The News Tribune from Tacoma, Washington • 23

tft White River takes one-point thriller wanted to Coach Uoyd Blanusa remarked of his comeback kids whose last seven Class A tourney games have been decided by four points or less Center Phil Hiam followed his steal with a pair of free throws with 1:33 left to cut the gap to 47-42 Then guard Fred Arsanto scored with a lay-in with 1:09 remaining off Mark steal then added a shot from the side with 50 seconds to go to slice the margin to 47-46 Then the drama turned to bedlam The 5-8 Arsanto dove headlong across the East Valley baseline after a loose ball batting it back to the 6-6 Hiam with 34 seconds to go Hiam seven seconds later converted both ends of a one-andone free throw opportunity for the payoff points TWENTY-SEVEN seconds By JACK SAREAULT TNT Sports Writer White River lives or dies a point at a time maybe a couple if the Hornets are in the mood for a basketball breather As if 66-64 doubleovertime loss to Kala-ma or 55-52 decision over Orting in the last seconds weren't enough they came from a seven-point deficit in the last minute and a half this morning to shade East Valley of Yakima 48-47 THE DRAMATIC triumph kept White River (22-3) top ranked in the State Class A poll in the tourney with a chance for fifth place Saturday afternoon and sent East Valley home with a 20-7 mark were five guys out there dead tired who just Staff still remained and in this tourney that amount of time might as well be a full quarter of play East Valley's inbounds pass went to 6-3 forward Gary Fefre but he was called for fouling Arsanto in the key Inbounding the Hornets ticked the dock down to eight seconds when Arsanto was fouled by Mike More Clast A Pages B-4 B-5 Heneghen He missed and Heneghen rebounded but the Knights get off a last shot in time White rally wiped out a one-man shooting show by East sophomore sensation Gene Newland He accounted for 12 successive points and 15 in the second half He also added 8 rebounds to his 21 points The 6-3 Gefre who poured in 32 points Thursday scored 12 and got 12 retrieves The shooting until the frantic finish was possibly the worst of the tournament They missed to in 9 Staff photo by Bruce Larson Mount Dan Tyler is comforted after collision The sophomore sensation was treated and released from Tacoma General details B-5 STAN FARBER: Report eNews Tribune Sports Taranto Fri March 7 197S Seattle NFL pilot picked success at every level of professional football When my opinion was asked by the Seattle people he was my only THOMPSON GAVE no dues as to when he would name a coach or who it might be think the top priority is setting up the personnel office so we can start scouting both the college and professional players" he said Then he added really happy to be coming back to the Northwest This is a rare combination that come along too often Lots of things fit perfectly into place is a great area for professional he added great for the league to have a team here and we will have an excellent fadlity solid ownership and that means a lot a general manager in the NFL is an excellent opportunity in itsdf and then when you can add the dement of coming home it's really something It's like a coach coming back to coach his alma mater" THOMPSON IS a native of South Bend Wash and a graduate of the UW There are three big names in outboards Now one of them is lower priced to A face in the stands: Ron Siegel scouts players As an occupation Ron Siegel books and exports machinery all over the world for Seaport Shipping Co As an avocation the 32-year-old former High-line Community College track manager charts prospective athletes and sends the reports to college coaches Siegel you see is a football and basketball nut and proud of it! THATW WHY HE has been in Tacoma this week for the state Class A high school basketball tournament which he describes as best sporting event each year in the state of Washington'' At the suggestion of Bernie Simpson then a Seattle University basketball assistant Siegel began his scouting service five years ago He checks on high school and community college football and basketball players at least three nights each week saw 30 football teams and about 60 to 70 baskctDall teams play this year" Siegel said adding that he also serves as public address announcer at Seattle Pacific College contests and as shot put qj KjlSSftll judge at the University of Washington and international pro track meets His search ranges throughout Washington and Oregon although he checked on some California talent a few years back while on vacation Some of the southerners he saw in action were Tommy Williams and Conrad Lewis both of whom journeyed northward to attend Tacoma Community College and the University of Puget Sound In football he has furnished reports for the University of Washington Puget Sound Montana State Oregon State Colorado and community colleges IN BASKETBALL HIS offerings have been accepted by UPS Pacific Lutheran University SPC Montana Oregon State Central Washington Idaho Boise State St and most of the community colleges Siegel said put out a master Prep basketball list for football containing 50 to 60 names and sell it for $5 apiece In mid-September I do the same thing for basketball listing about 50 to 75 names The colleges (in a seven or eight-state radius) then inform me if there is anybody on the list they want me to One example is Darrell Kitt an All-City performer a year ago who matriculated at Oregon State His name was on selections always get Siegel said I get a lot of free tickets which often are worth much more than the money and a lot of free dinners But also I enjoy the association with people involved in athletics I really make any money off my Siegel concentrates on size type of student and player conduct he adds the most important aspect for most coaches I generally deal with the kids or check on test scores like some of the big Eastern scouting services do And I recruit for IN FOOTBAUU SIEGEL had Mount Dave Horton and LaVoy Wilkerson and Mike Factory on his top prospects list They wound up picking Pacific-8 Conference schools The three top senior baskegball prospects Siegel says are 6-3 Clint Richardson already bound for Seattle University Mike Neill the second-leading scorer be- 248 223 192 and 213 toul-hind Richardson and Gary Nelson ing 1753 the 6-9 son of the ex-Elma 7-footer of the same seven straight attempts from the floor early in the third quarter staying within six and seven points of the Knights by sending Hiam the foul line Hiam blocked two shots and added a pair of steals the final minutes to his rebounds and game-high 23 points 8 AMI Hall of Fame will vote SPRINGFIELD Mass AP) The Basketball Hall of Fame is polling its 47 trustees on what to do about Bill Russell's refusal to be inducted into the shrine Executive Director Lee Williams said the hall's Executive Committee decided to conduct a vote among the trustees because of the nature of the situation He refused to say what course of action the trustees were being asked to consider Williams said a decision would be announced after the ballots are returned TOURNAMENT! NfHramt AAA District Woodway SI Edmonds S) Ctoscr out) Mariner 44 Oak Harbor II llesor out) SoatWo AAA District Ingraham tt Franklin (winner Anthony MIAMI (Special) Tacoma's Ear! Anthony and Gary Mage of Seattle a pair of southpaws who room together on the road were locked in a battle for places in the top five as the final qualifying phase of the Professional Bowlers Association's Don Carter Gassic began today Going into the climactic session in the 170000 tour-namciit Mage was in fiftl place with a 5739 pinfall and Anthony was sixth a scant 10 pins behind his roommate MAGE attempting to land in the finals for the fourth straight week had Thursday top string with games of 227 225 213 212 Anthony bidding for his in the Section Told that it was nice that he came all the way from New York just because the South Bend Indians were playing in the State Gass A basketball tournament at the University of Puget Sound Fiddhouse- Thompson asked they really? What time do they play? I would really like to come down but I've got a dinner date with The dinner with Sarkowsky had top priority but Thompson was also thinking South Bend Maybe just as well he didn't see the game the Indians lost 5149 to Lynden Christian CAPITAL MARINE SUPPLY Rt Box 742A Biacklake Blvd Olympia Washington 98502 (206) 943-4460 LIGHTHOUSE MARINE 0 Box 222 Gig Harbor Washington 98335 (206! 858-2127 players' association We have no contract and until we do my job is not finished the same token if everything falls into place I would be available before Sept 1 1 can't pin it IN HIS role as executive director of the management council Thompson is the liaison man between the NFL owners and the players in their contract negotiations Thompson left the University of Washington as sports information director shortly after the Huskies' victory over Minnesota in the 1961 Rose Bowl to become publicity director for the Minnesota Vikings in their first NFL season He later served as assistant general manager for the Vikings Afore moving to the NFL office in New York where he became the first man to hold the position of assistant to the president of the National Football Conference George Halas He moved to the management council in November of 1971 Wellington Mara owner of the New York Giants and chairman of the executive committee of the management council said "Seattle could not have made a better choice He has experienced Class A RESULTS THURSDAY White Rlvar 5S Orting a aosar out) Eait Valtev (Yakima) ft Washougal IS (loser out) Colfax tt Kalatna SI King Garden 41 Tenasktt It Raymond I Woodland 54 Dow out) Cashmora S4 Mount Baktr 54 Lyndon Christian 51 South Bond 4t Royal City S3 Chcwdah SO (loser out) GAMES TODAY East Valiev (Yakima) vs White liver (loser out) II: am Katama vs Tenaskst Ooser out) Bm Raymond vs Royal City Ooser out) 1: am Mount Baker vs South Bend Ooser out) 7: 30pm vs King's Garden om Cashmere vs Lvnden Christian 105th at 3513 and Matt Sup ina of Longview 146th at 3410 In the last analysis try for a high spot on the ladder was damaged by his failure to gain bonus pins for victories in the match game phase but he was potent against a couple of the big guns leading off with a 258-210 win over John Petra-glia of Staten Island NY the runnerup to Ritger flam By EARL LUEBKER TNT Sports Editor SEATTLE John Thompson has completed the full cycle from Seattle to Minneapolis to New York and back to Seattle The former University of Washington sports information director was named few John Thompson Thursday as the first general manager of the Seattle team which will operate in the National Football League in 1976 Herman Sar-kowsky managing general partner of Seattle Professional Football Inc made the announcement THOMPSON SIGNED a five-year contract at an undisclosed salary He will take over full-time duties no later than Sept 1 The 47-year-old Thompson who has been executive director of the NFL Management Council since 1971 said is no definite date but it will be by Sept 1 of factors are involved" he added my first obligation is still to the management council still involved in labor negotiations with the weren't so helpful however The Anthony-Mage duel overshadowed the efforts by other Washington bowlers of whom Seattle's Johnny Guenther placed 33rd at 3713 winning $510 Jim Frazier Spokane was 38th at 3691 good for $460 Bob Rowland of Tacoma was 43rd at 3666 giving him $410 OUT OF the money were Greg Damascus of Yakima JU(R AjCrSLDflBCMMOMIl Ml MOOT in sixth Now Mercury is the one outboard of the Big 3 that's lower priced Now is the time to buy a Mercury The dependable outboard that's famous for quick starts and smooth running Put your money behind a Merc Where it counts Stop by one of the participating Mercury dealers listed below He'll lay it out in black and white just why Mercury is the only outboard choice in today's market And to back it all up he II give you a free booklet MERCURY NOW that tells why Mercury is the best value now is not the time to spend more third victory 10-week-old shot games of 211 203 a 1696 over development left Earl game record 6-2-0 statistics ties at tournament of Hartford Larry and at Helling name TACOMA MARINE SUPPLY INC 759 Port of Tacoma Road Tacoma Washington 98421 (206) 272-3223 PARKLAND SPORT CENTER 11122 Pacific Avenue Tacoma Washington 98444 (206) 531-6501 JOHNSON AND FOSTER MARINE 4418 No Meridian Puyallup Washington 98371 (206)848-3581 BETTINES SOUTH SOUND MARINE 6190 Martin Way Olympia Washington 98506 (206) 491-1676 BAL-MARINE INC 6409 6th Avenue Tacoma Washington 98406 (206) 564-7455 are several top Siegel noted He named a trio of performers from Cleveland High 6-11 Jawann Oldham 6-7 aggregate James Woods and Carl Erwin who he described At that juncture as He also named Marysville's 6-6 236-192 victoi Dave Lashua and 6-3 Steve Matsen top Siegel was asked question Cleveland and the team has five of its six top players back next Cleveland is the favorite for the state Gass AA title to be decided in two weeks at the UPS Fieldhouse You can bet that Ron Siegel will be in the stands again that weekend season 258 192 205 168 236 and 223 for Z36-1SZ victory Mage was a significant since it with a 3-2-3 match against Gary's three 205 with the leader Dick Ritger Wis at 211 with Laub of San Ftancisco 223 with Don 4.