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Show Wednesday, March 16, 1977 Page 7 Victor Roy Takes Top Money HoffuiCLR Again In Pro Races At West nrhn t 1V1U.IIXJO 11 "HIS ras sss& Sunday but it was Ostbye's race as he came from behind in near-blizzard conditions to capture the $450 purse. Ost-bye Ost-bye said his victory was due in part to the "loosening up" he had done the night before. Other top comeptitors included in-cluded Craig Cutler and Mark Taft, both of Salt Lake City, who took 3rd and 4th respectively on Saturday. Rick Newton beat Park City racer Johnny Carpenter on Sunday for the third place prize. Mike Sorenson, proprietor of the Lift House and race organizer said future plans include one more race at Park West on March 26th and 27th and two more at Alta, one late in April and another early in May. Jean-Peter Ostbye charges ahead of Victor Roy in the Brown Grand Prix held last weekend at Park West. By Tom Prosek Victor Roy took home $700 for the second consecutive week from the Duaine Brown Professional Grand Prix Ski Racing held at Park West last weekend. The 27-year-old Roy from Copper Mountain, Colorado, finished on top of a field of 32 racers on Saturday and second to Jean-Peter Ostbye of Salt Lake on Sunday by the narrow margin of a second. It was Roy all the way on Saturday as Ostbye faltered final match of the Duaine Photo: Tom Prosek in the course he set on the narrow Sidewinder run. Roy said Ostbye made the course too tough by setting too many gates after he defeated Rick Heid of Vail, Colorado by .5 of a second. It was Roy's course on : 1 h -lit WIT' v Sports :-,bJ M-r Avise Sports Desk HEY, WAIT JUST A HALF A MINUTE ! By Gary Avise As long as the nation as a whole and we Utahns in particular are viewing the NCAA Tournament with special interest, let's make a point for the campus quintets. Congratulations and continued success in staving off attempts to institute the "shot clock" into the collegiate game. For those not already familiar with this rule, it allows the team with possession of the ball a limited time "period (30 seconds in international and Olympic competition, 24 in the NBA) during which to shoot and draw iron. Failure to comply turns the ball over to the other guys. Adopted for the 1955 season, the rule saved pro basketball and vastly improved the game itself by speeding play and preventing the deliberate stall. If it did so much for the pros it must be good for the younger set. Not hardly. The amateur game is alive and well while the "Brinks Boys" just might be showing signs of running a slight fever. For the first time in recent years the two are going one-on-one on Sunday for the top spot in the all-important revenue producing TV ratings. The NCAA and NBC TVs are cashing checks, thank-you. thank-you. NBA-CBS can't even tip the waiter. Why should unenforced offense be leading? Realizing the obvious pitfalls, colleges have refrained from using the deliberate stall lately, electing to go into the 4-corner offense only late in the game, fearful such a tempo change could and often has backfired. Absence of a time limit allows the team with possession of the ball and the lead to force the opposition out of a zone defense and into the more exciting, faster paced, and fan-pleasing man-to-man. The result is more action, more steals, more defense and, unfortunately, unfor-tunately, more fouls. Consolation; wouldn't you rather watch a one-and-one than a three-to-make two? Town Races Set For Thursday Whether viewing or participating in a college or high school game, as much satisfaction can be obtained by repeatedly defensing the play and forcing the visitors to "set it up again" as can be achieved by throwing in a 20-footer. Although it often consumes more than 30 seconds, a home team's ability to deny the visitors a field goal attempt at-tempt after repeated efforts to "set it up" are always accompanied by thunderous approval. Should these defensive gems be perpetrated upon the home five the boos can be deafening. Absence of a time limit allows more flexibility in strategy and coaching during the waning minutes of a close game. In pro ball about all they decide is who is going to take the shot. In the University Division the teams are, for the most part, of equal ability. The lack of a shot clock allows for a disciplined team not possessing the pure shooters to play with or upset up-set more offensive-minded opponents. This added ad-ded element of balance gives the NCAA game a broad base of appeal, particularly this season. Within 24 hours we shall see if the preceeding postulation holds true as "airing it out here boss" UNLV tries to avenge an early season 100-96 100-96 loss against "If we get the lead let's take the air out" Utah in what could be described in this meteorologically dormant year as "Can lightning light-ning strike the same team twice?" Only Shelley Thomas knows for sure! The first Town Races of the year will be held on Clementine Run this Thursday Thur-sday at 11 a.m. Teams comprised of two men and one lady will compete com-pete in dual slalom competition com-petition with each racer making one run oh both courses. The entry fee of $6 per team must be submitted to the receptionist on the top floor of the Ticket Building by 4 p.m. Wednesday. Not incidentally, there will be an awards party following the races. SALE! 20-50 OFF Clothing & Equipment SKI OUTFITTERS Three Straight ' i Park City racer Shawn Hazelrigg takes a gate in Saturday Satur-day 's Tribune Classic. Photo: Pat McDowell time was 1.17.77 to edge Nordic Valley's Pam Nielson (1.19.19) and Jackson's Becky Baird (1.20.61) who finished second and third. Novice Boys Todd's time of 1.12.42 was good enough to edge Park City's Eric Hayes (1.13.74) and Marco Alvarez (1.14.85) who rounded the top three. Sarah Gaylord edged her cousin Hilary Shumway of Sun Valley for the title in the pee wee girls' race. The nine-year-old from Snowbird, Snow-bird, competing in her second sec-ond Tribune Ski Classic, took time away from her instant fame to give her father a big hug and tell him about the race. "I like the bottom part best because it was straight," she said with a grin. Trade Wins Hilary won the last peewee race in Sun Valley and Sarah was second but Saturday, Sarah proved she could win on her home ground. Sarah's time was 48.47 and Hilary finished with 49.91 to edge Payton Willert, from Jackson Jack-son Hole, Wyo., who was third with 51.61. In the peewee boys' competition compe-tition Spencer Dominick from Jackson Hole took the honors. Paul Anderson, Nordic Nor-dic Valley, and Paul Oelrich, from Snowbird, finished second sec-ond and third with times of 46.43, 46.72 and 46.79 respectively. respect-ively. More than 350 skiers competed com-peted in Saturday's race making it the biggest field since the race first began in 1952. By Craig Hansell Tribune Sports Writer Reprinted from the Salt Lake Tribune Ogden's Scott Hoffman, fresh from a 15th place finish in a World Cup Slalom at Heavenly Valley, Calif., won his thrid consecutive Tribune Tri-bune Ski Classic giant slalom here Saturday. Hoffman, a 16-year-old Bonneville Bon-neville High School junior, skied the technically demanding de-manding course in 1.23.37 to edge John Donner and Steve Bounous, who finished with 1.23.73 and 1.25.13 respectively. respec-tively. Sun Valley's Maria Mari-cich Mari-cich won the women's race with a time of 1.30.61 to edge teammates Doni Waldman (1.31.82) and Stephanie Shumway (1.33.35) who finished fin-ished second and third. Snowbird Racer Snowbird's Sondra Van Ert won the intermediate girl's race in 1.15.99 to top Lilani Soares from Park City (1.19.13) and Jana Lyman from Snowbird (1.20.67) who finished second and third. Blake Jensen, skiing for Timpanogos, won the intermediate inter-mediate boys' competition with a time of 1.09.72 to edge Nordic Valley's Bill Calton and Snowbird's Taz Murray who finished with 1.10.38 and 1.10.41 respectively. In the novice competition the brother-sister team of Todd and Torrey Bennion stole the show. Both skiing for Snowbird, the pair won the boys' and girls' competitions. Torrey's 1 yl fc jp fa sfe yyyyp y yy yp yp ypypyfi yy y P p X POP JENKS PLACE 430 Main Street Open 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. BOOK SALE LARGE SELECTION &BIG SAVINGS Stay Tuned By Peter Na jar Wolfe's Repair Shop It almost seems inappropriate to be talking about the end of the ski season with the season just beginning, but for a lot of our visitors this is their last ski vacation of the year. So, for those who are ending what we wish had started a long time ago, a few hints on what to do with your equipment for the summer are in order. In the days of wood skis, the skis had to be stored with great care. They had to be sealed and blocked. The blocking of skis was there to assure that the camber of the ski was maintained until the following winter. With today's skis blocking is no longer necessary. However, if you feel it's necessary first place the skis base to base. Strap the tips tails together. Cut a piece of wood one quarter of an inch thicker than the widest part of the camber of the ski and place it between the skis. To prevent the bottoms from corroding, the bases have to be sealed. The easiest and the best method I know of is to simply hot wax the bases. Use a warm weather wax and apply it liberally. Make sure the edges are covered on both sides. The wax will preserve the base and prevent rust from forming on the edge. Bindings should also be protected from corrosive agents. The bindings should be coated with a light film of silicone to prevent moisture from attacking the metal parts. The bindings should be covered to prevent dust from gumming up the works. The spring should be set on the lowest tension setting. The heel pieces should be left in an uncocked position. Salomon heels with the latching levers left open; Look Nevada heel cyclinder should be left in the upright position. All other heels can be left with the heel cup down. The idea is to leave the springs in an unstressed position. Boots should be treated like shoes. The leather parts should be cleaned like any leather goods. The plastic should be cleaned with water to remove any grit or mud from the last trek through the parking lot. Before next winter starts get your binding release checked. Bindings do wear during a season, even one like this year. Snowbird! More than a ski resort RIDE THE AERIAL TRAM Three dollars for adults Two dollars for children under 12 Kids under 5 ride fref with adults Daily 9 30 a m to 3 45 p m Rat i effective tor non-sknng foot passenger only FOOD Steakpit-open 6pm to 10 p m General Grills-open 9 a rn to 9pm Country store Plaia Restaurant open daily 7 30 a m to 2 30 p m The Ice Cream Store soups sandwiches and treats The Birdleeder -last food The Golden Clill -open Wed nesday through Sunday 6pm to 10 pm Call for reservations 521-2525 Lodge at Snowbird Club -new this year Friday and Saturday only. 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