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Show t I I f July 16, 1980 Page 9' Sun Chronicle, Sun Times, Ben Lomond Beacon, Clearfield Courier Sporrsfoculor Halberts and sports: All for the fun of it By Bliss Fullmer Behind every sporting event there must be a sponsor. Some do it for profit, some for glory and others just because they love athletics, and want to help kids. Ron Halbert and his Builders Bargain Center seem to fit the latter description. For four years Ron Halberts business of Roy has sponsored the mide summer tournament and this years show was biggest and best of the lot. Thirteen teams from Weber and Davis Counties participated in the week-lon- g event, and the senior team of Bonneville, beat the senior team of Roy for the championship. Roy had won the tourney once, and Bonneville, three times. Why do you sponsor this tournament? I asked Mr. Halbert. Doesnt it entail a lot of expense, not to mention the many hours involved in arranging fields, setting schedules, and lining up officials? Do you really get that much advertising from it? Ron Halbert lowered his eyes, and smiled in response to my question. Well, he said, it does cost money, and no, I dont get much advertising for my business, but Im not in for profit. I like to work with young men. Thats why Im presently coaching a team. Of course I do have an added incentive in coaching my own son, this year. Youve got to like this sort of thing, he laughed, or it could be a real drag. Ronald Ward Halbert was bom in Salt Lake City, 43 years ago to Elmer and Wanda Halbert. His family moved to Wyoming in his early years, and he played football and baseball at Superior High School, where he made and he was recruited by Bowden Wyatt to play football for Wyoming. After Wyatt moved on to Tennessee, Ron played under Bob Devany, who became a legend at Nebraska. Halbert played offensive guard and defensive linebacker in high school, and middle-guar- d at the University. After graduation, Ron took a job in Salt Lake City. Thats where he met and married Ruth Brady of Midvale. Ron and Ruth have six children. in the Roy class of 1974. Janet, who is Wendy, who is 24 was a super-athlet- e a year behind Wendy, will graduate this summer from Southern Utah State College of Cedar City. She is married to Lane Martino, who made status in football at SUSC, and recently signed a with the Denver Broncos. Dixie (Mrs. Blair Holley) was a Royalaire at Roy, and so was Rhonda, who recently graduated from Roy High. Next in line is Ron Halbert, the second, who will be seventeen in August, and is a senior at Roy High School. Ron plays baseball and football for the Royals, and is presently and the fourth leading hitter on his dads Roy I team. Nancy is youngest of the Halberts and attends elementary school as a fifth grader at Country View. The Halberts moved to Roy in 1969, where Ron began his lumber yard business under the name of Builders Bargain Center. Youll see the BBC symbol on a lot of little league teams in and around Roy. Ron Halbert has managed to stay active in athletics. He played baseball and softball in the Salt Lake Citv Metro League, and played in the World Series of softball. After moving to Ogden Valley, he played softball for Joes Towing of Ogden Metro for five years, and he also played for Utah Noodle. He hung his cleats last year, after so many years of handling catching chores behind the plate. Ron was always one of the better hitters on the teams he played for. Ron Halbert has been a great booster of athletics in Roy. He has coached a lot of little league teams, and sponsored many more. He has become a permanent fixture at the Royal football games, and now has a son who will be playing in the line. He is a when any boy scout or little leaguer calls for a donation. I just dont have the heart to turn them down, says Ron. We are very fortunate to have the Halberts as part of our community. They have a lot of friends here, and will continue to contribute to Royal Sports. HATS OFF TO THE HALBERTS OF ROY. Edwards selected prep-leagu- for tour Head football coach LaVell Edwards has been selected as one of coaches to the nations 10 take part in the fifth annual college best-know- ABC Television. The tour, which will consist of six Aged still enjoy their life By Dr. Dale Nelson Professor of Health, Physical Education and Recreation Utah State University nU tan About a thousand '"Sun ' City , ' Arizona, residents spending their summer months in Cache Valley, unconsciously helped me to spawn this column. We have involved them in a Golden Fitness program for the past two summers at Utah State University. Although age has left its mark on the Sun City bodies, these delightful people continue to display a contagious eagerness to learn and enjoy life. They still retain great physical needs, some of which I would like to discuss. Lets try the show on for size. Muscles Deprived of Exercise Aging muscles, especially those deprived of exercise, undergo a shortening process, and as muscles shorten they put pressure on the nerves that run through them; hence, many of the aches and pains we associate with old age. These conditions are avoidable to some extent, and the best way to s ensure against the physical discomforts that so often accompany the aging process is to maintain an with optimal level of physical fitness on improvement particular emphasis of joint mobility (flexibility). And that means stretching not before you exercise but after you exercise. When and How to Stretch Have you ever noticed how many people warm up with stretching? This is placing the cart before the horse. You should warm up first with some muscle-mass-involv- fairly vigorous, large activity to get the joints and muscles ready. Then and only then are they ready to favorably respond to stretching. I have noticed this more and more as I have advanced in years. Cold Continued from page 1 3-handi- muscles resist stretching, where as muscles that are warm and surging wkh blood are pliable. Our muscles arelika syrup; the colder they are, the stiffer they are. When you finally get ready to : stretch, never bounce or lunge. Always stretch to a position of tightness and HOLD. Then do it again, and again. Ease into the stretch slowly and hold as long as you can do it comfortably. Dont try to stretch joints and muscles while they are bearing weight. Stretching leg muscles while you are standing, for example is You will be much counter-productiv- e. more effective them stretching while sitting or lying. The leg muscles are contracting while standing and the key to flexibility is relaxation. Added Benefits of Stretching Ironically, physical relaxation is also a spin-of- f benefit of activity, including stretching. It appears that nerves inside muscles become less irritable when they are warmed by physical activity. At any rate, electromyographic studies have shown that the electrical activity in muscles is lower after exercising and also after a physical conditioning program. Muscles that are flexible apparently allow nerve impulses to flow as they should, particularly as we get older. I can vouch for stretching helping me to relax. I use it all the time and it works. There are times when I fall asleep in the chair after stretching on the floor for a few minutes. Finally, anything that feels as though its stretching a tight area of your body is fair game for a stretching exercise. If any readers of the column desire an exercise book on Flexibility Fitness, it may be obtained by sending $2.50 to the HPER Department, Utah State University. 8 golfer cap racquetball and swimming. I get out to the golf course as much as I can." A golfer, Pete has in athletics. His involved been always occupation even keeps him involved because he is the Adidas representative for Utah. The Heart Association has done a great deal for me. Research and scientific discoveries saved my life four and a half years ago and I want to do all I can to show others that they can have a normal life after heart surgery. Pete says that he has seen others turn their lives around after open-hea- rt surgery. "It gives me great satisfaction to see friends take the proper steps to return to an active life like I did. Petes history of service to Utah Heart began while he was lying in a hospital bed recovering from his I wanted to bypass operation. organize a golf tournament for heart patients like myself. As soon as I was back on my feet. 1 went to the Heart Association and suggested the event. They said great and put me in charge of it and here we go for the fourth year. chairman of the Pete and his committee raised more than $20,000 for heart reserach in Utah last year. We are excited As and NCAA of college footballs finest players and the coaches, will begin Aug. 2 at Kings Island, Ohio. Edwards will join Bobby Bowden (Florida State), Lee Corso (Indiana) and John Mackovic (Wake Forest) at the tours first press conference Aug. 4 at Kings Island. On tthe following day the tour moves to New York City with Earle Bruce (Ohio State). Dan Devine (Notre Dame) will represent the coaches in Boston on Aug. 7, followed by Howard Schnellenberger (Miami, Fla.) in New Orleans and Paul Bear Bryant (Alabama) in Dallas. The press conference in Seattle will feature George Welsh (Navy), the one in Los Angeles will include John Majors (Tennessee). Players making the tour are Mark ct soft-touc- h, tour sponsored by the promotional all-stat- e, first-basema- n, n Roy Recreation Herrmann (Purdue quarterback), Rich Campbell (California quarterback), Major Ogilvie (Alabama Softball and baseball scores running back), George Rogers (South Carolina running back), Hugh Green (Pittsburgh defensive end) and Mike Singletary (Baylor linebacker). Serving as tour moderator will be B Midget HITS RUNS Rug Rats 15 10 Panthers ERRORS 18 3 14 4 Keith Jackson, whose principal y assignment for ABC is announcer for the NCAA football series. Jackson has served as tour moderator for each of the five years. In eight seasons as head coach at BYU, Edwards has guided the Cougars to five conference titles won or shared and four bowl appearances. play-by-pla- Super Sluggers Blue Angels 22 20 19 17 4 5 Hooper Hulks No Names 19 17 21 2 20 3 Midget C Softball Sluggers Little Darlings 13 10 14 12 3 4 Ladies of Elks 26 20 2 Boogin Bananas 20 15 5 Good Time Girls Cool Cats 10 11 4 6 7 5 8 13 10 Midget A Tiger Kittens Sluggers 5 Bionic Beauties Softball Sluggers 3 1 1 Division given donation 4 Division. Also representing the 16 14 Mighty Mitts Little Devils 7 8 6 7 8 10 2 14 11 3 among Utah Bowmens Association to help finance transplanting mountain goats from Little Cottonwood Canyon to American Fork Canyon. In presenting the check to Wildlife Resources Director Doug Day, Utah Bowmens Association President Jim Jensen of Lindon said, Were interested in more than just being about to hunt...Wed like to do something worthwhile in the conservation and management areas to assist the 9 16 Angels 12 Slammers Snoopy everyone interested in bowhunting. Jensen emphasized the jamboree is for all sportsmen, not only organized groups of archers. A e course of 40 targets will be iincluded in the jamboree. Booths will be set up to instruct participants about all aspects of bowhunting, in- A $1,000 check presented to the Division of Wildlife Resources is only the beginning of donations from the life-siz- cluding camouflaging, er statewide bowmens association, were Jim Bell of Salt former Verl Lake City, current Jarvie of Draper and Bowhunting Jamboree Chairman Joseph Thompson of Sandy. Jensen said the goal of the UBA is to pay for all helicopter time required for the mountain goat transplants. This would amount to nearly $4,000. All profits from the Bowhunting Jamboree and Clinic to be held July 10 miles up East Canyon will go toward the mountain goat transplanting operation. Open to the public, the jamborees purpose is to create a spirit of sportsmanship Vice-preside- nt Vice-prese- nt lJr. B RUNS Little Darlings II Mustingers Bad News Batters 3 I 7 Roy Elks Golden Gloves Little Darlings Jr. I 10 12 4 2 9 1 9 10 RUNS Roy Elks Roy Elks I Little Darlings II Golden Gloves HITS 3 Midget ERRORS 8 7 4 6 2 3 2 4 7 Red Sox Lions 6 2 2 5 2 1 Pirates 6 0 0 Wildcats 0 0 0 Elks 0 3 0 Dodgers 0 4 4 Orioles 18 1 As 3 3 2 0 Orioles, 6 0 0 Wildcats 0 0 0 Red Sox 8 5 2 Dodgers 7 7 4 Pirates 7 Roy Elks 6 5 2 2 2 businesses and other in interested organizations bowhunting for minimum $50 donations to the mountain goat transplant. 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