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Show Tinii p'f'ITT Oilier E-Sa- yi my W.m"" f ilU"llie mg-- M 9 v -- f . mrresSniMnw , DESERET nc A ' ,. , NEWS, rTru'VV'j Friday, April 25, 1969 J) 5 V ' I inmill!llllllllllllllllllllllllllll!l!llll!ll!llllllllllll!IIIIIIIIIHllllll!ll!l It's On The Square! Weather If aiiiiiuiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiHiHiniiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiutiiiimiiiuuinninii Permits So you thought that curves were the cure for the sports bug. Might be all right for the beetle-type-s. By DAVE KADLECK Deseret News Sports Writer Plymouth and Andy Granatelli see it differently, though. Here is the sketch of their new racer stricton the square. ly Its called the Super Wedge. About the only curve is the And they will change that when drivers start to wear square helmets. The only thing PROVO prep tracksters arent likely to outrun this weekend in the 56th annual BYU Invitational is the weather. And it seemed certain here Friday that weather would play a major role in this three act play that includes golf, tennis and track perform2,500 roll-ba- r. ances. Weatherman wisdom has for placed the odds at precipation Friday. Saturday favors better conditions for the finale. 50-5- 0 BYU Invitational feature comevent is th petition. I. got underway here early Friday at 8:30 a.m. with pole vault action. At 1:20 p.m. d the dash was held with the high jump set for 1:40 p.m. and the shotput at 3 p.m. 100-yar- ac- Saturdays tion, inter-twine- t' the with d track and field meet proper, has discus throwing beginning at 8:15 a.m., hurdles at 9:45 a.m., javelin at 1:40 p.m., long jump at 1:40 p.m. d and run at 3:05 p.m. On the line, of course, is the almost legendary record set by Cedar Citys great Neil Roberts. His 7,343 mark is likely to withstand the ages. The 963 effort that saw the talented Southern Utah lad win or tie in all nine 180-lo- w are Union's sprinter Lyle Timothy, left, American Fork's javelin thrower Steve Alger and North Sanpete's Dave Bailey in the Three top athletes entered in the BYU Invitational 440-das- h. 440-yar- fe lt was Granatelli who had his dream shattered last year at Indianapolis in the 500 when his controversial turbines were banned from racing. Andy has four key racers on his team Mario Andretti, Graham Hill, Art Pollard and Jochen Rindt. Pollard will drive the Plymouth Wedge and has another copy of it standing by as a reserve events of Among those likely to seek the same honor won by Roberts are Olympus Dave PowGranites ell, outstanding Roger Clayton, Deltas talented Doug Bailey and Dan Holladay. car. The other three drivers will be in drive Ford wedge designed, machines. four-whe- el STP-Lot- V-- 8 racing Hill-cres- ts stand-i- n racing machines will be Offenhauser turbochargers, powered by drives. Time is of the essence for all of the racers, especially those with untried machines. Granatelli hopes to be on the track as early as May 1 with two totally untried machines. The one pictured here is one of these. Two d. Richards, certainly one of the brightest stars to flash across the prep sky in many seasons, wants to go for other marks. Hes interested 180-lo- Dixie, Beaver and Montic-ellvying for the top B sport. Tennis runs competition both days with all action on BYU courts. Roberts' Record Stands Evonti Saturday 1:30 a.m Senior high school championship (stadium). a.m. Junior college track and field trial heats. 4:33 a.m. Junior collage tennis champl-omhi(Moat BYU tennis courts). Golf competition for both 9:15 a.m. Senior high school Class A B and field trial heats. track and Class A and Gass B aces got . )0 a.m. Senior high school Clast A and s 'B semifinal tennis Timpano-goand final rounds. (Meet underway Friday tennis courts). Golf course. Highland BYU 12:30 p m. ceremony. 12:30 p.m. Girls' pep club on review. and Skyline join Olympus 1:40 p.m Senior high school class A and field meet finals. Logan and Bonneville for the and) :40B track Junior college track and (laid p.m. A for topspot with meet finals. Shot Put By GEORGE FERGUSON If the stadium high jump reat University of Utah remains at 8 after Saturdays Western Athletic Conference Relays, it will have cord Pole Vault ut I photographed the shredded wheel and Andy . The BOSTON (UPI) ton Bruins set an all-tim- Bos- reg- e scoring record but couldnt get the one goal they when it really needed they ular season counted. So Montreal and St. Louis will again play for hockeys rewardshopworn but richly Cup. Stanley ing The Canadlens, the National domiHockey Leagues most nating team and current with 21 consec- record-maker- s utive playoff appearances, scored a 1 elimination victory over the Bruins Thucday denight to carry their cup the into back fense right 2-- goal-tendin- g record-shatterin- domination finals. The playoff showdown opens Sunday and continues Tuesday In Montreal before shifting to St. Louis for games on Thursday, May 1 and Sunday, May 4. into the rode Montreal with finals four games to twj in the playoffs. Sr United Prut International at Division Finals a L s I 4 W Watt Bast- Finals W Montreal 4 0 events, including intermediate hurdles, 3,000 meter steeplechase, 120 d high hurdles, relay, relay, distance medley relay, mile relay and three-mil- e run, and 880 relay 440 Boston I, 2nd tut ys will WVv end 1:55 p.m. There are other Ute Stadium marks in jeopardy. Glenn threw Winningham of in 1964. the javelin 245-Another Sun Devil, Mark Murro, has bettered that dishis longest being 270-And Dick Legas of BYU has tossed the spear 246-: The pole vault record of 15 1 established by Ron Mor-- . ris, an independent, was set In 1958. Seven WAC athletes have surpassed that this season: Paul Heglar, UTEP, MERCURY - MOTOR, afondord agalp went mC. A 66. jw w Ute. Ww ..... 6m umt m l iMt ! yw CM MM, Itt COM4 M M4 ha. (Ml kl Ml wty Dick mmhH A lew A$4s SHAFFER & MOULTON 1UO in S. Mala 343-907- 7 I Wolnal-lriaao- d doth 73 fcontpowar engine Tourer (rant disc braks Sittrlng colam lock Chlld-gaor- d raw door lock Contoured bocktt Mote interior trim vaaliiolioa Trlpomolor Fixtures, Pipe, Valves, Fittings, Threadings, Etc. Mon. Only Mike Hoffman of BYU has a chance to better the Ute Stadium discus mark of 178-- KETCIXUr.VS 15-2- Fri.-So- t. Everything for the OtlO a.m.-- B 4th S. 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Yo b Mi PRICES at ROTC will be LODOI yell 2 p.m. Flag ceremony by Utahs NEW 5 6, 7 Financial Dan Mendenhall displays form that has high jumper. helped him become a seven-fo- two-mil- e begin because nobody (mows us 1-- 4 Sports TV Highlights track-fiel- d 440-yar- at you more ). Running sarin Thursday's Ratulte t NCAA 1947 Arizona (56-5Whomever wins the run will set a new mark, since it will he a first time event in Ute Stadium. Pacers there should be Colorado State's Tarry Harrison (13:50.6) and New Mexicos Chuck Schuch (13:47.3). . 1 p.m. - Division Louis Los Angolas Barry Shepard. events, which Include the discus, shotput, javelin, pole vault, long jump, triple jump and high jump, begin at the Vc give ), and Arizona, tance eight times this year, d best-of-sev- of 1 9 veteran and a a relative neophyte showing the way. It was Jean Beliveaus goal at 11:28 of the second overtime period Thursday night that finally finished off the brash brawling Bruins. But it was the of Rogatien Roggy Vachon which brought the Habs to that decisive point and which, ultimately, startled the Bruins most in the playoffs. Boston had dropped only two of eight regular season games to the Canadlens and g Bruins the to a man predicted a aimilir battle-scarre- Jumpers at seven feet Dan Mendenhall and Fk-i- Youre not big enough to stop Montreal, Blues In Stanley Cup this season. The stadium shotput mark set in 1958 by Parry OBrien appears safe, too. O'Brien set a new standard of 61-- Best of the WAC shotmen this season are John- - Birklebach, Vince Monar-i- , UTEP, (58-4and Kearin, UTEP, (57-7- ) W e de $64,462. less than 82,000 to surpass the $100,000 mark in earnings. 25-1- 1 are Chris. Celion of BYU; John - And then he stood up. He was big enough! In turn we both apologized and got on with at hand reporting the 160 mph averwork the age speed of the two machines. That day I learned that Andy Granatelli was in what he does and racquite a guy. Hes intense life. of his way ing was Andy will have his cut of the championship cake. And on the way he will create his share of our new machines. season. Lorenzo Allen, Arizona, has Texas El Pasos Jumped Scott English has soared 7-- - winner with $98,417, followed by Lee Trevino with $67,462 and George Archer with SECTION D Willie Steele championships, of Sin Diego State leaped 26-Both Pousi and Jim Blaisdell of BYU have gone the 7,343 Littler is the leading money crew. Six Western AC high jumpers have posted marks of seven feet or better this 7-- 1. took exceptions. He would have liked to have bashed my camera against my skull. His terse words: You cant take pictures of that wheel! And he stepped in front of my picture. I got the best shot of two knees you ever . Utahs Barney Dyer and tied track-fiel- d :t97 te'Vi" - The oldest Ute Stadium field record Is in the long jump. When Utah was host to onas 6'" I33-4- 1WW Emery (196) 49-- in 1964 by Jumping Joe Caldwell, then a member of Ariz- i 49W Doug Ballgy, Delta Danny Holladay Hlllcrest 65" Las Vegas PALM BEACH GARDENS, Gene Littler, FLA. (UPI) off to the fastest start of his career on the PGA tour, needs standard, set by Arizonas BYUs Pertti Pousi has a 52-- 1 this season and Isaac Williams of Arizona has gone survived one of its toughest onslaughts. The Ute Stadium high jump standard was set in 1953 by ut me! Mika Johnson, " Judea 6'5" (I960 1. 6-- s, My words: Ronnie Dlshman, :S1.I Gene PGA Leader Hoffman has a seasons best New Mexicos Ervin of 182-Jaros has a toss of 178-7- , and Arizonas Tom Kearin has thrown 175-The stadiums triple jump Sports Managing Editor I almost got the Speaking of the wipe-outone day Granatelli from treatment Andy wipe-oFlats. Salt Bonneville at the Studebaker Andy was running the now-oconvertibles. Two famous ladies were his drivers and one of them came into the pits with a blown saw. L. H. :I0.4 Ronnie Dlshman, Las Vegas Mike Chambers, " 147'J" Utes Host WAC Relays He Was Big Enough , " (Xscue Randy Backstead. Hlllcrest (1966) Javniie Tons Dvvali, Pleasant Grove (1964) Roberts, Ray Jenson, Nglt In Judge S1W 1M race Gass 10.0 :50.6 (1966) Cedar City (1963) Bingham (1963) High Jump Year Ronnie Dlshman, Las Vegas Mika Chamber;, : Cedar (1962) (196) Jim deArrleta, Humboldt (12) Best Marks Made Last :I00 Nall Roberts, Lang Jump at Record! Invitational Moot Record Rocord HoWor N. Lons, Was. Acad. (IS27) Wiggins. Elko (1955) W. White, Mesa (1946) Total points: Nell Roberta, Cedar City (1963) He hopes that the Plymouth engine, which has never been used for racing before, will give him up to 500 horses. . In todays mechanical world you have to be in with the latest creations or the wicked old world wipes you out t honors. in the long jump and hurdles records. He suffered a groin injury last week, but should be ready by starting time Saturday, Erickson reports. But track and field events are just a part of this tournament. other two-whe- el tire. K' Each of the above are talented in several of the nine events. None however, has the overall physical strength and stature that seems necessaary to surpass the 7,000 point total. Granites Hal Erickson reports Golden Richards out of the running for iflTuap iinB jpjjiAn Sunbeam Arrow Sedan New way io go from the Chrysler People Utah Imports 801 S. Main Salt Lake City Zion Motors, Inc. 4646 S. State Murray . iyi y'i |