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Show Thursday, April 12, 1979 Page 6 Final Race Attracts 80 1 I I Park City's Fritz Blitzes Seniors 5 "iPark City resident Fritz Siegenthaler took top honors recently when he" captured "TOS firsts and the combined title in his class at the Senior National Championships Champion-ships held March 26 through 31 at Mammouth Mountain, California. f siegenthaler was among more than 200 racers whose division standings qualified Jthem to race in categories ithat ranged from 25 to Warly 70 years of age. i As originally scheduled, jthe comJAHtion was to include in-clude a downhill, slalom and :giant slalom race. The 'downhill, however, was cancelled due to the more 'than three feet of new snow that fell in two days, j "It was heartbreaking, jreally," Siegenthaler said. "It was a fantastic downhill j course a dream. The race (crew had spent weeks foot-: foot-: packing it. But the first day t of training it started to snow, Jand when it snows at (Mammouth, you can't see anything." I The racer commented Sthat a special one-run giant slalom race replaced the downhill, with the two-run igiant slalom and slalom U.S. X-C Skiers Improve The improvements of the I U.S. Nordic Ski Team ath- letes during this season was I evident by their perform- ance. They have put the Europeans on notice that the U.S. Nordic Team is not to be taken lightly in 1980. Evidence of the U.S. Ski Team's Nordic emergence is: First World Cup Crosscountry Cross-country Race ever won by an American woman, being , accomplished by Alison uwen-apei;ei , umiw age, Ak. She completes the season in 7th place in World Cup standings, behind five Russians and one Norwegian. Norweg-ian. i 1 iic 111 si major imernauuii- al cross-country victory by an American man was achieved by Bill Koch, 23, Guilford, Vt., at Vaja and Skellenftea, Sweden. The best women's crosscountry cross-country relay result in a major race saw the U.S. place 5th at Lingenthal, West Germany. The team hopes to have learned from the disappointments disappoint-ments of the season as well as being inspired by the successes. They are pleased to be considered as equals with other national teams. We do not have the experience experi-ence of older Nordic nations, yet are hopeful of a strong showing next year as well as Ma ,'Hevelonment of young racers, i Our progress the past IOUT yeans .uaa Significant; our potential is yt to be reached. Fritz Siegenthaler won the races running as scheduled. Three age categories competed on the same courses, cour-ses, while older groups raced on other slopes. Siegenthaler raced in the Class III group, encompassing encom-passing racers aged 40 to 47. Class II racers, aged 32-39, and Class I, aged 25-31, also raced on the same course. In the special giant slalom race, Siegenthaler sped to a second place finish in Class III just .02 of a second out of first place. His time was also second fastest of the day, for any age category. In the regular giant slalom event, Fritz claimed first place in his class or any other class. He took top honors again in the slalom, posting the third fastest time of the day , in that event. Siegenthaler's first times earned him the combined title in his class, as well as overall title for the event, although no awards are given outside individual classes. Siegenthaler remarked that he has a long background in ski racing. He was among 40 racers The first jumping victory by an American in major competition since the early 60s was Jim Denney, 21, Deluth, Mn., at Lahti, Finland Fin-land in the 70 meter event. Additionally, the best interna inter-na tinal jumping record by an American since the early 60s is Jim Denney, who achieved five top ten finishes in major competitions. He also placed third at the pre-Olympics in Lake Placid, earning the equivalent of a bronze medal. The best jumping team performance in a single competition since the 3S-YEAR OLD AUTO RACING MARVEL MARIO ANPRETTI GREW UP IN TRIESTE, ITALY. HE GOT REALLY INTERESTED IN RACING 3Y WATCHING MOVIE NEWSREELS CF FAMOUS RACES. MARIO ALWAYS WANTED TO DO WINGS OTHER GUYS CO'JL DNT DO. AtJDRETTI ENJOYS FLIRTING WITH DANGER. HE HAS A PASSION FOR SPEED - HATES TO LOSE - BUT HE HAS NAGGING WORRIES THAT SOMETHING MIGHT BREAK IN HIS CARS. HE HAS WON ALL KINDS OF RACES. FROM THE SPRINT UP PIKE'S PEAK TO THE INDIANAPOLIS SOO. LAST YEAR, MARIO WON THE FORMULA ONE GRAND PRIX WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP IN HIS 1978 LOTUS. HE TRIED IO YEARS FOR., , , THAT PRIZE. HE TAKES AN ENTOURAGE OF AW "iiiir., agiiiili'fflifin ni t- 11 1 -' ""T ..HH"""""" combined titles at Mammouth Mountain who qualified to try out for the Swiss Olympic team in 1960. He placed among the top 20 in the slalom event, posting an 11th place finish after the first run. The second run proved to be a disaster, however, when he straddled a gate and lost his bid for the national team. More disaster struck that summer, when Siegenthaler broke his leg while playing soccer. A blood clot formed, leaving the right side of his body partially paralyzed. Doctors worried the paralysis was permanent, but more than a year later the embolism was dissolved and body functions returned. "But that knocked me out of the running since I lost all my FIS points," Siegenthaler Siegen-thaler recalled. He came to the United States in 1965 and continued to race. In 1971 he won the combined title at the Bear Valley Senior National Championships. Will he race at next year's event? "Next year the race will be held at Lake Placid, following the Olympics," 60s was Jim Denney and Chris McNeill, placing in the top ten at Lake Placid during the pre-Olympic Games. The highest overall ranking of the men's cross-country team ever in a major event showed the U.S. team placing plac-ing 4th at Lake Placid. While the Nordic Team achieved some remarkable firsts this season, there is still a long way to go before the U.S. will be a perennial contender in Nordic. 40 PEOPLE TO HIS RACES. Siegenthaler said. "It really excites me to think of skiing there, and it's great racing others in my age group. So. I'll see if I'm still skiing next year when the race comes up." SPONSORED BY THE PiRK CITY PREgCHOOL ALL; AGES INVITED $1.00 DONATION FOR THE HUNT FIND THE GOLDEN EGG INTHE HAY STACK RIDE THE PONY WITH THE BUNNY TAIL - EN JOY COFFEE, JUICE e DONUTS HOME MADE EASTER TREATS DECORATIONS FOR SALE CARTOONS DECORATED HATS REWARDED PHOTOS TAKEN WITH THE EASTER, BUNNY C3SG3 SAT. APRIL H 2-f YEAR OLDS HUNT AT 10:30 A : 1 5-7 YEAR OLDS HUNT AT 11 00 ,. ' ! 8-10 YEAR OLDS HUNT AT 1 1.-30 The final race of the Park City Town Challenge series was held last Thursday under sunny skies as more than 80 racers sped down the Ladies Giant Slalom course in search of victory. The race was the fifth held this season to determine the fastest team in town. The four previous races were dual giant slalom held on Clementine. On Thursday, the Pro and A classes raced from the regulation giant slalom start and combined times for two runs were used to compute the winning teams and individuals. The B and C classes were run from the lower start on the Ladies Giant Slalom and the best of two runs was used to calculate the standings. Following the race, the Park City resort sponsored a buffet party at the Silver King Club, with free beer provided by Schlitz. Trophies Troph-ies and hats were awarded to teams and individual winners win-ners for the day's race, as well as to the series winners. The overall series winners for this year's Town Challenge Chal-lenge Series are: Pro Class Silver King "Pro" A Class Wolfe's Bamboo Busters B Class H-Riders C Class Silver King "C" Winners for the April 5 race were: TEAMS Pro Class 1. Silver King 2. WolfePak 3. Wolfe's II 277.66 284.96 286.80 A Class 1. Silver King A 2. Grub Steak 3. P.C. Yacht Club B Class 1. H-Riders 2. Yacht Club II 3. Silver King B C Class 1. Yibbas 2. Silver King C 3. Team Lew INDIVIDUALS Pro Class Men 1. KentGrahm 2. Jean Peter Ostbye 3. KirkLangford Ladies Bowling Dorothy Wilson, Lu Ann Antonio, Carol Weaver and Jessie Johnson had three strikes in a row. Thelma Lindsay and Lu Ann Antonio had two doubles. Dorothy Wilson and Carrie Yates had a double. Dorothy Wilson picked up the 2-7-8 split, Carol Weaver the 5-10, Norma Cowin the 3-6-7-8-10 and the 3-6-8, Lu Ann Antonio An-tonio the 2-7, Phyllis Sweat-field Sweat-field the 3-10, Carrie Yates the 5-6, Jessie Johnson the 4-5 4-5 and Donna Prudence the 4-5-7 split. High Game Indv. Scratch Lu Ann Antonio 222 Dorothy Wilson 214 Carol Weaver 185 High Series Indv. Scratch Lu Ann Antonio 517 Dorothy Wilson 479 Thelma Lindsay 472 Women ' 2. Monty Hurt 28.79 302.42 i 1. Patti Formicelli 95.72 3. George Sideris 28.29 30286 2.GroLundberg 96.98 30559 3. Robbie Beck . i 97.51 Women 1. Susan Meehan 31.49 1 90 57 A Class Men 2. Annette Anderson 32.23 9146 l.Roo Harris 95.03 3. Julie Weiser 33.04 91.57 2. Ladd Christensen 95.67 3. John Stewart 96.45 c Class-Men 94.24 l.BillMinter 29.28 94.70 Women 2. John Ellsworth 29.77 94.84 1. Sue Gusinger 103.48 3 RjcnPerigo 29.83 2. Lea Battiste 105.60 3. Kristi Waller 107.33 Women 89 43 1. Allison Hall 32.89 90i22 B Class Men 2. Dee Dee Scott 33.09 90.61 l.PaulBrockschmidt 28.20 3. Jenny Fish 33.16 High Team Game Scratch Silver King State Bank 733 First Security Bank 597 James F. Park Const. 591 High Team Series Scratch Silver King State Bank 1801 James F. Park Const. 1638 First Security Bank 1582 High Game Indv. Handicap Dorothy Wilson 252 Lu Ann Antonio 240 Carol Weaver 238 Team James F. Park Const. Silver King State Bank First Security Bank The Gazebo James F. Park Construction won Gazebo. Silver King State Bank won Security Bank. High Series Indv. Handicap Dorothy Wilson 593 Lu Ann Antonio 571 Thelma Lindsay 562 High Team Game Handicap Silver King Sta te Bank 860 First Security Bank 739 James F. Park Const. 705 High Team Series Handicap Silver King State Bank 2182 First Security Bank 2008 James F. Park Const. 1980 Won Lost 28 20 .583 27 21 .563 23 25 .479 18 30 .375 3, lost 1 from the 2, lost 2 from First |