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Idaho Sunday Journal. Pocatello Sunday, Bengals Still Alive, Down Montana 88-82 Bengals Loop Ma SPOKANE (AP) Idaho State took its first Big Sky Conference wrestling title Saturday, wrestling the crown from Montana State holder the past three years. Montana State was second Jim Mott, Weber State heavyweight, ended any Montana State hopes of winning or gaining a tie when he decisioned Scott Dean of Montana State in The only repeat winners from last year's in Saturday's of Montana State who decisioned Jesse Eddy of Idaho State in the 177 pound Larry Leonard of Montana State defeated Rick Yates of Idaho State 6-2 in the 137 pound class, Idaho State had 98 points to win to the 95 of Montana State. Montana was third with 66, Idaho gained 35 for Weber State had 18 and Gonzaga 9. Cowboys Noil West Side For A-3 Title MONTPELIER North Gem ing on fire in the third quarter, ing on fire In the third quarter blazed past the West Side Pirates of Dayton 58-53 here Saturday night to capture the Fifth District A-3 basketball title.

Led by a controlled offense Bat forced West Side in numerous foul situations towards the end, Coach Paul Davids' Cowboys from Bancroft overcame a 30-25 halftime deficit early in (he third period and were never headed. Stocky senior guard Randy Ruger had a hot outside shooting effort to score 19 points and lead North Gem, while forward Craig Buttars led West Side with 20. North Gem's Craig Christensen hit five crucial charity tosses in the final quarter to help ice the victory. North Gem will represent the district at Moscow March 9-11 in the annual State Class A-3 tournament. West Side 12 30 37-53 North Gem 10 25 42-58 West Side-- Anderson, Cox, Buttars, 20; E.

Benson, Ralphs, 8. North Gem Ruger, 19; Faulkner, 10; Christensen, Wistisen, 12. Don't Write Or Wire-Call, Asks Rocky By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Rocky Colavito has a message for Gabe Paul: write or wire phone. --The Rock sits at home in Temple, unhappy and unsigned as the Cleveland Indians begin spring training in Tucson, Ariz. A telegram from General Manager Paul remains unanswered.

Reportedly, Paul wants Colavito to take a 25 per cent pay cut. "The least he could have done," Rocky grumbed, "was to give me the courtesy of call- tag on the phone as he promisee last week. But, no. I figure he's Just giving me the old business about this take it or leave t. "I'm not buying.

I'm still here and I plan to be here for a while. veteran slugger hit .238 last season, but had 30 home runs. He drove in 72 runs in 151 games. There were those who did come to terms with their clubs Thursday. Billy McCool, Tommy Harper Tommy Helms, Chico Ruiz am Don Pavtetich of the Cincinnat Reds signed as did Pittsburgh Pirate infielders Bob Robertson and Luther Quiim.

Steve Whitaker, rightfiekler lor the Yankees, returned his signed contract, leaving Elston Howard as the lone New York holdout. Hank Aaron, previously announced to be in the fold, formally signed a contract with Atlanta, that gives him a salary of around $100,000. Another Brave signee was pitcher Ken Johnson. Only Joe Torre la unsigned among the Braves. And Sonny Siebert, far apart rrom the Cleveland Indians earlier in the week, signed early in the day.

Capture it Crown The results with, conference champions second: 115 -Alan Takahashi, Idaho State, pinned Bob Williams, Montana, 2:34 (ot). Bob Jordan, Gonzaga, pinned Charles Hinds, Idaho, 0:19. 123 Fred Rodriques, IS, d. Carl King, 9-3. Fred Zadick, MS, pinned Dan McDarrell, 4:36.

130-- Roy Harrison, d. Ken Denning MS 2-0 (ot) Tim d. Ken Runyah, IS, 6-0. Rick Yates, IS, 6-2. Larry Buckley, WS, d.

Dale Mowrer, 3-2. 145-- Tom Abel, IS, d. Fred Schafer, MS, 13-4. Robin Hamilton, d. Dave Legas, MS, 6-2.

142-- Roy Schnabel, IS, d. Lonnie Nisqanger, MS, 3-2. Mike Dineen, d. Pete Valle- yo, I 8-0. 160-Karl Ohs, MS, d.

Gary Huff, IS, 7-2. Ron Pagel, d. Rick Mayer, 4-2. 167-- Dale Kraft, MS, d. Leroy Harris, IS, 6-2.

Dick Treat, pinned Mike Day, 3:49. Purdom, Ms, d. Jesse Eddy, IS, 5-1 (Ot). Rod Lung, Rudy Linterman, 10-2. 191-- Bill Bilbee, d.

Gary Stauffer, IS, 8-0. Bob Thompson, MS, pinned Peter Eck 5:15. Heavyweight-- Jim Mott, d. Scott Dean, MS, 5-2. Gridiron Club Meets Monday The Bengal Gridiron will resume regular Monday MOB luncheon programs at Hotel Btnnock tomorrow, with State University coaches slated to report on this weekend's results In basketball and wrestling, Dr.

Doug Harris, club prexy announced. Gridiron Club meetings toe past three weeks have been beld on Fridays, but through the rest of the whiter season the regular "quarterback luncheons" will go back to the usual Monday time, Dr. Harris said. Members will move 10 the Holiday Inn for their meeting on Monday, March torn return to the Bannock March 13. Tom Ogee Leads Qualifiers in BPAA Rolloffs Tom Ogee, an ISU student, led eight qualifiers from a field of 14 in the city BPAA all-star singles bowling rolloffs Saturday.

Ogee rolled 2355 for 12 games at Pine Bowl and Tough Guy Lanes. Also qualifying for today's match-game finals were Carl Cook, 2317; Henry Taniguchi, 2312; Wayne Brown, 2270; Len Bergendorf 2255; Bob Zulpo, 2221; Tuff Nelson, 2211; and Ralph Hall, 2197. The eight will roll 16 games in match play this afternoon at Tough Guy Lanes, with the top five 'to advance to the regional semi-finals at Ashton next weekend. RETURNS FROM 'EXILE 1 Favorite Son' 1 Gets Manager' TULSA, Okla. (AP) Warren Spahn; forced into unhappy ex- le from baseball 17 months ago, returned jubilantly Saturday as manager of the Tulsa Oilers, Pacific Coast League farm club of 'tHe'St.

Louis Cardinals. Oiler owner A. Ray Smith made the announcement of the popular Oklahoman's appointment and predicted "the win- ningest left-hander of all time will become the winningest manager of all time." Smith, glowing with satisfaction at the selection of his No. 1 choice by Cardinal officials, said St. Louis General Manager Stan Musial had been pressured to name someone front within the Cardinal organization "but we fought a hard fight." Smith said he received word from the Cardinals only 15 minutes before the news conference but "I felt so confident I asked Warren to be here." "I hope you will love me in September as you do in February," Spahn quipped.

Spahn, who was a 20-game winner in 13 of his 21 major league seasons, retired as an active player in 1965 at age 44; The smootn-as-silk southpaw's 363 major league victories is a record for Spahn began his career with the Boston later Milwaukee -Braves and closed out with brief Ralston Shows Top Pro Form NEW YORK (AP) Dennis Ralston of Bakersfleld, is making a strong bid for world honors in his rookie season as a professional tennis player. "Dennis is terrific his play in Australia has been outstanding," Wally Dill, director of the Professional Tennis Players Association, said today in announcing the draw for the $15,000 pro tournament at the 71st Regiment Armory, starting March 2. Ralston and the winner of the U.S. national title at Forest Hills last summer, Fred Stolle of Australia, will make their American pro debuts in the event. Ralston has a 3-2 record against Stolle, has beaten Ken Rosewall of Australia twice and Rod Laver once in the Australian campaign.

Laver was seeded No. 1 in the tournament, with Andres Gimeno of Spain, Earl Buchnolz of St. Louis and Pancho Gorizales Los Angeles following in that order. In the opening matches March 2, Gonzaies will play Pierre Barthes of France MdjGimeno will meet Mike Davles of England. Friday's matches send Laver against Stolle and Ralston against Buchholz.

Semifinals are scheduled Saturday and the finals Sunday. Barren Spahn Post at Tulsa lings with the New York Mets and San Francisco Giants. who' lives on a ranch at Hartshome, some 120 miles south of here, replaces Charlie Metro as Tulsa manager. Metro resigned several weeks ago. Bobcats Clinch Tie For Crown OGDEN, Utah (AP) Mon- ana State clinched a tie for the Big Sky Conference basketball title Saturday night, with a sur- irising 79-67 victory over Weber State.

The victory was surprising because Montana State had lost two straight conference games and was playing on Weber's icme court, where Weber had osl only one other game in the ast four seasons. Montana State trailed throughout the first half, but crept to within 39-38 at intermission. The Bobcats finally took the lead at 55-54 with 10:50 to play and pulled away for the victory. 1 The 'Gillespie boys, Jack and Bill, led the Bobcats. Jack, the 64 pivotman, poured in' 28 points and Bill -'scored 22.

Dan Sparks led. Weber with 15. Big Sky Craft Bio; By JOE RICHMOND Journal Sports Editor Commissioner Jack Friel of the Big Sky Athletic Conference said here Saturday he planned to contact officials of the National Invitational basketball tournament in New York City in an attempt to gain a spot in the annual post-season event slated in Madison Square Garden March 9-18. Visiting Pocatello to attend Friday's game between Idaho State University anil Montana State, Friel declined comment as to possible reasons for the NCAA's (National Collegiate Athletic Association) bypassing the Big Sky's basketball champion this year wh'iie filling its 23- team field for the start of postseason playoffs March 11. The Big Sky Conference is recognized "nwjor college cali- bre" by the NCAA in basketball, yet in four years of its existence, has yet to be represented in post-season tourney competition.

Montana State University's basketball coach Roger Craft spoke here Friday at a meeting of the Bengal Gridiron Club in Hotel Bannock and stated the news of the Big Sky's 1967 champion being ignored both for an automatic berth or an "at- large" invitation came as "quite Saturday's College Basketball By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Army 64, Navy 54 Kansas 90, Missouri 55 Cincinnati 66, Drake 65 Bowling Green 77, Ohio U. 76 Purdue 98, Illinois 86 North Carolina 110, Virginia Tech 78 Penn St. 87, Pitt 73 Albania 81, Kentucky 71 Arkansas 83, Texas Christian Iowa 75, Indiana 74 OT Rhode Island 87, Connecticut 86 Stanford 71, Oregon 58 Princeton 81, Cornell 66 Georgia Tech 102, Florida St. 84 Massachusetts 83, Maine 75 Fordham 61, lona 54 William Mary 79, Richmond 69 Duke 77, Notre Dame 65 Davidson 97, The Citadel 85 St. John's N.Y., 97, Miami, 70 Clark 92, Tufts 84 Yale 71, Dartmouth 56 Tennessee 54, Auburn 45 Carnegie Tech 89, Western Reserve 69 Allegheny 78, Washington ft Jefferson 75 Marshall 68, Western Michigan 67 Wisconsin 68, Michigan State 64 Delaware 77, Gettysburg 67 Fordham 61, loha 55 N.C.

St. 64, Wake Forest 59 (ot) Texas Western 97, West Texas St. 67 Texas 72, Texas AM 58 Arkansas 83, Texas Christian 78 West Virginia 127, Geo. Washington 97 Virginia 71, S. Carolina 68 OT Clemson 65, Maryland 61 Bradley 79, N.

Tex. St. 78 OT Canisius 68, Syracuse 64 Providence 88, Holy Cross 75 MIT 83, Worcester Tech 77 Northwestern 95, Ohio St. 82 Dayton 98, Chattanooga 66 Nebraska 79, Kansas State 71 Tulsa 60, St. Louis 59 Temple 77, NYU 61 Bucknell 60, Lehigh 57, OT Minnesota 89, Michigan 86 Wichita 84, Louisville 78 Houston 87, Creighton 73 Murray 75, Western Ky.

69 Vanderbilt 81, 61 Southern Methodist 85, Rice 84 Sam Houston 83, Howard 79 New Mexico 64, Utah 56 Arizona 92, Arizona St. 65 UCLA 100, Washington St. 78 Florida 59, Mississippi St. 54 Mississippi 89, Louisiana St 77 Tulana 88, Denver 86 DePaul 97, Univ. of Detroit 62 Southern HI.

52, Ky. Wesleyan 46 Rutgers 59,, Lafayette 40 Prep Scores Region 2 A-l, at Boise: CaloV well 65, Borah 59. Weiser 61, Emmett 57 i i A-3, at Parma: Fruitland 61, Middleton 54. District 2 A-2 Grangeville 54, Orofino 46 District 2 A-3 Clearwater 61, Kamiah 51 loser out Lapwai 66, Potlatch 54 Highland 67, St. Gertrude's 54 District 3 A-4 Weippe 64, Culdesac 44 loser out Nezperce 51, Prairie 45 to Qi its NCAA a shock to myself and my entire ball club." Friday night Craft's MSU Bobcats, the No.

1 team in the league most of the season, lost to Idaho State here 97-92. The Bobcats carried a 6-2 league record into the game. "We felt during the past few weeks we would have a chance to go to the NCAA tournament if we won the league title. Na- Kansas Nabs Sth Straight Victory LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) Fourth-ranked Kansas, the Big Eight basketball leader, made It eight straight victories and ran its home court streak to IS games by outclassing Missouri 90-55 Saturday afternoon.

Quick-firing Rodger Bohnenstiehl, and high-leaping Vemon Vanoy led the Kansas attack in the first half, while Jo Jo White and Ron Franz took over the last half. White, Vanoy and Bruce Sloan were the leading ball stealers in the Kansas defense. Missouri was playing its first game since Coach Bob Vanatta announced he is stepping down alter this season. 1 MA HS BENGALS' "BIG ED" HOOKS Center Ed Wilson of Idaho left-handed hook shot that missed in the first half of Friday nif Montana State Bobcats. At left, with a look of fright on his face, pie (43) and in front of Wilson is guard Bill Gillespie (25) of MS at right, starts to move in fur the rebound.

The Bengals storm whip Montana Stale 97-92. (See story on Page 11 in today's sport Cardinals Nip Male American Falls Wii In District A-2 Touri AMERICAN FALLS Unde- the winners' bracket of the Dis- feated Soda Srings, with "Lady trict A-2 basketball tournament. Stfart't; SAt. "an ding American Palis in the game to defeat Maiad also had to ln fourth 62-59 here Saturday and advance quarter to down the Preston Into next week's showdown bat- dians 69-61 for its second straight tie against American Falls in victorv in the Fifth District olav- Idaho Skier Breaks Leg MISSOULA, Mont. (AP)-Sandra Shelhvorth, Boise, Idaho and Switzerland's Dumcng Giovanoli wen giant slalom events at the Missoula Snow Bowl National Alpine Championship Saturday.

But for Miss Shellworth, it may have been the most costly day in her skiing career. After- winning the giant slalom, she began practicing for Sunday's downhiH, fell through a soft crustiof snow and broke her leg. She was airlifted by helicop- tar to a Missoula hospital where doctors described the break as "serious." It was the time Miss Shellworth 'had fallen at the same spot in the soft snow. The men's results were delayed for three hours because of confusion in the timing ol Rebel Ryan, a U.S. team member from Rutland, Vt.The delay was caused by a ski patrolman starting the electrical timing system early.

jery NIT, 's Move turally, when the NCAA announced this weekend that the entire tournament field was entirely filled, even before many teams have completed their seasons; it meant for quite a let down among our players," Craft commented. "I feel that the Big Sky Conference sfcould be recognized by the NCAA for inclusion in the post-season tournament, a would feel the same way whether we, Gonzaga, Idaho State or any other school wins the league championship," he added. Craft and ISU head coach Claude Rutherford both agreed that the NCAA's practice of "snubbing" Big Sky Conference teams has given other major colleges across the nation an added advantage when it comes to recruiting outstanding high school and junior college prospects. In the past, the NCAA tournament selection committee has filled tourney berths on the basis of winning a conference championship, or in the case of independent schools, their season won-lost records. Season records of Big Sky teams as of Saturday were Montana State.

12-fc- nonzaga, Ifi- Weber 17-5; Idnho, 1210, Idaho State, 9-12, and University ot Montana, 6-14. offs. A crowd of more than 2,000 fans, one of the biggest in American Falls' history, packed the high school gym for the two exciting tilts last night. The tourney will resume with loser's bracket games next Wednesday, and Soda Springs and American Falls clash in the second game on next Thursday's schedule. Soda Springs, now 22-0 for the season, trailed the Dragons most of the first half and managed to catch up at 44-44 at the end of the third quarter.

Randy Jones dumped in 20 points to top four Dragon cagers'in double figures which almost meant disaster for the Cardinals. With three minutes left in the game Malad still held a 53-52 Pretense Hits Wire in First At Santa Anita By BOB MYERS ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) The unbeatable combination of Pre- ense and jockey Bid Shoemaker forged into a commanding lead at the top of the stretch ana raced on in to win the 30th running of the $145,000 Santa Anita Handicap Saturday. The favored Pretense, under the fuschia silks of Mrs. Elizabeth Tippet's Llangollen Farm, wore down the front-running big black horse, Native Diver, and hit the finish line three lengths in front of the Diver to haul down the $100,000 winner's purse.

English-bred O'Hara, from the Greentree Stable, was three- fourths of a length back of Native Diver and an Argentine stretch runner, Damelo II, was fourth. It drizzled during the night and early morning but the track was fast and an estimated 51,000 fans turned out for this classic race of the season at Santa Anita Park. Nine candidates went to the post for the run, which was clocked in 2:00 4-5. Sports Shorts SALT LAKE CITY (AP)-Unranked Robert Shephard of San Francisco won the a i a men's 55-and-up indoor tennis title Saturday, upsetting second- seeded Len Prosser of Leawood, 3-6, 12-10. 7-5.

Friday, Shephard eliminated lop-seeded Col. Powell of Washington, D.C. ate University gets off a ht's basketball game with the is 6-9 Bobcat ace Jack Gilles- U. Idaho State's Chuck Parks, id back in the second half to i section). 62-59, is 69-61 nament lead, then high-scoring Preston Phelps of Soda Springs moved into the post, taking two Mala defenders with him part of the time.

This left forward Darrel Lindsay open for some gooc shots and he came through with 18 points, most of them in th latter stages of the game. Pheips, the 6-2 Cardinal sta who has been in the starting lineup four seasons, finished ai top scorer in the game with 25 points. Personal fouls hurt the Malad bid for an upset and Soda can ned 67 per cent from the free throw line. Malad was tagge with 16 personals, the Cardinals picked up but 9 in the game. The Beavers of Coach Bryce Dethlefs turned to their full court pressing defense in the fourth quarter to rally from a slx-poin deficit in downing Preston.

Adrian Wegner, Steve Selcho and floor general Dennis Bain combined 'for 48 points as the Beavers finally pulled out the win in the final five minutes the game. Preston led 59-53 when Amer ican Falls put on the press, and after that point got only one more basket while the Beaver poured in 16. The scoring: MALAD 19 32 44 SI SODA SPRINGS 12 23 44 62 Malad-- Williams, 10; Hanson Jones, 20; Kent, Hawkins 11; Miller, 12. Soda Springs-- Hale, Phelps, 25; Lindsay, 18; Coleman, 10; Larsen, 8. PRESTON 25 37 5.1 61 AM.

FALLS 11 36 4) 69 Preston Burton Westerberg, Harris, 12; Bowles, 15; Webb, Chatterton, Poole, 2. American Falls Baird, 18; Groom, Wagner, Glascock, Wegener, 22; Selcho, 13. N. Mexico Trips Utah by 64-56 ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) Saturday night in a Western Athletic Conference basketball game, the second time this week the Lobos avenged early- season defeats.

New Mexico, still shooting for second place in the conference, had little trouble with the Red- rkins and took a 33-21 halftime lead with three starters on the bencii most of the half with three fouls each. Utah rallied late in the game and closed to within six points but the visiting Utes started fouling Lobo guard Don Hoover who picked up eight free throws in the last three minutes in drawing fouls to get the ball. Mel Daniels led New Mexico with 22 points. Merv Jackson had 11 for Utah. New Mexico is 5-4 in WAC play and 18-6 over-all.

Utah is 13-11. Su Captures 5lh Straight Big Sky Win By LYLE OLSON Managing Editor Idaho State kept alive its or a share of the Big Sky Coherence basketball crown with an 88-82 victory over Montana lere Saturday night The victory was the fifth In row in conference play, and gives the Bengals a 5-3 record with games remaining at Idaho and Gonzaga. It was an exciting contest, hough the Bengals were far off Friday night when they defeated Montana State 97-92. The lead changed hands several times in the first half, un- il Tom Baird's spectacular rebound basket put Idaho State ahead 34-32 with three minutes go. The Bengals were ahead 39-36 at intermission.

Chuck Parks, who was unable find the range with his jump shots changed tactics in the second half and a driving through the key. He scored four quick field goals and ISU had a comfortable 51-41 lead with only three minutes gone. Montana battled back however, and pulled within three pointi at 60-57 on Dennis Biletnikoffj ump shot with 11:30 to go. 'Reserves Fred Vukas, Baird and Willie Jones helped ISU keep the lead, which mounted to 71-62 with 7:40 to play on Ed Wttsoafr field goal. True to torn, the Seagate quickly frittered it two long shoti by BUMiritoC and one by Dim PVNM It 71-18 with six mhmtN Then the Bengals began cashing free throws as the GrizzHei Fouled to break up a stall.

ISU'i final 17 pointi came on fret throws, and they were necessary to offset the long-range shoothm of Bilemikoff, Alien inTlUcf Johnston. "Our boys were tired," said Coach Claude Retnerford. "Wo had to rely on the bench, and they came through." He said a a i Jerry Mosser, who played his final home game. was ill although he collected points. Retherford wai Mocommlt.

talon Ms en. a I a and taowi," be asked. They're the road. We've already had a great mum." Montana State hag clinched at least a tie for the conference championship, beating State. Saturday nignt 7947 to finish with a 7-3 record.

Weber and Gonzaga are same ISU, and Idaho Is 44. Montana is 1-9. Biletnikoff, six-two senior forward, led Montana scorers with 23 points Saturday night. led ISU with 21, followed by Ron Bo with 15. An estimated 3,600 persons saw the season's final home game.

The box score: MONTANA 5 3.7 IS grown i o-o -S 3 Johnston Blltnkoff I 8 o-o Conrad 0 -o 5 o-O Allen 3 Q.O Durgin 9 0-0 0 TOTAL! IJ.H tsw Parks 7 7.n Wilson "77 2 4-5 11 Boone 4 7. 15 Mosser 6 io Terrell i an Baird i iT Barber 0 0-0 8 Jpnes 2 o-I Vukas 2 0 0 4 Wagnon 0-0 0 TOTALS ar J4.4I MONTANA ic ISU 31 Fouls; Montana 29; ISU 18 Fouled out: Hanson. Moni tana. Attendance-- 3,500 estimated. North Carolina Cops 110-78 Win CHAPEL HILL, N.C.

(AP) North Carolina's fast-breaking Tarheels, paced by Larry Miller, overpowered Virginia Tech 110-78 Saturday for their 20th basketball victory of the season. The fifth-ranked Tar Heols had six men in double figures, Miller leading the attack with 21 points. Bob Lewis and Rusty Clark each scored 16, Dick Grill bar 15. Bill Bunting 13, and Joe Brown 12. Carolina's fast break left the visitors behind for good (our.

minutes from the start. The Tar Heels shot 58 per cent: from the floor and 76 per cent From the foul line. North Carolina, 20-3, reached the 20-victory mark for the first time since 1959. Virginia Ttcb now 17-5..