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Basketball Cougars Shoot For tempted a one-in-one free throw
conversion. (If the player mis-
ses the first shot he does not The Great
attempt the second.) To the joy
Even Won-Lost Season Record of C o l l e g e of the Canyon, the Outdoors
first free throw was missed and
the Cougars were victorious 72
By Brian Yorke with 10 points, and Werner Mil- to 71. By Fritz
hous with 12, led at halftime 44
The cougar basketball team to 42 . The Cougars traveled nB.Xt to In this age of mechanized so-
stands at two wins and seven In the second half the offense Santa Barbara and were humilia- ciety, I find more and more peo-
losses in leagu~ competition was led by Jesse Boyd with 30 ted 128 to 70. The Santa' Barbara ple becoming interested in out-
and an over-all season record points. The score was tied at teams' excellent shooting and of-doors. This is evident by the
of 11-12. the end of regulation time 77 to hard press left the Cougars de- growing popularity of snow and
While greatly improved over 77. The Cougars won in double fenseless. Santa Barbara scored water skiing, backpacking, and
last year's squad, the Cougars overtime 95 to 92, avenging an 59 goals and lead at the half 67 fishing. The subject today is
show str8aks of inconsistency early season loss to Cuesta Col- to 28. The Cougars, again led snow skiing.
as demonstrated most dramat- lege 90 to 66. by Boyd with 1 7 points, were Skiing for some means brok-
outclassed as they went down
ically in a recent 58 point loss The Cougars returned to to there sixth league loss. en legs, cold hands, and blue
to Santa Barbara City College. league play against Los Angeles noses. However a skier knows
In a non-league encounter Trade Tech and won a c liffhang- The Cougars still have three that it is a safe sport and if one
with Cuesta College hosted here er 72 to 71. Boyd led the Cougar home games left. They are on dresses right he or she won't
by the Cougars recently COC scoring as usual with 28 points Feb. 9, 16, and 23 with Hancock, get cold. Skiing is a relatively
prevailed in double overtime 95 on 14 field goals. The real ex- Glendale, and Santa Barbara, expensive sport, but after laying
to 92. The Cougars, led by Mike citement came after time had run respectively. come to a game. out the bucks intially for the
Mayberry and Fred Grant , both out as a Trade Tech player at- The team deserves your support. equipment, the only real expen-
ses are lodging and lift tickets.
0 n e of t h e b e s t l e a r ning
areas in Southern California is
at Holiday Hill in Wrightwood.
Eighteen dollars buy skis, boots,
poles, the lift ticket, and the
lesson. To learn faster, try the
Head Way program at June Moun-
tain ( 15 miles north of Mammoth
on U.S. 395).
It is a five-day program that
costs from $75 to $100 for the
entire package. The technique
is simple. The beg inner starts
on short skis. After learning
control, he or she advances to
the next size ski. The short skis
are becoming popular and are a
kick in the pants.
Second choice to June Moun-
tain is Mammoth Mountain with
the GLM (Graduated Learning
Method) similar to June's Head
Way, but neither the equipment
nor the instruction is as good.
J:<•or the advanced skier Mammoth
Mountain is the place for paral-
lc:l, powder skiing, and even
Cougars open· their baseball season Thursday, Feb. 7, playing Saddle back College (near San Clemente) hot-dogging lessons. They are
in the Orang~ County Tournament. In photo Jim Elford, Cougar slugger, socks one in practice. First
expensive, but worth it.
home game will be played Thursday, Feb. 14, against Antelope Valley to open a CCC-sponsored four
Buy equipment from a rec-
team tournament. ommended outlet. The best ski
shop in California is Doug Kit-
Lusk in the pol e vault; Bob Mac-
Track C ouga~s J(ay and Ron Engle in weights Vets Charge teridge 's at Mammoth. He has
everything. Locally, the Cali-
(shofout and discus); and Laszlo
J f or n i a Sportsman, Hollywood
Start Feb. 15 Farkas, Mike O'Connor, Steve VA Negligent Chalet are adequate.
S port in g G o o ds, and The Ski
Jo yce , Bill Searby, Russell
Th e track and field Cougars Baldwin, and George Boswell Rich Edwards All ow plenty of time to get to
open their season on Friday, in the sprints. Mammoth, 305 miles away, but
Feb. 15, in a dual meet at Ante- The 440 yard and mile relay CurtDavis,coc veterans remember that the speed limit is
lope Val l ey college with a team teams also look good. advisor, t e rmed the Veterans 55. A helpful hint: north of Red
of freshmen. Only three letter- Weakest event is the high Administrations' lack of coopera- Rock Canyon the Highway Pa-
m e n from last year's squad, jump with no outstanding pro- tion with veterans advisors as trol usually gets off the road be-
tween 10 p.m. and 6 a.m., but
which placed 7th in the Western spects. "deplorable, inefficient, and in- L
State Conference, are back. Ron Stewart and Ed Marynow- excusably atrocious". not al ways, so keep your eyes
peeled. One of the inexpensive
Coach Monty Cartwright said ski are co-captains. lodging places I have found in
h e w i l l know better what his Biggest home event in the up- Davis made his charge after the June-Mammoth Lake area is
real ch an c es are this season coming track and field season attending the recent Senate Vet- the Silver Pines Chalet at June
after the WSC Relays in Santa will be the WSC Championships erans Affairs Subcommittee hear- Lake. A dormitory, it costs $5 ·
Barbara Feb. 22. hosted by COC here May 3. ing in Los Angeles, on January per night.
After two recent All-Comers First home appearance of the 17 chaired by Sen. Alan Cranston Have a nice trip, but don't
(conditioning) meets, Cartwright Cougars will be at an All-Comers of California. forget the essentials: chains,
meet on Feb. 28.
has c lews as to his team's Davis' allegations were sup- long underwear, hat, gloves,
strengths and weaknesses. ported by Robert Ash, Santa french bread, cheese, and a good
Outstanding performances in Because of a reduction in Ana College representative, who brandy.
the ear ly season has come from IRC personnel, it is necessary said, "There is very little co-
Russe l l Nelson who with a mark to close the 1st floor in the operation between the v .A. and GOLF TEAM
of 43' 10" has already broken evenings. This means that the college advisors". Students interested in joining
Juan Campbell's school record audio-tutorial room, the control the Cougar Golf team please con-
in the triple jump. room, the equipment area, and The hearing conducted an in- tact Coach Lee Smelser in Room
Promising prospects include instructor's work room will vestigation into the recent ad- PE-4.
Ron Stewart in the 440 ; Rich close at 4:30 p.m. daily effec- ministrative breakdown in the
Burns, Gary Durner, and Ed Mary- tive Feb. 12. Films and equip- Los Angeles regional office of Make counseling appoint-
nowski in the longer distances; ment for evening use must be the Veterans Administration, the ments now for spring quarter
picked up before 4 :30.
Paul Wheeler in the 880 ; Randy nations' largest. programming.