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Show i Page 8, THE LEADER-GARLAN- TIMES, July D 1. 1976 J Sllvest&r 1. He'll Make Fourth Olympic Games Trip Department at Bngham Young University, Silvester acknowledges that he has the added "opportunity for training that is sometimes a part of my daily work." There is the feeling that even if there weren't to be a summer Olympics or a future track meet L.J. Silvester would be out there training for the simple reason that it "helps me stay fit" in his own words. "I'm a strong believer in doing things with the human body," he said. Expected to play football as well as compete in track and field in college, Silvester said he found the team sport "too regimented" and "too much like a business." "I liked track and field because you did kind of what you wanted to do," he discuss thrower L.J. World-know- n compares his winning a medal at the 1976 chances of summer Olympics games in Montreal with those of a snowball's chances of survival in weather. But at the age of 38 when most track and field stars as well as athletes in most other fields are hanging up their sweat socks Silvester is priming for his fourth trip to the forum that is the dream of almost every amateur athlete in the United States. States. His three previous trips have earned him one second place medal in 1972. But along the way he has had the satisfaction of being the world's record holder four different times. His mark of 224.5 feet posted in September of 1968 stood until March of 1975. new record. But Silvester points out that for "lots of years" he was throwing farther than others and helped set the styles and influence the thinking of many of today's discuss throwers. You "have to evaluate your thinking in terms of how to throw" based on the new marks that are being set, he explained. Even though his best toss this year is considerably off the 232 mark, Silvester said he is "not going to let this worry" him. An athlete can't "be limited by what has been done." How far can the discuss be thrown? Silvester answers with the stock answer to that qjestion about the limits to man's athletic skills. "There is none." As long as man continues to apply all of his faculties to his performance records will continue to fall, he said. "Man is just built this way." He cites his leading throws of 211 or 212 feet in the late sixties with the 232 foot best throw this year. "What will it be in ten recalled. A talk with one of his coaches got him a full scholarship for track and field and let him concentrate on his speciality. Having been on top of the pile so many times, it would be logical to expect the veteran among today's discuss throwers to get a little frustrated with the younger athletes who have come up to take over the lead. Silvester, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Silvester of Tremonton, and the adopted hero of Utah when it comes to track and d field, really doesn't express any psychological reasons when you ask him what makes L.J. Silvester keep throwing.. .and throwing. "It's just the kind of thing that I enjoy.. .I've had a great deal of success at it." "I guess I'm addicted to throwing the discuss." As a member of the Physical Education deep-seate- But he admits he's impulsive and doesn't like to make hard and fast rules. He wants the free aeencv to pick the discus up at some later date if he ever puts it down. The person who goes around announcing his retirement then keeps coming back "sounds like somebody who really doesn't understand himself." He sums up the speculation with the realistic acknowledgement that "you got to quit sometime." A religious athlete, Silvester acknowledges God in his past accomplishments. "...in my life I've always felt I had someone working with me allowing me to do things," he said. But he acknowledges also that God doesn't always take sides in athletic contests. He sees athletes who live less than exemplary lives and yet manage to do well athletically. "...I don't know what the moral forces are that allow them to do well," he confessed. Admitting that it's a "lot more painful to train at age 35 or 38 than at 25" Silvester will now bear down for the final days of preparation prior to the games. His reaction to being the number three man on the United States trio of discus hopes at the Olympics? "...very pleased... very proud." years." What lies ahead after the summer games? Silvester doesn't like to speculate. "To my knowledge I've never announced that I'll retire from throwing the discuss," he said. He doesn't "anticipate" continuing. . a competitor, said it's "encouraging to see them throw that far." While his best toss this year is 212 feet a toss of 232.2 feet in May of this year by another athlete is waiting approval as a But Silvester, . fxi J RON'S SWIM SCHOOL I New classes starting July 13. . Life saving course class also available. I 6-- 3-- Jep-pese- Warburton with a pitch. Pete Quinney got on on an error by second to put runners on first and third. Vance Bourne followed with the winning hit to score both runs. Second place Dewey ville handed Bothwell its second Tied loss Tuesday night in the sixth, Lane Gardner got a two out single and Jim Poulsen followed with a game winning home run. In other fast pitch action, 3-- Deweyville slaughtered Tremonton Fourth 23-- 9 or so, Tremonton Second defeated Garland Second, Elwood got by Beaver and First defeated Third. In other fast pitch action, Second beat Beaver Dam, Fourth beat Elwood and Garland Second edged TreThird monton Third, 10-ward scored five runs in the final inning but fell short. Sixth beat First. Here's the standings: SR. FAST PITCH Sixth Deweyville Bothwell Second Elwood 5-- 1 4-- 2 4-- 2 3-- 3 irst Dewey Elwood In Explorer action, Thatcher beat First, Fourth beat Third B, Sixth beat Fifth and Deweyville beat Elwood. Third A beat previously unbeaten Second Ward. Here's the Explorer league schedules: JULY 7 BOTHWELL 6-- 0 2-- 4 4 Beaver Dam 4 Garland 2nd 5 Third 5 Fourth There are no fast pitch games scheduled this week because of the holiday s. 2-- Third A Dewey Second Fourth Sixth Thatcher First 2nd 5th Both - 3rd B 1st and 3A f I JULY 7 cars All r 6-- 1 V 5-- 1 i 5-- 1 5-- 1 vyp All types about ur guaranteed work Insurance claims work 5-- 1 3-- 4 DdViS BtOS. 2-- 4 . Bothwell Fifth Elwood Third B ELWOOD I 257-324- 5 - 6th - 4th EXPLORERS 2-- 9. 1 RON MORTENSEN WSI CALL Tremonton Sixth Ward -- FOURTH TRIP L.J. Silvester poses in an official IIS Olympic team photo. He'll be making his fourth trip tofce I games. 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