Casper Star-Tribune from Casper, Wyoming • 23

Wednesday, May 10, 1978 Star-Tribune, Casper, Grass roots tennis booms 'ro cowboy unique Wyoming Cobras play CASPER Are you ready for the Wyoming Cobras in pro football? The Wyoming Cobras are. However, you'll have to travel a spell to see the Cobras In action. Wyoming, a suburb of Grand is their home. The Cobras Join the Kalamazoo All-Stars as the new entries In the league. A professional circuit, the Midwest Football League has been in operation since 1962.

Northern Division teams are the Lansing Capitols, Wyoming Cobras and Michigan Indians. Southern Division clubs include the Indianapolis Kapps, Columbus Metros and Kalamazoo All-Stars, Although they are very Independent, cowboys will slop at no lengths to help another competitor. But, they still regard rodeo as a business, revolving around hectic travel schedules and scores of livestock, which requires careful planning. Cowboys receive no salary; they take home only what they are skilled enough to win in the arena. The Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) currently has 4,304 full membership members and another 2,960 cowboys on permit memberships.

Permits allow a cowboy to compete in smaller rodeos until he has earned enough money to become a full member. In 1978, the PRCA will sanction 579 rodeos in 38 states and four Canadian provinces for those cowboys. Total pize money is expected to exceed $8 million. The rodeo season is capped off each year with the National Finals Rodeo to be held again in Oklahoma City, Dec. HQ.

A record $400,000 purse will be up for grabs, plus the world championships in six NEW YORK (UPI) The Tennis I Association, heavily Involved in promoting big time tennis for the stars, hasn't forgotten the players struggling at the grass roots. "In fact," says Eve Kraft, corrector of the USTA'S Research and Center at Princeton N.J., "It's because the USTA is so heavily Involved In tournament tennis that we've been able to get the funds from them to provide more help to players at the grass roots level. "The Princeton center was founded by volunteer workers with a grant of $10,000 several it years ago. Then we received $20,000 another year and finally it became several hundred thousand as the USTA gained more revenue from Its tournament work," With 12 paid workers on the staff, the center now is involved In every phase of tennis development teaching, racket stringing, training films, Introducing the game to would-be players who have no court facilities at all and providing plans for municipalities on how to 5 finance and build new courts. 5j "And where new courts are too expensive or room isn't available, we have urged schools and parks departments to put up floodlights to extend fc playing time," says Kraft.

-r "The tennis boom is here to stay: It has matured and gained a permanent stability. The 30Sept. 1. "This is the eighth year of the conference," says Kraft, "It has grown from Just a handful to several hundred really serious teachers from all parts of the country. Last year, they came from 34 states and six foreign countries.

"This year, we'll have demonstrations and clinics with players like Vitas Cerulaltls on a three-quarter sized court set up In a hotel ballroom. There'll be several other rooms for lectures and discussions. It's a good chance to exchange ideas and learn new things to help beginners, school and college players and those at the park or club level. The "faculty1' Includes the key leaders in the business. They lecture on everything from shot-making to nutrition to stretching exercises to the dilemma of the really good young player who has to decide between college and the pros.

Among those listed are Robert Lansdorp, coach of teenage phenom Tray Austin; NCAA coach of the year Bob McKlnley of Trinity University, Gayie Godwin of UCLA, Chet Murphy, tennis coordinator at the University of California, Bill Murphy, coach at Arizona, and Tim Heckler of the U.S. Professional Tennis Association, a teaching group. Kraft cites Fred Stolle, 1966 U.S. champion and now coach of the WTT's New York Apples, as a model for top-flight players who decide to get into teaching. "Unlike most big stars who Just start teaching after they quit the tournament circuit, Fred Stolie bas gone into every phase of the teaching profession.

We get vesy good reports on him. "We think Vitas Gerulaitis will be another. He wants to give something back to the game of tennis." AT LAST! DENVER Rodeo has a uniqueness no other sports can claim. It features animals which have natures like no others, and it features cowboys. Born out of the great cattle drives of 100 years ago, rodeo is the only American sport which can place its beginning in the functional daily chores and life style of America.

The cowboys always will be a very mystical, yet appealing individual, standing as a romantic figure in our American heritage. Today's professional rodeo cowboy Is a figure in our American heritage. Today's professional rodeo cowboy is a product of the old west tradition, yet an entirely new breed of cowboy. There is a great difference between a pro cowboy and a person who wears a hat and-boots. Professional rodeo cowboys are a very proud, tightly knit fraternity.

They are as various as the breed of animals they ride, yet they have an unconscious allegiancy to one another which would make any large organization envious. PRCA STANDINGS All-around cowboy: 1, Tom Ferguson, Miami, $26,310. 2, Larry Ferguson, Miami, Okla, 3, Roy Cooper, Duranl, $1,48. Saddle bronco riding: 1, Joe Marvel, Battle 2,741. 2, Monty Henson, Mesqulte, $9,825.

3, Jim Kelts, Consrot, Alberta, $7,511. Bareback bronc riding: Bruce Ford, Evans, 112.287. 2, Joe Alexander, Cora. $8,972. 3, Sam Perkins, Chadron, 18,824.

Bull riding: Don Gay, Mesqulte, $13,9277 2, Lyle Sankey, Augusta, 1, Ricky Bolln, Mesqulte, Tex $9 846 Calf Roping: Roy Cooper, Durant, 118,165. 2, Jeff Copenhaver. Aledo, $14,194. 3, Tom Ferguson, Miami, Okla, $12,441. Steer rattling: Byron Walker, AmartUo, $18 900.

2, Larry Dawson, Graver, $13,352. 3, Tom Ferguson, Miami, $12,534. Team Roping: 1-2, Doyle Gellerman, Oakdale, $7,671, and Walt Woodard, French Camp, $7,671. 3-4, J.D. Yates, Pueblo, $4,322, and Dick Yates, Pueblo, $4,322.

GRA Barrel Racing: 1, Carol Goose-tree, Burden, $5,167. 2, Gail Tyson, Riverside, $5,125. 3, Connie Combs, Comanche, $4,995. good tennis teachers now know they are in a respected profession." To assist serious teachers, the USTA center conducts an annual teachers conference at New York during the first three days of the U.S. Open, i which is scheduled to move this year from Forest Hills to a new stadium in Flushing Meadow that's being rebuilt with financing arranged by WAC sports brief DENVER (UPI) Utah pitcher Jim Maynard and Colorado State hurler Mark Ruismann were named Western Athletic Conference Northern Division players of the week, and Arizona pitcher Ray Murillo took Southern Division honors.

Utah and CSU split a doubleheader last Saturday, with Maynard winning the first game and Ruismann the second. Maynard gave up three hits and had 11 strike outs. Ruismann allowed four hits and an unearned run. Murillo won two games on the mound against New Mexico last weekend and has won three of the last four Arizona victories. Friday, he hurled two Innings of relief and gained a win.

He started the first game of a doubleheader Sunday and went six and two-thirds innings to get the win. DOUBLE WINNER LOGJAM IN TRACK Three double winners from last week's Western Athletic Conference track and field championships were named league track athletes of the week. Michael Musyokl and James Munyala, both of the victorious Texas El-Paso team Join New Mexico freshman Fatwel Kimalyo for the WAC honors. Musyokl doubled in the 10,000 and 5,000 meter distance races, winning the lO.OOOon Friday night in 29: 12.6, then taking the 5,000 in 14: 10.55 on Saturday. Munyala became only the second WAC athlete to nab four straight titles in his speciality with an 8:43.02 meet record steeplechase win.

Saturday night, Munyala used his last lap sprint to win the 1,500 meter run in 3 48.7. Kimaiyo had to come from behind in both the high hurdles and Intermediates to gain victories. He overtook Arizona's David Still in 13.89 to win the highs and beat Wyoming's Gladstone Williams in 50.36 in the intermediates. the USTA. The conference this year Is Aug.

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391Dort.tCt., Caspar, Wyo. 82601 I Olympic panel mulk LA bid Broncos work out NAME ADDRESS PHONE YES 1 1 would Ilk to arranga an appointment. SIGNATURE substantially in agreement with them. It would be prudent for us to make concessions in the form." Some City Council members are skeptical or hostile of the IOC's demands, however, and express concern that the Games will increase taxes. The Council previously planned to present the IOC with a take it-or-leave it offer, but the two sides were so far apart it was apparent there will have be some dickering in Athens.

The delegation will not be authorized to make any substantial changes in the city's offer, however, and if there are such changes, the delegation will have to bring the contract back for approval by the council. The IOC has said that if Los Angeles pushes its sole-contender status too far, the committee will postpone a decision, reopen, the bidding and seek another city -probably a recent Olympic host, such as Munich or Montreal -to host the games. draft contract equally unacceptable. The IOC will meet May 18 In Greece to official designate the host city for the 1984 Games, and it is expected that haggling over contract language will take up much of the session and a final decision may be postponed. Los Angeles is the only city bidding for the 1984 Games.

Anton Callela, Mayor Tom Bradley's Olympic aide, said Tuesday the disagreement is a "question of form" and that there Is" "no difference in, substance." "My opinion is that it is possible for the city to assure Itself of the cost control it wants in a short contract form," he said. "I think we are very close. I have talked with Monique Berlloux and she has already received the city's Mexico City amendments as ratified and she has no problems with it. "It seems to me if those responses are included in a short form contract, our problems are behind us. Forms are Important to them.

We are LOS ANGELES (UPI) The International Olympic Com-k mittee meets In Athens next tweek to consider Los Angeles' 5 bid to host the 1984 Olympics, Jut a final decision may be put Off as the city and committee pkttempt to work out what appears to be substantial contract j- The dispute apparently centers around the actually 3rom of the contract. The IOC as proposed a standard two- Ege contract which requires it the local organizing Committee abide by IOC rules jrith a provision that the local Jommlttee can reject any that would Increase aosts. city, fearful of cost Jverruns that would be borne by taxpayers, has lengthened the proposed contract to 24 pages to Include specific legal language ttat would prohibit additional Jpsts. IOC executive director Monique Berlloux has told the city its 24-page pact in unac-Sep table and that the city must Iblde by the standard two-page 5rm. The City Council's Olympic Committee, has voted 4-1 to notify the -3bC tt the city finds the IOC's I DENVER (UPI) The Denver Broncos began work Tuesday for the next season with new players and a smattering of veterans reporting for testing and, workouts, said Manager Fred Gehrke.

Veteran quarterbacks Craig Morton, Craig Penrose and Norris Weese joined 50 new team candidates for a classroom session with the offensive coaching staff Tuesday, Gehrke said. A meeting for all reserves, new players and free agents was set for Wednesday. Physical exams will be held Thursday, including flexibility, speed and strength tests. He said a number of free agents are among those in the group as are a number of reserves. "A lot of our players have really been working hard conditioning and we're anxious to see the results of this program," said Coach Red Miller.

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