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Show s : ' . ,, f ! .... - .... ,' X - ? ' . r : v 1 , .- I , . ;. " - 1 V" ' f ?P!5i3JWJi .. ' '"""WNue tfctt J t "fcwe-ateJ rr-rrAlt-rfriWiil'ii(teKMWttatriiri-r"1",-- TT" VERNAL PANTHER Mike Smith, left, tries to break loose from Salt Lake City matman, J. J. Simons, right. Smith emerged the winner of an exhibition match due to a pin in the second round. Werneil Chamber o Commerce members welcome Japanese Mayor Sam Snyder, Uintah wrestling coach Chuck Henry as well as other individuals in-dividuals greeted the Japanese National Na-tional Team at a dinner sponsored by the Vernal Chamber of Commerce, Dec. 30 at Diamond Hills Cafe. "This is the third Japanese team to compete in Vernal. The Utes were downed by a Japanese National Team a few years ago in Vernal, 7 to 5. Wrestling Wrestl-ing is just starting to grow in Utah and Vernal is the wrestling capital as far as Utah is concerned due to 14 state championships. cham-pionships. The Vernal wrestling program pro-gram receives great community support sup-port and has for years. Each year Uintah Uin-tah has the biggest crowd at the state tournament," stated Ute wrestling coach, Henry. The Utah AAU program is under the direction of Jeff and Dee Winderlin of Salt Lake City. "Dee is probably the number one reason we have the Japanese National Team in Vernal and Utah. She made many phone calls and used some of her own money to make sure the Japanese would come out" said Henry. "She asked if Vernal would like to host the meet in Utah with the , Japanese and we told her that we would be more than glad to have them. Last time the Japanese were here they said they enjoyed Vernal most of all." Henry added, "Loretta Reynolds is probably my right arm and helped with the program for the Utah All Star Japanese National Team Meet. Her son, Josh Reynolds, wrestled for three years at Uintah High School and her daughter, Joni Reynolds, is a member of the flag twirlers at Uintah. The Simons from Salt Lake City gave up their New Year celebration as they drove the Japanese wrestlers to Vernal; back to Salt Lake and to Grand Junction Junc-tion for a meet in Colorado. It must have meant a lot to them. We would like to thank the Japanese wrestlers for coming to Vernal. The members of the , Utah team appreciated it." V f lT::::::r ::::Z t I MIKE SMITH, left, appears to be in deep trouble as he is on the bottom in a battle with J. J. l ' l ' v -'. it 1. . 'fX. ; 1.., ..-! ' ; v . U . . L r i 0 xx-i. 'ft c-1 As-.1--' A JAPANESE tussler looks on as Uintah Ute coach, Chuck Henry, right, welcomes the Simon, Put the Vernal tussler Smith rallied to gain a pin in the second round in the match. matmen to Vernal during a Vernal Chamber of Commerce sponsored dinner, December 30. Vernal Mayor Snyder welcomed the Japanese wrestlers to Vernal and stated, "We are still number one in wrestling with the wrestlers Coach Henry has." After the dinner members of the Japanese National Team visited the Field House of Natural History and then edged the Utah All Stars that evening, even-ing, 6-5. |
