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Show , I I r s h111' At : , 01 - 4 Deseret News Special ; his ON'TA1110, t o-- y d r-- o ImeidnIth2r, 1 race during the last half of the race. i McELeath, who had started 200-la- i SPORTS EDITOR i tk 4 : - Z;,. :.,,:iO4,,.:, t,,,R14,i, 1 Trash, Trash! ::...t , :',-or It's Everywhere! :' ,.., ,,-- - .: :- ' .,,t ,,,k; ,ke2N t I 4f,2 ,, , 1 A111111111111111111111111M11111111!1111111111111;11111111111111111111111111111Mlit You can't pass by the diesel truck for its exhaust fumes, yet you will be hanged in the hoosegow if your little bug belches one tailpipe full of haze. Drop a gum wrapper on the highway and there's a copper standing at the corner of your coffin. It doesn't matter that there's litter as far as you can look. Organized litter like city and private junk heaps. You burn a box in your yard and you have a patrolman to punish you. It doesn't matter that you turn on your lights to get through some of our valley Anyway they say we are ecology conscious. Yep, They say so! While thumbing through an old Deseret News (about the 190) I came across a decision by the 17.S. Supreme Court in favor of the farmers in Salt La,ke Valley. The suit had been taken to the top court by O. P. Miller ad a neighbor of his, a Mr. Mackay. Just happened that the O.P. Miller side caught my eye. lie was my grandpappy. 6 Evidence in the case showed that there were about 2n mine and p1fJiiyrr ts affected by the decree. The smoke was so bad that the barbed wire had to be replaced annually in Salt Lake County the mieerals in. tlse polluted air eroded it. As a result the plants involved had to put authoriTed arresters on her smoke stacks. Many couldn't do it and quit business. It was said in those days that some of the horses couldn't even find their way home it was so sooty in old Salt Lake. - - '..tk;',IS r'''4-A- . 4:t1'.' ..,' , !:. 1 I,L'' .' ''..'. :'''',',.. 7 ,,t,''''' ', :. ' ' ' .....,,,,',.4 '''''''':.' 44,00,00 , ,, ,: ' 1 ' ,;.:. A .'.: P ',.., e .2 sNANIbk i,,YttzowswA! .. .44. 'k., I ,,ki t,)t ., ,. ..f. : Ni.,:,,.::,ps.,,,,....4.,.4..,.,..,.....,.,:,,..,.. f - -- They had en escape or two. But nothing more than we have now and then at the big house at the mountain'!" point. Why not put this manpower source to work on ("Pr ecology the hahast around us? There must be hundreds of prisoners in our ' state, county and city jugs who would like to work off their debt at something where they might help T themselves and the society they scuttled. I That put Pollard in the lead. Pollard, from Medford, Ore., is a fairly familiar face for Salt Lake racing fans. since he used to turn the oval at the f Pollards crew protested the finish, saying that their driver had finished a full lap ahead of AlcElreath. The United Statcs Auto Club timing and scoring crew said Pollard's last lead was only 14 seconds and that McElreath had overcome that margin in the final two laps. Simon also had a protest lodged in his favor, this time by the Firestone Tire and Rubber Co., who said that Simon was actually a full lap ahead of where he was placed by the USAC scoring crew. All protests will have to wait until today when the complex and voluminous computer tapes that covered every second of the race have been sorted and verified. race almost from the start after taking the pole-sittLloyd Ruby on the ninth lap was forced out on lap 187 when his engine went sour. Lee Roy Yarbrough then took over the lead and looked like he was headed for a startling upset. His hopes died three laps later when the engine in his Brabham-Off- y blew as he hurtled down the long front straightaway. ......,,,,f..,,,., could work this way. Set up "Work patrols" in areas wilere clefinun work is needed. For eintt t hours each day the men who can be trusted for I : , ' By GEORGE FERGUSON The courts could so sentence them i who have committed lesser crimes. , t "work patrol" and an extra 30 in the job if the patrol work didn't r , , m-- ft -- f1,7rtr Clive ; , those c,tqfn,4-'o- I make daily of fly, simervlsors. who would reports to the court or the pardons board. Work could be done at one day a week. This fmtuld apply to adults and juveniles alike the latter having their own places to report ' under the reponsibility of their parents. Details could be worked out for dress, trans- t coach-gener- Gus Bodnar, a Canadian with 27 years experience as a player in the National Hockey League and coach with the Bodnar repiaces Ray Kinasewich, who quit Salt Lake after recently By GEORGE FERGUSON Sports Managing Editor Wasatch Park professional Lanny Nielsen has surged into a slim lead over Ogden pro Ernie Schneiter in 1970 Utah Challenge Cup pointsa system which indicates the winningest performer on the Beehive golf circuit. Whether rielsen can parlay that trend into a winning performance for the 1970 Utah Open is something which remains to be seen. Ile will have his chance in the event, Thursday through Sunday at Alpine Country Club. The portion of the ;15,000 Utah Open starts Tuesday and continues tinough is an Wednesday. 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We talk about rehabilitation of our law breaktwo-wa- , ' 1 , i I .:: - 4. t:.';':....: :;. , Here's one way to do it. And take the case of the boy who never sees his father and Is usually In trouble because of it Maybe the two of them could team up on such a and get to program and minimize the sentence know each other for the first time just picking up beer cans Ring a canyon stream. , What we are doing to keep our habitat clean n't enough, lviltybe this is worth ft, try! :.f .. .'1'' ...,,;:,-,i- ' ...;'.,;. .. t., .':.'''f,'. .: , f::, :: i e ...;,, 5.."' t ,':'.. -. , 4,..4 ??...'7,,7.,,,i',::..'.:: ;frr : ',' ' ., .' -, ,.... i ;:,::. , ,, , , , ,' .... " ir. - . 0 : .. ... .. ., I i.: 1' At ..- 1 - ., :..'..:1 ...;.',,,.. ...,..,.. '. ,. 1 ';'.::..c: '.. , , , , 1,': ,,, ,:,. ..,,,,. ,, ,, ... , 0 :,.''''ii.. ''' ., .. ,..i.,. ,,,,,,,,,,,,:,: , , .: ers. 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'17........'''S';'.. , zn,..,..,4, . :,...41:...;6.'.. one-yar- il , 4 .,,:a Philadelphia, 27-Curt Knight kict,ed font field goals to lead the Recti,- skins to the late game winover the previously unbeaten Strap in and start up, Salt Laker Dick Simon is all smiles as he prepare to start the California 500, one of the ri chest races in history. Dick finished thirdenough for over $47,000 worth of smiles. leading the Golden Eagles through their first year in the Western League. Bodnar, the last of several impressive candidates to be interviewed, but a favorite from the outset, phoned Dan Meyer Sunday night from his home in Thornhill, Ontario, to say he had negotiated a contract release from the Toronto Marlboros. owner-preside- 4 , .. ,....,.-- .- - .. - -i- :,.,-, r- - :' 77. '::: - :. ,, , ,- ?' .4 .,, '!i; i: ' Lanny Nielsen has most Challenge Cup points into,ilitah Open. ... i Nielsen has amassed 106 points on the 1970 golf circuit compared to 104 for Schneiter, who won the 1966 Utah Open when it was a test at Ogden Country Club. According to the Challenge Cup standard, though, defending Utah Open champion Tommy Williams cannot be sneezed at when a 1970 local favorite is being considered. Williams has 91 points which ties him for See Tuesday and Wednesday ' on page D4. pro-a- m third place with another area favorite, John Evans, assistant pro at Logan Country Club. Just a whisper away from Williams and Evans with 90 points is host professional Joe Bonsignore. The Alpine pro has hit a !dump in late going on the Utah circuit, but he should be buoyed by that local knowledge advantage.. Bill Downs, is in sixth spot with 87 Challenge Cup points, followed by Paul Langager and Mike Smith, each with 63. Jim Baker has 55, Jon lister 39, Dick Kramer 38, and Pat Dolan and Jon Mauss 37 each. Nielsen has played in every Utah Open since 1958. Be usually finishes in the money, but his best finish is 10th. Lanny, however, feels that he is playing his most consistent year of golf, particularly because his putting is much improved. "I think I am playing better under pressure than ever before," Nielsen said. "For one thing I have more confidence in my ability to come back after a poor or mediocre start." The last amateur to win the Utah Open was Joe Bernolfo. He shot 69 in a playoff on his home course, Salt Lake Country Club, after 288. a regulation PC Brigham Young University sophomore Ray Leach, who breezed to the Utah State Amateur title recently. has an excellent shot at the Utah Open title. One of Leach's victims in the amateur chose was Lane Larkin, ho leads the Simon pure ranks in Challenge Cup standings with 85. Leach definitely proved he has the game to win the Utah Open marbles. Some other talented BYU stickers will be in the battle Chip Garriss, Rusty Gueinsey, Lane Bennett and a former Cougar, Jack Chapman. Other Challenge Cup leaders in the Utah Open test Include Jack Ridd (72 points), Ken Clark (61), Larry Winchester (54), Arlen Peacock (53), and Ron Branca (29). Les Vegas professional Dick Payne, the 1968 Utah Open chamnion and 1969 runnerup to Williams, is a definite threat. Bakersfield (Calif.) professional Dave Barber finished third last year at Oakridge Country Club. He is veturning. Another Californian, Francisco Lopez, finished in a three-wa- y tie for fifth in 1969: a two-wa- y tie for feerth in 19,68; a four-wa- y tie for third in 1967 and a y tie for nleti, In IICS. Lopez Nip:es he is over-du- e for the title. two-wa- ,'- : ''; !Na , :1:' :.4 k.,: ".!,,:'.:.:,.::,,-.- ...,:1:',':,..:.,..,: ''''..' ( Canadian been manager of the a Maple Leaf Marlboros, farm club in the Ontario one of Hockey Association, the three prominent amateur leagues in the world. Before his interview with Bodnar Saturday, Meyer had '..... ': ,414.1 , ':':' :,''''..',,::.:?:11N"..,... li...:',t t:: ' :'.;.:::::: :,,1....,,''::':',.:::-',"'"'- t::r.":: :: ::,": ,''''''4:,.41Or''':'"':''''''' Ui,.:'4.":' 3-- ,....t. ';'1..,: -- r;, ..,,r,t .,!t''' ''' ' V., il, h:: , .... ''''..":.... , 41.1'...'- - &:.. ''''', Houston. The Packers wiped out a deficit behind the passing of Don Horn and the running of Dave Hampton to tie the Bengal& It was the third deadlock of the exhibi, tion season for the Packers : who have won two. The Ben- - k . gals are , Steve Tens', Denver's starting quarterback last season. was booed when he entered the game, but he quickly silenced the stands with a pass to rookie Jerry Hendren for a touchdown. Gus aodner new Eagle mentor Hawks in 1952. He played with the Black Hawks until 1954, tlien was with the Boston Bruins until he retired in 1956. He has been coaching since coach-gener- num, is affiliateo. Bodnar, like Kinasewich, is a Ukranian by national origin. He and his wife have five children, four daughters and a son. Bodnar scored a goal in 1943 the year he broke into the NHL wait Toronto. That feat still is on the record books as the fastest goal ever tallied by a first year rookie. He did not log much time in 1943, but in 1944 won the Calder Trophy, symbolic of NHL rookie of the year. Bodnar also is the NHL record books for registering three straight assiststs in 21 seconds while playing center Black the with Chicago Spokane Tops Island Club HONOLULU (UPI) Bill Buckner, Bob Valentine and Tom Paciorek hit homers and Doyle Alexander fired a four-hittSunday night to give the Spokane Indians a 0 victory over the Hawaii Islanders and a three-gam- e lead in the Pacific Coast League pennant playoffs. Spokane can win the bestof-sseries and the championship with a victory in s. Forty-Niner- : ,, ;-- that time. Bodnar has a reputation for directing more junior amateurs into the professional ranks than any other coach. He led the Marlboros to the Allen Cup, amateur hockey's most prestigious hardware. Meyer, who assumed general manager duties when Kinasewich left, commented: "I had hoped we could find a man capable of taking over as both coach and general manager. "I am very impressed with Bodnar's great record as a teacher. He is a precise coach who drills basic fundamentals into players. He is a student of the game and is astute at tailoring game plans according to strength and weaknesses of the opposition." Bodnar, who also is sales manager of Toronto's Dahmer Steel Compiny, will join Meyer Thursday at the Buffalo camp at Peterboro, Ontar- SECTION D : Sports Financial Theater 5 VO:6epublic Parker ELECT ROBISON1 cogiliNsvcfNER Ar 1.10 io. Sub IC '4,44.41V41,4b,7k4;4i. 5-- Auk t it f Monday's game here. The Alexander f o ot-pitched a superb game, striking out six and allowing just four spaced singles The lanky righthander was in trouble briefly in the third inning but worked his way free and was in ominand the rest of the way. 6-- Sookane liawell Alexander Cote (9) HRBuckner, ItEE'VoliriNP , .1 . , 4 itt I' even COMPLETE 3 On 000 000 000 -5 110000- -0 WHEEL 4 ALIGlittEtir j Includes Free Front Wheel Balancing ir 9 :4 f 0 ;.1' 45 off -- -- - Safety insaectian is duo :n Sept. 1 I rJ - )0 Bennett, and Stinson; and Renew. LPSennett. Valiftine, Paclorek. FROM' - 1 4 hard-earne- .:::"':4:::::1: ,i...:,:::,' ;' Cleveland in the seeond game of the anral pro football doubleheader. Len Dawson blitzed the Dallas Cowboys with two aerial bombs covering 79 yards on the first two plays of the agame and the Chiefs rode those stunning blows and two Jan Stenerud field goals for a d victory. Daryle Lamonica threwtwo touchdown passes to his ,fa- - . vorite target, Warren Weils, as the Raiders took advantage of San Francisco mistakes to down the The Rams were blanked in the first half and trailed, but quarterback Roman Gabriel threw one touchdown pass and plunged for another TD to lead the Rams past - ::::'.;4 ...... years proclaimed that there was a man with similar experience and leadership qualifies of with man Kinasewicha broad knowledge as both a coach and general manager. Bodnar is recognized throughout the hockey world as a topnotch developer cf amateur hockey talent. He had staunch backing from Punch Imlach, manager of the NHL's Buffalo Sabers, with whom Salt Lake ,. ', kicked a cornerback E Sharockman ran an interception back 98 yards to lead Minnesota over , .p.t. :' Cox field gnal with 3:140 left for the winning points and veteran b N' , Dolphins. r,...77.7 k,..:0,,ttrr,,ii4'hiv,i4:.::' The has for eight touchdovm d on a plunge tald passed three yards to George Sauer for another before leav.-- : ing the game at halftime wit4 his right knee swelling. In other N171, action Wash..; 'fr come... Ington earned a win over Miami; Oakland routed San Francisi . co, llinnesota downel San Diego Cleveland, defeated St. Louis, Balt;; imore whipped Detroit Green Bay and Cincinnati 0 played to a tie, Las : Angeles handcuffed Houston - .1.,..,...4e! 'sk,'''. 1 (r ,.,!:4:',:,, A..t .:.,:., , .. . .. i XI a Narnath scored ,.", ,: if'.:ii:',4 .,,..,.,...,.,,,....411 ,,,,,i ., ,,:., -' - .- .. .1;',,,4.A .f..-.- Ir.. ----- ,,,, ''''e4i.!.,-.....:44- .. .;;.1.3ri:;r1::.: ::. ":" :,:,::,.:.:::,;,:::,,:"cv2..:J::::.: ::4,::::',..T. .7.'' :.'' ::::4 s.cl. 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Utah Open Chase Looms Wide Open , , terAti, , 4 ,, ,., "Assumes Ea le rr Toronto Maple Leaf organization, is the new manager of the Salt Lake Golden Eagles. Sports Managing Editor , t , :$ 1 , ,;1, 4, .,,,.,.,1..,. I tt Cbt oaklit,:,' ji07 repair. I t - ; 1 : Fred ', such work, could be taken, under guard and super. vision to canyons, the highways, the forests or the ' parks, there they would be used in cleanup or I 7 ';', !,,,.,,,,,,..,.....7,,, ... ,' - -, ., .t. .: (1. Pollard appeared to have the finish wrapped up, but if he would have looked behind he would have seen McElreath poised to make a frantic dash to the finish. McElreath took the checkered fl4 just two seconds ahead of Pollard after a rare that had lasted three hours, seven minutes, 22 seconds. Dick was in 10th place, and at ISO lie was in 9th. Al Unsee who had led the 't'''',- :',:,,: It sc , , ,.,.. ,. :,: aints-s- I nNFLW I n' A ,,A: ..se,l, rr: 7'1 A .- - sters. .........:::,'.',, lirk:' in modified road- Pirgroundi z Set Up Work Patrols ...;''' A A7 ).,:. ...,. ., '.' - -- ' , Jim McElreath's Coyote race (14) passes Art Polio rd (64) on the inside to take over lead near end of California '500' at Ontario Motor Spe edway. McElreath won race. AP photo. At 160, We've come a little way since then. Yet in today's world ard with our soda-po- p ways we have a long way to go. We do what we can afford to do with the pothe parks, the highlicing of our countryside the nubile the lands, ways, canyons and the streams. We tap just about every manpower sopree to keep up with the litter alone. Well, almost. I 4, ,;3,',.,,&-- ..,.:. ,.., 7iiii OWeZ coach-gener- I 1. .:,,...4 , ' ' .t,xtr. ' .....s.',..... ',,k.11, Saatt07 2L, s.A.4.".';'''..--.- ' - Some of us can recall the days when the state prison had two successful camps. One was the trash fish control camp at Strawberry Reservoir. The other was the prison sawmill at Long Valley, North of Dachesne.- , ., t , .qr, , ,. . e .. ........,,,,,,....... ,,,,.;,,,...,t4,..,,,,,,t,fi6,,k,.i405,4.,..,:,,k,.,,,..f..,:f.e.:,.,t..,.,.....,:.,,,k,,,,..,.,,,,,....,.,.,.............,,.,;;;i,1., :.,.:,..,,,.,.,:.,,.,,:,:,,,::,,..:......,12.,,,,.,,:,,:,,,,,.,,.,,.,..,,:.:.,,,,, .::,!,:,,77..,4;;;;;;;;;:;,,4,00,;,,,," ..: ,:r4Itsulamoc,kAt,4.:ia...4...AitAut,',,4 ' ' ',' . ' 'k Simon's problem was to split the difference between maximum performance and still stay within the per gallon fuel consumplion rate that would make the difference in the race. We've Come A Long Way ; ' - At the end of 60 laps only 21 of the starting 33 cars were left, most falling out like Joe Leonard with enrine problems. At the end of 80 laps, Simon had dropped out of the top 10, but that was due to the pit stop he was forced to take for fuel and let chief mechanic Fred Sewell have a look at his ailing supercharger. rl-e- - SJ " , ' .1 - r Is' ,f1', .. 500-mi- r, Hack 1I i 7, 1970 r.)nday, September -----, rano Job Wows A Coyote 33-c- ar Cut the race Dick ran was 1, overshadowed by what w is on in the No. 1 and 2 positions between Jim McEl- arnedathiztthpeolleavrdentuwahlo ea McElreath trailed Pollard by Ford in 19th place. drove several seconds, but roared out to take Pollard as the two carefully and steadily for 400 battled down the long back miles before working his way At the new tack. struteh or into contention as roost the early favorites had to leave Pollard, who had started in the race. the middle of the back row of the starting grid, finTrouble, in the form of enished Simon seem& was gine malfunctions and incidents with walls, forced the third. A crowd of 170,423. the largtop three starters out early and then eliminated the 1970 est in U.S. sports history, saw Indianapolis winner Al Unser the big race, with its surprise and stock car ace Legloy ending. For the husky McElreath, it meant a paycheck in Yarbrough at the three. excess of $170,000. Total purse fourths mark. was $727,000, the second largWith three laps to go in the est in auto racing llistory. p race, Dick Simon's take would total $47,150 from the race , alone, but more monep would :sf,N4'"'"""s'ffm,170111 ',',A., ,, pour in when the accessory 16i rf' ;'"3 Vis-prizes and manufacturer's tokens are added on. ... CALIF. Dank gerous Dick Simon pulled off 4 a big one Sundpy, perhaps the I biggest of his racing career, in third in the 1 when be came ii:augural running of the California 500 at Ontario Motor 1 Speedway here. I tw r.0. V 1 DESERET NEWS, 0 0 , ! A 191 ,101,Z7 k i off 1 1 I. |