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Show THE Page 8 REPORT By Brown Golf Hale Irwin, who earlier this summer found that he had not qualified for next week's World Series of Golf due to a computer error; showed the computer and anyone else interested that he was more than qualified as he won the Hall of Fame Golf Classic with an easy 5 stroke victory at Pinehurst , North Carolina . I Irwin needed this victory to make it to next week's tournament and he made it look surprisingly easy as he finished with a 72 hole total 264, an amazing 20 strokes below par. This Was Irwin's most impressive win since his 1974 U.S. Open triumph as he mastered Pinehurst's No. 2 course with rounds of 65, 62, 69, and 68. His total was the lowest of the year on the pro tour. Irwin collected $50,QGR) from the total purse of $250,000 to push his earnings to $156,456 and kept $live his domination of the nation's better courses. In nine career victories, eight of these have come on extremely difficult courses. i Finishing second was Leonard Thompson who finished with a course record rush over the last pine holes, to nose out rookie Jeff Mitchell who was third with 272. I Meanwhile across the Atlantic, Hubie Green dropped a six foot birdie putt on the last hole to win the $70,000 Irish Open Golf championship $unday. Ben Crenshaw, the defending champion, was second one stroke back after an extremely close finish. Green, the 30-year-old U.S. Open Champion netted the first prize money of $14,000 while Crenshaw collected $8,750. Green finished with a 5 under par total of 283 a record low score for the Irish Open at Portmarnock. - .'".--';-- tennis ' t. In World Team Tennis, the New York Apples, led by Wimbledon champion Virginia Wade, won their second straight WTT title as they beat the Phoenix Racquets 28-17 late Saturday night. The Apples had won the opener in the best of three championships in New York Thursday night. $nd they overwhelmed Phoenix in the second match as they won all but one set. The Racquets took an early lead as Chris Evert and Kristien Shaw upset Miss Wade and Billie Jean King in the opening sett But the lead was shortlived as Miss Wade, pounding the ball with extreme accuracy along the lines, pushed the trailing New York team ahead to stay with a 6-0 victory over Miss Evert. It was the first time that Miss Wade had beaten the world's number one player in five WTT sets this year. t In mixed doubles, it was the Apples' Ms. King and Ray Ruffels over Mrs. Shaw and Ross Case, 6-4, while in men's singles it was the Apple's Sandy Mayer over New York's Butch Walts, 6-1. f Making the victory complete in men's doubles was New York's Ruffels and Mayer over Brian Cheney and Walts, 7-6. Soccer . : Played before a record NASL championship game crowd of 35,548, the New York Cosmos' highly touted offense overcame the much heralded Seattle Sounder defense for a 2-1 victory and the North American Soccer League championship. : Giorgio Chinoglia scored on a header with 12:41 left in the game to provide the winning margin. Although Chinoglia set a league play off record with nine goals in six games teammate Steve Hunt was voted the games outstanding player as he scored an unassisted goal early in the game and served a perfect pass to Chinoglia enabling him to score the winning goal. Following the game; Pele, legendary soccer hero for many years, announced that this game would be his last and that he would retire. While riot a real factor in the game, Pele had predicted a close game with a final score of 2-0 or 2-1 winning the championship. Football , In the NFL exhibition season the weekend scores are as follows: Cincinnati, 33, St. Louis, 9; the New York Jets, 20, New Orleans, 14; Atlanta, 30, Tampa Bay, 21; Oakland, 35, San Diego, 7; Detroit, 16, Seattle, 14; Washington, 13, Green Bay, 9; Dallas, 23, Baltimore, 21; Kansas City, 27, Los Angeles, 19; The New York Giants, 24, Buffalo, 21 ; and Houston 17, San Francisco, 3. Baseball : f i Lou Brock; 38-year-old left fielder for the St. Louis Cardinals, gained his spot in baseball history alongside Henry Aaron and other modern day baseball heroes who have broken the seemingly unbreakable records of the iron men of baseball's past. Against the San Diego Padres Monday night, Brock stole his 892nd and 893rd base to equal and surpass the 49-year-old record held by one of the greatest names baseball has ever known, Ty Cobb. Brock tied the record in the 1st winning and broke the record in the seventh, in both instances the game was stopped as Brock was presented with second base. i Brock's record breaking total is even more astonishing in the fact that where it took Cobb 3,033 games to amass, 892 stolen bases, it took New Coach Strives For Winning Season Despite Recent Football History On his first day as head, coach of the Park High football team, Rich Groth set a goal for himself and his charges a winning season. Despite the school's recent history of gridiron impotence and the discovery that his players were sorely lacking in basic football fundamentals, Groth still feels this goal is attainable. "I really feel we'll win," he said, "I don't know how many games but we're going to win. I think we're an improved ball club now and it looks encouraging." Groth's task is not an easy one. "We have good athletes here," the coach reflects, "but I had to show them what a football was. I found the players to be undisciplined without any knowledge of fundamentals or technique." Football skills can be taught but there's another malady plaguing the Miners Coach Rich which might not be as easy to remedy. "The kids have been losers," Groth said with no intent at surprise "and they had a losing attitude. They didn't believe in themselves." He said his pronouncements on winning have been met with "wonderment." "They're asking themselves, 'Can it really happen?' and 'Will it happen?' " the coach related. Adhering to the adage that "nothing succeeds like success," Groth is hopeful of some pre-season and early season wins to instill self-confidence self-confidence in his players. One of the Miners who will be largely responsible for any success his team may enjoy is senior quarterback Cory Provost. At 5'8" and 150 lbs., Provost is described as a good runner with intense enthusiasm. "He's very mobile and he'll make things happen," Groth predicts. "He'll either break it for a scroe or run the opposing defense ragged." , The coach says his signal caller runs the option play well but admits he is not a ' ( ' ' I" Brock only 2,376 games to steal his 893 bases. Over the years, Brock has average 57 stolen bases per season with his high being in 1974 when he was successful 118 times in his larcenous ways. Looking briefly at the major league standings, it appears after another week of play some of the division races are loosening up a bit. In the National League the L.A. Dodgers still hold a comfortable 8V2 game lead over Cincinnati in the West, while in the East Philadelphia has maintained a 3V5 game advantage over Pittsburgh. Moving to the American League, New York has moved 2 full games in front of Boston and Kansas City leads Chicago by 3 in the West. :-",V:- strong passer. To compensate, the Miners will throw short, quick patterns and utilize play action passes. "We'll be exciting to watch with Cory at quarterback," Groth predicts. "He keeps things moving at a fast tempo and that's something I would teach him if he weren't already like that." As is the case with many of the starting Miners, Provost will go both ways, playing cornerback on defense. "He's a bull," says Groth of his junior fullback Howard Davidson. Davidson presently carries 180 lbs. on his 6'1" frame and his coach describes him as a "good college prospect." "He's a big, strong kid," Groth continues, "He'll intimidate people." When the Miners turn over the ball, Davidson will be playing linebacker. Groth calls tight end Mike Gebauer "potentially the Groth best athlete in the school . " Only a freshman, Gebauer stands 6'2", weights 180 lbs. and, according to his coach, "takes a good shot." He'll also be playing defensive end. These key players will be counted on to make Park High's multiple offense work. The Miners will use an "I" formation on occasion but most of the basic plays will come off what Groth calls "the old pro set" with the fullback and the halfback set to the split end side of the line. When the opposition has possession, the Miners will employ a 5-2 "Okie" defense. Groth describes this as a "moving" defense which discards the "wait and read" approach and opts for attacking the opponents strengths without knowing what particular play is coming. "We'll move into the hole without knowing where they're going," Groth said. "If we sit we'll get blown out due to our lack of size and experience." . Fortifying the defense will be linebacker Cliff Martinez. The senior is described as "a tough kid, a street fighter." 'All QB Cory Provost At the end of the defensive line opposite Gebauer will be Steve Mann. According to his coaches, the 6'1", 175-lb. senior is a "smart ballplayer" as well as a "brilliant student." The Miners are scheduled to face the heat of combat for the first time this season against Big Piney. The non-league non-league contest, scheduled for. Friday, September 9, at 1:30 p.m. in City Park, could be crucial to instilling that winning attitude Groth is trying so hard to cultivate. However, the coach is also' "' trying to arrange a "developmental" game with either the South High or Highland High junior varsity for this Thursday. Refusing to look ahead to league battles with the powerful North and South Summit squads, Groth philosophized, "I just take 'em one at a time." If the Miners are J Fullback Howard Davidson MOUNTAIN FISHERY RESTAURANT seafood - steaks Everyday 6 pm - 11pm 368 Main 649-8981 successful this year, coach Groth is willing to share the credit. "I was surprised and encouraged by the fan interest and support here despite the recent losing seasons," he said. And there is another contributor. "We're moving because we've got Dr. Dozier," Groth claimed. "He's a former athlete and he knows what's going on. He's making things happen and he's meeting the needs of the program.,,,. ,. ,,, ,0.,,fn,r i," -.i-i ori! !o brio art) 1 urotn aoesn t need a winning season to demonstrate improvement in the high school football program he only has to win one game to do that. But if. his players should happen to measure up to his pre-season aspirations, the new coach will be the hottest item in town since the fire of '98 Wednesday, August 31, 1977 "No Pressure" For Win In Tournament "We're out to win it but there's no pressure on us." That's the attitude slow-pitch slow-pitch Softball champion Spencer's Spen-cer's Auto will carry into this weekend's tournament, according to team captain Gary Avise. "The league title is more important than the tournament," tourna-ment," he asserted. "It's a truer test." Spencer's posted a 16-2 record this season (losing twice to Mt. Realty) to win the slowpitch crown for the second consecutive year. Since half of the starting players also were on the Red Banjo team which won the title in 1975, the league's first year, many fans and all of the Spencer's members consider con-sider this to be their third straight championship. Gary Avise "I think the key to success this year was our de- fense," Avise observed. "We were the best defensive team in the league." To support this contention the captain notes that although al-though Spencer's was not usually a high scoring team, it was seldom involved in close games. "We posted a shutout and several one-run wins," the Head Honcho of Harassment said. One of the. major reasons for the low productivity of , opposing -teamsjaccording ! to sAvii Hpu the pitching prowess of Greg "Poundcake" "Pound-cake" Winn. "I think he was the most Snowmakinsr To Start The target date for the resumption of snowmaking activities at the Resort has been set for Oct. 15, according to Park City Resort marketing director Craig Badami. The Oct. 15 date has been chosen on the basis of recent Resort studies of the average nighttime temperatures over the past five to seven years. "Our policy," said Badami, "is that anytime we can make snow we will, even if it will melt the next day. We are going to take every chance we get." Snowmaking activities will make use of four Hedco airless guns, pipes, motors and pumps, costing $150,000. Runs where snowmaking will be utilized include: the entire mile and a half of Payday, First Time, the lower face of Nastar, the road from First Time to the Payday chair, the lower ski school meeting area, and the bottoms of Three Kings and . ilit!iilllpfi shIT lpi 4 ! V- 4 I V& I . . ft'- -A Snowmaker Joe Molina valuable player in the league" lea-gue" Avise asserted. "I've played with him for four seasons and I've never seen him any better than this year," said Avise, who kjs r ' - hn ' """" I Poundcake catches Winn for Spencer's. "He can place the ball accurately without losing his arc." "And there's no doubt that he's the best fielding pitcher in the league," he added. Poundcake also hit at a torrid pace this year, leaving speed as the only major asset found lacking in the rotund hurler. Spencer's complete mastery mast-ery over the always powerful Alamo squad has baffled local sports buffs for these past three years and Avise explains it this way: "I can't remember the last time they beat us. They have never hit well against us eventhough they are definitely definite-ly up for the games." "I think they need an infusion of new talent. We beat them because we've seen them so often that we can effectively defense them. It has been an advantage for us to have several new players this year." As for next season's campaign, cam-paign, Avise boldly predicts, "We'll win it, unquestionably. unquestiona-bly. I don't think anyone will be leaving ithe team and'Wo have 13 players that could start for any other team in the league." Ear First Time chairs. "Each year we will add to Hhe system," said Badami. Spray guns will require 1,300 gallons of water per minute which will come from the mine's water, supply and be pumped across the golf course area. "Snowmaking is not an attempt to salvage a bad year," Badami stressed, "but in an average year it will allow us to ski to the bottom both earlier and later in the season as well as enable us to get the ski school going as soon as possible on Payday." Snowmaker Joe Molina, who came to the Resort in the spring from Vermont, will head the snowmaking operation which will be run on double eight-hour shifts and require two to three workers a shift. According to Badami, eight inches of snow can be made in all areas in eight days or 128 hours. |