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Show The Summer Chronicle, Tueviay, August 9. 1977 DECATULOS CHAU.ESC.E BOOKS It looked so easy when he crossed the finish line of the last eent with his arms raised high over his head, knowing he had set a world record in the decathlon and in the process had earned the title. The World's Greatest Athlete. As other competi- tors collapsed in total exhaustion, Jenner jogged a victory lap holding an American flag and basked in the glory of his accomplishment and acknowledged the thunderous cheers of the huge Olympic Stadium crowd and a world-widtelevision audience. This was the very moment that Bruce Jenner had totally dedicated four years of his life to achieve. What appeared to be easy for Jenner was made possible e because of his sacrifice of everything that did not contribute directly to his winning the decathlon at the 1976 Montreal Olympics. This struggle Jenner and his wife, Chrystie, endured is candidly presented in the book, Decathlon Challenge, Bruce Jenner's Story by Bruce Jenner and Phillip Finch. The book, which quotes the thoughts of both Jenner and his wife, traces his life through c hildhood and high school years in Connecticut. of how he was endowed with better than average athletic ability and competed on his high school It tells and basketball football page Bruif Jennet's by Story Jenner and Phi 'lip Bi-uc- finch Although a go. d athlete, he was far from being the world's best and the only college athletic scholarship offer came from teams. Craceland College in Lamoni, Iowa to play football. It was at Craceland that his life had tw o dramatic ents: I le w as exposed to the decathlon for the first time and he met Chrystie. e-- v addition to the injuries and defeats that left Jennei extremely moody. Only with the help of psychiatrists, friends coaches and family were they able to keep their marriage together, along with striving to meet their goal. Concerning his first The book tells of his determination to let nothing stand in the way of his gold reading. Knowing that four entire years of his life w ill lie completely wasted if any tine of a myriad of problems occurs. Jenner spends the last few weeks before the Olympics attempting to with the possible coj)e outcomes, either success or failure. These thoughts bive a new dimension to athletic s exposure to the decathlon, Jenner said. "The first decathlon I ever saw was the first one I ever ran." From that time on until July 30, 1976 w hen he w on the gold medal he was obsessed with the event. he hesitated about marrying Chrystie. However, she said, "I didn't mind the idea of a wife working to let the husband have the freedom to do something that was important to him." They were married in December of 1972 and Montreal in 1976 became their eoal together. The book tells how they moved to San Jose so that he could train and how Chrystie earned the money by being an ait line stewardess. Because the individual thoughts of both are recorded, it is evident w hy these were four diffic ult years. They had to endure year-roun- d makes for interesting Of course the book has a happy ending as Jenner sets a w ot Id record, w ins the gold medal and is acclaimed as The World's Greatest Athlete. The interest the book holds is not in his winning, but lecause of a new that is perspective obtained of superstar athletes. Rather than the larger than life, superior natural ability, and all brawn and little brain steieotyjie of superstars, the Jenner story is of an average, ordinary guy w ho is w illing to woik, sweat and sacrifice to earn the right to be a superstar. -- brants atid Wildlife 8 hunt rules to beset scheduled a meeting for Wednesday at 9:30 a.m. The meeting will be held in Salt like at the division of Wildlife Resources building at l"9n West Not ill Temple. The purpose of the mee ting is to set regulations governing the upcoming watetfowl. futbearer, and fait onry seasons. This meeting is held annually to approve on ducks, Wilson's snipe, geese, swan, proclamations coots, gallinules, during discussion furhcarcr on the 1977-7proclamation and act upon other wildlife matters that come the meeting. The board meeting is open to the public and interested jx rsons are invited to attend. Anyone having prepared comments to make to the boaid should arrange to be placed on the agenda by calling the Division of Wildlife Rt sonic es on or 8 Ttah's Wildlife Board has rails, Cirrg Strom berg mergansers, which are governed by the 1977-7watetfowl proclamation. Regulations lor the trapping of leaver, mink, mat ten. otter etc ., w ill Tuesday at The Wildlife Board will also meet on August 21 in Ix-for- 533-933- 3. Lake to establish lamations for the taking of upland game animals and Salt prcx birds. - long periods of separation and financial difficulties, in The mental psyching and preparation of an athlete medal, henceforth 5 Sports forum - -- - Off the Beaten Track bydovebecker DAVE BICKER When I ysas in high v hool, many moon ago. a friend and 1 decided to enter the annual Fox Rnct (lunoe Race. I helM-mili.ue winds its way down the scenic Illinois lower plants, past oc cassioiial i but ing tires and cows and under one mean, csiKeiallv hungry bridge at the town of St. Ouiles. Attempting a tiitky manuevcr near the bridge, vc were taught broadside oil a concrete pylon and in three seconds our beautiful yellow filnrglass canoe was bioken into six ot seen not so Uautiful pieces. Which brings up two good questions. Why did I buy a yt How fihci glass an e and why did I enter the lace in the lust plate"' Which reminds me. I low do you buy a canoe? fee t long. Basic ally a canoe is a i raft 2 to 3 feet in width, anil pi oik lied by two people with paddles. Any other constructions are just yaiiaiions on a theme. The four most opulai manuals lot building canoes are aluminum. ABS ot x)ly proplc tie plastic s, (it iglass and voh1 witti a canvas cove ling. by e 1 c 1 0 canoes are the most ec onoutit al in teimsof ost and yseai When buying an aluminum c anoe there aie iluee factors to keep in mind; the t oiistiui lion, Aluminum . the tvjieof use it will leee iv- and the lv of aluminum that goes into the (onsiitit tioii II youi canoe will tie used piimaiih ioi white yvater. it should be made ol a tough aluminum such as OOtil or a less siuidv Willi a alloy 1011. It should be shoe keel and ginnl flotation Watt h out lot nclosed air spaces. If punt luted, ihey will do no mote to keep v out c auoe afloat than a bag of sand. If you ate not a whitewatt I paddlei. and you do sour c anoeiug on quiet si tea ins and lakes, a c anoe w ith a standard keel and built with a less cvjKiwve aluminum will do. fjoyve l ine, Wasbeiwa, Smokercraft. and (iiummaii all make eve client canoes, and pi ices stait at $223. A dealer will lie able to tt II you more altout the antics and if be can't, be shouldn't be se lling canoes. A new material in theconoeing scene is plastic. ABS plastics are very strong, lit vible ami y ill float by ihcnist Ives. If you gel de tits in the in. the sunor a hot iron with pull the in out. I hey aie made ysitbout a kee l which makes them ciy manueycrablc and less like y to gel caught on roc ks. Small holts ate easily re pain el, a pioblcm with aluminum sine e it is haul to we Id. The only disadvantages aie its high costs ($300 to stait) and the inability to fix large holes. Old Town, Blue Hole. I'ai Moore and Coleman make respectable plastic canoes. Eihciglass is lice timing a pular boat les because ciic in ual man tat mg building of its liglil weight and sue ngih. It is easily it pant el (including big holes), anil its cost is t ompaiabie with aluminum. I lie lac ing Imi.Us are made of yeiy light resins and IiIk iglass. but the itihnoloh involved in building them makes them too cvK tlsive for the ave tage paddlei. Old Town. Sawyer and Made Riser build fiberglass canoes. I be gianddatldy of c amies aie the wood and canvas jobs you lathe i may bay e tucked away in the rafteis in hisg.nage. A goodall-atouncanoe, (except for yshitewater) the yvood and canvas canoe is a takeoff on the ongin.il hin Iili.it k canoes. Don't exjKct a eheapie though. An 1H fool Old Town (iiiide canoe s Ms lot mote than $1,000. I he most inijMUtant thing to do whe n buv ing a anoe is to take with paddle is and if (Missible, it y the" canoe yourself. Down liner. Whitewater Journal, and Canoe are excellent sources for magazines sk ilicaliotis on c.iikk s. d - euiid e c t THE SPECIAL EVENTS CENTER PRESENTS are welcome from all students for the new feature on the sports pages entitled The Readers Sports Forum. Articles and opinions may concern any aspect of any sport. The preferred lenghwof articles Contributions is 30 to submitted typewritten lines using a line. Articles should be submitted to the Daily Utah Chronicle (north end of Union Building) in care of the sports editor. Every article is subject to editorial JUB Y COLLINS ... v 45 74-spa- - V approval. the office of DESK RESIDENTIAL ATTENDANTS An1 J AVAILABLE POSITION QUALIFICATIONS Responsible, courteous, and efficient person needed. Must have demonstrated ability to work with people and light typing skills. Previous office or receptionist work desirable. RESPONSIBILITIES member of the Office of Residential Living who provides assistance The desk attendant is a part-tim- e to students and other University guests. They will represent the University and O.R . L. at their best at all times. Clerical duties, answer phones, and relays messages. Occassional light typing. 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