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Show THE Wednesday, May 29, 1974 PARK CITY auunoN Page 29 MUCKERS MARK FIRST WIN much improved Park City Rugby Club defeated the University of Utah side 6 on Saturday, May 25th. Dominating the scrums and exbackfield attack, the Muckers controlled ploiting a the fixture to a greater degree than is suggested by the final score. Park City was handed a 5 defeat by a stronger University team earlier in the season. The Muckers tallied all their points in a superlative first half effort. Steve The Nipper Anderson put P.C. on the scoreboard with his first try ever as a Mucker. Although he has played brilliant defensive rugby for the past two seasons, Anderson has not been a scoring threat. His emergence as a strong attacking fullback is vital to the future success of the club and is indicative of a stronger side. The Nipper came into the backline between the center and the wing to register the score. The conversion attempt by Don Sturges was unsuccessful. Park Citys second try of the afternoon was posted by breakaway Dave Runyan. Runyan scored an penalty kick as the Muckers pack swarmed their adversary and forced the U of U into hurried ball handling. Runyan sold the dummy by faking a pass to Alamo Dave Mueller and taking the ball past the Utah defenders. The conversion was made good by Tim Witucky. By employing scissors, dummy scissors and scissors play off penalty kicks, the P.C. backfield was able to maintain an offensive posture and control the flow of the game in the first half. A blanket defense and A 10-- well-coordinat- ed 19-1- up-and-un- ground pounding tackles discouraged any offensive notions the U of U ruggers might have entertained. Their 10-- 0 advantage at the start of the second half was probably responsible for the Muckers less inspired showing during that period. However, although outscored they were still the superior team and the majority of action transpired on their opponents end of the pitch. After the fixture, Coach Mueller remarked that Todays win was d the first victory by a Park City team with no ringers from Salt Lake or elsewhere in over two years. Saturdays contest also marked the first time this season that the Muckers have had more than enough ruggers on hand to field a side. This silver cloud is not without its lead lining. Some players may be discouraged by knowing that they may not compete on a given game day. Coach Mueller responded to this situation by saying, Injuries, social commitments, work and travel will leave gaps in the line-u- p and, consequently, everyone has to be ready to play. As for those who may be less than enthusiastic about the increasing pool of talent, Alamo says Maybe slow pitch softball is their game. Coach Mueller emphasized his continued encouragement of new players to attend practices. A sufficient number of ruggers could mean two full sides for Park City, and he rioted that rugby is not a sport with first and second teams. There is no such thing as rugby players being cut anywhere in the world. 6-- 0, fully-manne- The Start of the Forward Swing This part of the golf swing is so iihportant that we will devote a complete lesson to a very slight piotion. When the player has swung the club back properly, the hands are under the shaft. The shaft of the club should be pointed at the garget. (If the golf club were a rifle, a shot fired at this point should hit the green.) The left hand must have a firm secure hold at the top of the backswing. Now we come to the first movement in the forward swing. It must be a down motion. The hands, arms, club, etc., all fall or are pulled toward the right foot. If there is any horizontal motion of the hands at this time, the shot will be ruined. There are several different ways to get the club started, right, and some work with one person but not with another, so the player should try them all and find out which one works for him. One method is to shift the weight to the left foot. This is a sideways motion. The weight is laterally shifted to the left foot very early in the forward swing. Another method to get the forward swing started is a pulling down with the left arm. This must be an exaggerated motion at first. The club, arms and hands all fall straight down at the ground. (Next week I will discuss hitting the ball.) Ralph Emery Professional Park City Golf Course |