Show October 20 1969 Page 7 ' UU BY GREG HANSEN the fieldhouse — his sixth Ronbeginning year at Utah fetate handles all laundry matters for USU’s athletic equip Sports Editor One of the most thankless jobs in the world today belongs to the valuable UtahS£aie twosome of Ken Seamons and Ron Clark-USmen for all sea U’s sons in his fourth year as Equipment Supervisor of the Ag gies works in the “cage” that little room with the screen In Ken Utah State realizes what an im- portant job these two men hold since over $10000 annually is poured into the athletic budget for equipment Last year alone Ken estimates that some $6500 was spent to supplement the football program-ju- st for hel mets uniforms and the like process Aside from the rolls the two some also pass out warmups sweats and shoes for every sport Ken says it is impossible to es timate the number of pieces of equipment he uses every day ' The hardest part of the job seems to be “supply and demand’ While visiting the cage last week Ken was bombarded for equipment from about 20 people— all at the same time It is a wonder that he gets any thing done that alone getting it -- Beaver’s new lift Beaver Mt employees have spent a busy summer making some very noticable ’ part ment hundreds ment where hS commutes daily “each from Clarkston Utah THE LARGEST JOB that Ken handles is separate ‘rolls for some 230 athletes Each roll in eludes all the equipment needed for a workout plus towels for each player After a player works out each day they turn in the roll where Ron takes care of the laundering This is a daily improvement for the ing ski season to assert “Ken has done an ex cellent job with the equipment probably saving the athletic de - finished in good spirits Freshman basketball coach Gordon ‘Dutch Belnap appre dates Ken’s work and is quick of dollars year” A THREEYEAR veteran of the United States Navy during World War H Ken is very en thusiastic about his job “i nev er participated in sports very much during high school al though I always liked them This is as close as I can get so I am very happy” After the war Ken went to work for a local furniture com pany where he worked for some 16 years He has been married for 23 years to the former Joyce Beutler of Logan and has three children: Judy age 22 who is married Jan age 21 and a USU student and Blake 15 now attend ing Logan Jr High If you think that he has an easy job think again During RON CLARK amiable the basketball season on game strates some of his laundering USU equipment team days Ken puts in 6 hours from eight in the morning ta eleven at night He usually works a sixday week or d hours and Ken in the Ron Helping are athletes four John cage By Gordon Beard Associated Press Randy Christensen Strycula Paul Spring and Mark Petersen Sports Writer all of whom know that the ‘mag NEW YORK AP — ‘‘The ic words’ connected with this Mets aren’t lucky and they don’t job are ‘please and ‘thank you need gremlings to win” Manag So the next tim e you need som e er Weaver of the Balti athletic equipment or just some moreEarl Orioles said Thursday friendly advice don’t hesitate to “No other staff con appreciate the service you get tained us aspitching well during the ' from the cage 6-ye- ar construction year” Weaver said of the Na- - in- creasing the previous mile runs to 2 miles The runs ange from good be- ginner to expert Clearing wider and gradual runs directly north of present runs The 137 chairs on HAR-- ‘ RY’S DREAM LIFT will transport 900 passengers per hour as compared to 87 chairs on Beaver’s face (No 1 Lift) HARRY’S DREAM LIFT-wialso serve runs ll already served by Beaver’s i it problems as a member of the tional League club that rose from ninth place and became world champions over his Ori oles a team many experts had labled the best in baseball The Mets won four straight to take'World Series after losing the opener They aUowed the Orioles only nine runs and 23 hits in the five games Asked what had surprised him most about the Mets Weaver said “them getting more runs than us We knew they had good defense and good pitching so it looked like it might be low scor ing games and we figured to get more runs We didn’t” Outfielder Frank Robinson whose third inning homer in the final game was the only run bat ted in of the series credited the Mets with “doing -had to do” “If there were any turning points” he said “I’d have to pick the two catches by Agee and the one by Swoboda” New York center fielder Tom-mi- e Agee snared two Baltimore drives in the third game which saved at least five Oriole runs as the Mets won 0 what-they has been done on 40 to 50 acres octrees to provide a demon- The Mets weren't lucky 50-od- com- HARRY’S DREAM LIFT accommodate much will week-end traffic and more should almost eliminate a lift line A new ski shop and park- ing lot are also in this year’s list of improvements The ski shop will be located in the basement of a new addition to the lodge which wilkbe-ttse- d as a deck until completion The new shop will feature new rental skis and boots and a large variety of ski merchandise It will‘-be- — managed by Beaver Mountain Corporation New lift begins at bottom just north of Beaver day lodge and goes to within a few yards of crest of mountain jhe "cage” 15-1- A long-tim- e dream is now being completed on the slopes of Beaver Mt A new 4600 ft double chair lift HARRY’S DREAM LIFT is under veteran of 5-- PHOTOS Specials MAN IN A CAGE Equipment supervisor Ken Seamons flashes the smile that you’ll see when has been the head man for athletic equipment since you walk by the cage in the fieldhouse Ken ' 12 - 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