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Show Pag Ten ' ' The Daily Utah Chronicle; Monday, June X 1986 SPORTS Ulte goltfeirs to show off, r raise cash on Golf Day Brancas father Tee is the head pro at the by Laury Livsey Staff writer The University of Utah golf team, which finished its season with a fourth-plac- e finish in the WAC golf championships last month, finally gets a chance to show the hometown folks just why it was the surprise team of the WAC this year w hen it tees off for Ute Golf Day Monday at the Salt Lake Country Club. For Jay Thorscth, the lone senior on this J year's squad, it will be his last chance to play golf for the University of Utah. For Mark Romney and Devin Dehlin, two players w ho will figure big in the Utcs plan next year, it will be an opportunity to show local followers what they can look forward to next season. And for head coach Ron Branca, this tournament will mean some much needed money for Utah's program. "This is the biggest (fund raiser) we've ever had," Branca said. "We are really kind of borderline as far as having enough funds to be competitive next year so hopefully this will put us in there again." Branca has indicated that there will be a corporate sponsor on each of the 18 holes and that money coupled with a $120 entrance fee should help Branca to sec more green than just the putting variety. This tournament, which will gather some of the top PGA professionals in Utah as well as former Ute golfers and the present golf team, will have teams of five playing together with one player on each team designated as captain. Pros who have signed up to play are Bruce Summerhays, Reid Goodliffe, Lynn Landgren, Kim Thompson, Joey Bonsig-nas well as Branca and his brother Don, the head pro at Park City's Park Meadows. It should be a family affair since the 18-ho- :' '; : :-- '' V '; .tl A A ' o Country Club. Former Ute golfers Mack Christensen, Steve Elliott and Mike Richards will also be playing. And even though all proceeds from this tournament will go directly to the golf team, there are plenty of incentives. The winning team members will all receive silver trays. hole-in-oat Any golfer that can card a the par-- 3 No. 6 will win 510,000 cash. A new car will also be given to anybody that can shoot an ace on No. 2. Qosest to the pin contests at holes 10 and 12 have prizes of jewelry and a set of tires. Ute Golf Day, which will have an 8:30 nc a.m. shotgun start at the picturesque Country Club layout, is open to the public. le i 4 t- - or Ute golfer Mark Romney a senior the team will count on next season will be on the course Monday at the Salt Lake Country Club, when Utah sponsors its g Ute Golf Day. The public is welcome. fund-raisin- Ute golf coach Ron Branca Rockets outlast late Boston threat to win, Mitchell Wiggins tipped in a missed shot by Akeem Olajuwon with 30 seconds left, then Olajuwon sank a free throw with five seconds left, then Olajuwon sank a free throw with five seconds to go Sunday to rally the Houston Rockets to a 106-1victory over the Boston Celtics in Game 3 of the NBA Finals. after Boston leads the series 15 in losing its second playoff game HOUSTON (UPI) 04 2-- 1, outings this season. Game 4 will be Tuesday night at The Summit, where the Rockets are 0 in the playoffs. 8-- Kevin McHale scored 9 third-perio- d points to rally the Celtics from a deficit at halftime to a 84-8- 0 lead going 3-p- into the fourth quarter. The Celtics led 102-9- 4 on a McHale basket with just over three minutes to go. The Rockets battled back on a play by Akeem Olajowon, baskets by int Ralph Sampson and Mitchell Wiggins, and two free throws by Olajuwon for a 103-10- 2 lead with 1:07 left. Danny Ainge countered with a basket for Boston, then Wiggins' tip of an 4 Olajuwon miss put Houston up with 30 seconds left. After Celtics center Robert Parrish missed a jumper, a jump ball was called when one of the officials inadvertently 105-10- blew his whistle with 7 seconds left. 106-10- 4 Sampson outjumped Parrish and tipped the ball to Olajuwon, who was fouled by Larry Bird. He sank one free 4 throw, giving Houston a edge with 5 seconds to go, but missed the 106-10- second. The Rockets led 9 after the first quarter. Reid then scored 9 of his 1 1 second --quarter points over the first 4:44, including 7 in row. A Wiggins jumper at 7:19 gave Houston a 9 lead. 33-2- 48-3- Baseball card collecting: A whole new ballgame I'll be honest about it. I've never really been much of a baseball card fan. Oh, now don't get confused. That's not to say I haven't been an enthusiast of other tricks of the baseball fan trade. I've chased down the autographs and hung the posters on my wall; I've collected everything that has to do with the New York Yankees (my favorite team) and I've bought all ON SPORTS John Youngren sorts of official Yankee garb the hats, the sweatshirts, the jacket. You name it, I've worn it. But this card collecting stuff? No, not me. Sure, I've bought some Topps cards here and there. What American baseball fan hasn't? And sure I've even become fairly involved from time to time collecting every Yankee I could find in the summers of '77 and '78. But I've never been too much into the card scene; I've never carefully filed away my cards, I've never thought about seriously collecting them or selling them. That is to say "never" until I saw what I saw this weekend, anyway. red-blood- ed It was the fourth annual Baseball Card, Sports Memorabilia and Comic Show at the Radisson Hotel Saturday, drawing several hundred people interested in doing all of those things I just said I'm not. Or wasn't. They came from all over the state, apparently, to buy, swap or at least look at all kinds of as the sign said, truthfully enough baseball cards, sports memorabilia and comic books. There were also plastic Godzillas for sale on one table and Duran Duran trading cards available on another. Something for everyone, as they say. Certainly enough for me. Not really knowing what to expect, I quickly became overwhelmed by the sheer bulk of things to look at from Mad magazines from the 1960s to a lifesize "growth" poster of Utah Jazz center Mark Eaton, beaming out at the clustered throngs from his spot on the wall. And then, there were the baseball cards. Hundreds and seemingly thousands of them, beginning in one corner and working their way along both sides of one whole wall, around the opposite corner and down the other side, forming a giant, baseball card --studded L Apparently, the 20 or so tables represented dealers from throughout the region, including Idaho, Montana, Arizona, Nevada and California. I tried to take my time sifting along the tables, tried to look cool and like I knew what I was doing, tried not to be intimidated by the three 8 or wearing little league uniforms that said EXPOS standing behind me, laughingly watching as I fumbled through the display books. I asked the dealer if he knew where I could find any baseball cards of Graig Nettles, the former Yankee, current Padre and my hero. "I've got some of the Nettles cards out at the shop," he said. "Mostly newer ones." "Oh," I said. "Guess Nettles isn't a big seller." He smiled. "No. Not around here." But I did find a Don Mattingly, tucked into the full deck of 1986 Yankees I purchased from one vendor for $1.50. My friend bought a similar stack of Oakland A's cards for 75 cents. Why were the Yankees twice the price? "That Mattingly card alone is worth 95 cents," the dealer informed me. wearing a Yankee "Oh," I said, again, and then tried to look around like it didn't surprise me, especially as the four wearing little league uniforms marked TIGERS cackled behind me, checking their list and then checking it twice, wondering which dealer had the 77 Jackson? The 83 Gooden? The '86 Puckett? Wondering if one of the comic book dealers would be willing to trade two Godzillas for a Batman? These kids know their stuff. So, apparently, do their fanatical elders. For every wearing a little league uniform marked DODGERS, there was two or three older-lookigentlemen, just as enthusiastically pawing through the cards but seemingly more interested in finding the '62 Mickey Mantle than the 85 Darryl Strawberry. Some of them must have succeeded. As we left, one beckoned to the other. "Have fun, Dennis?" he asked. "Spent more money than I should of," Dennis answered. Gee. I wonder if Dennis had to shell out 95 cents for a Mattingly card, too. T-sh- irt old ng |