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Show V Page 6 Wednesday, October 12, 1977 Miners Clawed By Wildcats ir Sports fif I ljjtyy :' c"1 Whenever the Miners didn't fumble, they had to the result was a 47-0 loss. Former Alabama football coach Paul "Bear" Bryant recruited players who were "mobile, agile and hostile." The "Bear" would have enjoyed en-joyed watching the South Summit Wildcats play at Park High last Wednesday afternoon. The boys from Kamas aren't big but they are quick and coordinated and they had little trouble running past the Miners, 47-0, in a game marred by 15 fumbles. s Punt Return fj The Miners received the , opening kickoff but could not imove the ball andUEa m ced to punt. They discovered early that they were going to have , trouble containing Soutti Summit's speed. , Junior John Mondragon gathered the ball in at his own 45, started down field and didn't stop until he reached the Park City end zone. The conversion kick failed but the Miners were quickly behind 6-0 and this was as close as they would be for the remainder of the game. Park City managed to gain a first down on their second possession. Quarterback Cory Provost hit halfback Bob Jarvis, who took the ball to the Miner 38, but two plays later Park City fumbled and South Summit recovered. Although the game started in a steady drizzle, the amount of moisture falling from the sky was not entirely responsible for the deluge of fumbles falling from the hands of both teams, particularly par-ticularly the Miners'. The Wildcats drove to the Miner 11 but then quarterback quarter-back Mark Atkinson coughed up the ball and Park City's Mickey Henrion fell on it. Two long gains by fullback Howard Davidson took the Miners to their 34. Provost then hit freshman end Mike Gebauer who raced to the South Summit 26. Down by only a touchdown, touch-down, the Miners were live Entertainment JIM ME AD PICKING AND SINGING Friday and Saturday threatening. But it was an idle threat as the Wildcats sacked Provost on the next play, causing a fumble, which South -Summit ; recovered at its own 31. Scoring Drive Halfbacks Jerry Parker and Bart Johnson had little trouble with Miner defenders defen-ders as they busted up the middle and ran around the ends to the Park City 18 in ' five plays. Quarterback Atkinson then took the ball up the middle, cut to the right side and sped down the sideline for a score. ffoAtkmsom'passertK Jblwfi son on a fake kick play to add the two-point conversion, making it 14-0. . Starting at their 27, the Miners worked their way back to the 12 on a fumble, which .they managed to recover, and were forced to punt. . Mondragon juked his way idown the sideline on the return but gave up the ball on the fifth fumble in the first fir-st quarter and Park City recovered at its own 48. Second Quarter The Miners quickly returned retur-ned the favor on the first , '. play of the second quarter as Davidson mishandled a pit-chout pit-chout and South Summit regained possession at the Park City 37. On second down, Johnson turned the right corner and wasn't brought down until he reached the 12. Davidson fell on a loose ball in the Wildcat backfield two plays later, apparently stopping the drive, but on second down he gave the ball back to South Summit on yet another fumble at the 13. Keeping things as simple as possible, Atkinson elected to run the left end himself, scoring an easy touchdown. The kick was good and the score was 21-0. Bob Jarvis fumbled the ensuing kickoff but the Miners retained control and started from their 27. Three plays failed to cover the required ten vards. however. contend with a swarm of and the Miners kicked the ball back to South Summit. : Mondragon returned the ball 25 yards to the Park City 34. : A personal foul penalty put the Wildcats in a first-and-25 passing situation but when they took to the air Miner defensive back Norm Sagona intercepted at the 19. - Four successive carries by fullback Davidson moved Park City to the 44 and a pass to Jarvis in the left flat carried them to the South Summit 42. On third-andj eight, Davidson skirted his iTtowina for nine yards and ak first down at the 31. As the clock wound down to the two-minute mark, the Miners' drive stalled and South Summit took over, at their 26. Three plays later it was halftime and the Wildcats Wild-cats took at 21-0 lead into the locker room. Second Half Any intermission pep talk the Miners may have received quickly had the pep taken out of it as the Wildcats Wild-cats took the second half kickoff and scored in three plays. Atkinson ran around the right end from his 42 to the Miner 46, Mandragon went around the other end for a 41-yard 41-yard romp to the five and a pitchout to Johnson made it 27-0. The kick was good. There was no rain in the second half but the miscues continued unabated. On third-and-one at its 36, Park City registered fumble number nine and South Summit recovered. But ' the Wildcats then posted fumble number ten and the Miners regained possession at their 28. - A pass interference call against the Wildcats gave the Miners a first at their 40 but a fumbled pitch caused a loss of ten yards and Park City had to kick the ball back to South Summit. Starting at its 42. the Wildcats Wild-cats pushed into the Miner end zone in eight plays. PKOTCfUPHY VINNIEFISH This winter send a personalized Christmas card Don't wait for the rush Have your photos taken now ROLLEIS&NIKONS Films - Photo Finishing Supplies Park City Resort Plaza 649-7373 South Summit tacklers, After his running backs picked up yardage in large chunks, bringing the ball to the Park City 16, substitute signal caller Dan Man-dragon Man-dragon rolled around the right end for six more points. The conversion failed, leaving the score at 34-0. Guess What Another Park City fumble gave South Summit a first-and-ten at the Miner 33. With many of its regulars on the bench, the Wildcats were forced to punt on the first play, of the fourth quarter.. I The kiek sailed for a net loss of two yard&iand Park: City took over on its 32. ' Provost threw a rainbow pass to Gebauer who made a leaping catch at the Wildcat 40 but two plays later the Miners - yes, again - fumbled and South Summit took over at its 28. i ;. Halfback Dan Pace ran an ; inside reverse all the way to the Miner 35 and a personal . foul gave the Wildcats a first at the 20. Bart Stembridge ; danced to the three and, af- ; ter one score was called:, back on a penalty, Neal , Ginea caught a pop pass for a touchdown. The kick was good, making it 41-0. j Fumble number 14 set up -South Summit's seventh touchdown. The Miners gave the ball up on first down at their 32 and, on second down, Dan : Mandragon passed to Jim Anderson for a touchdown. The extra point attempt failed and it was 47-0. Park City failed to move . the ball after receiving the kickoff and punted. ; Showing a quality of mer- cy unknown to North Sum- , mit coach Sam Blonquist, ; Wildcat coach Tom Crittenden Critten-den had his charges kick the ball away on second down, giving the Miners one last chance to score in the final .. minutes of the game. , But Park City couldn't break the habit. They fum- f bled on the final play of the game. Racquet Club Marks Changes A variety of changes and innovations at the Park City Racquet Club have been announced an-nounced by manager Jere Calmes. Perhaps the most unique new offering is the Nooners Club. All four indoor courts are being reserved from noon to 1 : 30 for the exclusive use of the Nooners, excepting excep-ting weekends and holidays. Limited to fifty members, the Nooners will not be charged a court fee after paying a $100 initiation fee and they will be entitled to unlimited play during the specified hours. Calmes also announced the opening this fall of La Pavillion, a restaurant and private club. La Pavillion will sponsor a variety of tennis ten-nis activities as well as international in-ternational evenings featuring food specialties from around the world. Other plans call for: Members committees to provide the management with new ideas regarding tournaments, clinics, parties and other programs. A ladder tournament scheduled for the first week in November A "Play with the Pro"; challenge which gives mem-q berslhe opportunity to. play, , club pro Jim Anderson for court time Reduced rate play from 7 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. and from 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. daily except ex-cept weekends and holidays A team tennis league consisting con-sisting of six-person teams with members being of varying ability levels The "Autumn Classic" doubles and mixed doubles tournament during the week of October 17 Construction of three platform plat-form tennis courts ( hopefully this winter ) The addition of three racquet ball courts, an exercise exer-cise room and a meeting room by next June The Racquet will also be providing courts for the high school tennis team, Calmes noted. The club's indoor courts will be closed until October 16 for maintenance and upon reopening, court fees will be raised to $7 per hour and $11 for an hour and a half. In addition, initiation fees for family, condominium and corporate memberships have been raised to $250. Yacht Club Seeking Members The newly formed Park City Yacht Club will be starting star-ting a membership drive in the near future, Commodore Bill Coleman reported Monday. Mon-day. Now based at Rockport Reservoir, the yacht club is a "very social" organization, according to Coleman, dedicated to the water and other things which can be mixed with it. . "The club was formed to sanction races and increase sailing interest in the Park City area," the Popeye of Peoa said. "Currently, the emphasis is on Hobie 16s." . Open to both sexes, the club is seeking as many new members as possible but membership fees have yet to be established, Anyone in-terested in-terested is joining is urged to contact ,., Commodore Coleman at 649-7171. j. ,. Ski Resorts Holding Mack Promo Funds Reprinted from the National Enterprise Ski resort operators and others who profit from the influx of winter sports enthusiasts en-thusiasts are as anxious as anybody to recoup some of last year's drought-induced losses. But a word to the wise is to hedge a little this year to stem a repeat of last year's slack business. Raivo Puusemp, executive director of the Utah Ski Association, estimates Utah resorts lost about 40 per cent of their normal business last year. A 40 per cent loss, he said, translates into $25 million in sales down the drain. But even with the weatherman predicting a two-to-one chance for average snowfall this year, resort operators aren't about to count their sales before they're posted. Puusemp said resort operators and related .businesses which advertise-. Utah's snow, as the. , ' ' back about 25 per cent of their advertising budgets for a possible last minute media blitz in the spring to stir interest in-terest in Utah skiing. "Last year,". Puusemp explained, "the problem late in the season wasn't so much a lack of snow at the season's end, as several resorts had sufficient snow. But because of the warm valley temperatures, tem-peratures, there wasn't much interest in skiing." Although the 40 per cent loss figure is a general consensus con-sensus of ski - resort operators, some lost more and others lost less. Considering the losses they suffered due to the win-. ter's dry season, the association's total advertising adver-tising budget this year is at a fairly high level : $187,000 so far about $4,000 less than last year, according to Bill Brennan, vice president of . Ross Journey, the ad agency handling the ski account. Of that budget, $120,000 comes from the Utah Travel . Council which is putting: $30,000 more into the pot this : year than last to help offset . the decline in private enterprise enter-prise funds because of the drought. , Offer Matching Funds The way the budget works, Puusemp explained, is that airlines which carry passengers to the Utah slopes typically offer matching mat-ching funds to promote Utah skiing in their areas. This year, for example, American Airlines . is scheduled to spend $20,000 in Chicago to match $20,000 put up by . the , Utah Ski Consolidation Con-solidation Committee, a group of major ski resorts and other ski-related businesses including hotels. Other airlines participating par-ticipating in the "co-op" advertising, ad-vertising, Puusemp said, are Western, Hughes Air-west Air-west and Frontier. Last year, with the airlines' help, the Association spent $450,000 on advertising. 13,000 Seats Cancelled . ... Cancellations by skiers last season apparently taught the airlines the importance im-portance of that market segment, according to Brennan Bren-nan who said "almost without exception, the airlines have not shown discouragement as a result of last year's cancellations." Airlines, he said, have no way of knowing exactly what type of traveler is purchasing pur-chasing a seat, but they found out last winter they didn't need to put additional aircraft into service to handle han-dle increased business, and from one city - Toronto -there were 13,000 seat cancellations can-cellations alone. Most of the travel council-ski council-ski consolidation money this year is going into radio commercials 60 second spots featuring a local television weatherman and a combination of Utah weather forecasts and airline rate information to Utah from the local city. Brennan said radio was selected as the primary medium because of its flexibility. "Radio gave us the chance to cancel and come back again," he said. Three holiday periods ha W "sgW buY 16 major advertising Mi- iKJ-clUS II . 11 SkiVSiMil SIGN UP FOR AUTUMN CLASSIC! Doubles & Mixed Doubles Tournament Park City Racquet Club Call 649-8080 paign- pre-Thanksgiving. between Christmas and New Year's Day and after New Years. The unscheduled period following Jan. 1 will be either a time to attempt a recovery from a possible slack in early winter due to little snow or if the winter is good, it will be used to promote spring skiing Brennan Bren-nan said. Some advertising has already been scheduled. Mostly print ads in large circulation cir-culation skiing magazines including a 16-page insert detailing Utah skiing areas in a 450.000 circulation magazine. The costs of the insert are being "co-oped" by airlines and it has a coupon which the reader can return to the travel council asking for more information. Reader response to the n(Wgfcf!Brlitnany$1dlnjlOt jfit |