi's corner.

His seconds thought it was decisive, although a sizable number of the estimated 5,000 onlookers booed the final scoring. "I thought we won by a couple of points," said Jimmy Mor.toya, the Los Angeles trainer who had prepped Fulilangi in the last week. "Tony got in the best shots, he was the aggressor, and he got hit in the (testicles) a couple of times." Fulilangi said: "I controlled the whole fight. I don't know what they (the judges) were looking at. Every time I got in a punch, it rocked him.

When he hit me, I didn't feel a thing. I didn't feel anything the whole fight." Young's body may have the flab of a baby, but his mind and reactions remained true to yesteryear this night. In his time, he was one' of boxing's most polished defenders and counterpunchers. He destroyed Fulilangi's timing early and got in enough blows to build up a lead. Fulilangi's aggressiveness and better condi for that kind of ranking.

"He's not ready for no top 10 yet," Young said. "The experience isn't there yet. "All his punches are good enough to knock a man out. He's not the hardest puncher I fought, though. Earnie Shavers and George Foreman were probably the hardest.

I'd say he punches something like (Gerry) Cooney. OK, fair." Some thought the lively, four-bout card was the best promoter Steve Eisner has put on in Phoenix: Pete Anzaldua of Phoenix won a TKO over" Vidal Padilla of Denver, in the fourth round; Roberto Cantu KO'd Willie Maxwell of Phoenix at 2:12 of the fourth; Pedro Lara and Oscar Cheveria fought to a four-round draw. Still, that did little to brighten Fulilangi. "The decision's made," he said. "I don't 1 know what else I can say." Fenn, nearby, replied: "Say it's a decision." tioning paid off in the latter rounds, although both Phoenix newspapers gave the final round to Young.

Young appeared elated at the end. He was a last-minute replacement for the reportedly injured James Broad and had not trained in two weeks before accepting the fight last Monday. He had not fought since losing in September 1984 to Tony Tucker in Detroit. "I think that was OK for having one fight in two years and a half," Young said, a discoloring under his left eye the only visible damage inflicted by Fulilangi. He foiled most of Fulilangi's barrage off his arms and gloves.

Fulilangi had hoped to drive up his stock among heavyweights. His manager and trainer, Al Fenn, said earlier that he thought Fulilangi could move into the top 10 in a fight or two. But Young, who lost a close decision in 1976 to heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali, said he did not think Fulilangi was ready Green, Aldridge pace Trevor Browne's win Today Sports broadcasts Information supplied bv networks and stations Television College football LSI) at Mississippi, WTBS, 10:30 a.m. Oklahoma State at Colorado, USA, 1 1 a.m. Iowa at Ohio State, Ch.

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KCKY (1150), 3:30 p.m. (tape-delayed) Ray's 11 -yard touchdown run with 4:41 left in the third quarter closed the gap to 28-6 entering the fourth quarter. With 6:07 left, Aldridge, a 5-11, 170-pound senior who gained 141 yards on 20 carries, scored on an 84-yard punt return. "I felt real good out there tonight," said Aldridge, the state's second-leading AAA-1 runner with 994 yards. "During school, I was able to do a little meditating, and I felt like I was going to have a good game.

Things have been going pretty well lately." Coronado and Central, two teams that have been struggling this season, remain on Trevor Browne's schedule, and the Bruins would appear to be well on their way to the Metro A League crown and the state playoffs. "All we need to do is win one of our next two games," Mitton said. "There's no question we're playing better (since an Oct. 11 loss to Maryvale). We played good defense tonight, and I think our offensive line had their best game of the year." Camelback (4-4, 2-1) is tied with Saguaro for second place in the A League.

By GARY HOROWITZ Arizona Republic Staff Trevor Browne running backs Van Aldridge and Kevin Green spoiled Camelback's homecoming, combining for 269 yards and four touchdowns as the Bruins defeated the Spartans, 35-14, in a key AAA-1 Metro Region A League game. The Bruins (6-2, 3-0 region) scored their second touchdown when quarterback Joe Sing hit Scott Olson with a 22-yard scoring strike. Olson also had two interceptions in the game. In the second quarter, Green, a 5-foot-9, 160-pound sophomore, darted 35 yards for the first of his two touchdowns. Green gained 128 yards on just 10 carries.

"I have to give the line all the credit," Green said. "They worked real hard and opened up the holes for me." The Bruins led 21-0 at the half, thanks in part to three Camelback turnovers. Camelback quarterback Bill Ray, who did have a 76-yard punt, fumbled on the Spartans' first possession of the third quarter. Four plays later, Green scored from 5 yards out, giving the Bruins a 28-0 lead. Suzanne StarrRepublic Camelback's Kevin Miniefield (20) keeps Trevor Browne defenders.

Trevor Browne a grip on the ball despite an onslaught of came away with an overwhelming win..