Page 6 PHOENIX Thursday, February 27, 1969 Gators in FWC title clash By Joe DeLoach The Blue Meanies are coming. lker tallied the decisive points with the fine scoring and re­ UC Davis. The Blue Meanies are coming. by fipping in a rebound shot at bounding of forwards Bob John­ Both coaches, Rundell and No, it’s not another police-stu- the final buzzer. son and Allen Steed. Bob Hamilton of Davis, agree dent war at strike-torn SF State. Setback “They are a very physical team. that Friday’s encounter is the .This time the meanies are the The loss was the first setback Our defense must contain their most important game in recent blue and gold clad UC Davis bas­ suffered by SF State in 12 league front line,” Rundell said. FWC history. ketball team which will battle games. SF State’s attack is led by “There will be no tomorrow the Golden Gators for the Far “We were disappointed about Girard Chatman and Joe Call­ for us if we lose,” said Hamilton. Western Conference champion­ the outcome,” said Rundell, “ but aghan. “The team has the momentum ship in the SF State Gym this the Nevada game took a lot out Chatman, the Gators’ leading now, I just hope we win.” Friday night at 8:15 of the boys the night before. rebounder, tanked 4 7 points ag­ The Gators close out the sea­ Both clubs are tied for first “Sacramento State played a ainst Nevada and Sacramento Sta­ son at home on Saturday against place in the conference with two fine game. They capitalized on te to boost his overall scoring av­ Chico State. The cagers defeat­ games remaining. our mistakes after we lost our erage 21 points per game. ed the Pioneers, 57-51, earlier Aggies poise in the final minutes,” he Callaghan scored 26 points in in the campaign. Last weekend’s action saw the said. the Gators’ early season win over Aggies, defending FWC champ­ The upcoming game with UC ions defeat Sonoma State (74- Davis marks the third straight 67, overtime) and Humboldt St­ year that these two teams have ate (91-68). battled -head-to-head for the FWC Coach Paul Rundell’s team was championship. not so fortunate. The past two seasons the Gat­ The Gators rallied from a 15- ors have finished second best to point deficit to upend Nevada’s the Aggies. Wolfpack, 84-81,:in overtime. No Change “The greatest comeback by an “We won’t play anything new SF State team,” said a happy or different for Davis,” said Run­ Coach Rundell. dell. “It’s a little late in the Sacramento season to change our plans.” The joy turned to sadness and “Besides, if the players exec­ frustration the next night in Sac­ ute properly, I am confident we ramento. will do all right,” said Rundell. The Gators were leading by SF State handed UCD its only five points with only a minute conference loss of the season left in the game when the roof early in January. fell in. The powerful Aggies have swe­ Center Girard Chatman is clobbered on the way to the bucket The fourth-place Hornets out- pt through eleven consecutive by Sacramento's Charlie Walker (55), who later won the game scored the local cagers 8-1 in FWC opponents since the Gat­ with a basket at the buzzer. Photos by J. Gonzales. the final seconds to post a ors pulled a 66-60 upset. 62-60 upset win. Sacramento State’s Charlie Wa­ Davis relies on the inside game 'Hanging Joe’: St. Mary’s loss is SF State’s gain; almost busts Broncos By Glenn Schwarz “Hanging Joe has left and gone didn’t come immediately. Coast Athletic Conference, gave Las Vegas and the Pacific Coast away, hey, hey, hey.” It took Callaghan a few games him a rousing sendoff. Regionals. St. Mary’s College basketball to regain his timing, but he still Irish Joe thinks he made “a Hang, Joe. fans were very much aware of his helped the Gators in two big good decision” by coming back absence, and painfully reminded wins over his former Gael team­ to San Francisco. We have to of it when he helped defeat mates. agree with him, considering that 'Jocky shorts’ their team twice this season. SF When the Gators went on their the St. Mary’s teams are blessed Coach Jerry Wright’s gymnas­ State fans soon will join in a fare­ annual Christmas jaunt to the with the New York Mets (base­ tics team defeated UC Davis last well to one of the Bay Area’s out­ East, Callaghan went on a scor­ ball) winning tradition. Friday 120.98-82.70. Bruce standing cage performers. ing spree that included a spark­ Joe has “been particularly im­ Lybrand led the winners with “Hanging” Joe Callaghan will ling 35-point barrage in the Ga­ pressed” with the winning atti­ victories in the sidehorse, still hang up his uniform after either tors 92-56 rout of Akron Uni­ tude and confidence that coach­ rings, long horse and horizontal Saturday night’s game with Chico versity. es Rundell and Frank Verducci bar exercises. Gator forward Joe Callaghan goes up for one of his "hang" State, or, with luck, after the “The Christmas trip was when have instilled in the team. * % * * shots (see Schwarz story) in last weekend's upset loss to Sacra­ team makes an appearance in I felt my game coming back into “We know we can do the job, mento State. SF State’s Karate Club will be the NCAA College Division cham­ form, the timing of old,” Joe and we have been successful in meeting in the Men’s Gym on pionships. said. going out and doing it,” he ex­ Tuesday and Thursday during the Joe put in three years at St. His shooting accuracy im­ plained. Spring semester. Pat Callighan, Mary’s (an all-conference perfor­ proved as his favorite shot, the “This is the most unselfish club president, urges anyone in­ mer two seasons ago) before de­ “hang shot”—where he seems to team I have played on. Our win­ terested in karate to contact him ciding to return to his hometown, stay in the air until the defen­ ning record reflects the import­ in PE 217. Faculty where he was an all-city perfor­ der has come down from his own ance of teamwork. a ***** mer at Sacred Heart High School. jum p—began consistently to fall “N ow all we have to do is go Joe suffered through the agony in. out mentally prepared against Far Western Conference Stand­ Open Enrollment of sitting out last year because of Joe gave Santa Clara fits be­ Davis tomorrow, play that good ings SF State’s transfer eligibility rule, fore he fouled out in the Ga­ defense and we’ll come out all Won Lost but kept in shape by playing some tors’ near miracle upset of the right,” Joe said. SF State 11 1 BLUE CROSS - Feb. 11 thru March 10 AAU ball. then number three ranked Santa That’s the kind of attitude UC Davis 11 1 This fall, Gator Coach Paul Clara Broncos earlier this month. we like to see in our Gators. Chico State 7 5 Rundell was waiting with open When forced to leave the game We’ll be at the Davis game Friday Sacramento State 6 6 arms as the 6-6 all-coast candi­ (with 21 points) the Bronco fans, night at 8:15 in the Men’s Gym. Call L. Hewitt—ext. 1048 date slipped into a Gator uni­ who remembered Callaghan from After all, the Gators are our form—but the hoped for results his St. Mary’s days in the West only ticket to a fine vacation in Blow Yourself CCUFA Sponsored Up POSTER SIZE 1 2 ft. x 3 ft. Track debuts against San Jose Semi any I lock ond WMv or Color Pfcoto from 2!'« * to 9 ■ 10. Wo « il to«<l you o 2 ft. m 3 ft. SL04JF . porfoct POP-ART By Bob Carlsen ro s T f*. JET CHARTER FLIGHTS TO EUROPE, SF State’s track and field sq­ mile relays and in the sprinl TAIPEI, HONK KONG & GREECE Six meets are slated for Cox n *3.50 FLIGHT SCHEDULES uad will make its 1969 debut medley,” Clarke said. 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