The narrows beats Jack Lalane for rubbing off fat. K' (Or, howto sand your 4v Weight-reducing- ? v face in a dark place) v v,,' i f Sally Roberts had just wasted a whole week trying to lose 20 pounds, when should 6 have been contentrating on stretching my 56" frame to a skinny 0.1 was unsuccessful in both areas and as a pair of headlights tunneled tin nugh thedaik and the horn blared, I shrugged my shoulders in and got in the car. in icsignation, stuffed the rest of Suzy Q my mouth We were headed for the narrows. I r. ' . . V V f V. over-ful- l Aliei Mustang on every rock and raping the bottom of the sand pile in the dirt road, we arrived at what I assumed was the narrows, f.vei vone was laughing and joking I pretended not to notice that it was almost impossible to distinguish objects farther than your nose. . sc ; 4 , unlike others in St. George-th- is s Above, a group of enter the pressure chamber and, left, Winnie-the-Poosqueezes world. into the real (Photos by Mary Bateman I The narrows is an experience basically for masochists only. thrill-seeker- h I would be wedged between the rocks. Scraping my elbow and my knee, continued on my way. oi bumpinr 1 Regaining my balance after stumbling over an unseen clump of sage biush, I followed several shadows to the entrance. By retaining a I was able to make it gi ip on the belt loops of the person in front of me, I was was even so bold as and confidence the first gaining through part. lo wish I hadn't bothered to try to lose weight. My feeling of security c ollapsed as did my nose when I came face to face with a rock wall. My hand flew to my nose Good, it was still there, but I realized I had lost my gi ip on the treasured belt loop At least that enabled me to probe the wall wuh both hands. I couldn't help but wonder what kind of things existed in every nook or hole my fingers came in contact with. vise-lik- With mv gut sucked in, I e gingerly forced through, afraid that if I exhaled I finally arrived at a point where I could breathe freely, only to have a hand reach out and yank me into a blackened hole. Once I was thcrel was told to crawl up the rocks and through a hole. The shimmer oflgr showing through the hole looked mighty inviting; I poked my head through the slit and could actually see the stars and other faces looking me. As I tried to continue climbing through, I was reminded of Winnie the Pooh trying to get out of the rabbit's hole. Everyone laughing at nu efforts gave me enough incentive to make it. relief turned to a frightened gasp as I was herded pit. Crisp suggestions were directed at me as I slid down the hat surface. I was once again engulfed in darkness, but it didnt last for lorr and was on my feet again, and thankfully near the entrance on mvw out. My sigh of intoanoih-gloom- 1 Back at the car I examined knees which I felt sure were rubbed ran and bruised, elbows that felt torn and bloody, and my nose which felt liken was compressed against my left cheek. Much to my surpi ise everything was intact. I w'ent home and immediately ate enough to make up forth previous week of dieting. Rebels down Ricks, UTCP in squeakers; face Snow tonight by Sally Roberts After losing a lead of 10 points against Ricks and a lead of 28 against UTCP it would appear the Rebel basketballers thrive on playing under pressure. Dixie rebounding the ball off the missed free throw. Dixie then had a turnover, and a jump ball was called just as Ricks took possession. The was between 64 Bruce Hurst tie-u- ,yfmJy f I Dixie defeated both teams this weekend, Ricks on Friday and UTCP on Saturday. Both games were close ones, and the Ricks game even went into overtime. Into overtime the score was once again tied, 69 points per team. Ricks, for the first time that night, went into a man to man defense, drawing a couple of fouls. Both teams missed some crucial free throws, but Brad Heaps put in a total of 3 free throws with less than a minute which put the score at Another basket by Ricks and a foul on Ricks made the score and with 3 seconds lef Eric Slaymaker at the foul line. Eric ropped in both shots and the final score was Dixie applied full court pressure against Ricks, but the Vikings seemed unruffled by it. Both teams were about equal in fouls and turnovers. The lead exchanged hands several times and midway through the first half the score was tied a t The remainder of the half was about the same as the early half and Dixie left the court at halftime with a three point lead, 72-6- 16-1- 72-7- 1 33-3- After two minutes of play, the score was again tied, Dixie then built up a lead of 10 points, with about 12 minutes left in the game. In the next three minutes, Ricks the Rebels 1 6 to 4 and Dixies lead was cut back to one. With 3 minutes on the clock Dixie slowed things down, but with 36 seconds on the clock, Ricks gained possession, a foul by John Baucom resulted in and 67" Gardner. Hurst controlled the tap and Dixie had the ball with 14 seconds. A shot from the top of the key by Eric Slaymaker fell short and put the game into overtime. , t 74-7- 36-3- d Like the peoole on TV who' are glad that their deodorant is working overtime, the Rebels needed extra time to beat Ricks in Rexburg. Above, Craig Hammer stuffs, and, right, Bruce Hurst out jumps a Viking. ( Photo by Rush Leavitt) The Rebels dominated the Utah Technical College at Provo the next night. Well, through the first half anyway. With a 28 point lead at , Dixie returned to the court only to allow UTCP to score 15 straight points. The score was pretty well even from then on, but with less than a minute on the clock Dixie gained a small lead and kept it. The half-time- jl: top"11 game ended with Dixie on 84. 87 points and UTCP with fu The two wins gave Dixie their consecutive win and should pul them in a tie for first with Sn0"'me will College. The Dixie teamDixiethe Badgers tonight at a