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OD Ogden Standard-Examiner Sunday April 18 1971 McAlister ong Jumper Ever? f11 1 LOS ANGELES (UPI)-Jim Bush the brush-cut UCLA track coach who has seen some pretty good ones says it firmly: McAlister is the greatest long jump prospect Since Bob Beamon cracked the incredible 29-foot barrier at the Mexico City Olympics three years ago McAlister must be some kind of prospect indeed McAlister is only 19 and a freshman He has done 26-6 1-2 this spring the best long jump in the world this year In a meet last weekend the 6-foot-l 200-pounder fouled on a leap of 27-10 think James will be the first man to do 28 Bush said me a real threat to win that gold medal at Beamon now a a rently through with track and field bypassed 28 feet before leaping his world record 29-2 1-2 in Mexico There is a slight hitch about track career He also is a football player deluxe The powerfully built young man may be the leading ground gainer in his first year next fall If McAlister avoids injury he will try to make the US Olympic team next year is my favorite sport although I realize that all the money is in the young athlete said football all a team effort In track up to you the type of person who likes to carry all the weight always wanted to compete in the Olympics talked to our football coach (Pepper Rodgers) and he says he hold me back He says if I can make it to go McAlister began spring football practice last Wednesday but hopes to be able to help the Bruin track team in their crucial with Oregon here next Saturday Because he will have been away from his favorite sport for two weeks the talented Blair High School of Pasadena product says have no idea how far I will go McAlister who tied the national prep long jump record of 25-7 as a high school senior feel football hurts his track think football helps my long jumping in he offered Bush may call McAlister the best long jump prospect ever but the UCLA freshman about to let it go to his head He talks about world record leap with awe ail $50 Purse For Bout In Thailand (Lsxtra is WITH AN A GENERAL meeting for the Patio Springs Country Club Golf Association will be held Wednesday May 5 A fashion show sponsored by the Patio Springs pro shop will feature the latest in golf wear Association officers for the season are (left to right) Janet Perkins president Zola Cook vice president Donna Thredgold secretary and Mary Hite treasurer LEARNS STRIKE ZONE Garvey Feels He'll Stay An outstanding high school player Garvey was drafted in the Triple A selections by the Minnesota Twins as their second choice and received an offer from the club I decided it was more important for me to get an he said was offered an athletic scholarship for both football and baseball by Michigan State and went there I regret the Garvey was a defensive back for the Spartans and played on their baseball team as well But after his sophomore season he the special phase college pick and he resist the opportunity to sign with the team he always wanted to play for But gone back to school in the off-season and completed his work for a degree in health and physical education education I received compensated for what I might have missed by getting an earlier start in he commented we had an excellent baseball program at Michigan State where I re- BANGKOK Thai boxers fight with their fists feet knees and elbows many of them risking their lives once a month for a $50 purse While professionals in other parts of the world may be dreaming of a payday like the $25 million earned by Joe Frazier and Muhammad Ali Thai boxers like 21-year-old Suparb Pattana have set their sights on becoming a national champion who can command a fee of $4000 per fight I must always be says the 120-pound junior lightweight who has been fighting since he was 15 and has a 30-1 record as a professional strong kick to tiie chin and knee jabs to the ribs can bey very dangerous They can Butting and eye-gouging are out but just about everything else is legal in Thai boxing this most popular sport Originated as a means of self defense the boxing style became a sporting event hundreds of years ago but the rules are few There is no restriction against kicking or hitting the belt A favorite tactic is to lock an head in both gloves and pull the head down sharply into a fast-rising knee FOUR MAN BAND For most bouts special music is provided by a four-man band The tempo of the music varies with the action in the ring Pattana who admits he has chosen a tough way to make a living rises an hour before dawn every day except Sunday for training routines that include a wide range of activity from roadwork to sparring goal is to become a national he says I can think of Pattana is fighting once a month each time for a fee of about $50 He has no other job was drafted by the Dodgers in ceived fine- Here are just a feiv simple rules to folloiv in writing your ad that ivill insure you the maximum response Third Straight Crown Goal of Miss Caponi (3) AVOID ABBREVIATIONS Studies of advertising show that abbreviations decrease readibility you want people to read and understand your message Make it as easy for them as you can And it won't cost you any more as all abbreviations count as one full word driving range instructor put a golf club in her hands at the age of eight was just as much of a shock to me when I admits the 117-pound 5-foot-5 Donna was five shots back going into the last round of the 72-hole tournament I shot a 69 to catch the field and win by one stroke I was totally unknown until then By ALEX KAHN LOS ANGELES (UPI)-Steve Garvey was on a baseball merry-go-round last year that alternated stops for him at Los Angeles and Spokane but this season he feels he can sink his roots with the Dodgers was a little rough playing a few weeks here and then being shipped to Spokane coming back going up to Spokane again and finally finishing the season in Los said the quiet spoken Garvey a result I worked hard during the off season and in spring to improve my hitting to all fields I feel I now have learned the strike zone and not swinging at as many bad Garvey faces the jinx of playing third base for the Dodgers the spot the club has had the most difficulty filling since it came to Los Angeles in 1958 In those 14 seasons there have been 40 men who have worked the hot comer and Garvey has the distinction of being only the second man to start two seasons at third even though he left quickly last year -to improve his hitting BEEN AT THIRD from a few games while I was at Albuquerque that I played first base always been a third Garvey says think my position and going to do my best to measure up there out every day to the same position is a big help and as long as I can keep hitting I feel I have a chance to stick Garvey at the end of seven games this season had two home runs which tied him for the club lead Last year he was one of the 'leaders of the Pacific Coast League with a 319 average and despite a poor start with the Dodgers he finally built his average up to 269 with the parent club He finished up the season at Los Angeles with a four-game hitting streak If ever a player was destined for the Doagers it is Garvey All his memories of major league players are woven around the Dodgers A native of Tampa Fla Garvey was around the Dodgers from childhood because his father drove the bus for the Dodgers at Vero Beach early recollections of players go back to men like Gil Hodges Duke Snider Don Drysdale Sandy Koufax and the other stars of the 70s and (1) JUST CONVERSATION Lots of people get confused when it comes to writing a classified do youT-lfs really very simple A good ad is just conversation in print so when you're preparing to place an ad just write it the way you'd tell your neighbors about it (2) DON'T LEAVE THEM GUESSING If you were reading this ad what would you like to know? What is it? What's the brand? What's the size? Model? Year? Any accessories? Is it ready to use or needs repair? Price? By all means put that in! In nearly every ad price is the most important information Now think is there anything else you'd like to know if you were reading this ad? If so put it in (4) DON'T SAVE PENNIES AND LOSE DOLLARS Once your ad has been completed read it over It's fine to eliminate a word here and there but don't "edit" to the point where the reader may have to guess at the meaning it may cost you the advantage of a quick sale! Associated Press Donna Caponi knows all about lib been involved the last two years because earning a living at what she likes golf Now Donna hopes to learn more about lag Ben Hogan in his day could lag a putt up to the cup better than most golfers And if Miss Caponi can get back the beautiful lag she had the last two Junes she could become the first ever to win the US Open golf championship three times in succession Babe Didrikson Zaharias won three Opens and Mickey Wright won four But only Mickey and Donna have taken back-to-back opens sure like to make it three in a said Miss Caponi on a recent visit to New York This 19th US Open conducted by the US Golf Association is set for June 24-27 at the Kahkwa Club Erie Pa are going to try to play Kahkwa as many times as possible before the tournament said Miss Caponi an auburn-haired 26-year-old Detroit native who resides in Los Angeles with her mother father and sister Janet who is 24 and also on the Ladies PGA tour will have one week off from the tour before the open and that will make it a little bit easier to practice By the time the tournament starts we should have the course and our game down golf received a major surprise when Donna Caponi won the 1969 Open at Pensacola Fla She had never won an event before yet had been playing since 1953 when her father Harry a Studio City Calif IF PAID WITHIN 10 DAYS PAY THE "10 BAYS CASH" PRICE AND RATES (10 WORD MINIMUM) 3 '1 4 $AV Handy Reach All of Northern Utah! 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