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Show Thursday, November 29, 979 Page 3 1 nOlympics represent achievement for Soviets In Soviet eyes, the choice of Moscow for the 1980 Olympics represents both an enormous achievement and a great opportunity. These will be the first Olympics ever in a communist country and, to the government, that means the dropping of one more international barrier to full acceptance on the world stage of the Soviet Union as a nation to be admired and respected. Little effort is being spared to insure that the country looks its best for the estimated 300,000 foreign tourists, 13,000 athletes, 10,000 or more reporters and photographers, not to mention perhaps as many as a billion people who will view some part of the long international sports contest on television. two-wee- main sport places designed new ones. and adding several handsomely City, Munich and Montreal, doubt this could be the real figure. The Soviets, who have done as much as any nation, or perhaps more, to politicize international sports, are acutely aware of the complicating factors of politics that have entered the Games in recent years. They dont want the kind of boycott here that marred the 1976 Summer Games in Montreal, when some two dozen black nations pulled out in protest. But those are questions beyond the realm of Moscows planners and builders, for whom the Olympics have been both a glorious opportunity to improve the citys services and a trial of speeding deadlines, uncertain labor and fights over priorities. The Soviets are predicting complete success in having all finished in time for the opening ceremony at Luzhniki Stadium in a picturesque bend of the river on July 19, 1980. And veteran foreign observers, members of the International Olympic Committee and the top brass of the U.S. Olympic Committee are saying the same. k So this city on seven hills on the banks of the winding Moscow River is feverishly at work to finish all in time for the games. After a harsh winter last year of unusual cold that caused delays in construction, the crews of. young Comsomol (Young Communist League) shockworkers 23,000 strong are busy riveting, welding, sawing, hammering and finishing the Olympic Village as well as refurbishing Moscows Although beset by labor shortages, bad weather and instances of shoddy workmanship, the Soviets are uniquely equipped by their authoritarian state to accomplish such massive work. This is a country of no strikes, no visible inflation and no public debate over the need for an Olympics, or even the siting of major facilities that means a permanent change in a neighborhood. The Soviets maintain they will spend no more than 230 million rubles about $350 million for new construction and renovation in Moscow and at the secondary sites of Tallinn, Minsk and Leningrad. Westerners, with an eye on the massive costs to Mexico Uppermost in their minds has been the comfort and convenience of the athletes. And here, without doubt, the Soviets have succeeded. The men and women who will compete here will be looked after and pampered as perhaps nowhere else in the world. This a sports-craz- y nation that dotes upon its sportsmen, as the athletes will discover when they arrive next summer. Despite injuries, slate Utes were tough SALT LAKE CITY-r-Th- e 1979 Utah Football season is now in the record books and perhaps the amazing thing about it was despite playing one of the tougher schedule? in the country and suffering a rash of injuries that knocked several key players out for the season, the Utes were still in the position to play for the Western Athletic Conference Championships on the last day of the season. Ute Coach Wayne Howard, who has qow completed three years at the Ute grid helm, was pleased with the effort of his charges. Despite the injuries and the said Howard, Our adversity, kids hung tough and gave it all they had every game. Despite teams three playing (Washington, Tennessee and BYU ) who were ranked in the top twenty at one time or another durirg the season and suffering through an early season travel schedule that sent the team trom Honolulu, to Seattle, to Knoxville in a three-weeperiod, Utah still managed to end the season with a overall mark and a 2 conference record. , Running was the trademark of this years Ute team. As a team the Utes set a new season mark k 6-- 6 First annual Davis Co. v Tournament scheduled . The First Annual Davis County Holiday Basketball Tournament will be conducted in December in what may be Davis Countys finest basketball gymnasiums. The prep basketball tournament will include eight teams including six teams from the Davis County area. These two teams will square off December 18, 19 and 21 in the districts two newest gymnasiums at Clearfield High and Bountiful High. The two sports facilities rank easily as two of the finest high school gyms in the state. Both structures are nearing their final completion dates. Both buildings are similar in design including the outside and the inside. The Davis County Tournament will kick off December 18 with Viewmont and Weber battling at Utes, Tony Lindsay and Lewis Walker ended up among the top five rushers in the WAC. Lindsays total of 816 yards this season (the most on the team' also made him the career leader in rushing at Utah. He now has a three year total oi 2086 yards on 458 carried (.also a record) and has one more year left to add to it. Walker, a senior, ended up second on the team in rushing with 714 yards in just 93 carriers for a school and conference record of 7.7 yards per carry. Walkers per carry averaged breaks a school mark that was set in 1941 by Izzy Spector and a WAC mark that was set in 1963 by Arizona States Tony Lorick. Walker also ended up the season with three touchdowns runs of 71 yards or more. Sophomore, Del ' 6:00 p.m. and Layton and Bountiful squaring off at 8:00 p.m. All of this action will take place in the new Bountiful gym. Losers and winners of these two games will then play Wednesday, December at the same gym, the losers at 6 p.m. and the winners at 8 p.m. left. Defensively, sophomore, linebacker Bill Gompf finished in the top three in the conterence in interceptions with six, just two shy of the Utah season mark and thr defensive back Jeff Griffin finshed the season with five interceptions. Griffin is now just three pickoffs short of the Utah school career record for interceptions and should easily erase the mark next season in his last year of competition. Although injuries played a big part in the Ute performance this season, the fact that so many voting player? played heavily is going to tie a big plu for next t the ( car '1 nerieri e t ha . , o: i 5 , :h , u !,( ( ' Hi i Ihp Uml played a mi y i '.- -t 'V ' . pi i : f C ! ,, WURLUZER WURLITZER WURLUZER WURLITZER WURLUZER WURLUZER WURLUZER Finals for the Holiday Tournament will be played on December 21 at Clearfield. Trophies will be presented to the first, second, third and fourth place teams. Home teams will be determined by the coaches. NEW NEW NEW NEW NEW r '( di 305 375 400 450 360 NEW D20 NEW 565 WURLUZER NEW 470 WURLUZER NEW WURLUZER NEW680T WURLUZER NEW 950 RIMRELl USED H AMMON USED FREE LESSONS & Come in ond lets meke a deal. Hove one under your tree this Christmas. WE TAKE DELIVERY LOW TERMS TRADE-IN- S LAYAIVAY r:0l7J! LEASE PLAN MANY WAYS TO FIT YOUR BUDGET Stop by today ond too our storo manager BOB CURTIS DESERET FAMILY MUSIC 1581 WASHINGTON BOULEVARD PHONE ,p ' P : 'a; ,! mmc ai i offsensive players via graduation rou'e Although it 'h be tough to replace the likes o( center, Steve White, olfnsive guard, Denny Wagner, Walker, split end Cory Hansen and linebacker Mark Padjen, 42 players whodiave started at least one game for the Utes during their career return to the lineup next season. The Utes open the 1980 season September 9th against Boise State in Salt Lake. ' BRAND winners will also play December 19th at 6 and 8 p.m. For the first time in the history of Weber State College athletic Neil Mcliistory, one of its coaches made a television debut. The 20 11 Channel on at p.m. Carthy Show will be aired each Sunday (KSTU). The show went last Sunday with Don Spainhower as the host. With Spainhower at the helm each week, the show will run for a half-hou- r and will feature highlights of previous games, player team records and a interviews, conference standings, contest. In addition, viewers can write questions to be read and answered over the air in a segment entitled the "HOT SEAT. Popcorn Rodgers ended up the season rushing for 593 yards and was the Utes, leading scorer racking up 11 touchdowns. The Utes also set several other records including a new career mark for most DATs made Jed Hueko, who 'ha railed ' oth the punting and place hud mg cl.oi os, now ha made 58 RAD in m career braking the old mark by onemf George Bo.ss set tiom 1955 through 57, Huckn has one year FAMILY MUSIC Also on the 18th, Davis will battle Olympus at 6 p.m. and Woods Cross will take on host Clearfiled at 8 p.m. Losers and Don't miss this one Pick-the-sco- for rushing racking up 2870 yards on the ground this year. Two 393-673- 2 ' la |