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Show 8 Signpost-Tuesday, July 23, 1985 ass V.4 - f J, -V . ' ... ' :: ' v ' ? v. . " i .... ..-' ''"' r-K. " IE Farley Gerber clears a barrier in the steeple-chase. Sidney's (ho-hum) win ends Olympic controversy Morgan Cloward Sports Editor Turn your television set back about a year. Back to the 1984 Summer Olympics. On your set you are watching the women's 3,000 meter race. A young athlete named Zola Budd collides with the favored Mary Decker (now her last name happens to be Slaney). Later video clips reveal that Zola Budd's heel caught Mary Decker's leg which sent her into the pavement Having her hopes of winning the gold shattered at this moment, Mary Decker Slaney throws an Olympic sized fit. She accuses Zola Budd of foul play and never forgives her of the mishap. Well, what could be sweeter than a summer rematch with these two Olympic stars? ABC promised but never delivered an exciting race. I don't know why, but I believed ABC when they labeled this event the Borg - Mc Enroe grudge match of the race track. Instead I watched Slaney race to an easy victory while Budd came home in a distant fourth. It seemed as though Budd wanted Slaney to win so that the two could be friends. I was hoping to see another spectacular spill by either Slaney or Budd, but no such luck. Like the National Baseball League's All-Star game, the 3,000 meter rematch was something to yawn at. I guess the race really didn't mean anything anyway since there were no gold, silver, or bronze medals. So I along with numerous other television viewers became a victim of today's media-hype. Gerber hopeful for win Morgan Cloward Sports Editor Weber State National champion Farley Gerber will compete Wednesday in the Deseret News 10,000 meter road race. He could pose a threat to defending champion and former teammate Paul Pilkington. However, this is Gerber's first 10 K run, not to mention his recovering from an injury in the European circuit. Gerber was racing in Finland when he tripped over a 200 lb. barrier which sent him onto the track. The result was a few stitches and a short black-out. The 10 K run will be quite a switch from a 3,000 meter steeple-chase. Just last year Gerber placed fourth in the 1984 Summer Olympic trials and also ranked third in the U.S. He was the 1984 NCAA steeple-chase champion and was an alternate on the Olympic mens track team. So if you have never seen Farley Gerber in action or if you would like to see him run something other than the steeple-chase, you can watch him in Wednesdays race. The race, incidently, will be Gerber's first since last fall. yijA'JM.'J.''MUtMJUUtlJUJM. V ' : . .. .s : .: . v.wkxigxdflM..i iwiaaajuKaK. American Heart Association 0)0) O KWCR Stereo o Weber State College Ogden, UT 3 GOT OiM mm FM 00 tnadns vavnaty |