Harvard's Willie Draper blazed to a fourth place finish in yesterday's NCAA slalom finals at Mt. Werner, Colorado, a feat termed as "nothing short of phenomenal" by Crimson ski coach Dick Friedman.

Draper's finish was three seconds behind first place Dennis McCoy, an Olympic team member from the University of Denver. Friedman said the performance "places Draper among the best in the United States. He must be considered as a strong contender for any national ski team."

Another Harvard junior, Pete Carter, was the top Easterner in the downhill finals, finishing tenth. Carter also finished 13th in the slalom.

Six and Seven

After the first run of the slalom Draper and Carter held sixth and seventh positions. Two minor falls in his final run ruined Carter's chances of a higher finish.

Draper's performance culminated an outstanding season. In earlier competition, Draper skied to a fourth at the Dartmouth Carnival Slalom and captured the Williams Carnival Slalom.

At the recent Eastern Championships, held in conjunction with the Middlebury Carnival, Draper sped to a second place.

Friedman attributed the Western superiority in the downhill and cross-country competition to the "lure of the Rockies."

The only other Easterner besides Carter to break the domination of Western skiers in these two events was third place winner John Morton of Middlebury College in Vermont.

To the relief of Green Bay Packer, New York Yankee and Boston Celtic fans everywhere, the UCLA Bruins easily demolished Houston's first-ranked Cougars, 101-69, last night in the NCAA semi-finals at Los Angeles. The defending champion, UCLA muzzled Elvin Hayes & Co. with its famous zone press and got great rebounding from Lew Alcindor and solid shooting from Lynn Schackleford and Lucius Allen. The Bruins meet North Carolina for the title at 9:30 p.m. tonight.