1969_01 The Daily Collegian January 1969

              8    TUB DAILY COLLBOtAN    Thursday, January 9, 1969
James L Melikian,
In the 'Doghouse
FSC wrestlers entertain
tough Long Beach tonight
If any of you so called Fresno SUte College sports fans attended
the basketball contesU last weekend, you saw a master at his trade.
The master being none other than Don Ross. Now If that name
escapes you, don't fret, because he never has been as popular as
the Beatles or as famous as Moose (The Battiin' Bulldog). The
portly Ross has the Important task of being a basketball referee.
Although he makes $35 or so a game, sometimes you hardly wonder
If your job ts worth the money when you are booed even before
the contest begins.
Ross, better known to FSC fans as Don Rlckles, Is a perfectionist
at his work. How he ever got stuck officiating a game ln Fresno
Is beyond imagination. You see^Ross Is an excellent official, In
fact so good that he regularly officiates games ln the Pacific Eight
Conference, which includes such Institutions as UCLA, USC, Stan¬
ford and California. One of Rlckles'-check that-Ross'better
known claims to fame U a technical that he called on mild-manner¬
ed, well-respected coach John Wooden, Mr. Basketball at UCLA.
This no-no on Wooden was the only one that the successful coach
has personally had whistled on him In the last decade.
The life of an official Is not an easy one. There are constant
fouls that second-guessing grandstand coaches will call. But let's
face It, the officials are right on the play and they only have one sel
of eyes apiece. It they did call every foul, the whole ball game
would be played at the foul lines. The short-haired Ross Is always
on the move once a game starts. Spreading 200 pounds over a six
foot frame, he Is quite agile for a man of his size. He also is quite
relaxed and has a good sense of humor, which is unusual for a
referee on the court.
I bring this up after viewing the Friday night Cal State Los An¬
geles skirmish. LA'S Rayburn Walker, a smiling, happy-go-lucky
athlete, was told that he hadajumpball with a member of the Fresno
team. Impulse must have taken over Walker because before the
jump he gently patted Ross on the fanny, to the crowd's delight.
The official could have thrown Walker out of the game, but Instead
Just smiled and went along with everything. ■*
This brings up another spectrum. If there was a possibility
of giving the coveted Dog of The Week award, both would have tied
unanimously for their comedy on Ihe court. Unfortunately rules are
rules and the award must go to someone associated with FSC. Head
football coach Darryl Rogers Is the recipient of this week's award
for his Chris Schenkel-style play by play action of Saturday
night's game. You're on Ihe ball (get II?) coach, but you better stick
to coaching football before you put all of the game's great an¬
nouncers ln the unemployment lines.
This Friday the canines will battle Ihe pri'-season basketball
favorite, Cal State Long Beach In the harlior city. Long Beach Is a
good shooting, dribbling, passing and rebounding team. They are well
coached under the direction of Jerry-Tarkanlan. Turk, Is a graduate
i of FSC, coached high school basketball locallv at San Joaquin
Memorial, and Is an astute student of the game. In his last three
years of coaching at junior college his teams won the slate champ¬
ionship two times and placed second the other time. The oddity
about Tarkanlan Is lhat he could be coaching here. Several years
ago when state was looking for a basketball coach, he applied.
He was told that his services were not wanted. Some people claim
the reason he was not hired was because he was a FSC grad. Well
anyway, that doesn't matter since the 'Dogs have a pearl ln Ed
Gregory.
One quality that makes Tark successful Is his recruiting. At this
he Is a mastermind. A prime example is Sam Robinson, whe Is third
ln the California Collegiate Athletic Association Individual scoring
with an 18 point average In 13 games. Robinson, a Los Angeles prep
phenom, approached Tark. then the basketball coach at Pasadena
City College. Jerry liked what he saw In Robinson In return burnt
up the state junior college basketball league, leading his team to
one State Championship and one second-place finish in addition to
being named JC All-American. Naturally Sam went to the four
year Institution where Ms coach went after Tarkanlan made Ihe switch
from Pasadena.
Say your prayers 'Dogs, but
just remember what the great
philosopher Mick Jagger of the
Rolling Stones  once said, "You
After tying Chlco SUU and
defeating San Jose SUte Just
..(Prior to Christmas vacation,
MVresno SUte's wrestling team
rHlunur Uraction tomorrow night
here against powerful CCAA foe
Cal SUte Long Beach.
Coach Dick Francis says his
Bulldogs are as ready as they'll
ever be for a veteran 49er squad
that has four CCAA  placewln-
"We're a pretty strong team
right now," he commented. "We
should be at our best on Friday.
We'll have  to be  to beat Long
49ers atop CCAA
Cal State Long Beach's 49ers
will bring the best offense and
best defense ln the California
Collegiate Athletic Association
Into tomorrow night's gamewlth
the Bulldogs ln Long Beach.
The Long Beachers are lead¬
ing the pack ln the CCAA with an
average of 8S.5 points per game,
and lead ln team defense with an
average of only 68.8 points per
game scored against them.
The 49ers also lead ln field
goal percentage with .493 and
field goal defense with only .372
shot against them.
Is there any wonder why they
are 12-1 and on top of the con¬
ference standings?
Alphas, Humpers
battle tonight
Alpha Phi Alpha upset Sigma
Alpha Epsllon this week for the
fraternity dlvlson <
nural
Alpha  1
Alpha will meel the Humperi
winner of the Independent division
title, for the all-school Intra¬
mural basketball championship
tonight at 9 p.m. ln the Men's
Gymnasium.
Alpha Phi Alpha scored a 40-33
victory over highly favored SAE.
The phenomenal shooting of Bill
Overstreel proved to be the down¬
fall of SAH. "Tpverstreet scored
23 points, most of the shots
doming from 20-20 feet out.
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Individually, the 49ers boast
the third and fifth leading scorers
ln the CCAA. Sam Robinson Is
third, averaging 18 points a game
and Shawn Johnson Is fifth with
a 16.6 average. Ray Grltton of
Long Beach Is ninth at 12.3.
Robinson ts also third ln rebounds
with a 10.1 average.
FSC has .two ln the top ten
ln scoring. Lucius Davis Is fourth
with 17.6 points per game and Rob
Stephens Is seventh at 15.2. Ron
Relgel and Bill Winston are sixth
and eighth, respectively, ln re¬
bounds with averages of 8.4 and
7.9.
Ron Knight of Cal SUte Los
Angeles Is leading the conference
ln scoring with a 20.8 average,
followed by Valley State's Loren
Braccl at 19.3 then Robinson,
Davis and Johnson.
Valley's jerry Joseph leads
ln rebounds with a 11.5 average,
followed by Fullerton's Ron
Hughes at 10.7, Robinson, Poly
Pomona's Jim Brown at 10.0
and Poly San Luis Obispo's Les
Rogers at 8.5.
Ken Oyer, both of whom are
still undefeated this year. He also
tabbed Mtke Checketts and Steve
Greene as two men who are
"coming along very well."
In the 16-16 tie against Chlco,
Bulldog victors were Eddie Mo-
raga, Mike Checketts, Steve
Greene and Joe Del Bosque. Ken
Oyer had a draw ln his match.
Against San Jose, the Bulldogs
fared better.'
"San Jose is actually a better
team than Chlco," commented
Francis, "but we beat them 15-14
because our effort that night was
much greater than It was against
Chlco State. We were also ham¬
pered by the fact that Russ Simp¬
son had to sit out both meets
because of Injuries."
In the winners column against
San Jose were Moraga, Frank
Peterson, Greene, Checketts and
The team Is still being held back
because of the fact that It has no
177 pounder and must therefore'
forfeit that slot. But Francis
stated that the recruiting pros¬
pects are bright for the upcoming
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