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Show Park City Hosts Ski Town Rugby Tournament 3 ' &" an n 1 "? ; ' or' f r. I Yi t? , .iVJ Thursday, July 26, 1979 Page 5 Prospector Square Almost Washes Out Against Digger's Unusually wet weather forced postponement of most of the past week's slowpitch Softball games but the league leading Prospector Square team did play and almost wished they didn't. With rain pouring from the skies for most of Saturday, Sunday and Monday, all but two of Sunday's games and all Monday contests were pushed back. However, a respite in Sunday's precipitation did allow the , Prospector Square Digger's Dig-ger's Diner confrontation to take place. Prospector Square went into the game undefeated and none of their previous encounters had even been close. Digger's on the other hand, had suffered two defeats but had been surging of late... .and the surge almost carried them past the powerful Squares. It took a 10-run fourth-inning outburst and two-run homer in the top of the seventh to preserve Prospector's unblemished record, as they edged the Diners 15-13. Prospector was held scoreless in the top of the first and the Diner used their half of the inning to push across three runs. An error allowed the Squares to register two in the second but Digger's came back with another run to hold a 4-2 lead at the end of two. After another fruitless half inning for Prospector, the Diners added one more in the third for a 5-2 lead. But Prospector's potent bats exploded in the fourth, led by Beverly Ross' round tripper. Down by two going into the inning, the Squares abused pitcher Suzy Williams ioi iu i una uiu iuuh a 12-5 lead. But the Diners refused to fold. They scored seven runs in the fourth, fifth and sixth ' innings while Prospector added only one more in the fifth. It was a 13-12 game going into the final inning. What proved to be the winning win-ning margin was provided by Prospector's Laurie Park. After Beverly Ross had reached on an error, Park blasted a shot to deep center for a two-run homer, which gave the Squares a 15-12 15-12 lead. Digger's threatened in the bottom of the seventh but couldn't catch the Squares. Browny sent home a run over the head outfielder Ross to make it 15-13 and the Diners then put the tying runs on base with two out. But a fly to the outfield en ded the game and Digger's hopes for an upset. In the only other ladies' league games played, the second-place Red Banjo thumped Mt. Air Cafe 33-2 Sunday and the Yacht Club added insult to injury, drubbing drub-bing the Cafe girls 22-4 on Tuesday. The Banjo win puts them at 8-1 and sets up a showdown with Prospector Square this Monday night. Men's League All of Sunday's men's league games were postponed, post-poned, so the only scores came from Wednesday, July 18 games. Last week's action saw the Alamo Bums retain their number one spot in Division I by downing the Yacht Club 14- 9. The Brothers beat the slumping Old Men and the surprising Woodhaus continued con-tinued its streak, overwhelming over-whelming Wasatch Homes 15- 0 in a mercy rule contest. Toly Among Those Named To Junior Alpine Team The United States Ski Team has announced the naming of 18 athletes to the 1979-80 National Junior Alpine Alp-ine Team. Among those selected is Park City's Rox-anne Rox-anne Toly. Selection criteria is based on race results, FIS (International (Inter-national Federation of Skiing) Ski-ing) points improvement and rate of improvement over the last three years, attitude, diligence, coachability, and ability to function within a team structure. Maximum age for these racers is 18 for women and 21 for men. The size of the team will vary, being set according to the talent depth and funds that are available. Commenting on the naming of the National Junior Team, U.S. Alpine Director Bill Marolt said, "We are looking forward to working with these young athletes, for they show the strength and determination as well as discipline that are essential in becoming an international racer. Hopefully, this group represents future National "A" and "B" team members." mem-bers." The following athletes were named: Mike Frost, 18, E. Dorset, Vt.; Scott Hoffman, 18, Ogden, Ut.; Ted Lock-wood, Lock-wood, 21, Traverse City, Mi.; Cory Murdock, 21, S. Lake Tahoe, Ca.; Jeff O'Neill, 21, Peterborough, N.H.; Hansi Standteiner, 18, Olympic Valley, Ca.; Dave Stapleton, 19, Aspen, Co.; Mark Tache, 19, Aspen, Co. ; Pam Fletcher, Fletch-er, 16, Acton, Ma.; Lori Greeley, 15, Kimball, Mn.; Susan Holes, 15, St. Cloud, Mn.; Noel Lyons, 15, E. Burke, Vt. ; Maria Maracich, 17, Sun Valley, Id.; Cindy Oak, 16, Orchard Park, N.Y.; Eva Pfosi, 14, Water-ville Water-ville Valley, N.H.; Katrina Terzian, 15, Sanger,' Ca.; RoxanneToly, 17, Park City; and Julie Woodworth, 14, Peabody, Ma. Little League Standings Major League (10-12 yrs) Won Lost Pet. Astros 4 1 .800 Tigers 3 2 .600 Indians 3 2 .600 Bad News Bears 0 5 .000 Minor League ( 7-9 yrs ) Won Lost Pet. Dodgers . 50 1.000 Giants 3 2 .600 . Pirates 2 3 .400 Pot Guts 0 5 .000 , Tuesday, July 17th Minor League Dodgers 26 Pot Guts 19 Pirates 19 Giants 18 Thursday, July 19th . Major League Astros 8 Indians 1 Tigers 13 Bad News Bears 3 Saturday, July 21st Tigers 11 Astros 1 Indians 10 Bad News Bears 9 Dodgers 1 Pirates 0 Giants 22 Pot Guts 18 The Park City Muckers will host their first Ski Town Rugby Tournament this weekend in City Park, vying with seven other sides for the tournament title. According to Mucker coach Alamo Dave Mueller, Aspen will be the team to beat in this annual event. "They have won three out of the five tournaments, including includ-ing last year in Brecken-ridge," Brecken-ridge," Mueller noted. "Aspen always seems to get it together for this tournament." tourna-ment." Two years ago, the Aspen side trailed a Denver team by 12 points late in the championship game but still managed to pull out a victory. If any team is equipped to beat Aspen, it appears to be its intrastate rival, Vail. With an infusion of players from the Los Angeles Rubgy Club, Vail has had a very successful season to date. Mueller said the side was strong before adding new members and the additional talent has allowed them to "beat people pretty soundly." sound-ly." As for Park City's chances, coach Mueller said his charges will have to overcome over-come the inconsistency that has plagued them this season if they hope to make a run for the title. "We have won six games this year but five of them could have gone either u ay. " Mueller remarked. "01 our three losses, two of them were close." Sub-par performances from veteran players has been a main cause of the Muckers' erratic showings, according to the coach. "The guys that should be carrying the team haven't produced this year," he said "But I do have to say that prop Tony Flalterty is playing play-ing his best rugby ever and has done it consistently this season." Park City's front line has undergone radical change due to Dan Friedenburg's injury, the retirement of Fred Grambau and the absence of Bruce Reid. "We still have a good pack but it's a psychological problem," Mueller said. "Tom Lauder is now healthy and that should help." Although Aspen and Vail are the "clear cut favorites," favor-ites," the overall caliber of the Ski Town Tournament entrants appears to be excellent. excel-lent. Bolstered by members from the Zebras side, the Jackson Hole squad is somewhat some-what of an unknown. The Steamboat team is improved over recent years and Breck-enridge Breck-enridge is big and physical. Sun Valley's Bald Mountain side has registered a 22-16 win over Park City this season. History The first Ski Town Tournament Tourna-ment was held in 1974. Prior !.i that time Park City and .-;en were the only resort Uiwns fielding teams. But with the formation of sides in Steamboat. Telluride. Vail and Sun Valley, Aspenite Buddy Ortega and Aspenite-gone-to-Sun Valley Tom (ilaccum founded the first ski town rugby competition. Coincidontly. Glaccum will serve as referee during this year's tournament. The first tournament was held in Aspen and the host team defeated Bald Mountain Moun-tain for the title. Sun Valley was the 1975 tournament site and the Snake River team, disguised as Bogus Basin, finished on top. The bogus Bogus Basin side won again in 1976. stirring complaints that only "real" ski town teams should be allowed to compete. A "real" ski town team did win in '77, defeating another imposter in the finals. Playing Play-ing in Vail, Aspen downed a Denver team masquerading as the Broadmore ski area. Aspen then repeated in '78, beating Breckenridge on its home turf in the championship champion-ship game. Park City is taking its turn as host for the first time this year. And with more teams forming in ski areas each year, it may be a decade before the revolving tournament tourna-ment returns here. Next ear's edition probably will be staged in Steamboat. "It's the spirit that makes this tournament different," Mueller observed. "Most of the players are from the same backgrounds and have the same lifestyles. The other teams we play during the season are comprised mainly of students and professional people. In the Ski Town Tournament all the players are from the mountains mount-ains and we all have something some-thing in common. "This is the peak of the rugby season for all the ski town teams," the coach continued. "Whereas the rest of the country plays fall, spring or even winter schedules." sched-ules." First Games Play starts Saturday morning morn-ing at 9:30 in City Park with defending champion Aspen squaring off against Breckenridge Breck-enridge in a replay of last year's final. Park City will face Steamboat Steam-boat in the second game, followed by the Vail-Jackson Hole contest. The final round game matches Bald Mountain Mount-ain against Aspen Highlands. High-lands. Each team will play two games on Saturday and one game Sunday. Sunday's first game starts at 10:30 a.m. If. TUP "jttjn I m mh. 1 I V M V.V ll I I il II . t II BIST FROM f II PAS! xSf We've got bathtubs in our basement .va 4 V2 loot & 5 toot antique clawtoots $100 each nilior Vlnorl P. 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