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DAILY TRIBUNE-EXAMINER Dillon, Montana Pages Wednesday, February«, 1974 Bulldogs bum p Bears, lead Frontier by two Western Montana, with an fourth straight success with a .Stevenson, a 6-6 junior center, assist from Carroll College, closing basket barrage and drilled 32 and Davis potted 22 took a commanding two-game brilliant defensive play. for the Bears who absorbed lead in the Frontier basketball Western’s five starters ac their fifth Frontier loss against chase after authoring a clutch counted for all but 2 of the four wins. WMC meets Rocky comeback to post an 87-82 team’s 87-point production. Western continues its title bid decision over Rocky last night Senior postman Cliff Metsker here Saturday night, hosting the. at Billings. led the balanced attack with 23, Northern Montana Lights who in Friday mat duel The victory boosted the Saunders and Ron White hit 18 dealt the Bulldogs their lone. Western Montana’s Bulldogs, Hartman, will be testing Rocky Bulldogs to an 8-1 conference each, Leroy Armstrong 16, and Frontier blemish in a 67-80 who demolished Eastern and for the first time this season mark and a sparkling 16-4 Ernie Carter 10. upset last month at Havre. Northern mat teams here last and, Cutler predicts, “ If we can season. month, will be gunning for a handle the Bears, we should Defending champion Eastern clean sweep over league op have a great shot at taking the Montana, meanwhile, fell ponents when they host Rocky Frontier title later this month in victim to the hot-handed Carroll Last-second shot Mountain’s Bears in a key Billings.” Saints by a decisive 109-90 count Friday fray. The Bulldogs crushed and slipped to a 6-3 league The dual wrestling feature Eastern’s defending champs by listing. saves Marquette unfolds at 3:30 p.m. in the a 31-9 count in the recent WMC Last night’s Billings brawl By KEN RAPPOPORT thatw o n have won the game for Beaverhead County High School quadrangular which also saw was a beauty all the way. Western held a 40-39 halftime AP Sporti Writer gymnasium, immediately the locals post one-sided vic In other college basketball Got A second? following first-round matches of tories over Northern and the edge and the see-saw battle Maurice Lucas had one Tues games, Morgan State defeated the Southern Divisional Class A University of Montana. continued into its closing stages day night and used it to good No. 20 Maryland-Eastern Shore high school tourney. Hartman, the 167-pound ace before Fraiik Stevenson and DALE SUMNER AND DENNIS DECKER—a pair of WMC advantage, scoring at the buz72-70; Texas A&M defeated Ar The Bulldogs will be making from Hamilton, is the lone Tyree D ans shot the Bears into sophomore standouts, face rugged challenges here Friday af zer to give Marquette a pulsat kansas 86-80; SMU downed their first appearance under a senior on Western’s squad a seven-pointspread, 7689, with ternoon when the Bulldogs host Rocky Mountain matmen in the ing, 59-56 basketball victory Texas . Tech 73-71; Cincinnati new set of co-coaches, graduate which is liberally dotted with just over five minutes BCHS gym. Sumner stars in the 118-pound bracket and is a over Wiffpnsin. trimmed Ohio 82-80; Seton Hall assistants A1 Cutler of Butte and freshmen and sophomores. remaining. product of Whitehall High School. Decker, who hails from “ I looked at the clock and saw whipped Siena 77-73; Texas beat DekeLaLondeof Ashton, Idaho, Listed as the probable Bulldog Three straight buckets by Melrose and BCHS, carries the WMC banner in the 150 division. how mueh time was left, so I Baylor 93-79; Rice turned back following the January 31 lineup for Friday’s action are: Godfrey Saunders brought the Both second-year grapplers are tabbed as top contenders for took a jump shot,” said TCU 73-67; Nebraska topped resignation of head coach 118—Dale Sumner or Dennis Bulldogs back into contention titles later this month in the Frontier Tourney at Billings. Marquette’s shooting star. “ It Iowa State 91-88 in three Dennis Fisher. Johnson. and the Keltz club then iced its was a good shot. It was from a overtimes and Rhode Island “ We’re stepping into a big 126—Deno Pfaff. different angle and I could feel stopped Connecticut 80-70, also one,” Cutler said Wednesday. 134—Mickey Corr. it was going in.” in three overtimes. “ Rocky has at least five of the 142—Mick Davis, At Tint it seemed that he Marquette was nine points conference’s leading individual 150—Dennis Decker. Dillon prepares for wasn't going to get a shot off in behind with 6% minutes left be contenders in Vem Beffert at 158—Tim Ballweber. time for the sixth-ranked War fore coming back to win another 134, Charley Allen 126, John 167—Dave Hartman. riors. The sore-shouldered close one over Wisconsin. The Gasser 177, Ron White 190, and 177—John Donovan. uicas dropped a pass from Warriors beat the Badgers 49-48 Larry Brush in the heavyweight ¡90—Larry Chambers. weekend sports fest Dave Delsman after the Warin overtime earlier this year in bracket.” Heavyweight—Bruce Allen or This Southwestern Montana an intercollegiate dual fares,-^ir the co lle g e ’s P-E riors worked the ball downcourt the Milwaukee Classic and own Beffert is undefeated in three Lloyd Omsberg. city assumes the role of Mon featuring the WMC Bulldogs Complafc. for the crucial play. a basketful of tense victories years of Frontier competition tana’s sports capital this against Rocky’s Bears, which Dillpn -'.and Laurel jayvees “ It was a good pass to m e,” over the Big Ten team in recent and has twice earned berths in Carroll whips EMC weekend as Western Montana follows Friday afternoon’s kick off the program at 4:15, said Lucas, “ and I was going to years. NAIA National Finals. Marvin Webster ' and Mike By the Associated Press College and Beaverhead County tourney session in the BCHS Beaver and Locomotive var take it and drive, looking for a Western, led by two-time Streety scored 20 points apiece Dave Leslie and Steve Shaw High School join forces and Complex. sities tangle at 6, Western’s three-point play, but I fumbled conference champ Dave to lead Morgan State over combined for 54 points to lead facilities for a two-day array of Six basketball games—all inBulldogs and Northern Lights at thé ball.” Maryland-Eastern Shore. The the Carroll College Saints to a wrestling and basketball. Western’s gym—are also on 8, climaxed by the coed tilt There wasn’t anything else winners withstood a late rally See the strong 109-90 win over Eastern Mon Opening the attractive menu tap. between Western and Northern for Lucas to do but get off his by the nation’s 20th-ranked tana College Tuesday night in is the Southern Divisional Class Dillon and Lewistown are women. desperation shot. That touched running rugged Helena. A Wrestling Tournament which matched Friday night with Directing the joint high off rejoicing from the partisan team. “ We played a lot of defense,” Leslie hit for 31 points and gets under way Friday at 1:30 in jayvees opening at 6:15, school-college ventures are GUe Marquette crowd and also said Coach Nat Frazier of Mor 1974 Shaw added 23 for the Saints. the Beaver gym and continues followed by the varsity clash at Mitchell, Skip Ankeny and Russ started fireworks on the other gan State, 13th-Tanked among Carroll scored 10 straight through Saturday night, with 8. Fisk of BCHS, along with Bill aid o f the court. The Badgers the nation’s small colleges. Yamaha ixunts to break from a 20-20 tie eight teams participating. Saturday’s slate includes aStraugh and Charles Stauffer of said they were robbed of an midway through the first half Spicing that mat meet will be seven-hour session of roundball WMC. earlier shot, similar to Lucas’, “ When you play a tough de Snowmobiles and never again trailed. fense, the offense takes care of Roy McPipe led Eastern with itself.” Get our deal 30 points and Sam Sullivan John Thorton scored 29 point* WFL to pace Texas A&M over Ar added 16. Memphis mayor will Carroll is now 8-10 overall, kansas; SMU rallied behind before you buy MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - and 5-4 in Frontier Conference sion has scheduled a meeting on this enterprise,” Chandler franchise, sell it immediately, John Tuszynski, Oscar Roap Mayor Wyeth Chandler said play for Thursday to decide if Steve said. then take their money and go and Ira Terrell to trim Texas. BEAVERHEAD Tuesday night that he is willing Arnold of San Francisco, holder Arnold has said that he will home.” Tech; Hal Ward hit.a jumper at to stake his political career on of the Memphis WFL franchise, shift the franchise to Portland, Chandler has made one of his the buzzer in Cincinnati’ s YAMAHA SALES Great Falls wins keeping the new World Football will be granted a lease at 50,-Ore., if he is denied Memorial administration’s goals to obtain success over Ohio; Seton Hall League out of the city to en 000-seat Memorial Stadium. Stadium. an NFL franchise for the city. beat Siena behind Glen Mos By the Associated Press hance a chance of obtaining a Chandler said he is uncertain Chandler seemed to welcome The city has been waging a ley’s 25 rebounds and John Rick Goodman hit a 15-foot National Football League exif he has the legal authority to that statement, indicating he campaign for five years to ob Ramsay’s 28 points; Larry lump shot with 17 seconds left to pansion franchise.