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Show Sunset women cards hole in one Eighty-year-o- ld Sunsets Lucille VV. Brown spent one quarter of her eighty-plu- s years trying to ace a hole in golf. A week ago Tuesday Brown's desire came to fruition at Riverside Golf Courses third hole. I just couldn't believe it when they said it was in the cup. My pacemaker almost skipped a beat." Mrs. Brown said. The Sunset woman (she turns 81 in September) carde ed her while playing hole-in-on- her accomplishment, Mrs. Brown is just a bit hesitant in recounting the fine details of her ace. She was embarassed to have on Riverside's used a No. 3. short. I hate to admit it. but did it hind the green. in a foursome at a Riverside Ladies' Golf Association tournament. Mrs. Brown said she hit her tee shot and watched her ball fly through the air and land on the front of the green. After that she thought it rolled too far past the pin. which When her foursome included Joy Mower, LuJean Nelson and Jane Stewart got to the green and Brow n couldn't see her ball, she began looking be While she was still looking, one of her partners happened to look in the cup. and the ball was there. The event so rattled her she whole time intent on getting a hole in one. Needless to say, Tuesday's event was a big thrill for her. I went golfing on my birthday last year and we were all hoping I'd get one then, but I didn't, could not concentrate the rest of the round. she confessed. I was doing very well up until with a I used it because I'm a little then, but when I got the more accurate with the everything went to pieces. I d a couple of and my irons are terrible, Mrs. Brown said. holes and just had trouble conMrs. Brown began playing golf centrating, Mrs Brown said. While obviously elated with at about age 60 and has been the 126-yar- d, 1 hole-in-o- He ly I've been trying for a long time, but I've just never been lucky enough, she added. Mrs. Brown and husband, A. E. golf about three times a week and are pretty evenly matched. three-putte- him, I usual- Mrs. Brown said. Mrs. Brown wears a pacemaker and said she wants to stress to others that life doesn't have to stop for those with heart problems. You can carry on with a regular life, she said. Ive had my pacemaker for five years, and it hasn't me down, Mrs. Brown added. Brown said. ne me, but out-driv- es out-pu- tt really-slowe- Competition, recreation and fitness Wednesday 1C July 16, 1986 4 S: . . &, ' ' , , x '' t', 7 y 4 ,,'' : V ', t S " ' tV ' ' ' ' j t I " '17 I s' r v I Hiv I J If s 'I - ' ' 4 ? , , ; , f ( AA ' , )I I I- - sf .''I , -- i I lx. i' V ' If v " ' ' , 1 tV i ' I A ' V - c '' - i J , P 1 , f ' h'i t W fa ' ' ''' ' ' ' , ' A - ; , lifrnr' A $ 1 , I f ' '' ' ' ' 'j A ' '4 state squat champion for the American Roy powerlifter Dave Perry does some flat bench butterflys to help improve his competition bench press. Perry is the couple of young weight trainers offer physical as well as moral support during a workout. Drug Free Powerlifting Association in his A weight category. O iron gains popularity GARY HATCH Review sports editor Editors note: This is the introduction to a series of articles dealing with weight training for bodybuilding, powerlifting, increased sports performance and general good health. America has been turned on to lifting weights. Heavy metal is in. Using free weights. Nautilus or Universal machines, at home, school, a gym or a spa. An athlete who wants to weightlifting is already well developed in places and getting stronger in others. Local powerlifters and bodybuilders have done well in state, regional and even national competitions and local spas and weight rooms have been enjoying unprecedented success. It used to be, 20 years ago. the only time anyone saw anything about weightlifting was in those Charles Atlas magazine adverweaktisements for lings everywhere who were heighten his performance, a model who wants to improve her marketability, or a businessman whos bottom line has been sagging recently all may look to lifting weights to help them improve. Yet, with the increased interest and rapidly expanding knowledge of the subject, many who think they might like to begin a weight training program are inhibited by some circulating myths. In Lakeside the area. in the women's d division of the American Drug Free tired of getting sand kicked in their faces. But America's fascination with keeping physically fit has 129-poun- Powerlifting Association and Layton police officer Dave Patterson, who last month won the Mr. Utah bodybuilding contest, are two examples of successful local weight trainers. ballooned during the past decade. And with it weight training. Now its nearly impossible to find a news stand that doesn't sport a full share of magazines and articles that promote weight training. Roy weightlifter Lynda Ten to fifteen years ago, not many were lifting weights and most who did trained in private weight rooms with personal Shcn-do- weights. who holds the national bench press record (204 pounds) See Weights, page 2C ? vs? n.v. - 1 . - x l Vi "ini- - 7 ; ' s ? , K.w: vs v.i y , 1 h - , i '. j m v Mv I A , . .. s ts v . A X 4 AV'AyA: FtAh! i T t : V '"'if f' ( h I f ' i? i". n A-''- i St a i' !' ;? i .C.S 4 W I v' 'a y- V ?! 0. ' ' vf dh t r ' c v;Xy ;y; btall pnnos Lynda Shendow r k Dy works out with the butterfly machine as she gets back into shape after giving birth to her second baby four months ago. HoPert Regan |