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Show Pa;e hi - THE HERALD. Provo, Utah, 1993 Monday, February 8, Earnhardt cruises to Busch Clash win By GARY LONG Newspapers DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -The man in black spent a humbling 1992 NASCAR Winston Cup season trving to drive out from under Knight-Ridd- a Mack cloud. tated by NASCAR. Davey Allison, the 1992 Daytona 500 winner, said unhappily: "It's obv ious to me that the Chevrolets did the best job of politicking over the winter. NASCAR's completely eliminated us (Fords) from this week. We don't have a of Dale Earnhardt's Goodwrench Chevrolet chance." Earnhardt, e matched the series chamThe color No. 3 who five-tim- pion's mood as he won only once and skidded all the way to 12th in the final point standings. But a dominating victory Sunday in the S290,(XX) Busch Clash averaged 186.916 miles per hour, worked his way from 13th to the lead in six of the 10 laps before "halftime." It was on lap 16 that he completed the charge from 15th in the second half by whipping past Sterling of '93 had Earnhardt jubilantly Marlin, who slipped back to crowing. "I reckon black is eighth. back." On the last lap, Earnhardt said, The victory, worth S60.000. he worried about Schrader's and was Earnhardt's fifth in the spen cialty race, which matches in the winners previous Winston Cup season. "The Busch it Clash is a race," he said. "Our kind of race." Earnhardt had no choke out io "go for it." He drew the No. 13 field for starting spot in the the first of the (Map Clash sprints. He started the second half 15th because the field was inverted by Irvan's working a r draft to him. in tight Drivers get past formation can blast through head winds more efficiently than one running alone. "But they couldn't get their act together," Earnhardt said. To keep them guessing, he was alternately increasing and decreasing throttle pressure entering and exiting the 31 degree banking of the turns. f finishing positions. Schrader said he and Irvan had That proved no problem for the of hand signals going" as mustachioed driver who has his "plenty raced down the back straightthey sights set on Richard Petty's away. "But Dale was looking, record of seven Winston Cup titoo." tles. The Clash start was delayed bePutting on a show for an estimaton the initial pace laps. Bill cause, ed 55.000 fans and a CBS televiElliott's Ford was spewing oil sion audience. Earnhardt maneufrom his startvered through traffic so ing position. NASCAR eventually effortlessly that he proclaimed in the field to allow victory ceremonies afterward that crews to clean windshields so drivhe has "as good a chance as Eve ers could see. ever had" to score that elusive first After repairs, Elliott returned in Daytona 500 v ictory next Sunday. time for the start, got a black flag Ken Schrader, two car lengths the first behind Earnhardt at the checkered midway through and started the second 10 segment flag, concluded: "They don't call on the pole by virtue of his Dale 'The Intimidator" for noth- lapse finish. The problem lining. He gets through traffic better and he finished gered, though, than anyone. Once he gets his nose ninth. in there, he gets more room than the rest of us. He's got most everyEarnhardt came with both a car for the Clash and one for the e body doing what he wants." e Ernie Irvan made it a Twin qualifying sweep for Chevrolets, a result that race Thursday and then the 500. had Ford drivers grousing about "The 500 car is a little better than this one," he said. body work changes dic two-ca- pole-positio- bumper-to-bump- go-for-- 15-c- -- 2.5-mil- e 's 1 first-hal- outside-second-ro- w red-flagg- 10-la- p last-plac- Gato-rad- 125-mil- off-seaso- n Southern Idaho strengthens its lead in Scenic West race By sens success rlard work key to If you had stopped OREM by the Utah Valley Community College Activ ity Center last sum- mer, chances are "you would have run into Suzanne Paulsen, UVCC's sophomore point guard. You see, Suzanne spent a good deal of her summer in the gym. She worked out almost daily, Monday through Friday, for two hours a day. "I'd work on my shooting, free throws and dribbling," she 1 1 t 9 i Kt irrf "I'd get into pick-u- p games if I with the the the time Most of pickguys." sesup games and sions were with guys rather than girls. "Usually there were no girls in the gym," said Paulsen. "I prefer to play against guys anyway, because they're quicker and stronger, and that helps improve ne one-on-o- r - --- ' - said. could, or go t 41 q V 7. id , ':; Li one-on-o- my ' 32 5 -- jr-- , 4 i W game." - v - " r 4 lr s r Suzanne's game has definitely improved. She's a prime example of the "hard work pays off" principle. Paulsen, a former Orem High standout, came to UVCC last year, though she was not heavily recruited. "I basically had to walk on and try out," ' t i 4 she said. "After the tryouts, Coach (Tom Perkins) gave me a tuition waiver." Suzie played a reserve d role for the 26-- 3 Wolverines. Though her minutes were limited, she averaged 4.8 points per game and led the club with a .51 8 shooting percentage. It was a solid performance for a walk-oBut Paulsen wanted more playing opportunity, and really went to to get it. work in the have coaches always told "My is where me that the you can really improve. I don't know for sure what the other players do, but I'm sure I probably put in more time than most." time The increased work-ohas resulted in increased playing time for Paulsen. She nailed down the starting role this year, and has quarter-backe- d the Wolverines to a 21-- 3 record. She leads the club with a .545 shooting percentage, and leads Region 18 with 6.2 assists per game. She averages 7.4 points. "I'm not looking to be a scoring player," said Paulsen. "I've Photo courtesy of UVCCJeff Dower Utah Valley Community College's Suzanne Paulsen brings the ball upcourt against an unidentified Colorado Northwestern player. The Wolverines' Annette Monsen trails the play in last year's action. point-guar- n. off-seaso- n off-seaso- n ut point-guar- d always been a point guard, and looked to dish off. I don't shoot much; probably not as much as I should. But I don't want to force things. I would attribute my good shooting percentage to good shot selection. I'm not going to put it up unless I've got a good open shot." For a Paulsen has been tough from the field. She's been particularly effecnon-shoot- tive from three-poirange, where she's hitting at a .556 clip. That would easily be good enough to lead the region, but she doesn't have enough attempts to nt qualify. In addition to her shooting and passing skills, Suzanne adds another important element to the Wolverine program. She plays defense. Paulsen is second in the region with 3.7 steals per game. "She's a solid player," said coach Perkins. "She's e a player, who may not have as much natural talent as self-mad- perfect role model; a persistent workman with a determination to succeed. And though she may not be the flashy player who draws rave reviews, when the season is over Paulsen is sure to be among the league leaders in assists, steals and shooting percentage. And her team is likely to be atop the conference standings. others, but makes up for it with hustle and hard work. She's certainly put in the time to make herself into a sol id threat. ' ' Suzanne attributes her zeal for the game, at least in part, to her family. "My dad (Dick) teaches at Timpview High. He's taken me to all the high school games for years. My whole family plays all kinds of sports. I just always liked any type of ball . " Suzanne's father played high school basketball at Panguitch, and she has three younger brothers who all play ball. Dick Ray is a sophomore at Orem High, and e Chris plays for the team. But Suzanne predicts old Devin will be the best. "He's got great natural ability. He's gonna be a little shooter. I've sort of become his personal coach. He can't beat me yet, but it won't be long." Devin may well be a player someday, especially if he picks up Suzie's work habits. She's the And what lies beyond UVCC for Paulsen? "I'd like to continue my education," she says. "But I can't see myself going far away from home. I still want to play ball, so hopefully I will get some offers." te eighth-grad- There's sure to be some interest in Paulsen. She's a toiler who has proven she can get the job 12-ye- ar done. But when the recruiters come knocking at her door, Suzie won't be there. Oh that's right; she'll be down at the gym. And who after another knows just how good she'll be? off-seaso- n, North Idaho held onto third The Associated Press w in ov er Ricks, place w ith a 99-7- 9 Clayton Johnson poured in a improv ing to 4 and 19-school-recor- d 44 points to lead the Eastern Utah barely managed to College of Southern Idaho to a 98-7- 2 to fourth, nipping Utah Valcling Scenic West Athletic Conferon Kurt Schneider's ley 88-8- 7 ence victory over Dixie this weekw ith two seconds left, and slip-pin- e end. The past Salt Lake 73-7Johnson tossed in nine 18-are Eagles as CSI put some distance between itself and the rest of the In other league games. Utah SWAC Friday night. The Golden Valley whipped. Colorado North8-- 4. Ashe remembered as selfless campaigner la-y- 0. 8-- 5. 7 Eagles also disposed of Snow g Saturday to extend their record to Ov erall . CSI is 26-and atop the national junior college polls. Dixie's loss, coupled with its w in ov er Treasure Valley on Saturday, left the Rebels at 10-- 2 in the SWAC and 22-- 2 overall. 89-6- league-leadin- 1 3-- 0. 0 91-8- 1 western 82-6- 7. 9, and Salt Lake Treanipped the Spartans 95-9sure Valley got past Snow 106-9- 1 , n to keep its hopes alive. The top eight teams in the 0. post-seaso- SWAC will qualify for next month's conference tourney. Treasure Valley is two games behind eighth place Snow. Olympic ring champ gets another win - Oscar De SAN DIEGO (AP) La Hoya remains undefeated and barely tested in his young professional boxing career. He's set to be taken the distance, and he hardly went beyond the amateur length of three rounds when he stopped the bloodied Curtis Strong at .40 of the fourth d round of a scheduled lightweight fight Saturday. De La Hova. the only U.S. boxer to win a gold medal at the 1992 4-all Olympics, improved to 0 four by knockouts. 1 six-roun- De La Hoya. ot Montebello. Calif., took his first solid shot as a pro early in the third round when Strong backed him up w ith a double left hook. But De La Hoya came back w ith a jab and regained control. De La Hova came out throw ing combinations in the fourth, but it was a left hand that opened two cuts above Strong's right eye. With blood pouring down Strong's face, referee Pat Russell asked Dr. Robert Rams' opinion, and Karns stopped the fight. By JIM LITKE AP Sports Writer him just once, itwas not hard to picture him preparing at this particular moment. How he might be It was already well into the night gathering up papers from around when he insisted on making one his bed, narrowing his focus and more point. intelmarshalling that With Arthur Ashe, there was allect to make one more point. "AIDS is different. Less differways one more point. With him, it even when ent than it was two or three years was an obligation fatigue and the rasp that a connecago," he began, "but it still makes tion of a thousand miles could not people very, very uncomfortable. And the psychology in some ways is more frightening than the disrazor-shar- iiMniifm hide worked against his being able to fulfill it. The conversation took place in Ten days earlier, Ashe had suffered a second heart attnek. The day before that, he had been arrested outside the White House protesting against the Bush administration's policy on Haitian refugees. But a couple of days hence, he was setting off to tilt windmills of the reason for his another sort as was his wont, call and phone Ashe took great pains to make himself understood. Even if you had seen him play tennis only on television or met ease p itself." Greater awareness of the disease that finally defeated Ashe late Saturday afternoon at the age of 49 was his last crusade, but hardly the only one for which he will be remembered. Like the battles against AIDS and for civil rights, some of those causes searched him out; others, though, he sought out on his own. What makes one man so selfless and such a devoted campaigner for others might be a quality more easily admired than explained. But what made this one man so consistently effective is hardly a mystery. "It seemed that he could fight a good, strong battle without aggravating people. That wasn't his style," tennis great Jack Kramer recalled. "And because of it, he got things done." Another of the tributes that resounded through the weekend, this one from another former tennis player and sometimes business associate, Donald Dell, made the same point even more succinctly. "He showed," Dell said, "that you don't have to be a jerk to be a champion." Ashe showed us that countless times. By refusing to be stopped at the bottom of the tennis ladder because he was not allowed to play on the courts in the segregated Richmond, Va., park where his father worked. And again much later, by not calling a halt to the fight against that kind of injustice after he'd reached the top of the game himself. Indeed, at almost every step of whether it the way in tennis involved organizing a players union or demanding a visa to go play in South Africa, when apartheid still exerted a formidable choke-hol- d Ashe risked on athletes and make to sure the position profit people behind him would have an easier climb. And in that respect, at least, sport may have steeled him for the intensely more personal fight that was to follow. . Earlier in that same September telephone call, some six months after the threat of newspaper stories forced Ashe to reveal a battle with AIDS, he talked about his plan to launch a line of tennis clothes in the coming days. It was a risky proposition, trying to sell a product endorsed by a celebrity known to have AIDS. But part of the proceeds from the sales were earmarked for the Arthur Ashe Foundation to Defeat AIDS, and he had no concerns about how the venture might be preceived. 3Vi-ye- ar In fact, Ashe remarked several times about how he had come to feel unburdened of much of the bitterness he felt initially and surprisingly comfortable in this new, very public stance. He said he felt uplifted by the heartening words and letters of support that followed his revelation. But more important, he said he was relieved to find people willing to listen. "As far as taking an advocacy position, I was going to do it anyway," Ashe said. "I just didn't want other people telling me when to start. Long before then, I was convinced that morally, I had an obligation." And that was all he ever needed. eynoids' comebaclt continues to command attention By RON REID Newspaper FAIRFAX. Va. Butch Reynolds' blockbuster comeback and Greg Foster's farewell tour continued to command spotlight attention and thunderous applause Sunday on the U.S. indoor track circuit. InviCompeting in the Mobil tational at George Mason University. Renids and Foster each won for the second time in three dayv and significantly improved his performance of Friday at the Millrose Games in New Yotk. Reynolds, who has returned to competition after a controversial 2 li y car drug suspension, powered his wav around George Ma-n's unbanked track to 'ake the 4J) meters with a time of 45. W) seconds the fastest tune in the world lor the distance this year. He had been clocked in 47. 6 on Friday over the banked Knight-Ridde- r - 1 1 2O0-metc- nteet-recot- 1 160-yar- d d track at Madison Square Garden. Sunday. Reynolds took the lead from Antonio Pettigrew . the 1991 judges determined that Foster had run his 7.65 first and made Dees the runner-up- , just as he had been world outdoor champion, with on Friday in New York. about 100 meters to go. He then No more than a yard separated quickly surged to a lead the first six finishers, and Jack that he had boosted to a Pierce of Cherry Hill, N.J., was third in 7:69 0.01 ahead of Mark advantage by the finish. Reynolds' record run bettered Crear. the former meet standard of 46.23, Foster, w ho had been timed in a set by Michael Johnson in 1991, sluggish 7.81 seconds on Friday, and served notice that, until somewas asked about the injuries that one docs better. Reynolds must be have dogged him and kept him considered the fav orite for the from winning an Olympic gold gold medal at the world inmedal. With that in mind, might he door championships in Toronto have been better off running, say, next month. the 200 meters? The "Yeah, I think about that a lot," Foster, who to at retire the plans end of this he said. "But it would have been season, was hardly so clear-cu- t a too easy to run the 200 meters. winner m the men's hurHurdles are challenging, not so dles, edging Tony Dees by a marmuch because you've got 10 obstacles (in an outdoor race), but begin so small that it was not reflected in ilie electronic timing. cause everyone can't do it. It's a Alter both men got to the finish very technical race, and that makes It makes line in 7.65 seconds, the placing it even more intriguing. - 400-met- r er you feel you're doing something that 99 percent of the people can't do." from all this because I'm not doing it just for Butch Reynolds; I'm doing this now so it won't happen Reynolds alluded to a baser again." emotion, one spawned by his onReynolds also said he would run going feud with the International faster possibly fast enough to Amateur Athletic Federation, the lower his world record of 43.29 world governing body for track once his technique improved. and field. In December, he was "I'm a lot out of sync," he said. awarded $27.3 million in damages "I'm a little frustrated with my from the IAAF by a U.S. federal performances because I'm powercourt. The IAAF, which had susing everything. I'm not into that pended him for alleged use of a smooth, graceful stride technique. banned substance, since then has But before I get to Toronto, you'll threatened him w ith further discisee a guy looking like a reindeer plinary measures unless he issues out there. Fluid motion. No an apology and drops all further strains. Like a person singing oplegal action by Feb. 23. He has era. It's smooth but as loud as you said he w ill do neither. can get." The 5,000 spectators who "It's more enjoyable to let my into George Mason's crammed the track show on rather than anger fieldhouse delighted in Eamonn in the press or to people," he said. "I've been trying my best to conCoghlan's second straight victory in the masters mile, Dan O'Brien's trol the anger and the hatred I've 2V: the last been building up sweep in years. finishing off a Gail and Dcvers' the I the think will benefit pentathlon (But) sport five-eve- meet record of 7.12 in the dash. en's wom- 60-met- er IrishCoghlan, the mashad the indoor set world man, ters record at 4:05.95 on Friday in New York. He turned in a 4:07.25 Sunday and suggested that he might have broken the world mark again had a few bonus dollars been in the offing. ld "Today's race was much easier than the race on Friday night," said Coghlan, the holder. world-indoor-reco- And was victory sweeter at 40 than at 25? "I I would put them on because terms I'm realisequal tic," Coghlan said. "Track and field is all about track and field. Masters level has always been regarded as a novelty, but I'm happy that all the hard work and all the grinding out is paying off. think elite-lev- el j |
