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Show w V r-- u, I - ! -rs-i I'l-- I r T - DESERET August 8, 1969 NEWS, Friday, World Of Speed Welcomes Latest Racing Machine , '' .... i ' V ? .., ' . ... s x XVx ..i I '. - $ $. ' i- "..x.- - '. V X '. "i-;- v ' ' ' ' 1 ..S''' ' XX ' S'' VV ' ,C .V s' 'VV'5 v X s S.O' '' N s'-- H'''' o4" By DAVE KADLECK Deseret News Sports Writer ' "V XXov ; x. ... . V', v The world of speed shook hands with BONNEVILLE new demon Thursday. Ferril R. Davis made the introduction. former drag racer and motorcycle fanciThe er has turned his talents to the latest Skat-Tracki- travel Just take a snowmobile and mode of give it wheels and you have one of the most exciting racing machines there is, Davis grinned as he buzzed his new toy across the soft surface of "V iXs-'- X v. i gJ. the Salt Flats. Sandbuggies will sit on their two back wheels when they see what one of these will do, Davis added. Speeds up to 80 mph are possible. All it takes is the front end suspension kit, two low pressure widetrack tires with a tractor lib and youve got a ' - " - . v- '- . V'.K''. a. - Is Skat-Trac- What it promises to do is make a machine of snowmobiles that were designed originally for snow. Another dimension has indeed been added to the sport of speed and snowmobiles. The new areas of driving provided with the new front end Includes sand dunes, sage brushed deserts, trail riding and hill climbing. The new innovation adds a safety rung to the racing ladder. Therell be fewer turnovers in actual snow racing while it is almost impossible to flip one on solid turf, Davis added. Kit cost is 300. It takes less than an hour for an equipped shop mechanic to install it and once the suspension is in place for wheels, there are provisions for attaching the skis for winter. Provos Chuck Mills says kits for most makes of snowmobiles will be available soon. He added that the kit itself should prove to be as popular as snowmobiling in less year-aroun- d ' x ..:. ' , ' v ': ' ''V.' ' v '' s .'. v Pretty Judy Powell poses with her skimobile that has new use with front wheels, front end suspension. CPticCi , ... ' s.a , ; '' . v1 .. . - s ;"7e I .f s .X'''. Dtsertf Nwt Li(d By BRENT CHECKETTS Deseret News Sports Writer Assn. 1966? That it the name of Tommy Bolt has been linked solidly with mismanagement of his manners. He is the epitome of temper. So will unravel tonight and Saturday night at the Fair grounds Speedway,20 , Bud and Bob linger-brinMont Mathews and Kent Unjhjem posted 74s to remain within contention. Bob Borovicka, who won the title in 1967 and was an early favorite this year, had problems on the back nine and finished with an 82. Thursday morning, early leader Doug Marriott maiTed his 35 on the first nine when he had to write 10 under the 14th g But theres another side to the Bolt and during his clinic at Wasatch State Park Tournament, Billy Thursday in the Casper, one of the ablest golfers of all time, paid Bolt a fine compliment Bill admitted that Tommy had his tortures. But, said Bill, here is the man with the finest striking power in golf. Tommy Bolt hits the ball crisper, with more authority, than anyone in the club-bustin- All-Chur- game. So many golfers hit the ball with a lot of grass, hope to ease it in the general direction of the cup. But Tommy goes for the ball and no one hits it like he dGes. No one comqs up to his status of excellence when it comes to striking the ball! Coming from Casper, who also strikes the ball with about all the striking power there is, this is quite a compliment Its just too bad that Tommy let his temper tease him out of his best game. If he had the right temperament Tommy Bolt would have been our e best hitter, Casper said. k. hole. Those playing the Wasatch layout were treated to a 4 p.m. clinic by last years PGA top money winner Mil Casper. After showing how it is done with all 14 clubs, Casper e played nine holes with a including Deseret News Sports Editor Hack Miller, local pro Lanny Nielson and BYU golf coach Karl Tucker. Casper drove and putted his way to an even par 36, with Miller at 37 and Tucker at 38. for-som- . . Darrell Mensel shows putting stroke on No. 9 that led to Nielson birdied No. 3, but his score was not recorded after picking up in the best ball match at No. 4. Hie match: even. expected Friday at Alpine. Bill told the crowd there are no shortcuts in golf there is Earlier in the day Casper toured the Salt Lake Country Club with a 68. finale at Fridays both Alpine and Wasatch will crown winners in seniors, jun- There were some laughs too. At one point Casper told the story of Terrible Tommy PHILADELPHIA (UPI) -Bob Skinner, grim faced and his voice cracking at times, resigned Thursday after 14 months at the Philadelphia Phillies helm because of what he called lack of front office support in dealing with the moody Richie Allen. By TOM WHARTON Salt Lake Mayor J. Bracken Lee told 40 members and dignitaries of the Salt Lake Gun Club that their new facility is a truly amazing thing at opening ceremonies, Thurs- - day. The new gun club facility, located at Redwood Road and Cudahy Lane, features the most modern skeet and trap Practice! Some players have short backawings. Others have long ones. Others loop their swing and others guide them. But all of them have one thing in common. When they come to that short, striking zone all of them are hitting along and through the ball with hard hand action. You have to do that to get at the See MILLER on Page D-- 2 Basketball Association, that they and their attorneys hae begun exploring the possibility of cooperative arrangements between the two professional basketball leagues. announced today g ed that. One time Bolt looked at file marker and asked the caddy what dub he should use. 135-ya- at Wasatch. A 2 or man replied. the young What do you mean Ive only got 135 yards left. The caddy replied: And thats all the clubs you got left! year. Pollard and Malloy are currently on the Indianapolis 500 circuit, while Foster raced there before his death at Riverside in 1C57. Gregg and Neitzel are in Salt Lake this weekend in hopes of another Copper Cup win. Top local hopefuls aside from Andrus are Joel Terry, and Bobby Baker. Action will get under way both nights at 7 p.m. with qualifying. S.L. Gun Club Opens shooting complex in the Intermountain area. The new facility features nine traps with four lighted, and four skeets with two lighted. A 71 when some odd CAMRA drivers join 3540 local pilots for the 10th annual Copper Cup Classic. Last local racing kingpin to win the Copper Cup Was Mel Andrus in 1966. Only other Sait Lake area driver to win it was Dick Card in the first annual event back in 1960. Top CAMRA pilots who have nabbed Copper Cup crowns include Art Pollard in 1961, Jim Malloy in 1962 and 1965, the late Billy Foster in 1963 and 1964, Chuck Neitzel in 1967 and Bob Gregg last ' clubhouse with room, pro shop, lounge and showers will be the meeting place for skeet enthusiasts from Salt Lake, Ogden and Provo. Hie first of the Utah State Singles Championships will be two-stor- y a snack bar, dining held at the club Saturday. It is the sixth in the Utah State tourney that started Thursday. Over $1,500 in prize money will be awarded to the winners. Public shooting will be allowed on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday nights, and on Saturday and Sunday afternoons. ALIGNMENT TIRE TRUING TIRES BALANCED SHOCKS MUFFLERS . j CMMTCAtM ACCIMtD PACK'S ALIGNMENT & BRAKE SERVICE 111 1. SMI Wnf rkww 47.777 SECTION D 5 Financial City, Regional PISHING BOATS 10th year 14 Flotation COPPER CUP CLASSIC 6, 7 THE WEST'S BIGGEST AUTO RACE FOR SUPER MODIFIER'S THEEKDOS 1 9(nrrrM 45 falKOni e 52 Beam Resslcr $200.00 1 jV I ARE HERE fJ Sanctioned by The CanadianAmerican America's mast desired I Metr Modified Racing Assn. eye!!" 2 BIG 12 CITES EVENTS EACH NITE LAP MAIN FRI. Not 40 50 LAP MAIN SAT. - WalNEW YORK (UPI) ter Kennedy, commissioner of the National Basketball Association, and James Gardner, president of the American . Deseret News Staff Writer BULLETIN Casper gave some valuable hints to the golf hitters in his superb clinic Thursday. He used one word to sum up the secrets of success in golf. long-practice- junior-leadin- Bolt, who had the shots to be one of the nation's top golfers. But his quirk temper prevent- Truly Amazing' iors and veterans. Awards will be made Friday evening following play. Flight winners will also receive trophies. Casper was to present a 4 p.m. clinic at Alpine; followed exhibition with a including Miller, Tucker and local pro Jo Bonslgnorc, An overflow crowd and brilliant sunshine greeted Casper at Wasatch and the same was Sports TV Highlights Skinner Quits no way without all-tim- The Word Is 'Practice' ques- tion putt. eagle came via a Gary Wilmarth, Salt Lake City, paced the veterans (55 and over) with a 75 across die Wasatch par 72 spread. Larry Summerhays had a 77. The man closest to Robison in the senior side of things at Alpine was Glen Fateh, Provo, who carded a 72. At 73 were . first time since - . pilots the for Wilkinson. So long and true were Men-se- ls two wood shots that his Robbins. -- Can a Salt Lake area race driver wrest the Copper Cup trophy away from Canadian American Modified Radng ' 69 at Alafter firing a pine to lead by three strokes. While San Franciscan Robison was birdying five holes, a young man across the mountain at Wasatch golf course notched a 71 to lead the juniors. Darrell Mensel, who flew into the tournament .alone from Washington D.C., had an eagle on No. 14 to take lead over Jeff Ellis, a James Kronus and Leigh Andreason, ma- Copper Cup?. Make way for Lee Robison. A new face emerges in golf nearly every tournament This time Robison had reason to think he could capture the 1969 meet Richard ii Can Local Pilot Win Deseret News Sports Writer al-wa- ys 'A ' by Dow Kodltck a sharp turn while demonstrating with wheels. snowmobile of neuverability By HARTT WIXOM m ' "i . Photo Racing expert Ferril Davis cranks out Finale Set Maybe it wouldnt be polite to call Tommy Bolt, the fiery golfer, the most obnoxious man in sports. But there have been times when he certainly was. turTommy has been tabbed tempestuous, violent. They have nicknamed him bulent, Lightning Bolt because he could strike in a split second and from whence no one seemed certain. He caused more consternation in the quiet and quilted old ethics of golf than any other man in either modem or history. Tommy sometimes didnt like his actions either. He just blew his stack and then was sorry for it afterwards. But no one could ever blow as high as Tommy Bolt. He was the one who started the fines in golf by the PGA tournament committee. The PGA had to do somethig to keep the Bolt outbursts from popping golfs golden bubble. All this is background on Bolt Yet Tommy Bolt, when he isnt flipping his lid, is one of the nicest guys in golf. Why do you pick on me? he asked the press people Tommy Bolt once at the Desert Inn Tournament of Champions in Las Vegas. He had thrown one' club that day and broken another. One of the older press men answered him: Because you act so badly on the course! 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