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Show r s I ake By Ron Reid Kmght-Ridde- r Kipchoge Keino. who won the gold medal in the 1968 Olympic Games and then switched to the steeplechase and won the gold medal in 1972. summarized, "The steeplechase is a race for animals." 1.500-met- The 3,000-met- er steeplechase covers approximately 74 laps of the track, but the com-petito- must clear four hurdles and a water jump on each lap, which prompted one to warn, "The hurdles are only three feet high to start with, but by the last lap they are at least four feet high. 36-in- Henry Marsh of Salt Lake City is one of the premier steeplechase men in the world and a strong medal hope for the U.S. in the Olympic Games which start later this month in Los Angeles. Henry has been the No. 1 man in this event in the U.S. since Newspajers TAMPA, Fla Eager to excise the memory tnat has nagged their collective psyche for one full year, the Philadelphia Stars will go after the United States Football League championship again Sunday night in a season-endin- g showdown with the Arizona Wranglers. It was one year ago, of course, that the Stars entered the LSFL's first title game in much the same way as they do Sunday night favored, with record and the leagues best won-lopossessing the leagues No. 1 defense against scoring But those impressive credentials of last year were sullied in Denvers Mile High Stadium, where the Stars' season ended in a loss to the Michigan Panthers. That contest represents precisely st 24-2- 2 W&t j&ilt Section D Second Shot at USFL Title i one-sixt- of Philadelphia franchise has endured in its 40 game history But as a bitterly painful memory, it should provide more than enough motivation for the Stars Sunday (6 p m. MDT) Their second chance will come before a Tampa Stadium crowd of about 60.000, the Stars biggest live audience ever, and will carry a potential reward of 36,000 per man The Stars (17-2who are favorites, also should enjoy a physical edge over the Wranglers (12-8whom they beat, on April 8, with an incredible late rally. That comeback was aided immeasurably by an official who failed to notice that quarterback Chuck Fusina had strayed over the line of scrimmage 64-poi- ), ), 22-2- ake 15, 1984 Page or llccorclcd ''nil e- - Cull I i:tr ,OI-i2- o. ai 2:17-202- I :; ot pion. Easton and the Davis will meet for a friendly Skins Game as they so often do Sunday. But this one will be conducted over the mountain from Logan at Wolf Creek. And this one will be much more significant than a 31 nassau. This will determine the 84 Utah State Amateur champion. Lets see, Ive lived in Logan for about three years now, so Id say weve played close to 100 rounds together, disclosed Easton, a senior-to-b- e at Utah State who works in the golf shop at Logan. Mark and I play golf at the club together almost daily or every other day. Were real familiar with each others games and what we can do. I definitely think an Aggie will win the State Am this year. Were very good friends and weve played a lot of golf together, echoed state high school Davis, the Class champion two years ago and a freshman-to-be at USU. I look up to Kent as a player and Ive learned a lot about the game by playing with Kent at the club. We go out and goof around a lot together. He (Easton) is by far one of the best players in Utah. Well just go out and have some fun, just like in Logan. While their ultimate destination was the same, Easton and Davis traveled divurgent routes to Sundays State Am finals. Easton, an imposing Yes, fae Marsh conceded other racers have finishing kick and they dont want to find themselves in a sprinting contest with me the last couple of laps. I dont mind being back in the pack for several laps, he continno matter ued, how slow the early pace may be, be- cause I know my capabilities. I plan to stay within striking distance of the leaders and if I can do that, and I have my normal finishing kick, I should do well. 3-- A State Am medalist Kurt Bosen found trouble here on the 10th hole during his loss to Mark Davis in semifinal Saturday. 1-- an iron shot Saturday en route to his specimen who hits the ball prodigious distances, seemingly operated on automatic pilot while soarvicing into the finals with a tory over University of Utah captain Brad Hansen in Saturdays quarterfitrinals and posting another Ron Hitchumph over cock of Mapleton in the semifinals. I havent had a lot of pressure on me, admitted Easton, whose closest match came in the opening round when he defeated Jack Noble after being with five holes to play. This morning in the quarterfiafter five holes and nals, I was this afternoon I was after six holes. Ive had a lot of breathing room and I havent had to come from behind. The draw has been very kind to me this year. Im thankful for the way I fell into the match play bracket. Easton built a advantage at 5-- 4-- 4-- 4-- 19th-ho- le semifinal win. the turn against Hitchcock, a former Aggie standout, at the turn in Saturdays semifinals to take control of the match. But Hitchcock, appearing in his 12th State Amateur, showed his gamesmanship by running in a succession of monstrous putts to prolong the encounter. Hitchcock, a father of five who stopped Glendale assistant greens suin perintendent Larry Buecher the quarterfinals, drained a birdie putt at the 11th hole. But Easton answered the challenge with a birdie of his own to maintain his four-hol- e lead. Hitchcock buried a for birdie at the par-- 4 14th hole, but Easton had extended his at No. 12 and secured margin to the victory when both players parred the You cant win anything when you three-pu- tt seven times, noted Hitch-Se- e Page D-- Column 1 65-fo- ot six-fo- er 5-- par-15t- 5, Sox Seaver Goes the Route, Defeats Orioles, Tribune Wire Services Tom Seaver wilted a bit in the heat, but the veteran knew exactly how to combat just another of a pitchers problems. home run by Despite a ninth-innin- g John Lowenstein, Seaver went the route on a seven-hittin a duel with Mike Flanagan and hurled the Chicago White Sox to a 2 victory over the Baltimore Orioles Saturday in Baltimore. Two of the three hits off Flanagan were solo homers by Julio Cruz and Harold Baines, and an unearned run in the ninth provided Chicago with a pad to withstand the sixth homer by Lowenstein, who ended an slump. I was a little bit tired, said Seaver, who earned his 281st career victory and is 6 this season with Chicago. But one of the things you learn is to slow down the mechanics and not get overextended. Seaver, 39, said he never tries to pace himself for a complete game. "My object is to go seven innings. he said. More than that is a bonus. er 3-- 8-- It's a good thing for the profession lawyers took to advertising instead of chasing ambulances, or Atty. Henry Marsh might corner all the legal business. I head-to-he- to be thinking about his race, too, adding, A lot of runners respect my ard D-l- the Utah State Amateur the Aggie Amateur or the Logan Invitational. Because thats what the longest, continuous amateur championship west of the Mississippi was looking like following Saturday's match-pla- y quarterfinals and semifinals amid bluebird weather at picturesque Wolf Creek Country Club. When the 86th Utah State Amateur commenced Wednesday, every major college in Utah and virtually every major town and golf club was represented. So call it remarkable that both Logan resiEaston and Davis this fall dents and teammates-to-b- e were able to weave their at USU way through 36 holes of medal competition and survive the rigors of match play to meet in one final confrontation Sunday at 9 a.m. for a UGA diamond-studde- d ring Salt and possession cf the three-foLake Tribune trophy that is annually awarded to the State Amateur cham- Respect My Kick W 35-1- 7 ule. Or perhaps we should herewith call it is most unusual for a runner to lead from start to finish, although in a major race like the Olympics you never can be sure someone setting a fast, early pace isnt conditioned to keep it up and steal the race from the favorites. OlMration d Bradwav noted that in the WranWestern Conference title glers' game victory over Los Angeles. Sanchez was once called for pass interference. was beaten for a touchdown on a post pattern and had an up roule go bv him for a long gain "He's a guv you can take advantage of," Bradway said in the dialogue of pro scouts everywhere "He's the guy we were beating by 10 yards each the last time we Column 3 See Page l, le In world class competition al this time, Marsh concluded. Arizona also has a formidable defensive front four the Rushmen -who led the league in sacks with 73 Allen has been further blessed by that which he esteems above all ei.-- in football a preponderance of veteran players who learned the game in the NFL. some of them many, many years ago But Arizona is a club seriously flawed and is weakened by injury at both cornerbark positions, where starters Carl Allen and Frank Minm-fieldid not practice last week because of leg injuries The Wranglers thus should be vulnerable to the pass, especially be ) By Roger Graves Tribune Sports Writer EDEN Maybe the Utah Golf Association should move Sundays Utah State Amateur finale to the Logan Country Club and let Kent Easton and Mark Davis simply compete for the club championship. Or maybe Utah State golf coach Dan Roskelley should just declare Sundays State Am final an official team qualifying event for USUs fall sched- "But in no case do I want to take the lead. Statistics have shown that a runner in the lead is 7 percent less efficient than those who follow, especially on a windy day. I have waited a long time for this second chance after finishing 10th in Montreal in 1976 and I want the med- sons s All-US- U For example, if the leaders are setting a pace that is too fast, I won't be worried because I know theyll be coming back eventually. However, if the pace is slow and everyone is hanging back, Id have to change my strategy. 12-1- fourth-quarte- rookie from UCLA not a good man tackier," said Terry Bradwav, the Stars administrative assistant who wrote the sc outing report on Arizona He Logans Easton, Davis Vie State Am Final In well-know- On my rest days, I may work six miles, but on the heavy days, Ill run 3 miles. Mileage isnt the factor. I could run 80 miles a week and not improve. In training I try to simulate a race. I may work a quarter-mil- e over the hurdles, then jog a lap, then work on speed and hurdles, then jog and run hard for a couple of laps. their series with the USFL team coached by George Allen, the Stars have raised the electrifying comeback to an art. But Allen's club has never beaten the Stars including two attempts a year ago, when the Wranglers were known as the Chicago Blitz and twice fell to Philadelphia by blowing r leads The Vtranglers do come into Sune win day night's game with a streak, and, in Tim Spencer and Kevin Long, they do have the only pair In sea- coac h use Lupe Sanchez, a 1 Naturally, I have developed several game plans for my race, depending on how the race goes. In the first few laps I must figure where I am in relation to the leaders and the clocking, if there are any surprises in the n race (runners who are not who are up front), how I feel personally, and how fast the pace is. I was sick right after qualifying for the Olympics in the Trials and my wife was having our baby, so I had a lot of distractions and I fell off in my conditioning. I am not as sharp now as I was before the Trials, and this has forced me to work extra hard to regain that edge. g more than I Sunday, July It can get crowded on the water jumps and a bump or a shove could knock you right out of the race. Also, you must maintain your concentration all the time, because if you start mental you could stumble on a hurdle or a runners foot and lose valuable ground. Marsh has been training very hard game-winnin- of running bucks to gain l.ooO yards each in ba tribune This is what I would call a thinking mans race, Henry said as he wound up his conditioning in Utah last week. You not only have to concentrate on the pace and your position in the field, but also, you have congestion which many races dont have. to get back in condition. . he a to fullpa-back David Riley The play set up the Stars' and gave the touchdown official who missed the call the next weekend off d 1978, but even without the Soviet and East German runners, he knows he is a long way from a cinch to win a medal. Mental fatigue never bothered me, Marsh explained. The race lasts only about eight minutes and you have to concentrate on those 35 jumps, because a mistake can be critical, and, in fact, dangerous. You are too busy thinking about the next hurdle or jump, or your position in the race, or the runners near you, to have time to think about being tired. cause the loss of Allen, the corner-bachas dictated that Allen, the Pliilly Favored Against Wranglers Tonight before threw all the defeats that the Youve got to get out of slumps as quickly as you can, said Seaver, who allowed 14 hits and 11 runs in 10 innings in his last two starts. You do that by going back to basics. Seaver walked one and fanned seven, one shy of his season high, while completing his fifth game in 18 starts. He retired 11 in a row before Lowenstein connected. Flanagan had retired 13 in a row when Carlton Fisk led off the ninth with a single, and the White Sox eked out what proved to be the winning run on a fielder's choice grounder by Dave Stegman. Tigers Twins 5: At Minneapolis, run Kirk Gibson scored the on a close play at the plate in the 12th inning and Tiger relievers Doug Bair and Willie Hernandez combined for 6V3 innings of one-h- it relief as the Tigers defeated the Twins before 46,017 Metrodome fans, the third largest paid crowd in Twins history., Hernanthe third Tiger pitcher, dez, worked the last three innings for the victory, giving up a homer in the bottom of the 12th to Tim Teufel. 6, 6-- 0, With one out in the Tiger 12th, Gibson doubled and Lance Parrish was walked intentionally. Chet Lemon followed with a single and left fielder Mickey Hatchers throw to the plate came in ahead of Gibson. But home plate umpire Vic Voltaggio ruled that catcher Dave Engle missed the tag and Gibson scored. Walters was ejected in the ensuing dispute. A sacrifice fly by Dave Bergman, whose pinch homer in the ninth tied the game and forced extra innings, gave the Tigers a 4 lead and their eventual winning run. 6-- Blue Jays 2, A's 1: At Oakland, g Dave Collins won a classic battle with Oakland relief ace Bill Caudill, as he lashed a two-ou- t. double to snap a 1 tie and lift the Blue Jays to victory. I know I fouled off seven pitches I cant reafter the count was member the first two strikes," said Collins, who smacked a 2 pitch from Caudill down the leftfield line g hit. "After evfor the ery pitch I fouled off, I seemed to get more aggressive with the bat, and he ninth-innin- run-scori- 2. 2-- game-winnin- 3-- 2 just kept throwing harder and harder. To me, hes as good a relief pitcher as there is in the American League. A few of the foul balls barely tipped Collins bat, but As catcher Mike Heath was unable to hold the ball for what would have been a strikeout. Heath and Caudill both thought the 2 pitch taken by Collins caught the outside corner of the plate for a strike. "It was a ball, away and probably down low, too. But he wasnt trying to waste one. Caudills not that kind of pitcher. He doesnt play games out there, Collins said. The horseshoe just wasn't on our side out there, Heath said. Angels 2, Brewers 1: At Anaheim, Bob Boone led off the 10th inning with his first homer of the season to give the Angels a victory over the Brewers. Boone picked on a 2 pitch from reliever Tom Tellman for his first homer since September The effort of Ron Romamck, See Page D-Column 1 blow rewarded the rookie right-hand- er 27, 1983. iron-ma- n 2, Beats Birds for No. 281 1 |