Show 7 1 1 - - b""kiaaMSg"1"49177"61- S ip) orts alt gakt Pibunt bé Ulm By Steve Suns to the brink of elimination Saturday night in Game 2 when Phoenix posted a 102-9victory Content with the split but unhappy over the lost opportunity to put the Suns in a 0 hole e Sloan said "We kind of let that second slip away We committed too many fouls they broke us down defensively a little too often down the stretch and watching film today it's obvious we turned the ball over way too much" In Game 2 the Jazz were called for 30 fouls That's six more than they committed in the opener The Suns shot 44 free throws including 34 in the second half when they scored 62 of their 102 points Offensively the Jazz committed 22 turnovers "They were more intense" said Sloan "so give them some credit But I think we were a little less intense We concentrated better in the first game than in the second" ' THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE 2 Two games into the Jazz-Sun- s playoff series little has changed So says Utah coach Jerry Sloan who believes his team remains a definite underdog despite managing a 1 split in the two games e seThe pivotal third game in the ries is Tuesday night at the Salt Palace "Obviously" Sloan said Sunday "we've been the underdog since the beginning I think it's still that way Even though the series is tied they probably believe they're a much better I expect our guys will team than we are come out and compete hard in Game 3 But we know — we've always known — that we're playing a great team" The Jazz blasted the lifeless Suns in Game 1 by 39 points They missed a chance to push the By Lisa Kestler FORT WORTH No more pants without belts No more shirts with a content Golf has become cool How cool? So cool Jack Nicholson does it The Joker's wild about the game which he took up in August but he readily admits "I ain't country club material" So cool yuppies do it "It's a very trendy thing now" said Tom Boone director of golf activities at the University of Texas at Arlington "The clothes look good too" So cool Reebok has just brought out a Pump golf shoe There are now an estimated 30 million golfers in the United States Two million of those took up the game just two years ago — and 40 percent of those were young college-educate- d professional women To keep up with the growing demand for golf the National Golf Foundation estimates it needs to build 400 public courses a year — that's more than one a day Why this sudden fanaticism about 2-- ball-gam- best-of-fiv- ------ -- -- ') ' r''''''r 0) I - — ' -- tor-- 4 (I '''It ""7' i --k 1 :'':e---- ' ing::: II l''J4' r: 'A 1 ::0: N :'''' e0- them" - Golf is addictive Jon Kruse 34 a Fort Worth Texas theater technician actor and musician started play' ing golf a couple of years ago "I was one of those guys who always thought golf was a waste Of time — like Mark Twain says 'Golf is a great way to ruin a good walk' But faced and several with a wife friends who golfed Kruse took up the game "Once I got out to the driving range and started hitting balls it was 'Let's go play! Let's go play! Let's go play!' One or two good shots' hi a whole round will make you : come back - '''''' i 7 ' t 1 ' T 1 4 it 1 ':'::': 7 1 '' 1 C: i :' A:" - e'1 ) :: 1" :' - -- t: ' in-la- -- f- ' '''' '" ::T::i'-EA:-'"1- ::::ii::- ' i f -- ' ':'''' r N :! - li'" - ''''' ' I- ' '''' : ' e ' : k-- ' ' - '''' '' Worth Golf You can burn at least 400 calories five-mil- e walking a typical course There's a lot more golf on TV these days with major tournaments throughout the United States Golf clubs have gotten better and See D-- 2 Column 2 '':::111141tosto:':: ' '::': - " ''''' i ''' ' ‘' ' - ' " - '''''' : : z ' - -- -- ' t ' '' ' - - '::i'' ' ' ' ' ':::'' ' '- - - ' ::'' 'I' 't ' :: -: e' ' f)' ' i ' - k':1:i " I'i: ::''' - ''::::"" ' ' i': ':774: " 011414k44t 1$4 ' '''- ' ' - '''' - :'ig1" 144b - s?) It - 1014 4 ' Reto i 1 v '' '4r : - 4 rie41 - - Ir ve ) irois - 41 11Lti -A e ' ' i 1A4Nk1 "1"INNONstowat Craig HansenThe Salt Lake Tribune Joni Lev can't keep from grinning as she enjoys the heavy new powder at Snow bird Sunday The ski resort got 61 inches I this weekend which may extend season New Snow Heavenly for Skiers Hansel' THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE SNOWBIRD — It was a gift Recent storms have dropped 61 inches of snow here since Thursday and the gift has not been ignored Skiers thought they had died and gone to heaven Sunday Conditions were as good as it gets — and to think it was April 28 The hoots and hollering left audible eviskiers' smiles that dence in addition to the it was good From the parking lots you could hear skiers shouting with exhilaration as they floated bounced and danced in the deep stuff which billowed up and blew over their heads with almost every turn The parking was limited by snow removal and the possibility of avalanches but those who could get a spot found the skiing well worth the effort There is something about first tracks in the powder-fille- d cirque which will go down in the journal as an e experience Carol Workman and Joni Lev held back as the tram disgorged its contents of anxious skiers Their tuning was perfect A trio of ski patrollers headed off to open the avalanche sign line at the top of the cirque Workman and wall-to-wa- ll all-tim- Lev were right behind them It was blustery and overcast as they traversed toward the cornice and then the light improved just enough as they pushed off over the lip and were soon enveloped in the snow as they cut clean turns toward the base "People have put their garden tools back in the garage and grabbed their skis" said Snowbird ticket chief Gayle Coop "Normally we have about 700 skiers a day this time of year We've tripled that easily Saturday we had 3100 skiers It is midwinter conditions and we have January crowds here" s cost two weeks ago to Snowbird lowered its a and $20 for a lifts-onl- y $26 for an pass The lodging rates have also been decreased "Last week we had 80 percent occupancy and Tues day we were at 55 percent" said Snowbird spokesman Rusty Martin "We have filled a lot of rooms for this time of year This time of year we are doing good to get 50 percent of the rooms filled We are seeing a lot of Colorado people here "One of the joys of this job is watching people have so much fun" Martin was out product testing Sunday as were a lot See D-- 2 Column 1 day-pas- all-are- " 00101141-'L00e Minnesota 3 St Louis 2 Edmonton 4 Los Angeles TV 41440134111004"000WRkdwc1(AOa41 3 Sporis 6 pm WLAF Football San Antonio at Birmingham (WM 6:30 pm — Baseball Braves at Cardinals 1:11$1) Recreation News If you're like most Utahns you enjoy being outdoors And with that in mind The Salt Lake Tribune has expanded its coverage of recreational activities and other outdoor issues More hiking more fishing more hunting and more nature news — it'll all come to you every Monday To check out the debut of The Tribune's expanded Recreation section just flip the sports section over — it begins on the back ) page (D-6- 4 ' '' " el A 55 ' '' ' I 5 t 10 --- -i 0 i 11 1oe''01:ee 010 'zu r ' ("l' t f ' ll - ' 0 I - 4 : enT I if --- - 16r N — --ar- - -- k t:'''''s:4: 0- 1 I 17-- - -- A v t I L 1-- : r 47:'' 1' -- ui--- 4 ettor01- - ::-- gm — Associated Press Dame star Chris Zorich "a real Bear" according to coach Mike Ditka takes a break during Chicago minium!) Ex-Not- re 22nd selection But Bill Tobin the player personnel chief vetoed the idea and chose offensive tackle Stan Thomas Seven defensive linemen were taken in the first 112 rounds but Zorich was still available when the Bears picked again 49th overall Ditka likes his intensity and aggressiveness "He's a Bear" said Ditka Zorich was elated "The only way I can sum it up is: if you were a young kid and had the opportunity to watch a professional team all your life and actually get to play for that team" he said I t g NHL Playoffs ' By Mario Fox '''90'wPt t Philadelphia 9 San Diego 2 Pittsburgh 7 New York 3 Cincinnati 4 Chicago 3 Montreal 9 St Louis 6 Houston 2 Atlanta 0 Los Angeles 7 San Francisco 3 Lost in Person's performance one shy of his playoff-bes- t of 40 points and eight off his career best of 47 points was the 24 points by Micheal Williams "What can you say about Chuck Person — tremendous sensational enormous" said Williams after the Pacers won for just the fifth time in 31 games at Boston Garden Bird also had 10 assists and 6 rebounds but was clearly bothered by his back problems e With Person opening up the defense with his first-hal- f shots the Pacers overcame a deficit and : pulled away in the final period Blazers 115 SOILICS 106: At Portland Ore Danny Ainge emerged from a shooting slump to score 16 points includin the fourth quarter as the Trail ing three Blazers pulled away to beat Seattle and take a 0 lead in their playoff series The Sonics trailed 79-7after three quarters and were down only 81-7- 9 when Eddie Johnson who scored 28 with 10:55 to play points sank a But Ainge whowas from the field in the series See D-- 2 Column 1 LAKE FOREST I1 — Every day had been Mother's Day in the Chris Zorich's household The Notre Dame defensive tackle a lone child raised on kwelfare check in a tough southside Chicago neighborhood by a single parent said his mother Zora would have been pleased to see him in his Bears uniform Like him she was a devoted Chicago football fan But Zorich returned from the Irish's loss to Colorado in the Orange Bowl on Jan 2 to find his mother dead in her home at age 59 "I'm sure she'd be crying because she was a very big Bears fan" Zorich said as he attended the opening of the Bears' vainicamp four days after he was chosen by his hometown team in the second round of the NFL draft Zora Zorich was a spunky woman who rode a bike and didn't mind promoting her son's career At a high school sports banquet Zorich's mother spotted Bears coach Mike Ditka "She walked over to say 'Hello I'm Chris Zorich's mother' Ditka recalled this week "I said 'My God you're embarrassing me' But afterward she dragged me over there to meet him" Zorich still feels the closeness he and his mother shared On draft day Zorich said he went to a grotto on the Notre Dame campus and prayed that she should conspire up in heaven with the late George "Papa Bear" Halas Sr to make sure the Bears drafted him "She's the one who hooked up with Papa Bear and cooked this up" he said holding up his new jersey No 97 — he wore "50" at Notre Dame the number worn on the Bears by perennial All-Pr- o Mike Singletary "I'm very happy and I'm sure she's very happy for me I just wish my mom had a chance to see this I don't think there was a day in the 21 years she raised me that I didn't tell her that I loved her Zorich's main liability as a pro prospect is his size — he is and 265 pounds and a knee injury that hobbled him part of his senior year But he won the Lombardi Trophy as the nation's outstanding college lineman and got picked on several teams He bench pressd es 455 pounds and runs the dash in 475 Ditka wanted to grab him in the first round when the team had the : National League performance "I was the best player in the world for one day in my and did not take a eyes" said Person who was foul shot "It's been a while since I've shot this well" Person better known for his verbal and physical play than his scoring let his shooting do his talking as the Pacers won just its second playoff game since joining the NBA in 1976 "Chuck had a great game" said Larry Bird who played 40 minutes despite an aching back and scored 18 points "Time after time we started to make a run and Chuck would hit a big shot and that really demoralized us" n The Pacers' Reggie Miller agreed it was a THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 'Iter-1- ok PRESS Zorich's Mother Would Smile: Her Son 's a Bear :: - Baltimore 5 Milwaukee Toronto 9 Detroit 6 Minnesota 8 Seattle 2 Chicago 4 New York 1 Cleveland 4 Texas 2 Oakland 7 California 2 Boston 2 Kansas City 1 5 Pacer forward Detlef Schrempf shouts with frustration Sunday as his move to basket is cut short by Celtics' Ed Pinckney right who reaches in for ball -- American League 4 2-- Associated Press — Indiana 130 Boston 118 Chicago 89 New York 79 Detroit 101 Atlanta 88 Portland 115 Seattle 106 long-rang- ::'14 izy 18-ho- t4t1144frn '"' - ' aerobic exercise — if you walk" said Mark Moates of Fort V ': : sport But it's a good By Craig - 1606111JCP IIAJMommo NBA Playoffs effort "I don't care who you wPuld have put on Chuck Dennis Rodman or anybody" niter said "Nobody was going to stop him Chuck lea us to victory" 1 CP oloa"116 one-Perso- - ''454 ' ': 4 ' again" " fr i‘- ''' Golf is a pretty good form of exercise "It's not a 1 - 1' I : ) "' it i :1 ' ' - - " 1-- And Person wasn't shy about discussing his ' ii:''' 5': ' playoff series Sloan shook his head "You don't want it to be natural" he said "After all these are the playoffs These games mean too much for that During the regular sea son you might have some emotional ups and downs because there are so many games But now you've got to be ready for every one" Admittedly however the Jazz accomplished a major mission with their split "It's a big plus for us to be coming home tied up 1 Now if we can come out and play with good intensity and concentration well that's probably the biggest single thing we have to do" said Sloan The Jazz's success in Game 1 might be linked to John Stockton's ability to control Kevin Johnson's slashing drives to the basket The Suns' best-of-fiv- ' ' ' j AU-St- They don't call Chuck Person the Rifleman for nothing Person hit an NBA playoff record seven and finished with 39 points Sunday as the Indiana Pacers beat to even their the Celtics in the Boston Garden 130-11- 8 e series at a game apiece t '' - '- ' vol 'C1 ''' 43 ::"i'-:i- '' or $i A l':' ' 1 lill::A ' : 11:'bmNssss Ir' ) ' s:i -:- 7 ' ' point guard rarely got in position to break down the Jazz's defense by penetrating and then either shooting or dishing He finished with 14 points and six assists "AU our guys did a good job of helping" said Sloan "John will tell you that We've tried to give him more help because we know Kevin Johnson is very effective He's been tough on us ' in the past In Game 2 the Jazz's defensive effort soft ened slightly especially in the second half Johnson scored only 10 points but his assist total (12) illustrates his effectiveness at drawing defenders to him So do the point totals of Mark West (11) and Andrew Lang (20) When Mark Eaton — or backup Mike Brovtri — stepped away from West or Lang to deter KJ the two Sun centers were left alone from Easy shots resulted West was the field Lang was Asked if it's a natural for a team to let down after securing the desired split in Game 1 of a THE ASSOCIATED i' ' ''!i44iIi4i the company golf tournament" Boone said "A lot of these people have to go play golf because it's part of the job "I had a fellow who was president of a small company who wanted to take lessons Some of his employees were playing better than him and as president he wanted to be on top of 7- 77°-1- - ytr: ' A ti the old company picnic you now have " Pagel One Person Too Much For Celtics 1 '' 8'''''‘L''''' 1 'A---4- '''''' ' i f The golf course is still a great place to cut a deal "Instead of low-impa- ct Section D Jazz Still the Under togs Says Sloan: Fore! Yuppies Discovering They Like Golf golf? Monday Morning—April 29 1991 Lake Forest is only about 50 miles north of Zorich's Vocational High Schuul neighborhood But comparing the social and economic environments it might as well be a million miles "1 got lost coming up here I never been around this area before My gosh this is a nice area" he said Before the draft Zorich told a sportscaster he'd pay the Bears to let him play But he has since reconsidered such foolishness Most important he graduates from Notre Dame with a bachelor's degree in American Studies on May 19 A week after Mother's Day 11 41r144NIA0011-11146otoL0tdk4RAft1tA- $' 0 |