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Show by Jim Murray M Newspaper V Thursday, October 2, 1980 Page 11 Braves Lodge Protest The Miners Do Everything But Wii tZf ' V Miner fullback Tom Tebbs (32) races for daylight as Brave defensive back Brett Judd (24) prepares an ambush. If Park City football coach Bob Burns is superstitious, he has probably thought back over last Friday a . thousand times to try to remember when he saw the black cat or walked under, the ladder;. ; - Thanks fa an incredible string of bad luck Friday afternoon, af-ternoon, the Park City Miners managed to cross the goal line only once against the North Summit Braves, and that play has been protested. At this writing, the score reads Park City 14, North Summit 8, but Burns is not confident it will stay that way. When Park' City tackle Ken Eley grabbed a blocked field goal as it bounced into the end zone with 1:49 to play, it appeared the Miners finally had put the game out of reach. However, Eley's touchdown was protested by North Summit coach Earl Blonquist, who argued that the ball was dead once it was blocked. The officials offi-cials let the touchdown stand, and Toly added a two-point two-point conversion to mark the end of the scoring. But that didn't mark the end of the controversy. When the coaches and the officials hurried back to check their rule books after the game, they found that Blonquist was right. Once the ball was blocked, an automatic touchback should have been called with North Summit in possession at the 20-yard line. ; A meeting was scheduled for Wednesday morning at 10 a.m. with all the Region 11 principals to make a decision on the call (see complete story on Page One). Should the ruling go against Park City, it will be the ultimate in frustration for Burns and the Miners. Even the most avid of North Summit fans could not argue that Park City held all the marbles. Playing the second-ranked (according to the Salt Lake Tribune) 1A team in the state, the Miners dominated the statistics. The only thing they didn't do was score touchdowns. Midway through the first quarter, Park City had a second down at (he North Summit three-yard line, but had to settle for a field goal after, they lost seven yards because of a mixup in the backfield. i, Early in the second quarter, the Miners drove to the Braves' eight-yard line before being stopped again. Once more they had to set tie for a field goal. Later in the same quarter, quar-ter, Park City defensive back John Ott intercepted a North Summit pass and was stopped only four yards short of the goal line. The Miners would have had a first-and-goal, but Ott fumbled and the Braves recovered. Midway through the third quarter, Park City drove 65 yards to the North Summit goal line,, only to, fumble inches away from a touchdown. The Braves recovered. Early in the fourth quarter, quar-ter, the Miners took the ball from their own 20 to the North Summit 15 before a fumble fum-ble once again cost them possession. With less than three minutes to go, fullback Troy Packard carried the ball to the North Summit three-yard three-yard line, where the Miners would have had a second down and goal. But the play was called back on a controversial con-troversial illegal procedure penalty, and the Miners were forced to try a field goal, the play that resulted in the disputed touchdown. Led by Packard's 165 yards in 20 carries, the Miners rushed for a , total of 303 yards against North Summit. Steve Toly added 87 yards in 17 carries and Tom Tebbs added 44 yards in six carries. Meanwhile, the Braves could go nowhere against Park City's defense. They crossed midfield only once in the first half, and that was to the Park City 49. Their only offense in the second half was a 53-yard touchdown run by tailback Brett Judd, who took a handoff at his own 47, burst through the middle of the Park City line, and raced past the secondary into the end zone. That was the only lapse in an otherwise spectacular defensive performance.' Burns said the pursuit and tackling were good, and the Miners pass rush forced quarterback David Judd to throw several errant passes. John Ott led the defensive backs with three interceptions, intercep-tions, although one was nullified because of a penalty, Other defensive standouts included Tom Tebbs, who stopped one North Summit drive with an open-field tackle behind the line ot scrimmage, and batted down a Brave pass which ended up as Ott's second interception. in-terception. Key defensive plays also were made by Doug Vincent, Ken Eley, Steve Toly, and Jeff Smith. " "We were really pleased overall with everybody's play on the defense," Burns said. Sophomore Tom Flinders played the whole game at quarterback, running the ground attack with poise, and gaining 17 yards on nine carries. Flinders also attempted at-tempted five passes, but without completing any. The key to the offense was the running of Troy Packard, who gained an average of over eight yards every time he touched the ball. His longest run of the day was a 35-yard ramble to the North Summit 23-yard line in the fourth quarter. Toly and Tebbs were almost as effective. Burns gave much of the credit to the 'men in the trenches.' "I thought the whole offensive line played quite well," he said. "We consistently were able to grind out yardage." Another valuable asset to the Miners was the kicking game. Darrin . Lawless kicked field goals of 28 and 25 yards, and missed on his third attempt only because a , , fir i r pi -,. f , . A case of close coverage. high snap gave North Summit Sum-mit time to block the kick. He also booted two kickoffs into the North Summit end zone. Tom Tebbs handled the ball only three times as punter, punt-er, but kicked each one long and deep. On the other side of the ledger, the Miners were slapped with no less than 10 penalties: five for clipping, four for illegal procedure and one for pass interference. interfer-ence. "That's 110 yards right there," Burns pointed out. "Penalties have not hurt us like that in a long time, except ex-cept for last year's North Summit game. Except last year it was holding." Whatever the outcome of Wednesday's meeting of the Region 11 principals, Burns feels that the North Summit game gave his team the momentum. "I don't think there was much question who was the better team out there," he said. "If we play them again, we're really going to look forward to it." This Friday, the Miners will travel to Duchesne for their third league game. Duchesne is 3-2 on the year, with wins over Whitehorse, Union (jayvees) and Altamont, and losses to Rangley (Colorado) and North Summit. P1IHID iiimwimiuil'mnn """ ' 1 1 1 nimpfl , pi Hi A milium imumi'i umwm im" ' umvwv m ' . . ' l . ' .T'v' ..', ,,'w , III? Vv"" - Home Run Hero For All Seasons Everyone's heard of Babe Ruth, Henry Aaron, Willie Mays, Mel Ott, Roger Maris or Mickey Mantle. But, how many people could identify, right off the bat, so to speak, Wally Berger, Chuck Klein. Gus Zernial, Rudy York, Roy Siever-. Nick Etten, Vern Stephens, Tommy Holmes and Hank Sauer? When it comes to old time ball players, we all know Honus Wagnc. . Ty Cobb, Napoleon Lajoie and Rogers linrnsby, but who are Gavvy Cravath, Harry Davis, Tilly Walker, Bob Meusel or Frank Schulte? We've all heard of Ted Williams, but did you ever hear of Ken Williams? Or Cy Williams? They were all home run champions. They belonged to that special fraternity of strong men ballplayers who had that special knack for propelling a thrown ball out of a park and leading the league in it. But most of these guys should not ever leave home without that well-known card. They could star in those "Do You Know Me?" commercials. Michael Jack Schmidt of the Philadelphia Phillies is the logical heir and successor to these home run champions today. Time will tell whether he gets Gavvy Cravath's place in history or Mel Ott's (the National League home run award is named after him). Whether he'll be Ted or some other Williams. Mike Schmidt hits a home run every 14 times at bat. Ruth used to hit one every nine times at bat. Ruth hit home runs with machinelike consistency. Mike Schmidt tends to hit them in explosive clusters. Twice in his career, Mike Schmidt hit four consecutive home runs. No one else has ever done that. Not Ruth, Aaron, Ott, any Williams, Mantle, Mays or Maris. Mike hit four in a row in Chicago in a 10-inning game in 1976 and, last year, he hit a home run his last time up against the Giants, one day, and three in a row his first three times up the next day. Several people had done that. But they were people like Stan Musial, Jimmie Foxx, Hank Greenberg and Mantle. The first team. Twenty-six times in his career, Mike Schmidt has hit two or more home run , a game. Only five active players are ahead of him. This year, Mike Schmidt will probably lead the league in home runs for the fourth time in his career. Would you believe Ty Cobb never led the league in home runs? Of all the great all-time old-time batters, only Hornsby was a home run leader. The home run championship champion-ship was not a prized possession in those days. Franklin Baker hit 12 homers in 1913 and became known as "Home Run" Baker. But Frank Schulte had hit 21 for the Cubs in 1911, and remained known as Frank Schulte. Gavvy Cravath hit 24 in 1915. One Cy Williams of the Cubs won four homer titles, one as early as 1916 (12) and one as late as 1927 (30). He hit 41 in 1923, more than some teams. If the Philadelphia Phillies win the pennant this year, a distinct possibility, it will be in no small measure due to Mike Schmidt and the fact he has stepped up his home run production already the best in the majors over the past six years and cut his strikeout production (from a high of 180 in 1975 to a low of 103 in 1978). But, what a home run hitter needs to escape being a trivia answer on a quiz show is to break, not the most difficult mark in baseball (Joe DiMaggio's 56-game hitting streak is that), but the most glamorous (choose one: Babe Ruth's 60 homers in 154 games in 1927 or Roger Maris' 61 homers in 162 games in 1961). What will it take to break that, Mike Schmidt was asked. "Well, first, the guy will probably have to be an outfielder," Mike Schmidt says. Mike is a third baseman, not ordinarily thought of as a Babe Ruth position because of the intense concentration required in the field whereas a right fielder may have nothing to do or think about all day but batting. Will it be a designated hitter? "I doubt it," says Mike. "Playing the whole game keeps you more alert and ready." Will it be a guy on a contending team or a guy with no pressure? "Probably a contending team. Because they can pitch around you (i.e., when in doubt, walk you if you're the only threat in the lineup). On a contender, they have to pitch to you. You see better pitches. Also you probably can't win the home run championship champion-ship in an empty ballpark. You need incentive, too." Is a contending team enough? "No. You need someone hitting behind you who is productive and whom the pitcher fears. I am lucky to have (Greg) Luzinski. Five or six times, we have hit back-to-back home runs. I get fastballs on two-and-oh counts (two balls, no strikes) that I would not get if the next hitter were not Greg." Do you have to be selective about pitches? No, you have to be selective if you want to bat .350. But, to hit 62 home runs, you have to realize you're not going to get 62 perfect strikes to hit all year. In fact, by the time you've hit 50, you're not going to get any strikes to hit the rest of the year." Mike Schmidt is your pure, genuine home run hitter for his time and place. But, so were Gavvy Cravath, Chuck Klein, some Wil-liamses Wil-liamses who were not Ted, and Tilly Walker. And so were Ott, Mays, Ruth, Aaron and Mantle. The problem as to which group Mike joins is not whether Mike Schmidt hits more home runs than anyone now has, but whether he someday hits more than anyone ever has. (01980 Los Afigeles Times " Johnny Miller's Record Falls At the Park City Golf Course Scott Sperry, from Uinta Golf, set a course record last week when he toured the Park City Golf Course with a 6 under par, 66. The previous record of 67 was set by John Miller during an exhibition match in 1973. Sperry's round included seven birdies and only one bogey and was highlighted by four birdies in a row on holes 11, 12, 13 and 14. "I changed my grip slightly and modified by stance," said Sperry. "I have to say I putted super all day and I'm inspired to increase my tournament play during 1981." Scott played with Geoff Pond, who was witness to the record 35-3166. pViN...i inn .. i... i'... t ,i.,.,.r,.ii,s nnnnncnnizii V Step into our great boot f l anu wain inio a great aeai 1 1 at the same time. J l Nothing keeps feet warmer or drier than I 1 Timherlands. Thai's why our insulated m waterproof hoots are the best sellers in the U.S. 1 1 And now's a great time to buy. Take this coupon mxm and take advantage of the offer at the dealer 1, J below. Offerends Oclober20, 1980. mm Monev can't buy a better boot . n 1 n u n u A whole line of fine leather boots and shoes that cost plenty, and should. 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