Show I s Sports By Do Don Spotlight Spotlights Robinson This column could start with the statement that the Moab Red Devils finally won a game but for fat it to do so would be every bit as unfair as the criticisms that I have been leveled by too many Moab did tip Notre Dame and they led all the Ithe way In doing It Iton iton on 00 a foreign floor They won after after af at ter being humiliated by Notre Dame on the Moab floor and I going winless In Jn league play al almost almost al al- most to the wire I said sald last week that this team above all else lacked talent Beating Notre Dame didn't alter that one bit Several Se weeks ago when three of the team were shelved by disciplinary action I this column said that the boys that went on to absorb some walloping had a good amount of guts That hasn't changed either and Is now paying off About that lack of talent only one of the present team had any varsity experience last year Dee Palmer played regularly How about the rest of the squad Howard Haak played infrequently infrequent Infrequent- ly for the B D squad John Evans had so little time playing that he cant can't remember the amount Dick Bailey Dalley played second string D B squad Randy Mosely is only a asoph asoph asoph soph this year and Roger didn't play ball last year Theres There's more greenness there than In a two-day two hangover So they still went out and won They'll win some more next year when only Palmer will be gone This weeks week's issue Is featuring i ithe the Colorado river and the Canyon Canyon Can Can- yon Country Marathon The attendant attendant at at- publicity is only the beginning beginning beginning be be- ginning of wh what t should come corne from this ambitious event The length of or the course has excited the imagination imagination im im- of a surprising number of people both In and out of the racing set Watch for a story by byDon byDon byDon Don Brooks Drooks this Sunday on the same subject February 14 has been set as the date for the Utah Tourist and Publicity Council meeting on a boating brochure The river and the race will be featured Moab will b be well rep repp resented Spring appears to be ready to leap all over us and we still are arc waiting for progress on a golf course Golf Gott chairman Gene Gibson Gibson Gibson Gib Gib- son said he was going to try to get the pros designing the course to come back to Moab and forget all the map work Bill Johnston has been making news In the Phoenix Open while white Mick Riley has been in Florida so not much has been done Land is still available The site is not as alt challenging as the original but should be easier to get in shape I IThe The chamber of commerce the theother theother I Iother other day passed a resolution I to encourage some road efforts on the La Sal mountains Lets Let's hope it Ii does some good Not only will it improve the tourist situation but it should make fishing more like pleasure than thana a days day's work Its It's almost as easy to travel north than to get to the few waters on the mountain I Wrestling is well I covered elsewhere elsewhere elsewhere else else- where in this issue but we cant can't help plugging again the great performance the grapplers have put on this season Attesting to l that fact are the gate receipts for the home matches Townspeople Townspeople Townspeople Towns Towns- people like them and no wonder They move fast the boys are well coached and contests have alt ali been close Incidentally the match with Monticello ended 35 to 18 for Moab The score was given en at ithe the conclusion of the match as 21 to 20 for tor Not sol sot Not sol sot With twenty-four twenty eligible to goto goto go goto to the state meet from this region region re re- re- re gion glon Moab stands a good chance of Improving on their eleventh place finish of a year ago February February Feb Feb- 20 at Monticello will wilt tell the tale Plan to attend and cheer the boys on Don Randall the Devils' Devils top prospect celebrated getting married by pinning his opponent last Saturday The Mrs Mrs- Formerly Miss Donna Walker was there to lead the cheers The Junior high kept up there pace by beating Blanding Blanding Blan Blan- ding by one point last week At Blanding they were on the opposite opposite site Ite end of a one point margin marlin has now fielded a team end and met the Devils Monday afternoon The Moab team picked up their second win 35 to 18 |