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Surge Gives Geiberger Lead FIRST MEET IN FOUR YEARS POCATELLO, IDAHO, SUNDAY, APRIL 4, IDAHO STATE JOURNAL-SECTION B.PAG6 1 Bengals Overwhelm WSC Wildcats, Ricks GREENSBORO, N.C. AP) Unassuming Ai Geiberger lipped four strokes off par in a three-hole stretch, broke a massive logjam of players with a 65 and established a four-stroke lead Saturday in the third rounr 1 of the $230,000 Greater Greensboro Open Golf Tournament. The quiet, low-key Geiberger, one of seven men who shared the load early in mild, sunny day, romped away from the closely bunched field with his six-under-par effort that was built around the birdie-eagle- birdie beginning on the 13th hole. The lanky 38-year-old veteran, whose revitalized career has produced three titles in the last 18 months, finished 54 holes with a 200 total, matching the best three-round score of the year on the tour and 13-under- par on the 6,643 yards of rolling hilis and piny woods (hat njake up the Sedgefield Country Club course. When the day's activity started in almost ideal playing conditions.

13 men were locked within two strokes of each other at the top. When it was over, only Mike Hill and Miller Barber had the soft-spoken, shyly- smiling Geiberger still in sight. Hill, playing in the same threesome with Geiberger, shot a 69 that was marred only by a three-putt bogey on the final hole and produced a threeround total of 204. The 45-yearold Barber birdied the last hole for a 69 and a tie for second, four shots back. Everyone else was far back-- fice or more strokes behind Geiberger and almost hopelessly out of title contention--going into Sunday's final 18 holes of the chase for the $46,000 first prize.

By GEORGE GREEK Journal Sports Editor The drama of a long but pleasant track and field afternoon Saturday at Davis Field hung over the 200-meter sprint event--the third from the last event of the tri-meet. Would Peter Amarteifio qualify for the Ghana Olympic team? The crowd, which had come out to see Idaho State's first home track meet in four years, didn't have to wait long as the answer was an obvious "no" seconds out of the starting blocks. "1 didn't come off well because of my leg, I just took it easy," Amarteifio, who has hati a history of leg woes, said in explaining his poor start. "1 have two more meets to qualify. 1 can quality for it.

I didn't work that hard for it this week." Amarteifio clocked a winning 21.1, a good time but 0.2 seconds off the qualifying mark. "I think he'll get it," a confident 1SU Coach Bob Beeten said. "I think 21.1 is a good time for now but it looks like he needs a little more serious work." If the drama ended with a fizzle, the meet didn't. A trio of Bengal jumpers and a whole bevy of ISU gold medals had already assured JOURNAL Fund Crisis Threatens Life of Prep Baseball By SCOTT PEYRON Journal Sports Writer As of Thursday last--April Fool's Day if you have a taste for irony--four city high school coaches were notified that their athletic contracts would not be renewed for the 1976-77 school year, due to drastic cuts in the spring sports budgets. Highland head baseball coach Scott Thornley, Pocatello head baseball coach Jim Rackley, and Highland track coaches Charles Sloan and Sally Teed are all out of their athletic jobs as a result of dictates handed down by the School District 25 central office.

As many as a half dozen or more coaches may lose their positions in the coming weeks, depending upon the outcome of the next public school mill levy override election, and the deliberations of the omnipotent school board. "As far as which programs are going to stay in and which will go out depends on the mill levy;" notes Pocatello High School Athletic Director Dick Fleischmann. "It is my understanding that some will be gone whether we win the mill levy election or not, but I don't know which ones." Fleischmann said that none of the cuts which have been made by the individuals schools, not even the terminations, are final until sanctioned by the District 25 board of trustees. But Highland Athletic Director John Evans considers it a foregone conclusion that baseball, a sport plagued by arctic-like Idaho spring weather, is on the outs. "Both schools decided in a meeting, due to weather and this sort of thing, that baseball would be dropped," he reported.

"We did not just arbitrarily drop baseball. We kind of felt that if you would look back over the years, about a third of the games were either snowed out, or rained out or cold out." Fleischmann still has some hopes that if the upcoming override election is passed by district patrons, and if the school board manipulates available funds just so, baseball may be back in the picture by next fall. "I would be in hopes as a person and athletic that the chances would be good. From my standpoint, I would be a poor athletic director if I advocated any cuts. 1 would like to see increases in money and increase in programs, not cuts.

But the people who make those decisions are way above my head," Fleischmann maintains. The 'future of a number of coaches, athletes and programs, are riding tenuously with the fate of the mill levy override. However, even if the measure does pass, high school spring sports face a drastic modification. "I'm sure that if the mill levy (override) does not pass, there are going to be other cuts besides baseball--if baseball, is to be cut," predicts Fleischmann. "There will be other cuts besides that." Not two, but four track and field coaching positions are hanging in the balance at Pocatello High including that of head coach Mike Mayfield.

Pending John McCarthy's selection of assistants for his new football staff--assistants who may also coach track as well--and pending school board decisions, the contracts of Doug Linde, Tom Busaker, Al Thorne and Mayfield are in limbo. "Until the, school board acts upon it, nothing is definite," Evans emphasizes. A school board meeting is slated Monday night to help determine future policy. Hitters' Progress Gives Pitchers Big Headaches By The Associated Press The hitters have caught up with the pitchers in the major league baseball spring training camps--and have passed them right by. The Kansas City Royals ripped'thfee White Sox pitchers for 19 hits, including a triple by Jim Wohlford, and crushed Chicago 14-0.

Wohlford had two other hits and Tom Poquette added three safeties to the Royals' attack. The White Sox also hurt themselves with seven errors, shortstop a Estrada committing five of them. George Scott's three-run homer was the big blow as the Milwaukee Brewers pounded out 17 hits in downing the San Francisco Giants 14-7. The Giants collected 14 hits, including Chris Arnold's homer. Oakland had 15 hits and Stan Bahnsen and Jim Todd blanked Cleveland as the A's stopped the Indians 7-0.

Billy North had three hits for Oakland, while Cleveland Manager Frank Robinson, making his first appearance this spring as a designated hitter, singled and walked in two at-bats. Pinch-hitter Terry Crowley slammed an inning-opening homer and Bill Plummer followed with a three-run blast as Cincinnati scored seven runs in the ninth inning and took a 13-7 come-from-behind victory over the New York Mets. Mike Lum drove in five runs on three singles for Cincinnati while John Milner had four hits, including a homer, and four RBI for the Mets, who tallied five runs in the eighth inning. Willie Horton homered in the third inning, then drove in the tie-breaking run in the seventh to lift the Detroit Tigers to a 6-4 victory over Boston. Keep on Churnin' Kent Hite of the Pocatello swim team splashes toward the finish line in the boys' 15-18 200-meter freestyle event in the Pocatello Invitational swim meet being contested in ISU's Reed Gymnasium pool this weekend.

Hite placed fourth in the event. (Journal photo by Dave Price) tnat me crowu would go away happy. The Bengals rolled up K4 points to 48'; for Weber State and 28' 2 for Ricks College. The men in orange amassed 14 first places in the 18 events and swept the first three places in five of them. The most impressive sweeps came in the triple and long jumps.

Ricky Richardson leaped 48-feet-4'j to give ISU its third best leap in history. Only Emmanuel Ebo, indoors in 1975, and Ron Boone, 48-6 in 1968. have leaped further. But Richardson was aiming for a record- breaker long before the event began as he twice passed his turn in the long jump to conserve his energy. "I'm aiming for the triple today," Richardson said prior to the triple jump.

"Fifty feet. I've been trying for that since I was in high school." So that means Richardson didn't do well in the long jump, right Wrong. He set his own personal best with a 23-9 to win it. Richardson wasn't the only Bengal taking advantage of the 60-degree-plus weather to uncork good Leaps. Rocky Acree, and Steve Porter, 22-8', 2 also posted personal bests in finishing second and third in the long jump.

Porter placed second, 48-0, and Ebo captured third, 45-7 3 in the triple jump. Paul Lundy won the showcase battle in the intermediate hurdles. The Big Sky Con- fen-nee champ ran to eclipse State's ace, Clyde Bark'-r, who was 0.2 of a tick behind. Tony Boldei. took third.

Bolden beat Lundy to the tape in the high hurdles. The Steve Koenig-Doug Firedle matchup in the mile dissolved when Bengal Koenig. who has been suffering with the flu. dropped out on the third lap as the Wildcat continued on to a 4:15.8 victory. ISU's John Johnson turned in a strong performance in the 880 with a 1:51.0 to win (hat event by five yards.

"After last week we needed a meet like this," Beeten said, although noting that the lack of competition hampered the times in several events. "They look awfully good in the track events," WSC's Coach Chick Hislop said in looking ahead to the Big Sky Championships next month. "But their throwing events are going to hurt them again. That's where Montana hurt them last vear." Here are the results: Hesseltine, Ricks 152-9; 2. Richardson, ISU.

147-3; 3, Davis, WSC, 1468; 4, Nielson, WSC, 138-5'. j. Long lump--1, Richardson, ISU, Acree, ISU, 3, Porter, ISU, 22-8'2; 4, Coombs, WSC 22 7. 3,000 Meter Steeplechase--1, Strong, WSC, 2, Tervort, WSC, 10:18.3,3, Anderson, Ricks, 13:05.0. High Jump--1, Powell, iSU, 6-6; 2, Eddy, WSC, 6 4 3, (tie) Shaw, WSC, and Rider, Ricks, 6-4.

Shot Put --1, Mock, ISU, 47-11; 2, Trump, WSC, 4 7 7 3, Hesseltine, Ricks, 4, Davis, WSC, 44-8. 440 Relay--1. Idaho State (Bolden, Smith, Amarteifio, Gore), 41.5; 2, Ricks, 42.8; 3, Weber State, 43.4. Mile Run--I, Friedeli WSC, 2, Bell, ISU, 3, English, ISU, 4, Glaser, ISU, 4:25.8. 120--High Hurdles--I, Bolden, ISU, 14.3; 2.

Lundy, ISU, 15.2. 3, Young. ISU, 15.3; 4. Von Ider- stein, WSC, 15.5. Pole ISU, 15-0; 2, DeGraw, Ricks, 14 3.

Rose, WSC, 14-6; 4, Urrutia, ISU, 14-0. Triple Jump--1, Richardson, ISU, 48-4' 2, 2, Porter, ISU, 48-0; 3, Ebo, ISU, 45-734; Acree (non- 5, Eddy, WSC, 43 0. 440--1, Kimmell, ISU, 48.4; 2, Gore, ISU, 48.5; 3, Spolarich, ISU, 49.1; 4, Figgins, WSC, 50.9. Discus--1, Davis, WSC, 141-1; 2, Pierce, Ricks, 131-Ot-j; 3, Trump, WSC, 129-8'2; 4, Mock, ISU, 12410. 100--1, Amarleifio, ISU, 9.8; 2, Hyde, Ricks, 9.9; 3, (3-way tie! Austin, ISU, Smith, ISU, and Cammack Ricks, 10.0.

880--1, Johnson, ISU, 2, Ruud, Ricks, 3, Luebke, ISU, 4, Firedli. WSC, 1:56.8. 440 Intermediate Lundy, ISU, 54.4; 2, Barker, WSC, 54.6; 3, Bolden, ISU, 57.2; 4, (tie) Von Iderstein. WSC, and Nielson, WSC, 57.8. 200 Meters-1, Amarteifio, ISU, 21.1; 2, Bolden, ISU, 21.4; 3, Gore, ISU, 21.5; 4, Austin, ISU, 21.7; 5 (tie) Cammack and Hyde, Ricks, 21.9.

Three-Mile--1, (non-scoring) Heath, unattached, 2, Capell, ISU, 3, Strong, WSC, 4, McCoy, ISU, 5, Parker, Ricks, no time. Mile Relay--1, Idaho a (Glaser, Luebke, Spolsrich, Kimmelli, 2, Weber Stale, 3, Ricks College, 3:21.4. The Legs Have It Idaho State's Anthony Young, left, andMelvin Wideman, center, are within a toenail of each other as they go over a flight of hurdles midway through the heat race in the 120 high hurdles during track and field action Saturday afternoon at Davis Field. Young won the heat but finished third overall to teammates Tony Bolden and Paul Lundy. Wideman did not place.

See story this page. A second meet picture is on B-2. (Journal photo by David Price) Veer Improvement Sparks Scrimmag By GLENN ALFORD Idaho Slate SID As usual the Idaho State defense was tough in Saturday's two-hour long football scrimmage. However the Bengal offense showed considerable spark and gave indications that ISU's new veer running-- dropback passing attack would cause problems to 1976 opponents. "The offense pleased me," commented Coach Joe Pascale.

"We moved the ball downfield, and the '-tensive line did a better job of controlling the line of scrimmage. We got some good holes for our running backs." ISU's quarlerbacking trio of Steve Tosches, Leo Cook, and Steve Holzer continued to move the offense. "Tosches threw well when he had protection and executed the option well. Cook did his usual steady job and broke one long run on a keeper. Holzer.

showed good leadership for a sophomore-to-be and showed he can run the ball." ISU's skill people impressed observers. Running back Bruce Bachmeier ran, according to Pascale, "like a veer back should, straight ahead and lough." Kevin Wellard was "excellent until he was hurt. He both ran and caught for good gains until he was hurt." Curt Ashton and Terry Bradshaw also drew plaudits for packing the pigskin and Wally Kelly had several difficult catches. Wellard suffered a back injury, and offensive linemen Rick Scribner and Warren Whitaker had leg injuries. "Our offensive line continues to be plagued by injuries," Pascale said, "but we got good performances from Bob Price and Pete Guariglia who were moved BOB HOWARD Tough Line Piay over from defense, and Scott Brown.

Bob Howard came into the scrimmage despite hamstring problems and gave us a lift. "Pass protection is still a problem and we could have thrown even better with better protection. Our offensive line is improved, but still has a ways to go. Turnovers kept the offense from being even more successful. We run a finesse offense and until we do things exactly right we will have turnovers." Defensively, Pascale was pleased except for continuing depth problems in the secondary.

"Our front line still neutralizes the line of scrimmage and we had an excellent pass rush. Our defensive ends provided good outside coverage on the option and made the offense earn every yard. In general the linebackers did a good job, although we gave up more inside yardage than previously, but that may be due to better offensive execution." In the secondary Pascale lauded Ken Parks' versatility at the corner and strong safety positions, cited Wade Wilker's toughness on run support, and liked freshman Pat Boyle's punt returning. On the kicking game, Pascale said, "Ricardo Restrepo, Holzer, Paul Shrum, and Jefi Fillmore showed signs of becoming a good kicking combo. They have not been consistent, but we haven't spent a lot of time on that phase of the game.

Improvement of the kicking game will be a necessity in the fall." "Overall," he concluded, "we show much more balance between offense and defense, which will be necessary for success." Local Tankers Fare Well in Invitational If Saturday's results are any indication, perhaps Pocatello Swim Team coach Steve Witcher should continue to abandon his team or, meet days. Witcher's unavoidable absence seemed to serve as a good luck charm for the Pocatello Sharks, as they produced a number of standout efforts to stay within striking range of first-place Kearns, Utah, entering the final day of swimming in the Pocatello Invitational. Meet competition continues today with heats running continuously until late afternoon. Admission is free to the public. Five swimmers combined to shatter nine Idaho State records in the first day of competition.

Blackfoot's Laurie Miles, competing in the 11-12 girls division, set records in the 200 Individual Medley, the 100 Backstroke, and the 200 Freestyle. Tom Gonser, of the Boise YMCA, set new standards in the 100 Backstroke and 200 Freestyle while swimming in the 11-12 boys class. Dennis Tesch, of Kearns, Utah, swam to record wins in the 9-10 boys 100 Individual Medley and the 50 Backstroke. Becci Triptp of Kearns established a new mark in the 200 Individual Medley for 13-14 girls, and Lane Smith of Cottonwood Heights set a record in the same event for il- ia boys. Cindy Wilson was the most dominant local tanker in early events.

She stroked to a victory in the 9-10 girls 200 Freestyle, placed second in the 50 Freestyle, and copped a fourth in the 100 Individual Medley. Kent Hite placed second in the 15-18 boys 200 Individual Medley, fourth in the 200 Freestyle and fifth in the 100 Backstroke. Pocatello also won two relays. Wendy Wilson, Nancy Kisling, Tamy Putnam and Debbie White won the girls 15-18 Medley Relay. Then, the 19-and- over boys team of Mike Trudeau, Rick Carwite, Barry Endo and Greg Raschitsch took the Medley Relay title.

Teams scores following the first day were: (A division) Kearns 222, Pocatello 213, Boise 203, Magic Valley 122, Blackfoot 81, Cottonwood 53, Tritons 17; (B division) Boise 165, Kearns 114, Magic Valley Pocatello 110, Blackfoot 76, Tritons 6, Cottonwood 4. The results: LOCAL 'A' DIVISION RESULTS MEDLEY RELAY--Six-and- under, girls second; boys second; eight-and-under boys, second; 9- 10boys, fourth; girls fourth; 11-12 girls, second; girls, third; boys, second; 15-18 girls, firs); 19-and- over bovs. first. 100 INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY-Cindy Wilson, 9-10, fourth; Rick White, 9-10, fourth. 200 INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY-Tim Hansen, 13-14, fourth; Kent Hite, Kraig Hite, 1518, third; Jane Chipman, 19-and- over, first; Jan Harwood, 19-and- over, second; Mike Trudeau, 19- end-over, first; Barry Endo, 19- and over, second; Clive Chipman, 19-and-over, fourth.

50 A i Smellie, 7-8 boys, fourth; Cindy Wilson, 9-10 girls, second; Terry Smith, 11-12 (girls), sixth. 100 BACKSTROKE--Wendy Wilson, 15-18, third; Kent Hite, 1518, fifth; Jane Chipman, 19-and- over, first; Clive Chipman, 19- and-over, second. 2 0 0 i Smellie, 7-8 boys, fifth; Cindy Wilson, 9-10 girls, first; Rick White, 9-10 boys, fourth; Tim Hansen, 13-14, third; Kraig Hite, 15-18, third; Kent Hite, 15-18 fourth; Jane Chipman, 19-and over, first; Rick Carvett, 19-and over, first; Mike Trudeau, 19-and over, second; Bary Endo, 19-and over, third; Clive Chipman, IS and-over, fifth. MIXED MEDLEY RELAY--11 14, third; 15-18, first; 19-and-over first, second. FAMILY MEDLEY RELAY- Orlie White, first; Lynn Hanser third; Clive Chipman, fourth.

Veteran Jakes Shore Lead PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (AP) Kathy Whitworth trimmed three strokes off par on the front nine Saturday for a 36, a 45-hole total of 175 and the early third- round lead in the $200,000 Dinah Shore Winner's Circle tournament. Miss Whitworth birdied two par-five holes, the second and ninth, and added a birdie on the par-four seventh hole to move to the front of the pack Saturday at five under par on the par-72 Mission Hills Country Club course. She is the leading money winner on the tour eight times, six times the LPGA Player of the Year and twice The Associated Press Woman Athlete of the Year, but has never won the Winner's Circle, now in its fifth year. Tied for second place at three under afternine holes were Pam Higgins and Kathy McMullen.

Miss Higgins shared the second- round lead at 140 with Jan Stephenson. Miss McMullen, the first round co-leader at 68 contention by trimming tw strokes off par on the front nin Both Mrs. Berning and Mis Stephenson were back in th pack after 45 holes. Mrs. Be: ning, who had a 76 Friday, sh a 36 on the front nine Saturda with Susie Berning, stayed in fora 180.

Yanks Withdraw Hold On Andy Messersmith FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) The New York Yankees withdrew their claim to free- agent pitcher Andy Mes- set smith Saturday, saying the "wearing of the Yankee uniform is not something which anyone will be allowed to take lightly." Thus the, first free agent under Peter Seitz' landmark arbitration decision, remains a free agent, free tc deal with all 24 clubs--even the Yankees if he wished. "The Messersmith matter if closed as far as the Yankees are concerned and 1 notified the commissioner of that this af ternoon," said Georce brenner..