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Show - ' tv- -' , ,;w ;f ' t. 1 T ! i-- - f''- J Irwin Takes British Open Lead s jfly'i t' v , 5s By Bob Green AP Golf Writer a, &s one-putt- s g Championship. I like to think Im a good front runner, Irwin said I think I am He paused a moment and added. I know 1 like being in front. Three Deuces His remarkable effort, including three deuces and no bogeys in the cold, windy weather, produced a total of 136, six shots under par and two ahead of the young Spaniard, Severiano Ballesteros. He did whatIrwin demanded in amazement when told that Ballesteros had birdied four of the last five holes probably the toughest ones on the 6,822-yar- d course. "I cant believe that," defending champion Jack Nicklaus said of that finish. And he repeated it. ! cant believe it. Rallesteros, Europes finest player, matched the British Open record on this old course with a 65 and moved into second at 138 Never Threatened He played well in front of Irwin and since his big move came at the end of his round, he never really threatened for the top spot Nicklaus did. The man who owns the most overwhelming record in the history of the game played the front side in 30 and birdied the 10th hole from 12 feet fe..- - 36-ho- - That put him 6 under par for the day, 5 under for the tournament and only 1 behind the steady Irwin. Nicklaus, who played the back nine in 40 on Wednesday, again fell victim to their subtle demands, the fickle winds and his own mistakes. He made double bogey on the 13th, failing to get out of a bunker. He staggered to a string of three consecutive bogeys beginning on the 14th and went from 1 off the pace to 6 back. Associated Press Laserphoto U.S, Open champion Hale Irwin gives a putt some body Eng- - I lish Thursday during British Open. He leads tournament. Team Charters Are irhing of The Past Sports Mirror by John Mooncv I Tribune Sjxirts Editor In 1976, when the University of ebraska football team played in .awaii, a fleet of 50 planes ferried i,000 boosters to Honolulu. United Air 3Pnes called it "The largest movement 31 of civilians by air in peacetime history. I Three years later, the busiI ness of signing one charter plane for a football team borders on the impossible. There will be some charters, John Mooney although such jpams as Texas, Arkansas, Syracuse ad Georgia Tech are not having any J$ck signing charters. with large booster like Nebraska and Oklahoma, Her example, probably can sign the 747s fill all the seats with cash cuin vAl'niversities jg-ou- d stomers. JBut for the average university, the day of the athletic charter is a thing of fclhe past. A. nEven an out-o- f season charter seems tUt of the question and Virgil Parker of Jgncoln admitted, For the first time vsince I have been a writer, the Big 8 Conference Skywriters tour couldnt get a charter for this fall in the ,yreseason tour of the camps We are I going on commercial flights. ! Don Reddish, assistant athletic direc-- J Jbr at the University of Utah and one of ? the men when it Ironies to arranging transportation, Judmits, I started working on football transportation last December and 1 tfeavent a single charter signed We will Jtjo commercial on every flight, but even sthat poses problems i "As of y now, we cant get commercial I flights out of Las Vegas or Albuquor-Tqtie- , which means another night in the hotels, and its a close shave whether ,We can make the flight from Hawaii JTter the night game Also, because Tennessee is a night v game, and w e cant charter, w e have to jay over and come back Sunday," geddish added In the old days of the charters, the I Jfam could return shortly after the game We could charter of one of the 200 plus passenger planes for Hawaii Reddish admitted, and Tennessee, 'But that puts us in the business of flying to sell more than 100 seuts, or ) Jpy the difference. The cheapest charter to Hawaii was $90,000 and we can lake our official party on a commercial basis for some $25,000, so thats the way better-organize- V'N .K- - d fio. Wed like to take our fans, but the Ivuiiiersity would have to pick up the tflfference in the charter cost and any he added. . seats unsold, 5' Floyd Taylor, the business manager ihJSJYU, admits he lets a travel agency tgn up his trips, but he confesses, too, that BYU has been unable to charter. JVvo worked right up to the last wnnute, hoping for charters, but wc I fvserved commercial space seveial j. months ago. and thats the way it j ifppears we'll go for all our trips x eg Hansen of Utah Stat". We had one opportunity to t 'barter, providing we paid for 254 'Wits, so we are going comrmrcial all the way Nur'. ai admitted, i "Arid if the situation in transportation and meals and hotels changes as much in the next five years as it hasln the last five, I dont know where well be. When we play Pacific at Stockton, we cant get a commercial flight out alter the night game, which ' means staying over until Sunday. We got a break on the game against Nebraska because it's a 1.30 p.m. start and we can get a commercial flight out And Arizona State is that evening. assuring- us we can get a commercial flight out after that night game in Tempe. We also got a break in that the Fresno State and Long Beach State games in California are day games, and we can get commercial flights out that evening, Weber State has the toughest problems, according tp athletic director Gary Crompton. We used KEY airlines as charters and found it to be very satisfactory in recent years, but I guess KEY is out of business Frontier has regular flights into Bozeman, Missoula and Fargo, N D , so we are hoping the airline will carry us to the games commercial and then put on a special section to bring us back after the games. Aspen Airlines has a Convair 550 which can handle 50 people. We prop-je- t may have to put the team and a couple of coaches on that charter, then fly up the rest of the coaches and official party commercial and we have a booster who has a which might be used to bring up the team doctors and the press. But it's a real problem. We have a different one, too, in that Weber State is on the quarter basis, which means well have to feed and house the football players 40 days before they go on scholarship. That means I have to come up with $10,000 additional to pay that bill." Basketball teams rarely charter the problem wont be so severe Dave Fredman, director of public relations for the Ltah Jazz of the NBA. sees no problem. "We always go commeiCial and we have been woiking with the tentative schedule to get reservations. We started with a New Orleans travel agency, making dates. And we alwavs take 16 first class seats, league rules, so the airlines like our business and cater to us And we don't like to travel on the night after a game, so we should have no trouble," he adds. Art Teece, who handles the manage meiit of the Gulls and the hockey Golden F.agles, also sees no problem and v ill continue to flv commercial But as a business manager noted the other day, United Air Lines used to hav e 21 air planes for charter, new they offer none. Other lines have cut back, either because of lack of planes, pilots or fuel. You can get a 747, hut you'll go broke chartering those big babies. Syracuse, which is remodclfng its stadium and will play all games on the Five years ago. the road, admits, airlines were begging for our business Now you write and they dont answer The airlines we did business with m the past are trying to help, but you might wind up leaving in the middle of the night, or 6 a m. and then the coaches will scream, David Winter of Syracuse predicted seven-passeng- Under the Bill Meek regime, Eastern, which did not then fly pnto Salt Luke, could dead head (no passengers; a 'stretih 8 off the New York Miami run in the slack fall season and claim it was worthwhile to keep the planes and crews busy But no more, IN' ()Jist-ratio- u Ward man who hoarded his money once was called a miser, now he's considered io im- a oi cerer or a magician. V - alt falir arihmu ports - LYTHAM ST. ANNES, Finland Hale Irwin, who used a position to win the US Open, put himself in that cherished spot again par 68 that established the Thursday with a second-roun- d lead in the KiHtli British Open Golf front-runnin- on that side, in hiding ,i He had six footer Pom off the grten to save par on the 15th It was a struggle, he said Watson seemed to share Nicklaus' view of the prospects over the last do holes, but phrased it dilferently Friday Morning, July Page More Pressure Th se conditions put more pressure on the field he said "You have to be very, very careful not to let the shots get away from you 'It tests the fighter in you It tests your heart The man with the most heart and patience will win the 20, 1979 Section It 35 1 11 Nicklaus however, birdied t he 17th from 18 feet well and finished with a 69 that left him at 141 within range with two rounds to go in this ancient, revered championship, Delighted Again If youd asked me at the start of the day I d have been happy with 69 After lt I d have been deligh'ed again If I have the same score for the next two rounds, I have a very good chance to be close 1 can't do anything about Hales game I can only play my ow n. But if I finish 1 or 2 under par, liell have to play-twgood rounds, rounds without big mistakes. Its hard to play two good rounds from the lead and its very difficult to play without mistakes. Youre just bound to make some mistakes in British golf. BJ1 Longmuir, the longhsot Scot who held the d lead, made his share of mistakes in the difficult conditions but salvaged some hope and pride with five birdies. He shot a 74 that put him third alone at 139, three shots behind Irwin. first-roun- Not Discouraged said. I'm not at all discouraged," the 'I feel I stayed in there pretty well Tom Watson, twice a winner of this title, the season games outstanding player over the last 10 times d and the favorite, and did some remarkable scrambling on the way to a 68 that left him at 140, four shots back in fourth. I played some pretty solid golf over the front side, he said. "On the back my putter saved me. It made up for my mistakes. one-putte- golf tournament." Nicklaus and Dennis Clark of New Zealand were the only others under par at 111 Claik also shot a second round 69 Some other American scores on the Roy al Lj tham and St. Annes Club course included Boh Bvaian Ben Crenshaw Jerry Pate 71 it lav Tom kite Dewitt Weaver Trevino 74 117, lav Elder 72 147, Hubert Green 71 118, John Srhroeder Johnny Miller 7'1 150 V.irk Haves 75 iso, Masters champ Fuzzy Zoeller 72 1.56 .out Fd 1 Sneed 75 151 Irwin, who has made only one bogey fi the tournament despite the wind and cold that had him wearing four layers of clothing, made his score on the holes. par-He birdied three of them, from 20 feet on the first and from feet on the fifth and ninth. He hit all the greens in regulation until the 15th where he pitched close to save par. He also pitched close and saved par after missing the green on the 17th, thc-- closed it out with a putt to save par on the last hole Ballesteros, the dynamic youngster who reminds many of the young Arnold Palmer, had the most spectacular stretch of holes in the tournament He holed from 15 feet for birdie on the 14th hole, chipped in from 25 yards for birdie on the 15th. missed a short birdie putt on the next, holed from 1.5 feet on the next and stroked a short iron to three feet on the last. But, he said, he abandoned his charging, attacking style of play for a more conservative approach You attack this golf course and it will kill you. 1 dont attack. ! he said in his impioving English wait. 1 wait. It is very important to be patient 3 6-- 7 n Tennis Offers Friendships By Tom Wharton Tribune Sports Writer A mother and father, a jug of cool water at their side, watched nervously as their young son fought and scrapped through a Sait Lake Tribune No Champs singles match. Nearby, another couple watched the match, and cheered every shot their son was making. It wasn't long before the two sets of parents started talking to each other. They compared notes on tennis, learned about each others families and decided theyd have to get together for some mixed doubles when the tournament ended. Another Friendship another friendship was formed. And thats Thus, an aspect of the huge Tribune tournament that many families seem to like. in the No I bke the family participation Champs," said Rod Johnson Wednesday, as he watched his son Justin play in a boys 10 single match. The other parents are fun to meet. There always seems to be a mother and father watching the matches. We like to get to know them and talk to them. Thats what makes this tournament more fun than most." Rod has been playing in the No Champs for over 20 division with his years. He has entered the father-sofather Joe, a former coach at West and Highland High Schools, for many years. He reached the finals last year with his wife. Sue, and played in the finals with his father a few years ago Although Joe is playing in the men's 60 and over ( n singles division, the Johnsons didn't enter the tournament together this year because Joe may have to leave town before the meet ends. Sue Johnson is playing with Rod in the husband wife division this year, even though she is six months pregnant. She said she doesnt expect to go to the finals this year. Start Them Young It's very difficult," said Mrs Johnson, who is the mother of four bos and a daughter, all of whom are showing an interest in playing tennis. "I'm very slow I cant move at all Im afraid it's going to he a disaster. We won our first match, but I dont think wc!! go much farther. My reaction time is teallj bad I started playing tennis when I was four months hoy. The only tournapregnant with our ment I haven't been pregnant in was thp No Champs last year, and we got to the finals. With Justin and Jason both playing singles and doubles in the No Champs (they ll play against each other this weekend), and old Joshua showing an interest in Jared and the sport, Rod and Sue spend a great deal of time driving their kids to various tennis clinics, lessons and camps. In fac t. Rod has taken his vacation so he can help drive kids to No Champs man he and wut h their matches The tournament continues Fndav with doubles being the featured event All scores can he reported at Liberty Park, which serves as tournament headquarters The phone number for the tournament desk is 237 2862. jSBOtJjp Tribune Staff Photo bv Prank R Porschatls Liza Garcia concentrates as she returns a shot to opponent in No Champs Girls 12. U.S. Team Thin For Sparlacade MOSCOW (AIl Jimmy Carnes, coach of the United States mens track and field team for the Spartacade Games, stood in the lobby of Europe's largest hotel Thursday as athletes representing various nations nulled ubout In front of hnn he had a typed list of Ins roster for the games which Saturday liefoio an cectcd Central Stadium capacity crowd ol IOJ.OiM at Many of the names were crossed otf, many names had mat kings next to them Edwm Moses doesnt have his visa yet," Carnes said of the world record holder in the 400 meter intermediate huidles, hut were working on it Stan ter runner missed the plane in New Vuwn a Yoi k I hope he can get here." been use of Carnes rattled off the withdrawals liersonal or injury reasons Some didn t want to come here so soon after the Pan American Games. Some who were chosen decided to go to the U S National Sports Festival at Colorado Springs, Colo next week But I think we'll have a representative team here,- - Carnes said as one of Ins athletes asked lam where they were going to eat. 1 know the Sov lets are going to be tough. Some 2.500 athletes from foreign nations will lx housed In the 4 OOO room Rossiy a Hotel where Carnes and his aides busily tried to get uthletes checked in and situated K Ia-ni- loo-m- e Among the tl S mens gold medal winners at the Pan Am Games who will be competing here aie Henry Maish, steeplechase; Franklin Jacobs, high jump: Dave Ljut, shot put. and Duncan Atwood, javelin. Mike Tully, who has cleared 18 feet, Ms inches in the polo vault, al.-- o is on the squad Among the notable rerent additions to the US. squad were Houston McTear, I'M yeard dash record holder; discus thrower John Powell, a 1976 Olympian, and Rrntt Fields, who recently heat Soviet high jumper Vladimir Vashchenko, the world reeord holder Evelyn Ashford, who won the womens Pan Am and 200 meters, and 1mise Ritter, who set an American record of 6 foot 1 In the Pan An Games, head the lT S women's track contingent Other Pan Am winners competing here arc Sharon Dabney, 400, Mary Decker, 1,500, Dehv I.aPlante, hurdles, and Kathy McMillan, long jump 106 lt0-mete- r One full week of instruction by three of the intermountains foremost coaches. Utah coach Kevin Howard, Jordans National Team coach Ibrahim Adel, and Vickie Bclnap. For ages 7 to 18 Held at Sunnyside Park by the Veterans Hospital. 1st week July 30th to August 3rd. 2nd week August 6th to August 1 Oth. Cost: $30.00 Includes free soccer ball $18.95 value. And a Stevens Brown Kail Radio camp T-sh- STEVENS BROWN THE SOCCER STORE 1176 Cast 2100 South Register at Stevens Brown Sporting Goods by July 30lh. |