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Show P()c J&tlt ake tribune liSSIDE: Freest East Pulley Edition Salt Lake City, Utah Wednesday Mornin- g- February Vol. 232, No. 147 It : Car-Crushi- ng of Sweetheart Niirht P Student Burn wKe In School Manli Gras 19, 1986 Neiv Basketball Smaller , Wei I Received By Patti Auer Tribune Staff Writer Tribune Stott Photo bv Fronfc Porscbott Skyline High students try to stretch out of the winter blahs in a giant game of twister. As the last mid- of winter lingers, residents find themselves devisspirits. ing schemes to unburden weather-heav- y How to Hold Out for Warm Weather gut-lev- Will Winter Ever Wither? Heres Help for the Homestretch By Keri Schreiner Tribune Staff Writer It's difficult to remember the romantic notions we had of winter when it began last year. "Chestnuts roasting on an open fire. Jack Frost nipping at your nose." Remember that? The first snow. Christmas and sleigh rides. Wool and warm wood fires. Now after four months of Mr. Frost's incessant nippings, dark days, long nights and only bills to recall the holidays, one begins to appreciate the humbug side of the season. "We get weird calls no matter what time of the year," said Bill Alder, chief meteorologist for the National Weather Service "But the telephone load really picks up during bad weather days." For the past several months. Mr. Alder has had more than enough calls as the February blues sink into the Wasatch Front The problem gets serious enough at Sky line High School that students have a special week of activities dedicated to getting through February. To that end. the students held a giant game of Twister." a beach party and a pool party, complete with a feature showing of Jaws" on the poolside wall. "It's really hard, especially because under our new schedule we won t be out until June 12." said Assistant Principal Betty Yanowitz. "People feel like they re really in a rut " While a few still find solace in skiing, digging out cars and wearing eight layers of clothing, others by this time of the ye ar have simply had it with winter "I stay in the house and knit, block it out completely." said Connie Ulibarn of Sa't Lake City. "Normally around this time of flu vear I'm usually sick with a cold or the I m looking forward to golfing " The best solution, of course, is to get out of the weather getting into the moun tains and above the clouds or, when that s not possible, escaping l.tah altogether "Other than the holidays. February is by far the biggest month for vacation-typtravel. It far exceeds January." said Coy Preece. a South Salt Lake travel agent "We had a guy storm in here last week and sav. T don't care where I go. just send me somew here warm.' He came in when he got back and said. Hey. that's the best thing that ever happened to me ' on "A lot of people are the phone this time of year." he said "They e short-tempere- Growing up. girl athlete's believi d that a basketball was a basketball With no alternative, they look for granted the size of the ball used in the game What v.as offered was all there was They also took for granted the limitations, with their smaller hands it was more cumbersome to shoot and harder to handle Few girls could palm the ball, who among them could grasp it well enough to use above the rim and slam it through the net? But that just might change, now that high schools have introduced a smaller size ball The standard basketball (used by male teams in both high school and college ranksj ranges from 29.5 to 30 inches and from 20 to 22 ounces The new, reduced size ranges from 28 5 to 29 inc hes and from 18 to 20 ounces. It may not be a big difference in measurements. But local players sav it's just enough to allow the girls some of the previously male-onlmoves Coaches can't praise the change enough I love it. its the best thing to happen in a long time," said Cyprus High Coach Jennifer Orri-son- . It improves the shooting, bail handling and gives the girls a lot more control It hlps smaller girls be more competitive " "They have more fun with the smaller ball and can do more things," said Kearns High Coach Mike Sorich "I think its good for the girls' game. It has given them more confidence m their ball handling The L'tah High School Activities Association introduced the change after college women teams across the country adopted the smaller ball "There were a lot of theories improved shooting or ball handling! but nothing to subfeelstantiate the change It was just a ing." said Dave Wilkey, assistant director of tfu association "With the smaller ball we thought " they could get better control of the ball "Our hands are not as big as men's It the smaller baii makes the game for women.' said Clearfield Coach Margo Jones. "It is now more See K s. ( olurr.n A Big Little Difference d want to find it cheap, they want to find it quirk People call up in February and want to leave in two weeks For those that can't afford or find time for the luxury of leaving, it's a matter of coping as best they can m a mother with seven children and don t really have time to feel blue-.- ' said Sharon Crowley of Bountiful "It's hard to Sec F 2. Column 1 I Though the size deference between the new qids basketball, left, and o standard hah 10 r slight local players say it makes a fcg erne in shoahnq handling end general i:'cv |