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Show The DESERET SAMPIJER, Fri., Sept. 11, 1970 Lombardi Left Some Messages for Dugway People 9 by TONY VIEIRA Winning thing. Its the isnt a only thing. 1900, and then proceeded to capture NFL titles in 1901, 1902, 1905, 1900 and 1907. His Packers won the first two Super Bowls which pitted big That was the motto of Vince Lombardi, Washington Redskins coach and onetime ruler of a football dynasty with the Green Bay Packers. Last week, he succumbed to the only LOMBARDI, man in the history of the National Football League playoffs to win three straight championships, had undergone two operations within a month in his battle with the disease. For a small city in Wis- bardi though, Vince is not dead. Gods Lom- dont diet ieon the Super Bowl and I cried when I left Green Bay. Im not aihamed of crying." WHEN VINCE Lombardi talked people listened. It is a shame more of us couldn't have met him personally. This reporter never had that pleasure, but 1 feel like somehow I too knew him. Those of us who didn't know him, still have his legacy that can teach, lead, arid counsel his words. The Associated Press wire service published a random selection of Lombardis quotes this past week. Hie Dugway High School football team may be especially interested in what he had to say about the pigskin game: FOOTBALL, is a symlml of whats best in American life, a symbol of courage, effistamina, ciency or team work. It's a Spartan game, a game of sacrifice and a violent game that demands a discipline seldom found. To those of us on egp trips: This is the age of heroes. in 14 years. The name Lombardi has become a living legend to football players and fans all over the world The feats he accomplished at Green Bay still warm the hearts of the football addicts in that small d community. THE NEW YORK native arrived in Green Bay in 1959, one year after the Packers posted their worst record He posted a 5 record in his first year, won the divisional championship in Lombardi authored a best Run to Daylight, and produced a film, Second Effort, which is shown to sales groups. He also has football produced a instruction series. Most people from Dugway probably never met him but they certainly know of him. He was that football guy to some. Sportsminded troops and high schoolers knew him as the coach who put Green Bay on the map. Still others seller, 12-fil- m snow-packe- 7 cry. I cried when m ing his life. the NFL against the AFL retired from Lombardi coaching in 1908 to serve as general manager of the Packers, but later, he descrilaxl the one year off the field as the most miserable of his life. IN 1969, he accepted the job of head coach, general manager, executive vice president, and part owner of the Redskins. That Washington same year he gave the Redskins their first winning season cancer. consin met him for the first time in a TV tribute or some recent newspaper story commemorat- 7-- self-deni- The test of this century is wliether we mistake the growth of wealth and power for the growth of strength and character. Weve weakened discipline and respect for authority and let freedom of the individual predominate." LOMBARDI ALSO had a message for the soldier. He said his Italian immigrant father told him years ago that: Before you do what you want to do, ltefore you can exist as an individual, the first thing you have to accept is duty, the second is respect for authority and the third thing you must accomplish is developing a strong mental discipline. This week Lomltardi was laid to rest in a small New England town far away from the gridiron fields. Statesmen and sportsmen alike, payed their respects to the son of the Italian immigrant Imtcher. HE WAS as the Washington Post columnist Shirley Povich descrilied him, a foot- ball coach, lecturer, philosopher, tough guy, moralist and Kalinowski Leads Way Stars Edge Mets In Extra Innings 6-- 5 rs The Dugway upset the league champion Mets 5 in the annual season-cappin- g contest played August 27. The game went into extra innings and featured just about everything that can happen in a softball game from homers and strikeouts to errors and disputed plays. EARL EDWARDS, who was voted league MVP along with Mike Simoneau of the Mets, started on the hill for s. the Opposing him was the Mets ace, Roger Pestorious. The Mets struck for two unearned runs in the bottom of the first. Mike Little drew a free pass and with one out, Edwards hit Jeff Nelson. He got Simoneau on a pop up, but Ron Stieglitz shot toward third was misplayed by Jim Campi of the Hospital and two runs scored. Campi led the second with a walk and moved to second on Larry Crooks (HHC No. ' Don Knipmeyer 2) single. lined into a double (Hospital) play leaving Crook at first with two out. Edwards helped his own cause, ripping a double that scored Crook. All-Sta- 3-- Kalinowski, in addition to driving in the winning run, was also the defensive star of the game. He came in for Campi in the fourth and in five inning? made seven as slsts and two putouts and started a double play. All-Star- - The Mcts finished the season .vith a THE CILAMPS Members of the 23-- 1 lost to the but record, team include! MVP Mike Simoneau, Mike Little, Ron Stieglitz, Jeff Nelson, Chuck Frciss, Doug Moe, Mike Schaunaman, Cary Nordin, Roger Pestorious, Mike Lotti, Pat Quinn, Del Lombard and Jon Bourne. (PHOTO BY DENNIS VIETS) All-Sta- 6-- IN THE top of the third took the lead the outburst. Red with a four-ru- n Kirk reached on an error and Rich Giles (Hospital) singled. With the table set clean-u- p man Bob Bards-le- y (Civilians) lived up to his position in the order as he blasted a long drive over the left field fence. All-Sta- rs (Left-Over- s) Mike Simmer (MPs). followed with a single and Campi reached on an error. Simmer third. After Crook taking popped out, Knipmeyers infield fly was dropped by Mike Little and Simmer sped home with the fourth run of the inning. Mike Schaunaman of the Mets can't locate Earl Edwards fast ball as the league MVP (with Simoneau) STRIKE ONE unleashes his smoke". The catcher is Don Knipmeyer and Eddie Foster gets set to come up with the right arm. in Ken Cagle led the Dugway third Dugway golfer in the golf team to a fifth place standings as he finished tied finish in the annual Sixth for twentieth place with a Army Golf Tournament with a four-da- y total of 304 which was good for a sixth place tie in the individual standings. The winning score was a DPG Fifth In Golf, par 293 carded by Bill Reid of Ft. Lewis, Wash., 319. By rounds his as he led his males to the The team champiouship. killed Kearney as CAGLE HAD rounds of six strokes behind as he had ocwith the casional trouble trees along the fairways. His short irons, wedges and putting were suberb. John Pleasant trailed Cagle by eight strokes as he totaled a 312 five-ov- er scores were last round he was just Cagle after Cagle Leads out of the championship running after the first two rounds. Rich Petsoff and Bruce Henry. to finish tied for eleventh had a duel of their own right down to the wire. After two rounds Henry had a one stroke edge, but Petsoff tied it up after three rounds. The fourth round went right down to the wire as Petsoff shot an 83 to Henrys 84. That left Petsoff all alone in d with an place left Henrys him tied for thirty-thirthirty-secon- d. 1. Who iron the American Leagues Most Valuable Player award in 1941 T 2. In a real baseball rarity, n winner there eras a in the American League two triple-crow- seasons in a row, 1966 and 1967. Who were the two players! 3. What National League pitcher led the league in eight categories during the 1966 sea- son! 4. What National Football League running back led the league in scoring for three years straight, 6. Name the baseball player who set two records for his po- K. MALONE was the sition in team's sixth man as he finished thirty-sixt- h with an 1969-196- 1! 1969. Edwards shut out the Mets the third and fourth, but they tied the game against Howie Austin (Civilians) in the fifth. Little walked and Friess singled with one out. After Nelson popped up, Simoneau banged a drive over the fence in left to tie the game at NEITHER team mounted a threat during the rest of regulation play, but in the struck. eighth the Simmer led off with a double and immediately rode home on Mike Kalinowskis (MPs) single. Kalinowski had replaced Campi at third for the Stars. Pestorious then retired the side, but the damage was 5-- 5. All-Sta- rs done. With one last chance the Mets failed to come up with do)sioi8 e joj their usual son i(yi) sjoj magic. Simoneau and Stieglitz Buaieuioti the in men 56 had (if) were There Pleasant Dugways place. m Mnajojjaj tsenej ojjh 'S went out easily lief ore Doug best round, an opening-da- y field and in four days there Mumuoh insj y Moe Imre sub-pAustin 82 singled. were only three 73, Imt he Imllooncd to xsjnox ipusg and down, however, tours. Ml awj and 81 in the middle rounds three rounds and actually led rounds and four even-pa- r gpt Gary IHsuuujssji 9961 3 inoeujqoH queij Nordin to ground to Kalinow- Pleasant by two strokes. lefore finishing with a 70. r 'I Torn Kearney was the Although they were well Answers Iwck-to-the-w- Team t ar ihki BIG BAT Boh Bardsley of the Civilians slammed a three-ruhomer for the in the top of the third, giving the Stars their early lead. n All-Sta- Box Score: practicing patriot who without a blush put his voice atop that of the crowd in singBanner. ing the He lost his battle with cancer at a time when he was just lieginning to rebuild the Washington footltall team. His goal, of course, was to make the Redskins of the Seventies the sort of team the Packers of the Sixties had been, a repetition he hoped, of the Star-Spangl- footltall rajp-to-rich- es story he had written so well before. Loniliardis devotion to footliall made him a legend during his lifetime. His simple, driving philosophy that victory was the only thing that mattered made him the of the American success story. In this day of superstars and superadulation of sports figures, Lomltardi should lie remembered as a man who felt it was more important what a player gave to the game than the special talent he might bring to it. It is nt an attitude professional sports sorely needs. |