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Show ty Nr ft W The Salt Lake Tribune. Sunday, April IS, 4 i - , v t tryyrfvir t p 'yyinny iij'THJ'U " ''y y ni ni nrynrT"y,,y 1982 , A message to Utah from the Jazz . . . 40 wm JTrnnnno; Jazz When the Utaha new season way for fans to obtain prime location seats for as little as half of what they paid this past season. from season ticket holders and the public was immediate and positive. The plan provides a plan 10 days ago, the response Keith Clearwater is back BYU on solid footing following a cancer scare. 0)10 ,3 Top Y. Golfer Tn m i. iss : - t ., Weathers Cancer Scare By Roger Graves Tribune Sports Writer PROVO This is the story of Brigham Young Universitys Keith Clearwater, the No 1 golfer on the nations No 1 collegiate golf team last year It is a moving, almost melodramatic saga of a supremely talented senior who is told he might have cancer The nice thing about the Keith Clearwater story is that it has a happy ending About two years ago, Clearwater noticed a small growth on the middle finger of his left hand His attention was drawn to the growth because it began interfernng with his golf grip slightly. It was a bit liothersome, but the BYU stalwart thought nothing of it. There were WAC and NCAA championships on Clearwater's mind, and he improved steadily As a junior at BYU last year, Clearwater captained the Cougars to the NCAA golf championship at Stanford University. Ibs unwavering excellence left him heavily decorated and, frankly, his potential seemed limitless. He was named the Western Athletic Conference Player of the Year and And following a prospera first team ous summer, he was named the Northern California Player of the Year, a prestigious honor for golfers from the Golden State However, just six months after Clearwater helped guide BYU to the national championship, that small growth on the middle finger of Keiths left hand had become a large growth and began to create considerable discomfort Soon it was no longer referred to as a growth Tumor was the word The pain reached its apex during the final round of the prestigious Spalding Invitational late last December on the Monterey Peninsula. Wouldnt Go Away It was always something I thought would go recalls Clearwater, a native of Rancho away, Murieta, Calif . who played one year at St. Mary's in Moraga. Calif , before transferring to BYU on the Bohb advice of former Cougar Clampett I always thought it was a tom or stretched tendon, remembers the voluble semor. But after the first nine holes in the final round of the Spalding, my entire hand and wrist were numb Thats when I knew something had to be done about it " Clearwater went to BYU team physician Dr Brent Pratley for a preliminary exam.nation An was taken of the finger and Dr Pratley prepared Keith for the worst He didnt tell Clearwater the tumor was malignant or benign He merely instructed the youthful golfer that it could be malignant Of course, Clearwater handled the news in the same unflappable manner he handles a birdie putt Inside, he was naturally concerned But he didnt let it show Hes a fighter, stressed BYU Coach Karl Tucker "You know how Keith is You could tell him the house next door was on fire and hed be as calm as anything We were all quite concerned and worried, but Keith acted the least concerned of anyone I really wasn't scared until they started doing all up and down my body, disclosed the Thats when it gets a little composed Clearwater scary when they think you might have it somewhere else, too When they think you might have cancer in vnur finger, they start looking to see if it has spread " Upon careful examination by a specialist, it was determined that the tumor on Clearwaters finger revealed no similar growths was benign And on other parts of his body "It was a relief when I was told the problem was ( onfined to my finger. said Clearwater 'Everything is relative and you don't like to have a tumor any where, but it let me breathe a little easier when they didnt find anything on other parts of my body " fa ul n.ijijrrn " Holders meeting... 1 Surgery in January He undeiwent the surgery in The bone graft procedure went well But Tucker knew he bad to erase Clearw ater from his eai ly season lineup which began Feb 18 2(1 at the Pan mene,oi International event in Monterrev Mexico I had made up my mind Then was no way we were going to lx able to take Keith with us to Mexico," stressed BYl"s Tucker The doctoi s told Keith he could have the cast off 10 days after the surgery But it still had to be held together with a surgical pm And how can a guy play golf with a didn t want to risk him surgical pm in his finger screwing his finger up by playing too soon eithet " But Clearwater's lecuperative powers pioved enormous He hit balls indoors mainly punch shots with his right hand, and let time work its healing miracle. He worked indomitably on his short game and putting And when it came time to board the airplane for Mexico. Keith Clearwater was at the airport with his BYU teammates eagei to begin the spring golf season He hadn't played competitive golt lor what seemed like ages, but Clearwater constructed lounds of 74, 72 and U!) at the difficult Monteney course loi a 1 215 Willie Wood won aggregate of the tournament, but Clearwater finished lifth Clearwater is hoping to add a little sugar coating to this happy ending by winning the Utc Invitational Tuesday and Wednesday at the Salt Lake Country Club oi the Cougar Classic Fudav and Saturday at Riverside Country Club in Provo ft would be a fitting climax to a courageous eomeli.n k s i mi nf I-- Ti iir fa iiriiii nminrirm trn sltub im nTrmiTrxa m until rnrm ii bimiiuu trmirniirrif iimuiM ti m tml n m. m i k iimiunrra heart of the plan: The y Still, the' nasty tumor on Clearwater's finger had to be removed and just when BYU and its No player were preparing for the 1982 spring golf season The elimination of the tumor involved delicate surgery A section of Ixine had to lx grafted from Keiths hip area to restore full use of the linger untunnna ti rrvi If you missed the Ticket : ainiMiuifl iturnTmirn employees or prestigious tools for Each seat purchased in the $30 or $20 section also receives without additional charge two (2) extra season seats: $30 purchasers may choose them two bonus seats from the $12 or $10 sections; $20 purchasers may select their two bonus seats from the $7.50 or $5.00 sections. Selection of bonus seats will be on a priority basis first orders in select from the best seats available. All seats, including bonus seats, are guaranteed reserved seats for all games The need for action NOW! Season ticket holders have first priority on the choice seats for the 1982-8season. However they must reorder their seats prior to May 1 1982 to assure the same or better seats. Orders are pouring m. In just 10 days our fans have reserved 30 percent of the $30 and $20 seats. After May 1, 1982, any seats in the $30 or $20 sections that have not been by present season ticket holders will be assigned to new buyers on a basis. All orders are being prioritized as received including those who want to be new season ticket holders. If you are not a present season ticket holder but would like season seats in any section $30 - $20 - $12 - $10 $7.50 or $5.00 we urge you to get your order in now so it will be high on our list and can be filled first. 2. 2 2 3. 3 , jw5iuTtiTii iSlifSiiirlBi I. b first-com- I More than 500 season ticket holders were present when the 1982-8seating plan was unveiled. After the meeting, Sam Battistone, owner of the Jazz franchise, answered questions for the fans. Sam said the new plan was designed to make it possible for all season ticket holders to keep them present seats or obtain better ones. For the past ten days, he has contmued to personally take phone calls and meet with fans to help them work out ways to remain season ticket holders. If you have questions about this new plan or how it effects you or have an idea or suggestion-c- all and talk it over Sam at with him. Hell appreciate your call. 3 355-515- The 1 pay plan: six-payme- nt Buy season tickets now, pay six equal, payments. convenient, interest-freFirst payment due with your order. Thereafter payments are due on the first day of June, July, August, September, and October 1982 e I first-serve- d e, -- client relations. Sell the bonus seats to friends, relatives, customers or employees. Sell the two $12 bonus seats for $24 (the price everyone will pay at the boxoffice if there are any of these choice seats available to the public) so that your $30 seat costs only $6 exactly half the 1981-8price; or sell the two $7.50 seats for $15 (regular boxoffice price) so your $20 seats cost you $5, price. exactly half the 1981-8Share your tickets with others, split the cost. (One fan is reserving four $30 seats, pooling them with the eight $12 bonus seats, and selling shares or a l12th interest in the total package then participants rotate into the better seats when its their turn. Each shareholder pays only $10 and never sits in a seat worth less than $12.) Trade bonus seats to others for products or sendees. Use bonus seats as Christmas gifts to family, friends, business associates, or customers. Have Christmas all paid for by October! List your bonus tickets with the Jazz Office and as requests come in for season seats well refer the prospects to you. 4. 8. 6. The options available to season ticket holders: 1. For each seat you buy in the $30 section, you will actually receive three reserved seats, averaging only $10 per seat compared to the $12 per seat paid during the past season. For each seat you buy in the $20 section, you actually receive three at an average price of $6 66 compared to the $10 per seat paid last year. If the $30 and $20 seats are purchased by a company, the bonus seats provide valuable fringe benefits and incentives for 4 "Th&Cfieatest jitetbcdnment SJnfown! 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