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Student Life from Logan, Utah • 9

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Student Lifei
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Logan, Utah
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9
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Friday November 8 1968 Student Life Utah Sfate University Page 9 Keeps On A Rollin' John Larry: Double Dropout 1 Craig Hislop BY WINN WENDELL Sports Writer The will make one of its most memorable en trances into the BYU-USU game tomorrow This is 20th an niversary as a token in the bit-ter rivalary The first entry into Cache Val ru- lc 'XHieThieMs1' oSy gathered in a kickoff two yards deep and passed all Cats for the longest return record They were not through as the Ags ran up the highest score for the series of 34-0 In Logan the following year the question of an ability was answered by BYU A Logan crowd saw the Cats become a stepping stone to a bowl in a 31-8 game Since 1964 the series has taken a change with the teams tak ing alternating years as the property owner In 1964 the Cats celebrated a four year dry spell by hoisting Tom my Hudspeth upon the wheel and carring around the track before a joyful Provo crowd The Ags made their hold short lived as they came back in to beat Virgil Carter and Company 34 21 Last 30 to 9 trounce by the Ags is an example of typical scores on the series re cords It has generally been lopsided for Utah State as has been the total series which had its beginning in 1896 The letter begain "Dear but it was as stunning a "Dear letter is a basketball coach will receive Join Johnson the 6-5 phenom from Northwest Community College in Powell Wyo thusly notified Utah State basket- mored as the wheel on Jim Brid ball coach LaDell Andersen of his intentions to attend the Uni- chuck wagon That fact versity of Iowa of the Big Ten seem insignificant as the wheel Fine and dandy except for the fact that Johnson had ap- echos the sound of two long time parently assured USU coaches that he would be a member of the rivals who fought to take it home 1968-69 Aggie basketball team ThP th decision to attend Iowa which is surrounded by some fairly questionable goings on was the second major setback to Utag basketball in the past two years The first of course was the decision of 7-0 center Larry Bunce to forego his senior year of collegiate competition in favor of an appealing contract with Anaheim of the fledgling American Basketball Association Bunce had enjoyed a so- IN 1948 THE BLUE Key fra ternity of both schools planned the exchange to start in the Aggie Utag Harriers Run Today Finish Out With Invitational of eleven U-StatersGaryDeVrels is the top performer Gary a sophomore from Ogden has the best fourmile time for USU at 19 minutes 45 seconds Other members include: Dave Larsen freshmen from Logan Lyle Thornley freshmen from Smithfield Monte Miles sophomore from Preston Dennis Jen sen freshman from Salt Lake City John Burns junior from Riverside California Terry Taylor freshmen from Ogden Neal Crank freshmen from Brigham City John Stephens freshmen Vallejo Calif Doug Thompson sophomore from North Logan Jason Page senior from Logan BY CURT STARR Copy Editor The Utah State cross-country team coached by Ralph Maughan will close out it 1968 season to-day when it hosts the USU Invitational met at 3:30 this after noon over a four mile course at the Logan Golf and Country Club USU will host Utah University Brigham Young Track clubs and the Intermountain Indian School USU's cross-country team has competed in six meets including against such teams as Weber State BYU Utah Idaho State and todays opponents THE TEAM IS MADE UP Homecoming game The two teams played their typical game tough but lopsided with the Aggies 20 Cats 7 A series highlights was 1960 The Aggies ended a three year domination of the The Romneymer were young but showed the favored Cats that it meant little as Tom Larshied UB Car Rally Materializes Runs Mov 1 6 The Union Program Council Car Rally is beginning with a bang as the first car rally to be held at Utah State for some time The rally is slated to be an all-day event on Saturday Nov 16 The course to be run covers over 90 miles on all types of roads and under all types kinds of conditions The unusual aspect of the event is that it is open to all cars and all students A special invitation is extended to girls and other inexperienced interested students to come and join in the rally spirit There will be two classes open experi-enced and inexperienced Keith Hill director of the rally said the event will open in the UB parking lot Saturday morn-ing Officials will open in the UB parking lot Saturday morning Of ficials will be there at 8 am to answer any questions and to ac so year during 1966-67 (his first year at USU after transferring from California's Riverside City College) as the Aggies piled up a 20-6 record and earned a trip to the National Invitational Tournament in New York City The first seven-footer in the history of USU basketball he drew raves of fans wherever the Ags played that year with his stuff shots and his ability to cram shots back down the throats of opposing players He started first eight games and was averaging 14-1 points and 80 rebounds before incurring a back injury in a hard spill against Xavier He then had about Larry Bunce the flu and suffered a heel injury Other Problems Too Larry had some other problems Because of height he was obviously self conscious of himself And also because of his great height his physical makeup was simply different from the average person He had to be truthful trouble becoming properly motivated Money motivates His singning with the Anaheim Amigos came at mid-sum-nier when attempting to recruit another talented big man was virtually impossible Not only was Andersen visibly shaken by the fact that Bunce whom the coach many times referred to as the key to the 1967-68 season would not return He was also oiost upset that the Anaheim front office would be disrespect-jjl to the point of plucking an athlete from school although at athlete might have another year of eligibility remaining A 7 Anaheim Amigos incidentally have since folded after tnttial year last season Bunce is now trying to make it with the Denver Rockets) Larry however verified the confidence Aggie coaches has mn ln him with his performance last year as a rookie EARN YOUR DEGREE OR PhD WHILE YOU WORK LA PHOENIX cept late registrations at 9 am RorrmirT Rookie At 10 a m-sharp the rally wn He was second to Ben Warley in Amigo rebounding statis- begin with a Si ion Srh8-ame) respeable 121 scaring in JJJ Jf iLsTm star team b6mg named to the Western Division all- be awarded with a combination Tt cash and trophy prize blenrl lnterestmg to conjecture how his presence would have All those interested in the ral the Shaler Halimon Jimmy Smith dominance that iy may pick up entry blanks si onmcr nanmon jimmy amitn dominance uiu iy may pick up emi Motorola offers the student at the BS or MS level an opportunity to advance his career and education concurrently Work and achieve a or PhD Degree in an environment of constant challenge and tremendous growth THE ENGINEERING TRAINING PROGRAM Open to BS or MS graduates in Electrical Engineering 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Andersen contends that because of the spirit and hard- questions call Keith Hill at 752 The be has never enjoved coaching so much 9388 CttaiT8 mlght be WeraLT cscorWto Per tramQgi almost 30 point! game bci 30 points FREE Direct Placement at all Degree Levels lor Electrical Engineers Organic Physical Chemists Physicists Chemical Engineers Metallurgists in Research and Development Quality Control Marketing and Production ing a 40 nJ season- includ USU fresh aSainst the might disSnjhat! in the year Phere Pt thls of atmos almost handSSfUl coaching goes hand with de the t0 adaPt to And coach La to that da as a tront runner could havoartment maybe nt0 what now Johnson llalced at Union 76 A Lube Job with oil filter change foreign sports car 4th North Main tune up If you are unavailable for an interview- at this time write directly to: Director of College Relations Motorola Inc Semiconductor Products Division 5005 East McDowell Phoenix Arizona 85008 MOTOROLA INC Semiconductor Products Division unTTTTrrr J3L.

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