| Show : : ' D2 ' 1 0 t7 ' r ii - 1 I p i : m gi 1 1 I r rip 4 411 - L'r r N i--: - mdi By Bruce Smith III CEDAR FORT — Except for the recent brush fire in the area Jessica Busk is the hottest item around this Utah county hamlet And it is not just because Busk is the Cowboys Rodeo Commission's top money winner and leader going into this weekend's Championship Rodeo No Busk has been popular in her neck of the desert for a long time "A lot of kids in our area are involved in rodeo" said Jessica's father Dave Busk "Rodeo out there is a pretty active sport" What makes Jessica popular is also the fact that her backyard doubles as the local rodeo arena "It ain't real common" Dave added "The rodeo arena gets used more than the city park does" y Fake Left ended Western Hanovers bid for a pacing in another stretch run The two had also dueled in the third elimination with Fake Left winning yet another close showdown with Western Hanover by a neck in 1:54 The victory Fake Left's 10th in 23 starts this year ' was worth $160744 from a purse of $556210: Fake Left and Western Hanin 1:53 tri- - pie crown with a strong stretch to win the 47th Little Brown Jug Thursday in a photo finish at Delaware Ohio Fake Left handled by sub- stitute driver Ron Waples won in 1:54 in only the sixth ra- ceoff in Jug history It was the first raceoff ever involving four horses at the Delaware County Fairgrounds Waples in the sulky only be- cause Mickel McNichol was in- jured in a race mishap earlier in the day was the last driver of a winner He to vic- Hanover guided Ralph tories in the Cane Pace Mes- senger Stakes and Little Brown Jug in 1983 iI 4 '' - l'tA :-1 t : 11 ' 7' 1r:: l'épz4 Pi:t ' -- triple-crow- 4 41 4 t l't - - ':!t A : 'tt°--- ' ti:' if 1 i1-- r': VA '1 t ' Okt 1 t : 71: - i 1 ::It 'A - r t4 : El Gwynn Injury: Tony Gwynn four-tim- e Ill l' I ' t 111 Foul-Ral- Law: 0' ti 4 l't Americans swimmers who went for the gold at Barcelona might be sv imming for dollars in the 1996 Olympics In an effort to reward America's best swimmers and to en- ' iiit tl'' It t Z '' - á t - It It iA t Basketball: Orlando Magic forward Brian Williams who has been under constant medievaluation since lapsing in a summer league game last month was hospitalized Thurs)mobile after a minor accident The 10th pick in the 1991 NBA draft was driving to a workout shortly after 9 am EDT when he apparently passed out and collided with a concrete support column Interstate 4 near Arena the team said Football: The Los Raiders decided they needed help on special teams and resigned Napoleon McCallum on Thursday McCallum 29 a 1986 graduate of the US Naval Academy had been released by the Raiders on the cut to 47 on Aug 31 Bowling: Dave Symes of Salt Lake City won the Grand Prix Bowling Association PEPSI Showcase Finals last weekend at Idaho Falls Symes defeated Troy Wareing of Salt Lake City for the championship Syme won $950 Wareing took home $500 and also won the annual "Darin L Youngman Award" for rolling the GPBA season-higaverage of 21416 for 67 games III Triathlon: Triathletes from around the world will swim 24 miles bike and run a marathon at the 1992 Gartorade Ironman Triathlon World Championship October 10 at Kailua-Kon- a Hawaii Utahns who will participate in the annual event include John Andrews Salt Lake City Max Burdick Sr ti Salt Lake City Erie Cita lalt Lake City Gunnatillansen Midvale and 1209 Nem Park City - a— -- t 1' ' ' T THE ASSOCIATED I f ' : 440 4ei5 - - ("'"' -- - 4m01 - i400 1 fo 4:: ft? - A: k -'' J11— '4- oh Alt k t 1 w1 fil 4 :'''' -' 1 ? 3 s 4 A t::- '''' - °rwr:4''' v'-- ' t :k ' ' 1 ''' :1?foo 1'':: el$4' 4"k:: ' 1"11'' -- ' ) ''' :11' ' '''' — 1 i ' ' i ' ' - ki 'ik'A ':: e' ' 4 The Associated Press receiver Sean Dawkins outleaps Gerald 3Ic Burrows of Cal Kansas as Bears stained KU's hopes of staying in Top 25 California Gains Redemption With Tin Over No 24 Kansas GAME SUMMARY California 7 6 7 -27 0 10 7 6- -23 3 run (Bnen Kansas Cal—Russell Mite kick) Cal—FG Brien 33 Kan—Hillary 28 run (2 ichooff kick) Cal—PG Brien 45 Kan—FG Eichoolf 37 Col—Barr 1 Min (Brien kick) Kan—Douglas 31 Itin ((iend° if kick) Cal—Dawkins 12 poss from Barr (Brien kick) Kan—Harris 33 pass from Gay (pass failed) Colt Amnia 22 First Kansas 15 downs Rushes-yard- s 211 16 137 58 Passing Return Yards Comp-Alt-I- Penalties-Yard- 38:14 Time of t 0 s Possession INDTVIDUAL 21:46 STATISTICS 39- - RUSHING—California White 153 Zomatt Chapman Barr Kansas Hillary Cozzens Douglas Pow- ell Barr ia Kansas PRESS Kan — So much for the Purdue debacle loss at Canfornia's embarrassing Purdue two Weeks ago was wiped out upThursday night with the Bears' set of No 24 Kansas which was playing its first game as a ranked team in 16 years "We had to prove something because of last week" Cal coach Keith Gilbertson said "The win was brought about by our 41-1- 4 27-2- 3 seniors" The leading senior was Russell White who smashed Chuck Muncie's school running record as the underdog Bears ) dominated the line of scrim(2-1- Punts Fumbles-Los- THE ASSOCIATED LAWRENCE Hilksty Gay RECEIVING—California Dawkins Stafford Caldwell White Jones Chapman Zomalt Semien IL White Harris Kansas Gay CozUcursi Douglas zens mage White referred to the Purdue loss as "a spanking" "This team is back on track" he said "When you get spanked you don't do it again" Sophomore quarterback Dave Barr got into the act accounting for two touchdowns White rushed 39 times for 153 yards and had a pass reception boosting his career yardage to 4273 erasing Muncie's 4194 hit" Clements Starting for BYU AIN451?7 'O'Y'': ''A ' After Roundabout Journey tt'''''':'k ' PRESS times" Most of the tension surrounding this match came between attorneys for the two players who negotiated contracts to try and even the odds between the female rival Connors and his at When Riggs played King the age of 55 it was the age difference that served as the handicap between the two players Connors' handicap is that be will be limited to one serve and have to play half of each of his doubles' lanes "People don't know how much of a handicap one serve is" Navratilova said "It's going to be difficult for him" Navratilova said attorneys went through 26-ye- rs ie '' -- '''''' needs to learn to channel his aggression so he's in a position to make the play But he's done a fantastic job of everything we've asked him to do" Shah will be the first to admit he has room for improvement But the crunch is still the main thing "A good hit is a straight adrenaline rush" he said "It gets the team fired up and the crowd goes crazy I want the win most of all but a defensive back is lying if he tells you he doesn't live for that mixed-gende- ld i 04' ah I - :' : '4 1) "Sharrieff's alway: been a great hitter" he said "He just big : '''' can play football" honShah ended up an orable mention last season but can get better according to Whittingham Tonight against Martina Navratilova he gets his chance "I've beaten all the men" Connors deadpanned "Now I want to become the unofficial women's champion" 1973's Connors and Navratilova r much ballyhooed match between Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs when they meet in a best two sets out of three match at Caesars Palace At stake supposedly is superiority of the sexes not to mention the $500000 that goes to the winner Absent however in Battle of the Sexes III is the hype and tension that Riggs and King promoted smartly enough two decades ago to capture the nation's interest and draw more than 30000 people to the Houston Astrodome "It's an entertainment event rather than an emotional battle of sexes" Navratilova said "If we'd played this 20 years ago it would have been more tense because of the -4 - rt s :"'7r p 05 1: f' F five-yea- LAS VEGAS — Jimmy Connors winner of a record 109 mens' singles titles has new worlds to conquer ! 144! ' (42-39- Connors Navratilova Battle for Superiority 122-mil- E 7 e h ' II 4-- 248-20- 6 A: 1 red-shi- a f D-- 1 0 : 9 (37-2- 4-- d t4vitt :iTrtl40k :: " C a t Continued From and it was close enough that my family could watch me" Shah became a starter as a freshman in 1990 as the Utes went in McBride's first season Then came 1991 and Oregon State The Ute safety benefitted that day from a game plan that sent him after the Beaver quarterback But Shah did the rest himself The result was one of the demost dominant single-gamfensive performances in Utah history "I was just happy to get the win" said Shah "Then people kept coming up to me and wanting to talk about it It was a springboard for me but it was also a springboard for the team It showed we have some guys who 1111 courage faster times the US I swimming federation's board of directors on Wednesday in IL Minneapolis unanimously approved awarding prize money to medalists in major international competitions "We're putting a larger pot of gold at the end of the rain'ff bow" said federation spokesman Jeff Dimond "The word 'amateur has long been gone from the lexicon The- word now is 'eligible' athleteThe plan still must be approved by the federation's House of Delegates which meets Saturday in the Minneapolis suburb of Bloomington Under the proposal medal winners in the 1994 world championships at Rome would split $600000 in prize money and medalists in the 1996 Olympics at Atlanta would ? split $800000 CI Cross Country: Off last week- 31'ee end the Utah cross country 1 4'10 team gets back into action Satia f tr:4 urday at the Air Force InvitaIin Colorado Springs tional ?" i" Colo The Ute men will be led I v by Kregg Chidester who I a - ' placed second at the Bobcat Inu on Sept 12 in Boze vitational t''14' man Mont Jennifer Lewis i't who finished 13th in Montana II '7 I will pace the women "Having I a week off allowed the athletes I I to rest" said coach Mike I1 Jones "The athletes were still j ?tir from fall camp when they It competed in the Bobcat Invitational We definitely needed rt ft: the break" ' 111 Et Cetera: SIsimmers May Come Into More Money r'' 0 l than three games in a season since 1983 and have had just one winning season since 1968 In the six seasons before Hess arrived from Stephen F Austin New Mexico State was This season however the Aggies have attracted positive press by beating Weber State New Mexico and Texas-E- l ) Paso (30-2The Aggies' new look has been the product of Hess' recruiting efforts from junior colleges and the emergence of senior quarterback Charles Puleri who two years ago was working as a bartender and bouncer in New York City Puler' ranks ninth nationally in total offense with an average of 278 yards per game The Aggies rank 10th in passing offense and 1 lth in scoring with an average of 363 points Hess remains a skeptic of the Aggies' future if the program doesn't receive more financial support from the school's administration and state legislature He's also hinted he may not be around for the remainder of his r contract which has two years remaining after this season Hess inherited a program that had just 45 scholarship players returning and was in the midst of a losing streak that would reach 27 games before the Aggies beat Cal State Fullerton in the final game of the 1990 season 14-ac- 1 77:1 i Utes' Shah Looks to Hit On OSU Again left-hand- Legislation protecting teams from lawsuits by fans hurt by foul balls or broken bats was signed on Thursday by Illinois Gov Jim Edgar The "foul ball" law is o t No-ov- er the National League batting champion will likely miss the rest of the season because of a sprained left knee the San Diego Padres announced Thursday Gwynn who has played only four innings since Sept 9 underwent a magnetic resonance imaging on Wednesday that indicated he should rest another 14 days l'' (0-3- n one-yea- 41 4-- 0 semi-court- one-yea- ' tk! we'd never be heard from again" Hess' Aggies dubbed the worst team in America in Sports Illustrated's preseason issue are off to their best start in 18 years Not since the fall of 1974 —just weeks after Richard Nixon resigned the presidency — has New Mexico State gone The Aggies can match that milestone Saturday when they face Utah State in Logan Utah ) While Hess has spent just two falls in Las Cruces he knows enough about the program's two decades of mediocrity to guard against an overdose of optimism "The SI article summed up the situation It's still the worst program in the country" he said "We may be able to come up with a good year but we still have to do a lot of things to sustain it "We've got to get a better academic support system If we're going to be a Division I program we've got to act like one It can't go on like it's been" The Aggies haven't won more n Thursday night's game after starting the season a former Royals McRae player said he did not object to r a contract "I haven't really proven I can do the job" he said "If the situation was different if we were a winning ballclub then maybe you can justify a longer r term contract But a deal is fine for what I've done" i PRESS LAS CRUCES NM — Three straight wins and one of the hottest quarterbacks in the country haven't convinced Jim Hess he's no longer coaching the worst team in major college football "I don't put much stock in our start" he said "We've improved and we're a better product but it could all change tomorrow and believed to be the first of its kind in the nation Under the law fans will be able to sue the owners of ballparks only if injured because of a defective protective screen or recklessness by players or management Court rulings against the Chicago White Sox and Cubs led them to push for the bill Female Ump Dies: Bernice Gera who became the first woman umpire in pro baseball 20 years ago and then retired after just one game has died at age 61 in Pembroke Pines Fla Gera had been ill with cancer for seven years and died Wednesday She spent six s years in training schools leagues and the waiting for her chance It came when she worked the bases during a New York-PenLeague game in Geneva NY between the hometown team and the Auburn Phillies on June 24 1972 An argument in the fifth inning led Gera to call it quits Phillies manager a Campbell was irate call "He screamed that I should have stayed home peeling potatoes" she said in 1988 "I knew then I couldn't work under those conditions" U Mulholland Out: Philadelphia Phillies Terry Mulholland who was forced to leave Wednesday night's game because of discomfort in his right knee will undergo arthoscopic surgery to correct the problem "Terry has an arthritic condition in his right knee" Phillies team doctor Phillip Marone said "He will not pitch again this season and will have surgery to have loose bodies removed" McRae managed the Royals to a 66-5- 8 record in 1991 after being named in May to replace the fired John Wathan The Royals were 67-8- 4 going into '- THE ASSOCIATED stretch before Fake Left nosed ahead at the wire It was several minutes fore the results were made ficial as the photo finish was studied the Royals coaching staff would be made later 141 147 brief McRae Another Season Rim Ms Give 7-- Going Into Utah St Game en- lead midway through the clubs improvement" general manager Herk Robinson said Robinson said a decision on 4 k New Mexico St Not So Bad nose Western Hanover driven by Bill Fahy surged to a Hal McRae will be back for another year to manage the Kansas City Royals agreeing to a one-yea- r deal Thursday -He is a solid baseball man and has gained valuable experience since taking over as manager early last year We believe that experience will be an important factor in the ! IA throughout the race and n Baseball: 5 tered the stretch nose and the raceoff by winning the final holding off Fake Left 14' 5 over dueled for the lead Hanover had 11 3-- 2-- 4-- 5 ft':0-- Bid Triple-Crow- n mother Christine Busk looking nervous but hopeful "She's real excited about it" Jessica's parents have been instrumental in helping their oldest daughter attain success They are a rodeo family and when they home near Cedar Fort moved to their six years ago building a rodeo arena was a priority "I get to practice a lot" said Jessica "I when I was littler 7 or 8- started riding in I but only started competing a couyears-olof ple years ago" That came after a lifetime of watching rodeos however She has annually observed local rodeos like the one nearby at Lehi Her par ents have also included her in trips as far as Houston and San Antonio as well as rodeos in Utah and Idaho "We're a rodeo family" Dave said "Her mother and I were both involved and these three kids all seem to love it" That has helped make Jessica everyone's friend and since almost all of those rodeo contestants are older it has paved her way to become one of the state's top competitors in barrel racing and breakaway roping This weekend Jessica will show her talents at the Championship Rodeo tonight and Saturday in West Jordan The rodeo is open only to the top 15 contestants in each event Competitors from Utah Idaho and Wyoming have earned invitations based on their point totals earned throughout the year The rodeo is scheduled to start at 7:30 pm both days Jessica has already been tabbed one of the favorites based on her ability to collect $2300 a handful of belt buckles and a cowboy hat this year in winnings Her age — in relation to most of the others — practically makes her a prodigy "This is her first real finals" said Jessica's THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE Harness Racing: Fake Left Blocks Western Hanover I 25 1992 Busk Riding High on Rodeo Circuit Despite Her Youth - mtott 7 SPORTS Friday September The Salt Lake Tribune - I r I 44 i t''' 50-- ' 111 x- Continued From D-- 1 - 5- course is now playing the position held by Ty Detmer The Clementses and Detmers became when Ty Detmer's state career passing record was broken by Steve Clements then by Koy Definer What's more Sonny Detmer who also coached his sons in high school encouraged Joe Clements to send his son to BYU when Steve decided to leave the University of Texas After visiting BYU Clements originally chose Texas expecting to play in a new passing scheme "There were promises made that weren't kept" Steve Clements said of his choice to leave the Longhorns in July 1991 "They said they were going to It never really happened" change the offense While Clements came to Provo and waited the required year to become eligible Texas struggled and eventually changed coaches with John Mackovic bringing a passing offense to Austin — too late for Clements "It's easy to second-gues- s after the fact" Clements said "I made the right decision" Clements says he would have stuck to that statement even if he never started for the Cougars In a race that was judged about even until three days before BYU's first game Clements might have won the job over Walsh except that he was bothered by a parasitic disease during preseason camp and lost 15 pounds The illness never caused Clements to miss: practice Ile has regained 10 pounds now he needs: experience Against UCLA he completed only 2 of 10 passes: with his last throw intercepted in the end zone and costing the Cougars a chance to win Clements will try to bounce back this week in the role of starter: "The intensity level is a lot different a lot higher": he said of preparing to start BYU's switch concerns Hawaii coach Bob Wagner: because less film is available on the new quarterbacK and Clements is a better runner than Walsh Still the Rainbows will hungrily come after Clements trying to take advantage of his inexperience "I'd do the same thing" Clements said inter-wine- d Navratilova Connors 15 drafts of contracts for the rules cover- ing everything from court size to the type of balls to be used But a late dispute still arose over whether the line painted down the middle of Connors' doubles' alleys should be in or out "The lawyers somehow squiggled it in his contract that says the inside of the line is out while mine says the outside" Navrati- lova said "The line is in it shouldn't even be on the contract" Connors called the complaints much to do over nothing "She's made a controversy over every- thing" he said "She should really only get one serve I gave up the space" Both Navratilova and Connors are guar- anteed appearance money reportedly as much as $500000 apiece for the match which will be televised nationally on pay- (but not in Salt Lake City) Navratilova however says the win is more important than the 41500000 extra that will go to the winner "The money will be a nice bonus but that's not what we're playing for" she said "I'd rather give up the half million and I per-vie- win" Navratilova a underdog in betting at the Caesars Palace sports book said she has been practicing against hien in trying to be able to handle the harder shots and mort aggressive 'eaine' played by the men '''f: :"' professional 4-- 1 ''''' l : - 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