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Show Prof, Students W ork On Salt Flats Mark t r Wednesday Morning, August 22, : By Dick Rosetta 1973 Tribune Sports Writer BONNEVILLE Serornl Srolion SALT FLATS College of the Redwoods professor Bob Havemann and a small, gallant band of his students from the quiet fishing town of Eureka, Calif., came to these bleak salt flats three years ago with ar. untested diesel car, limited funds and high expectations. Their immediate hope was for the car to run . . . how fast was rather immaterial at the time. Whether the car would fire in all its glory was the question. It set a world land speed record merely because there was no mark in the class to begin with Page 30 Sports Mirror by 5.500-poun- d Tribune Sjxirts Editor Toros Offer Salt Lakers Final Bid for Pennant The odds are not vey favorable, but for the embattled Salt Lake Angels, the series with Tucson head-to-hea- d sion leaders. Going into Tuesday nights games, the local Angels Trailed the Toros by games with a seven-gam- e series opening Wednesday. T The prospects for overtaking the dub are not good, but Salt Lake can gain a full game with every victory in this series, and that leaves it all up to the local sluggers. The catch is, there are more people concerned now. lf Theyre from Thermo King Corporation of Minneapolis, Minn. V. W. (Bill) Snyder, vice president of marketing for the company is the driver and Ned Youngstrom, director of Thermos marketing, is overseeing the whole thing. You see. Professor Havemann and his Heavy Equipment Club from College of the Redwoods no longer are on a shoestring. Theyre big time now, although one wouldnt believe it in talking to Havemann, the guy who started it all. Chance for Filberts The National Collegiate Sports Services offers a book of 15,000 collegiate football fads, records and history, i.nich is being offered to the public for $2 from NCAA, Dept. F, 420 Lexington Avc., New York, N.Y. Tribune stuff photo bv Lvnri 10017. For the first time this year, the Modern Record Book will include a form chart, listing 1973s top 100 returning players, with positions, weights, heights, classes and their complete 1972 statistics. Included are 24 pages of records game, season and career for college and university division players. The book is a must for the football fan who wants to keep up on the record performances. Stuff fn Somesensc Walter Alston, now in his 20th season managing the e list for most years manDodgers, is third on the aging one baseball club. . . . Connie Mack managed the Philadelphia Athletics 50 years and John McGraw managed the New York Giants 30 years, to top Alstons longevity mark. . . . Tom Landry, the coach of the Dallas Cowboys, is a cinch to become the 10th coach in NFL history to coach 103 pro victories. . . . Under Landry, the Cowboys have won 98 games and the record of 73 victories over the last seven years is the best seven-yea- r mark in the league. . . . Dan Hansen, the fine defensive back for BYU, has been placed on waivers by the Detroit Lions. . . . John Wooden, the UQLA basketball coach, has a winning streak going. . . . Previously, Wooden teams had streaks of 47 and 41 victories in succession. . . . Don Spainhower, who labored for 10 years as sports information director at Weber State Colinlege, is moving to another assignment in the Wildcat stitution; Spain" will become Director of College Relations, and hell be missed in the press boxes around the state and the Big Sky. . . . John ONeil, George Gillette and Potter Palmer, who bought the Harlem Globetrotters from the estate of Abe Saperstein, have purchased the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League. . . . Those pro football parlay cards total up to $135 million in gambling revenue each season. . . . Sometimes a safety man will look bad when a receiver catches a pass in front of him, but Ken Houston of the Oilers says, Most of the time when a safety makes a defensive mistake it means a touchdown. If you are going to make a mistake, it better be in front, and not behind, you. all-tim- A First for Pokes? Johnson Talks on Thomas Rozelle Speaks to VFW Meet NEW ORLEANS (UPl) -National Football League commissioner Pete Rozelle said Tuesday it was not within his to act against jurisdiction Duane Thomas over allegations that Thomas showed disrespect to the American flag. Rozelle, speaking to the Vet-- . erans of Foreign Wars convention, referred io an incident in last Friday nights Buffalo Redskins exhibition game at Buffalo during which Thomas had to be restrained from climbing into the stands and fighting with spectators. Thomas reportedly walked about during the playing of the National Anthem before the game and turned his back on the Amercian Flag. Fans shouted abuses at Thomas, who then was escorted away from the stands by team- mates. more field." removed from the Rozelle said Thomas behav- ior was the sort of thing for the club to police." , - Firc Hazards Stop Fishing WEST YELLOWSTONE -Fishing around West Yellowstone, Mont., will be closed for the next several days because of fire danger. Veteran guide Jim Danskin reports that the south fork of the Madison, the Madison River between the Yellowstone Park line and Hebgen Lake, Cougar Creek,- Duck Creek, Grayling Creek, the Gallatin River, Quake Lake and the snore of Hebgen Lake are all closed at the present time. - The only fishing allowed on on Hebgen is from established boat docks. I think it was an isolated said Rozelle, who incident, was presented the VFWs Medal Gold Americanism award. In most stadiums in the country the stands are We give them guidelines about the national anthem, behavior by players and coaches and such; but these are policy recommendations and are not mandatory, he said. Its this simple, Havemann emphasized. "We wouldnt be here if it werent for Thermo King. Its their contributions which make our club go. Were more than an experimental unit for them. We have 30 or 40 youngsters gifted and inspired youngsters each year who are learning a specialized profession at Redwoods, the diesel heavy equipment field. Rozelle also inspected the Louisiana Super-domscheduled for completion in late 1974, and due to be the site of the 1975 Super Bowl. He said if the Super-dom- e was not finished oi. time it was likely the Super Bowl game would be moved to another city. mammoth e, We would like to get into the Superdome as soon as possible and with the rotation system, if New Orleans had the game in 1975 in Tulane stadium, it would be several years before it could return," he said. , Havemann was quick to add I have had 50 percent success in placing my students. A few have gone with Thermo King. This racing venture has grown and prospered these last two years and we have bigger and better plans. As he spoke, he pointed not only to the red, white and blue diesel unit which holds Streamliner the B Diesel mark of 203.744 miles per o hour, but to a little, 1963 which will be challenging a couple of world marks. that Ran-cher- We sent Bob and his stu- trans dents an BONNEVILLE SALT and gusty the winds winds mainly have prevented any record runs thus far in the 25th National Bonneville Speed Trials here on the course five irdes east of Wendover. FLATS-R- ain Officials of the Southern California Timing Assj. term .i4K d - of it. Soaring Angels Set For Toro Series By Ray Herbat Tribune Sports Writer To a man. the Salt Lake Angels feel thi way about their upcoming crucial seven-gam- e series with Tucson which begins Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. at Derks Field: its up to us now. We wanted a good crack at those Toros and now we have it. If we cant beat them in this series then we dont deserve the title. A few weeks ago, the Halos t trailed a then Tucson club by 10 games. The Angels just couldnt seem to put together a winning streak while the Toros appeared to be running away with the Eastern Division title. Get Hot Then Salt Lake got hot. The Angels combined timely hitting from numerous sources and suddenly received strong pitching not only from their starters but also from such relievers as Billy Kirkpatrick, Chuck Hockenberry and John Cumberland. The club won 26 of 37, the best string of wins in the league all season. Tucson really hasnt faltered of late, it's just that the Angels kept winning. with his Mickey Rivers exciting style of play, led the hitters with a .480 batting mark the past month. Sam Ashford came up from Double-ball and has blossomed into an outstanding player in this league, and, as manager Les Moss said Sam sure has recently, helped us a lot." Charlie Sands and Doug Howard began to add power to the lineup. John Doherty continued his steady play, both with the bat and in the field. Dave Chalk continued to solidify the infield with some smooth work at shortstop and Jerry DaVanon came down from the California Angels to lend a hand. Bobby Marcano chipped in with some timely hitting and the starting pitching of Andy Hassler, Rick Young. Bruce Heinbech-ner- , Ed Figueroa and Dave Leonhard has been superb. d It all added up to a winning combination which has given fans something to Angels cheer about the later stages of the campaign. Suddenly a race turned into an ev siting affair with the Angels battling the odds to catch the talented Toros. one-wa- y Good Shot No matter how this thing comes out after the next 13 contests, the Angels have certainly heaped glory upon themselves when they made a fight of it afterall. Tucson will be here for single games through this week except for Saturday's twin bill. The series ends Monday night and then the Angels close it out in Albuquerque., The University of Utah Lions Club is selling discount tickets for the Friday game: The Angels management will give 50 cents to the Lions Club on each ticket turned in at the gate and the money will go to the U of U eye bank. 1946 South State Cottonwood Mall Ogden, Provo Standings American League fcOSl fL?'r,s inpiss I STEREO SPECIALS Et Stuinku KRACO THE GREATEST NAME !N FILTERS -jChicooo 4. Clevetond 0 Boitimore 2. Minnesota I Kansas City 5. New York 4 Boston 15, Texos 9 Detroit 6, Oakland 4 Milwoukee 4, Californio 2 Wednesday s Probable Pitchers Chicooo (Forster ot Cleveland (Perry Detroit (Coleman ot Oakland (Odom 3 9), night Milwaukee (Skjton ot California (Singer night New York (McDowell ot Kansas Ctv (Splitto rtf night Boston ot Texas (Tiont (Clyde 4 ), night. Minnesota (Woodson ) ot Baltimore (Cuellar night. National League FULL ACROSS VINYL I W? oil TAPES Reg. 6.95 449 $196 HOOD WIDE RADIAL . 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Thermo King has spruced this one up with red. white and blue paint and theres a smaller engine in it. Since it's basically a new effort, we felt it was like a new baby; therefore, the Corsair II tag, Havemann said. Snyder, a former spnnt car driver in the Midwest, is quite long at home in the diesel entry. Its a long way from the in Eureka for classrooms Havemann and his students and its a long way from Minneapolis and the plush offices artd Youngstrom Snyder ,, enjoy. But its a land speed record they want this week and the comforts of home have been traded for the crusty old salt. Theyre bring every minute BUYS FOR LATE SUMMER Weather Delays Speed Trials the salt in great condition", but added that any runs would be contingent on wind conditions. The tag on the streamliner Corsair II." Why the is We called the original 11"? Havemann the Corsair Baseball Television has been blamed for slowing down athletic contests as the participants turn actor for the boob tubes, but docs that also include Watergate hear ings? Special to The Tribune The reliability of an engine is crucial, Havemann added, "and with this one Thermo King sent, well, we worked on it and punished it and it never blew. Matter of fact, weve never lost an engine in any of kind testing at the College." red-ho- Wouldn't Be Here advantage. Observation Ward R. go over Thermo King Diesel Car in preparation for world speed try. Driver Bill Snyder, left, and car designer and builder Bob Havemann, About the time you feel positive about something, someone comes along to prove you wrong, but I cant remember Wyoming and Utah ever playing football at night before this year. Utes and Pokes will play Oct. 13, at 7:30 p.m. under the new lights at Bob Rice stadium. Coach Fritz Shurmur of the Cowboys doesnt feel the fact hell be starting only five seniors is a particular disLack of experience may prove our undoing," he smiles, but our enthusiasm and intensity should cover up for a lot of ills and 1 dont think its bad to be characterized as a young team. Wyoming will have soph Lawrence Gaines at fullback, weighing 237 pounds and standing 6-Of Gaines, Shurmur beams, The good Lord was kind to him. He has all the equipment hell ever need. He has good moves, a lot of power and a good pair of hands. From the ability standpoint, he has it all; he could be a great one." times change. Tuesday, Havemann was on the salt again for the Bonneville National Speed Trials. His gallant band of students was with him. The diesel car was there. And the high expectations were mirrored in the faces of all concerned. which opens Wednesday night is the best possible offer. . The Angels trail the Toros in the Pacific Coast series at Derks offers League race, but the the Salt Lake club the opportunity to overtake the divi- Havemann Oh. heck, sighed, we just refined it a little. We hooked on a super turbo charger to proride for five times the normal fuel delivery and put on a few other little goodies such as an inner cooler. It's Corsair IF Times Change My, how port refrigeration unit a few months ago for experimental purposes and he shows up out here with a unit," Snyder exclaimed. 2.50 4 |