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Show Sun Chronicle Thursday December Page IS, 1373 Park City notes public racing slate What event draws more participants than any other sporting event in the world? The Super Bowl draws only a hundred or so 50 players on each team and even the Olympics draws fewer. Give up? The Annual Vasaloppa Citizens Race held in Scandinavia draws 10,000 men, women and children to the largest cross country ski race and sporting event in the world They tell me that only 500 or so are serious racers; the rest come only to enjoy the involvement of skiing in such a prestigious race, others come to improve their technique by skiing with other racers, others come just to see if they can finish All in all, it must be quite a sight to behold, 20,000 skis taking off at the sound of a gun to complete a circular course with a Class A" racer poling right next to an grandma They probably use more wax in one day than Park City uses in a season. Now Park will City a be never but citizen races Vasaloppa, are here Last year a local shop sponsored six races at Park Citys golf course. They were met with great enthusiasm by a small group of Salt Lake and Park City ski tourers probably Apart from a few university racers and the Park West and Park City X-- instructors, all were only occasional skiers and first-timracers A few were on rental skis and one woman of four children was on skis for the first time Two junior classes, two men and women senior classes, a veteran and classified racer class insured that everyone could compete with a peer The approach was evident by smiling faces and wine for prizes One of last year's highlights was a great "come from behind" victory by a combined team of Park West instructors and two elementary kids to take the heralded relay race and a first prize bottle of wine This year citizens racing will be bigger and better The Fischer Europa cup series, sponsored by Fischer Skis, will begin on Dec. 27 These races will be held on the Park City golf course The race will be held there every other weekend until March 6 On opposite and alternating w eekends, starting Jan. 4, the Park West touring school will host five races to be held on the Park West track. These Park West races will be a bit am starting time of Salt Lake and Park City residents as well as visitors may participate in a crosscountry race every weekend starting from Dec 27 and continuing throughout the winter All skiers are invited as more participants means so that more classes, evtryone has a better chance of competing with someone of equal ability Relay, family and handicap races will be scheduled also So bring your closest rival and join the already established rivals of Kassow and Nehring, Miller and Erickson, Elwell and the Swede, and burn his wax off at the finish line! Oh yes a bunch of us kids are getting together and skiing at 3 30 Monday and Wednesday Come with and get healthy e cross-countr- McCarthy: devoted to work West with a 9 00 So y low-keye- d For contact Jim Miller Park West Touring School Box 417 Park City Dave Brennan Tonglea Drive 3 Salt Lake City, 5420 268-473- more challening as the terrain will involve some Bob Kassow uphill and downhill skiing Meeting place will be at Park Park City Touring Park City was the shortest title fight on record? (Clue - Title for stake was the world middleweight What 1. class). 2. Name the head football coach of the Bonneville Inkers. 3. Name the Roy Royals heavyweight wrestler this season. 4 Name the Bonneville Laker's head wrestling coach. 5. What was the lowest score in NBA history? 6. Who had the higher lifetime batting average. Babe Ruth or Lou Gehrig? 7. Give the score and winner of this past seasons football game with the Bonneville Lakers and Roy Roy als. 8. Name the president of the Roy High School Boosters Club. 9. What is a mashie? What is a niblick? What is a midiron? 10. Name the head coach of the Bonneville cross-countr- y team. What was the Bonneville Lakers and Roy Royals combined football records this past season? 12. What was the name of the former Utah Star who came from Clearfield, Utah? 13. How many minutes are in one quarter of a basketball game? 14. Who was the Most Valuable Player in the American Football Conference last year? (Clue nicknamed the Snake) 15. Which team in the NFL has beaten the Miami Dalphins twice this season? 16. Name the Roy Royals leading ground rusher this past season. high-scho- receiver Dave 1975 All-Bi- SPORT 7-- heart-breakin- 20-1- JBBBBBDBI a a a a a a a DAVE SHULZ ISU IQQiaBOBUQBDDBBDBBi THINK ABOUT RETIREMENT B your employer does not provide a pension plan or If you have income from (A) If (B) self-employme- nt RETIREMENT ACCOUNTS AND SELF- - ia EMPLOYED a TRUSTS a RETIREMENT a a a a a a a a a a a a a a Evans places fifth a a The basketball Player of the Week for Bonneville High Jeff Blackburn. Jeff is a junior and has some real fine ball playing talent. He made 13 points in last weeks game against Logan. Jeff is the son of Mr. and Mrs Thair H. Blackburn of 805 Oak Drive in South Ogden. School is Number 20, INDIVIDUAL a a a a a a one-poi- Weber States Neil McCarthy Head Coach another two years of varsity at Sacramento State. He later obtained a Masters Degree from Cal State-Sacramen- McCarthy is a fierce competitor in all sports and earned honors in the service for his boxing abilities. He is also a e much tennis player. He is widely respected among the coaching fraternity, and has authored many magazine articles which have received national circulation. He remains an avid student of the game and continues his research and experimentation into allp hases of the sport. He and his wife Lynn are the parents of three children. better-than-averag- Pimm brings experience An apprenticeship spanning more than a decade ended for Jerry Pimm when he was named Head Basketball Coach of the University of Utah in March of 1974. Pimm had been the top basketball assistant for coaches Bill Foster and Jack Gardner for 13 years before being elevated to the head post. The 37year-ol- d Pimm is a 1960 graduate of the University of Southern California where he played for three years under Coach Forrest Twogood. He was twice named to the Coast team. While serving as assistant at Utah, 6 Pimm saw the Utes compile a record, with two conference championships and one Far West Regional NCAA championship and three appearances in the NIT. His recruiting experience dates back to the 1960-6- 1 season when he coached the USC frosh, when he helped land John Rudometkin D- - his alma mater and has be" recruiting major college players fc Jtah since. Anothei g catch for Pimm, a native of Sioux City, Iowa, was Mike Newlin, one of the top scorers in Ute history and now a pro ace with the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association. Jerry was a standout at both Montebello High and Fullerton Junior College (for one year) before he enrolled at Southern Cal. He earned honors at both schools, averaging 34 points as a prep and 31 in JC play. During the two years following his UofUs Jerry Pimm Head Coach college graduation, he completed work on a masters degree in education and coached SCs frosh to a during 1960-614-record. In April of 1961 he joined the Utah staff. Pimm describes himself as an unswerving advocate of the and coaches a running, pressing style of basketball. He and his wife, Angela, are the parents of three children, Dan, Donna, and Dave. 8 fast-brea- k Belnap dynasty grows You a a 1 215-13- Player of the week A iI V ol -- Shulz capped a season with selection to the g second team Sky Conference. Shulz is from Roy, Utah. Shulz . almost helped JSU to the The conference championship. Bengals, who finished in second place with an overall 3 record, dropped a 7 g loss to champion Boise State in the seasons final game, but Shulz had personal triumph with seven catches for 92 yards, several Boise players with bigger reputations. For the season Dave grabbed 18 aerials for 254 yards. He also proved to off ISUs reverse be an adept ball-tote- r 97 yards. 9 for with carries play It was Daves junior year at ISU after redshirting the 1974 campaign. Hes been a starter since he was a frosh, and its one of Bob Griffins happiest thoughts (hes the ISU Head Coach) that Dave will be around for yet another season. Wide great sports fans, the Sun Chronicle is now sponsoring each week, from tnis issue forth, a sports contest for its readers And contests wouldnt be complete without prizes, so we are awarding the winner of our contest, 5. This week's contest involses Ihe answering of 16 sports questions listed below Once you feel that you've correctly answered each one of them on a piece of paper, come to the Sun Chronicle at 5388 S. 1900 W., Roy, Utah to turn in your possible winning ballot. Then, on Monday of every week, at 7 p.m., three ballots or selections will be drawn from the box. The three selections will then be looked at to determine the winner. The paper with the most correct answers shall be the winner. In case of a tie, the prize money will be split up. Test your sports knowledge at these questions and GOOD llCK!! Well, Over the past decade, Utahs major colleges have gone through as many head basketball coaches as the teams have gone through outstanding four-yea- r lettermen. Heres a rundown of each head coach except BYUs Frank Arnold At presstime, the information on the Cougars head coach was not available. Taking over a team in the middle of the season is not the way one would normally choose to begin his career as a head coach, but Neil McCarthy had no other choice. Fortunately, McCarthy has devoted his life to attaining a head coaching position, and was well prepared when the opportunity came his way McCarthys team compiled a 5 7 record, losing a pair of contests after he had taken over the reins You can bet that will be the only losing record he will have as head man at Weber State Neil served for 34 years as an assistant at Weber before being pushed into the top job During that time he was the principal recruiter for the Wildcats, and most of the current members of the team were brought to Ogden by him. In addition tto his recruiting chores, McCarthy designed the defense, which has consistently been one of the most effective in the nation. Prior to his Weber State days, McCarthy was a highly successful high school coach in California, where he compiled a record of 124 wins against just 50 losses. His stress on a disciplined offense and tenacious defense was apparent even with his prepo squads. Himself an outstanding athlete and an exceptional basketball player, Neil starred for two years at Vallejo J C. in California, then played 11. Sky g n CONT Lakers School Former Royal named to All-Bi- 13 cant deny it. Theres a feeling of dynasticism surrounding Utah States basketball program in this, Dutch Belnaps second season as head coach. Its like a flashback to the feelings surrounding Aggie teams of the 60s n the Ags sent five teams to tournaments in that decade and Belnaps been there, too. Dutch was an assistant at USU for five years before he was designated the school's Uth head basketball coach last year. He promptly went to work, fashioned a rookie season, and it was evident the Ags were coming back. He joined Ladell Andersens staff season and during prior to the 1968-6his five assistantship years was important in the USU program that won 80 games and played in two NCAA tournaments. That includes the NCAA Western Regional Championship game in 1970 against UCLA. He spent three years directing the frosh program. While compiling an impressive 3 record, he coached the likes of Jeff Tebbs, Bob Lauriski, Jim Boatwright and Nate Williams, among others. Later he spent two years as the chief assistant and became head coach in March, 1973. post-seaso- 16-1- Allow you to make tax deferred contributions to your personal retirement plan US HELP YOU PLAN FOR YOUR BUT DO IT TODAY RETIREMENT LET - Call Larry, Your Savings Counselor at 773-691- 1 Fodspol Sons AND LOAN ASSOCIATION Ogden, Brigham City and Roy, Utah nnnnnnhnnnnanacinaa Daaaaaanuaa Julie Evans, daughter of Mr and Mrs. Jack Evans of 4911 Kiwana Drive, placed 5th in vaulting at the state meet Beth Halpin, daughter of Mr. and Mrs W. W. Halpin, of 285 E 4675 S., placed 4th in the vaulting in the same meet Both these girls will be trying to go all around in the State Meet this year which means they must place at least 6th in Region in all areas. These are vaulting, free exercise, balance beam and the uneven parallel bars. Swimmer of the week Richard Richards was named Swimmer of the Week at Bonneville High School this past week. Richard is a hard working individual with a lot of potential. Richard is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Richards. Many school records were set during the meet this last week the first places included: 200 yd. medley relay - Cook, Galbraith, Whipple, McGregor. 200 yd. free style - John Whipple - 1:57.5. New school record. 200 IM - Don Cook, 2:17.4. New school record. Diving - Doug Clark, 160 points. New school record. 500 yd. free style - John Whipple, 5:22.5. New school record 100 back stroke - Don Cook, 59.8. New school record. 100 breast stroke - Bob Galbraith. 9 47-1- Dutch relates to the athletes on his teams ; they are treated as individuals and grown men. Dutch is a firm disciplinarian who generally softsells rather than screams his players into respect. And, he is not one to allow his talent to get out of hand over playing time and who scores the points. An Aggie grad, class of 1958, Dutch Head Coach received his masters degree from Utah State University in 1965. He had earlier played football and basketball at Weber Junior College. He was General Manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers Ogden farm club the summers of 1967 and 1968. The second year he was minor league baseball's "Executive of the Year." He was a prep coach in three sports at Ogden's Weber High where he assumed the head basketball coaching duties in 1966. His 1961 Warrior baseball team won the states high school title A Navy veteran and native of Ogden, Dutch and his wife Faye have three sons: Rob (17), Tim (16) and Mike (14). |
