tSPECIAL OLYMPICS

1987 INTERNATIONAL SUMMER
tSPECIAL OLYMPICS
SPECIAL OLYMPICS ISSUE
ISSOG Issue Tuesday, August 4, 1987 - page 1
The Official Publication of the International Summer Special Olympics Games
Uniting
Info-window
facilitates
communication
world
Language
service aids
communication
By MIKE MURDOCK
By KEVIN BECKER
O b serv er S taff
O b serv er S taff
Lines and crowds are a p a rt of every
m ajor media event - lines at re g istra ­
tion, at cafeterias, and at accom oda­
tions. But some of the longest lines are
forming behind the Info-window com ­
puter information centers.
A joint project between IBM and Ben
dix, the Info-windows provide answ ers
to alm ost every question. They help
spectators locate events and com peti­
tions; they provide visitors with a
description of South Bend and Notre
Dame; and they help foreigners com ­
m unicate with one another, giving
translations for greetings and other
common phrases.
Most onlookers find the system very
helpful. “ This is fantastic! We should
have something like th is,” said R aadbin Zeid, president of Jo rd a n ’s dis­
ability program s. He was able to track
all of his athletes using the system .
Kennedys and celebrities step aside.
To well over 2,000 people at the 1987
International Sum m er Special Olym­
pics Gam es, the volunteers m anning
the foreign language services com m it­
tee m ay ju st be the m ost im portant
people at the Gam es.
Seventy-two countries are contribu­
ting to the international flavor of the
ISSOG, and with th at flavor com es the
necessity to com m unicate.
“ We a re constantly getting calls on
the phone from people at events saying
Oh my God, we need you right a w ay !’”
said S arah Schroeder of the Language
Services Center.
According to Schroeder, 85-90 percent
of the coaches from non-English sp eak ­
ing countries do not speak English, and
only 50 percent of the delegations are
proficient in the language.
B ecause of these large num bers of
people who cannot com m unicate in E n ­
glish, the cen ter has had a num ber of
services to provide to the Gam es. Ac­
cording to Schroeder, the com m ittee
found live-in hosts for each country
coming to the G am es, has screened
1,300 applications for tran slato rs and
has provided trouble-shooting service
throughout the course of activities.
The most popular function is
“ Countries” which lists the p artici­
pants from all 72 countries. Athletes
check personal inform ation and search
for friends from other team s and other
competitions.
The Spanish team searched through
the list of Italian and F rench athletes
to learn which friends cam e for the
Olympics this year. Shaun W right lo­
cated his brother, a m em ber of the
Oregon team .
“ These a re so easy to u se,” explained
Shaun. “ All you have to do is touch the
picture and it does w hat you w ant.”
The com puters w ere designed to be
user friendly to encourage as m any
people to use them as possible.
Fourteen Infowindows are located in
Stepan Center, the ACC, and through­
out the Olympic Village. IBM provided
the term inals and Bendix organized the
visual displays.
The task was three tim es as difficult
as it might have been because all visu­
als are accom panied by explanations
in English, F rench and Spanish. For
The Observer/Jim Carroll
The International Games have united athletes from around the world who share
a common dream. Their ambition and dedication to doing their best have also
inspired coaches, volunteers and spectators to join them in their journey to the
gold. When people move forward with such spirits, we move one step closer to
uniting the world.
some, the foreign languages w ere little
m ore than am using; Shaun learned
how “ Oregon” is spelled in Spanish.
But for others the Spanish and F rench
translations w ere necessary so they
could understand the inform ation. No
one in the Spanish group spoke English.
IBM is also closely involved in
tabulating the results from all of the
competitions. To m anage the vast
am ounts of data, Compu Net donated
softw are and IBM provided the com ­
puters and support staff to tabulate and
track the results. The com puters are
located at the track & field, bowling,
aquatics and gym nastic competion
sites and in the CCE. “ Once competion
begins, each center is autonomous so
that results can be posted as quickly as
possible,” expained Dave Railing of
Compu Net.
In the com plicated system used at
the Gam es, problem s a re likely to
arise, but Compu Net has done exten­
sive testing, using these p rogram s in
15 area com petitions and the Indiana
Special Olympics.
“ We might have been able to run a
state competion m anually tracking
results, but an event of this size would
be a nightm are without co m p u ters.”
according to M ark F lora, an IBM
volunteer in charge of m edia services.
“ W hat’s nice about these program s
is th at we will be able to provide so
m any statistics for com petitors, their
fam ilies and the schools when the
Olympics are over and everyone goes
hom e,” said said.
“ We are trying to be as flexible as
possible and show up to solve a problem
so that we can help as best as we c a n ,”
said Schroeder.
The group of people trouble shooting
for those who cannot com m unicate in
English is called the “ flying sq u ad ”
and is composed m ostly of locals who
are native or near-native sp eak ers of a
foreign language. The m em bers of this
squad are easily identified by a sash
hanging around th eir chest with the lan ­
guage in which they a re fluent dis­
played in both English and th at lan ­
guage.
The center also has arran g ed for 250
interp reters to be assigned to various
sights throughout the G am es to help
anyone who needs assistance.
Skills and smiles highlight rollerskating
By PETE GEGEN
O bserver Staff
If smiling were the m ain criteria for
the women’s freestyle rollerskating
competition, Beth M cLeary would win
every time.
The bubbly blond haired girl from
Knoxville, Tenn. used a routine of
spins, arabeques and backw ards
skating to take fourth place in the wo­
m en’s freestyle competition at Stepan
Center Monday morning.
After her routine, a smiling McLeary
skated over to her coach, Cathy Adkins,
and gave her a big hug. Her sm ile was
even bigger at the aw ards ceremony,
but once that ended, her happiness
turned to eagerness for the next com ­
petition.
“ I have to practice,” she said,
knowing that the circle figure and
speed skating competitions were yet to
come.
The winner of the freestyle skating
was Kristina Slater of Oregon. Slater
used a good combination of speed and
control, often skating to the very edge
of the floor before changing directions,
to im press the judges.
“ She was really into her pro g ram ,”
said Scott Myers, a judge and form er
USAC World Rollerskating Dance
Champion with Anna Danks. “ She had
the best content and technical degree
of skating.”
A tear cam e to S later’s eye as she
accepted the gold in the aw ards cere­
mony.
The second-place finisher was Mic­
helle Ball of Omaha, Nebraska.
Wearing a red outfit handstitched by
her coach in Nebraska, she opened with
several
spins
and
smoothly
maneuvered around the rink. She
clinched second place by hitting her fa­
vorite move, the wash jump.
“ This is the big one,” said R aeanna
Larson, B all’s coach. “ She likes the a r ­
tistic competition better than the
speed.”
Susan Schwirian of California
finished third. Using the entire rink, she
highlighted her routine with graceful
movements. Joan Alberts of D elaw are
took fifth place.
All of the com petitors are required
to perform certain m aneuvers, includ­
ing spins, jum ps and arabesques.
ISSOG Issue Tuesday, August 4, 1987 - page 2
The O bserver
g y m n a s tic s
sw im m in g
Aquatic
7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.
Head Coaches Meeting
9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Trials:
50m Breaststroke
4x25m freestyle Relay
4x50m Medly Relay
25m Butterfly
100m Freestyle
f v
athletics
(track & field)
v--------------- y
Athletics
8:00 a.m. - 8:45 a.m.
athletics Coaches Meeting
(astro-turf)
Finals
9:00 a.m. 11:00 a.m.
3000m Run
10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
running Long Jump (3 pits)
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m
25m Motorized Wheelchair
Obstacle Course
12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
200m Dash
4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
High Jump (4 pits)
4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
50m Dash
5:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
25m Wheelchair Race
6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
400m Dash
Gymnastics
8:30 a.m. - Gymnasium opens for
warm-ups
9:50 a.m. - Parade of athletes
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Finals - Level I and II
Optionals
FE Level I
Level II
Developmental Tumbling
12:30 p.m. - Gymnasium opens for
warm-ups
12:00 p.m. -1:30 p.m. Beginner
Artistic Clinic
1:50 p.m. - Parade of athletes and
oath
2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Finals - Level II Compulsories
Floor EX
Vault
Balance Beam
Uneven Bars
Parallel Bars
Rhythmic Compulsories
5:30 p.m. - Gymnasium opens for
warm-ups
5:50 p.m. - Parade of athletes
7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Finals - Level II Compulsories
Basketball
8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Team Practice
ACC Intramural Gym
Team Competition
St. Joseph High School
Darden School
2:15 p.m. & 6:00 p.m.
Clinics ACC
8:30 a.m. -10:00 p.m.
Team Competition
ACC Aren&Feature Game
ACC Auxiliary Gym
Clay High School
Basketball Information Center
ACC Gate 1
bow lm q
Bowling
9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Singles Competition
Highlight
Cycling
4:30 p.m.
Volunteer Meeting and
Placement
5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
5 klm Warm-up
6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m
Finals
lklm
6:30 p.m.
1 klm Awards
Floor EX
Vault
Balance Beam
Uneven Bars
High Bars
s o f tb a ll
V
b a s k e tb a ll
Soccer
9:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Round Robin Pool Play
volleyball
Volleyball
9:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.
A2 vs. A3
B2 vs. B3
C2 vs. C3
A2 vs. A4
B2 vs. B4
D2 vs. D3
E2 vs. D3
F2 vs. F3
D2 vs. D4
E2 vs. E4
G1 vs. G4
HI vs. H4
11 vs. 14
G2 vs. G3
H2 vs. H3
12 vs 13
G2 vs. G4
H2 vs. H4
12 vs 14
Softball
9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Tournament Competition
6:30 p.m.
Celebrity Softball Game
tab le tennis
Table Tennis
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Practice: Gym £2 ACC
6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Trials
weightlifting
W eightlifting
10:00 a.m. -11:30 a.m.
Dead Lift Competition
1:30 p.m.- 3:00 p.m.
Dead-Lift Competition
equestrian events
Equestrian
Finals
10:00 a.m. -12:00 p.m.
Showmanship
2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
TrialObstacle
5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Equitation
5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Horsemanship
^
roller skating
j
tennis
Tennis
10:00 a.m. -12:00 p.m.
Finals - Singles
1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Finals - Doubles
7:00 p.m - 9:00 p.m.
Finals - Singles
Roller Skating
9:00 a.m.
Volunteers Check In
10:00 a.m.
Clinics For Athletes And
Coaches
11:00 a.m.
Clinics For Athletes And
Coaches
Clinics
Golf - Tom Hanlan (ND Golf
Coach)
Burke Putting Green (next to
Rockne)
10:00 a.m. -11:00 a.m.
Gymnastics (open)
Beginning Artistic Clinic Julie McNamara
ACC Fieldhouse
12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Rollerskating (open)
Stepan Center
11:00 a.m. -12:00 p.m.
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Racquetball (Instructor clinic athletes only)
all ND courts
9:00 a.m.
10:00 a.m. -12:00 p.m.
1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Aquatics (open)
12:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. - Judy HugDiving
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. - Steve
FishFly
2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. - Steve
FislvBreaststroke
4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. - John
Naber/Backstroke
5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. - Mary
T. Meagher
Bowling (open)
9:00 a.m.
Chippewa Bowling
Athletics (open)
4:00 - 4:45 p.m.
5:30 - 6:00 p.m.
Cartier Field
Irv MondscheirvShot Put
Steve Simmons'St. Long Jump
Kayaking (open)
7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Rolf’s Aquatic Center
Equestrian
10:30 a.m.
Saint Mary’s College
How To Set Up A
Handicapped Riding Program
Team Handball (open)
10:30 -11:15 a.m.
1:30 - 2:15 p.m.
Baton Twirling (open)
9:00 a.m.
ACC Gymnasium Gate 3
Cross Country
10:00 a.m. -11:00 a.m.
11:00 a.m. -11:30 a.m.
11:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Ice Skating (open)
10:45 a.m. -12:00 p.m.
12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
2:45 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
EXPO Center
by Cypress Gardens Ice Show
Alpine Sports (open)
11:30 a.m. -12:30 p.m.
12:30 p.m. -1:00 p.m.
_
1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
by Billy Kidd
Circular Zoneball
9:00 a.m. -10:00 a.m.
11:00 a.m. -12:00 p.m.
12:00 p.m. -1:00 p.m.
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Saint Mary’s Field
JEUX INTERNATIONAUX D’ETE 1987
♦SPECIAL OLYMPICS?
Observeteur
NUMERO DES SPECIAL OLYMPICS
NUMERO ISSOG, M ARDI4 AOUT1987
PUBLICATION OFFICIELLE DES JEUX INTERNATIONAUX SPECIAL OLYMPICS D’ETE
JOINDANT LE MONDE
LA SERVICE
AIDE LA
COMMUNICATION
L’INFO-WINDOW
FACILITE
LA COMMUNICATION
par KEVIN BECKER
Par MIKE MURDOCK
Joumaliste de l'Observateur
Les queues et les foules font partie de tout
dvdnem ent d'intdret p o ur les m ddia - des
queues & l'inscription, aux retaurants, et aux
rdsidences. M ais parm i les queues les plus
longues sont celles dev ant les appareils de
re n s e ig n e m e n ts
in fo rm a tis d s ,
le s
Info-W indows (soit Ecran-Info).
Rdalisds par les Socidtds IBM et Bcndix, en
collaboration, les Info-W indow s offrent des
rdponses a presque toutes les questions. Ils
aidcnt les spectateurs a trouver les anim ations
et les dpreuves; ils foum issent aux visiteurs
une d e sc rip tio n de S o u th B end e t de
l’U niversitd N otre-D am e; et
ils faciliten t
mcme la com m unication entre personnes de
langucs diffdrentes en leu r p ro p o san t des
dquivalents pour les expressions couranlcs.
La plupart de ceux qui ont vu l'appareil le
trouvcnt trfcs utile. "C'est fantastique! Nous
dcvrions avoir quelquc chose de cc genre," a
dit Raadbin Zeid, prdsident des program m es
pour handicapds de la Jordanie. II a pu suivre
les ddplacem ents de ses athletes grace it ce
systdm e.
La fonction la plus recherchde est celle des
"pays", qui com porte les listes de tous les
p a rticip an ts des 72 p ay s.
Les athldtes
vdrificnt les renseignem ents donnds k leur
sujet et les cherchent pour leurs amis faisant
partie d'autres dquipes et inscrits & d'autres
dpreuves.
L’Equipe d'Espagne a consultd les listes des
athlfetes frangais e t ita lie n s p o u r sav o ir
lesquels de leurs amis participent aux Jeux de
cette annde. Shaun W right a pu retrouver son
frfcrc, qui fait partie de I'dquipe de l'Oregon.
"Us sont si faciles & utiliser," m 'a expliqud
Shaun. "Tout ce qu'il faut faire c'est toucher
l'im agc du doigt, et il fait ce que vous
ddsirez." C es app areils in fo rm atisd s sont
faciles d'em p loi p o u r que le plus grand
nombre de personnes puissent s en servir.
II y a quatorze info-W indow s, situds au
Centre Stepan, au Palais des Sports (ACC), et
au quatrc coins du Village O lym pique. IBM
s’est chargd du cotd ordinateur et Bendix, des
prdsentations visuelles.
Leur tache dtait trois fois plus difficile, car
to u te s
le s
im a g e s
s ’a c c o m p a g n e n t
Joum aliste de l'O bservateur
Les Jeux Internationaux ont reunit les athletes du monde qui partagent d un reve
common. Leur ambition et leur dedication ont inspire les volontaires et les spec­
tateurs. Quand les gens avancent avec ces spirits, nous avancons par un pas a
(’union du monde.
d 'e x p lic a tio n s en a n g la is, fra n g a is, et
e sp ag n o l.
P o u r ce rta in e s p e rso n n es les
versions en trois langues dtaient aussi utiles
qu'am usantes. Shaun a appris que l'O regon
s'd crit de la m em e fagon dan s les trois
langues. D 'autres avaient besoin des versions
e sp a g n o le s e t fra n g a ise s p o u r p o u v o ir
com prendre les renseignem ents. A ucun des
Espagnols ne p arlait l'anglais.
qu'au Centre de l'Education Perm anente (CCE).
"Des que la com pdtition com m ence, chaque
cen tre est autonom e et p eu t a ffich er les
rd su ltats d an s les m eilleu rs d d lais," m 'a
expliqud Dave Kalling, reprdsentant de Compu
N et.
A cause du systfcme com pliqud utilisd pour
les Jeux, des probldm es peuvent se prdsenter,
mais Compu N et a fait l'essai de ses logiciels
en les utilisant au cours de 15 com pdtitions
rdgionales
et des Jeux Special O lym pics de
IBM participe largem ent a l'inform atisation
des rdsultats de toutes les dpreuves. Pour l'Indiana.
trailer la quantitd dnorme de donndes, Compu
" C e qui e s t b ie n en e m p lo y a n t ces
N et a offert les logiciels et IBM a foum i les
logiciels, c'est la quantitd de statistiques que
o rdinateurs et le personnel ndcessaire pour
n o u s a llo n s p o u v o ir c o m m u n iq u e r aux
leu r fo n ctio n n em en t. L es o rd in ateu rs sont participants, k leurs fam ilies, et a leurs dcoles
situds aux sites des dpreuves d'athldtism e, de aprcs les Jeux Special Olym pics quand tout le
bowling, de natation, et de gym nastique ainsi m onde rentrera chez soi," a-t-il ajoutd.
Les K ennedy et autxes personnalitds sont
prids de c id e r le pas.
Aux yeux de plus de 2 000 des participants
aux Jeux. In te rn a tio n a u x , ce so n t les
vo lo n taires des S ervices L inguistiques qui
sont peut-etrc devenus les personnalitds les
plus im portantes des Jeux. Soixante-douze
pays c o n trib u en t a donner & 1'ISSOG son
caract&re international, qualitd qui entraine la
ndcessitd de comm uniquer.
"N ous recev o n s co n stam m en t des appels
tdldphoniques de participants du genre: 'Ah
m on d ieu , no u s avons
b cso in de vous
im m d d ia tc m e n t," ' n o u s ra p p o rte S arah
S hroeder, m em bre du centre des Services
Linguistiques. D'aprcs M m e Shroeder, de 85 a
90%
d e s e n tr a in e u r s d e s p ay s non
a n g lo p h o n es n e p a rle n t pas an g lais, et
sc u le m e n t 50% d es d e le g a tio n s p arlen t
couram m cnt l'an g lais.
Dev ant le
grand
nombre de gens qui ne pcuvent com m uniquer
en anglais, le centre a mis plusicurs services
k la d isp o sitio n des Jeux.
S elon M me
S hroeder, le com itd a re c r u ti des holes
perm anents pour chaque pays participant aux
Jeux. II a exam ine 1 300 offres d'interprdtes
benevoles et a m is au point un service de
depannage tout au long des activites. "Nous
nous efforgons d'etre aussi souples et efficaccs
que possible et d'etre lit pour rdsoudre tout
p ro b le m e a fin d e d o n n e r to u te 1'aide
possible," nous a declare Sarah Shroeder.
Le groupe charge de ddpanncr ceux qui ne
p eu v e n t co m m u n iq u er en anglais, baptise
"l'6quipe volante", com prend essentiellem enl
des gens d'ici, dont la langue dtrangdre est
com m e la langue m atem elle ou peu s’en faut.
O n les reconn ait aisem ent It l'echarpe qu'ils
portent sur la poitrine, indiquant en anglais et
dans leur deuxifcme langue la langue de leur
specialise. Le centre s'est egalcm ent arrange
pour disposer 250 interpretes dans des points
varies p en d an t les Jeux, p o u r aider toute
p erso n n e ay an t b esoin de leurs services.
M m e S h ro e d e r v ous ra p p elle qu e toute
p e rso n n e ay an t b cso in d u n e aide pour
com m uniquer doit s'adreser & un m em bre de
lY quipe volante ou essayer de contacter le
C entre des Services L inguistiques au Centre
d’Education Perm anente (CCE).
LES SPORTS EQESTRES ARRIVE A SMC
par Pete Gegen
Joumaliste de L'Observeteur
La pelouse nord-est de Saint M ary's College
a ch angd d 'a sp e c t g ra c e aux d p reu v es
d 'd q u itatio n qui co n stitu en t l'u n des cinq
s p o r ts
de
d e m o n s tr a tio n
des
Je u x
Internationaux Special O lym pics d'Etd 1987.
U ne g ra n d e te n te a b rite 4 0 b o x e s
provisoircs, couvrant un quart de la pelouse.
T rois pistes distinctes ddstindes aux diverses
dpreuves dquestres o cu p en t le reste de la
pelouse.
Les cavaliers port ant leur m atdriel et la
barridre de poteaux blancs donncnt a I'endroit
une v d ritab le a m b ian ce d q u estre.
B ien trous avec de la terre, m ais le lendem ain
entendu, et com m e le fait rem arquer Susan m atin, les trous dtaient revenus. Nous avons
M ueller, coord in atrice volontaire, cel a n'est done appeld la SPA qui nous a conseilld de
pas alld tout seul. "Cela a die tres difficile, m ettre de la naphtaline dans les trous avant de
dit-elle. Sam edi dernier, le 25 ju illet, le sol les reboucher." Les volontaires ont dgalem ent
dtait extrem em c.it d ur et sec, et I'dquipe de signald la prdsence des trous aux cavaliers
travail dev ait venir p lanter 75 poteaux. Rien avec de la peinture fluorescente.
que cela a pris 12 heures" Un groupe de jeunes
L'dcurie provisoire a dtd loud a la Socidtd
tem poraires s'est occupd de peindre la barridre C attlem an's Leasing, du M issouri. C 'est une
en b lan c.
C e la a u rait du cone lu re les grande distance a courir pour une dcurie, mais
p rcp aratifs p o u r les p istes, m ais un p etit le produit de C attelm an offrait des avantages
problem e a obligd les volontaires a ne pas par rapport aux autres socidtds.
res ter inactifs. "De petits rongeurs creusaient
"l'dcurie est tres sure car les boxes sont fails
le sol et laissaient des trous, continue M me de toile tres rigide et ferme, dit M ueller. Les
M ueller. N ous avons essayd de com bler les autres sont fails de planchettes de bois et les
chevaux peuvent y passer les pattes el se faire
des entorses." La sdcuritd est la prdoccupation
m ajeure de cette dpreuve, particulidrem ent
pour les cavaliers.
Les chevaux ont dtd
choisis avec soin dans des ferm es du nord de
l'Indiana et du sud du M ichigan. Parmi les 37
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The O bserver
Gymnast uses size
By CATHY «TACY
O b serv er Staff
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Hotdogs and other traditional American food may be included in the new expe­
riences of some athletes at the Games. Argentina’s team seems to be enjoying
yesterday’s dining hall cuisine.
Already at 19, Chad is clearly a ch am ­
pion: he is the goldmedal holder in all
the m en’s gym nastic events in his state
and, understandably, the role-model
for his Louisiana team .
His favorite routine is perform ing on
the rings where he swings all 4’ 8” of
his m uscular body into difficult L sits,
iron crosses, inverted handstands and
front and back releases.
“ I practice four and a half hours four
days a w eek,” this explosive bundle of
energy said.“ I ’ve been working on
plunges but I was tired - th a t’s why I
didn’t do one,” he com m ents after p ra c ­
ticing an already spectacular routine
th at was rew arded with enthusiastic
applause.
Because of his sm all size, C had’s p a r­
ents w ere worried th at he m ight be in­
jured if he carried out his d ream to play
football.
“ His junior high coach encouraged
him (to do gym nastics). We never had
to push him. He always wanted to play
all kinds of sports. We w ere just afraid
he’d get h u rt,” said Roy Oncale
Chad’s interests in running and
weight lifting had already given him
the stam ina and strength needed to
com pete in gym nastics. With only
“ three or four” years of training, Chad
has entered three m eets and consis­
tently won the gold in each event.
“ I put all m y m edals in m y ro o m ,”
says Chad, who w arm ly thanks those
walking by and still congratulating him
on his routine.
“ H e’ll m ingle with total stran g ers.
He loves kids and (his team m em b ers)
all look up to him ,’’said a very proud
father. Mr. Oncale is also im pressed
with the work Chad has done in school
he is graduating this y ear - and the enthusiam and dedication with which he
approaches everything he does.
Like m any of the athletes p artic ip a t­
ing in the Sum m er Gam es, Chad a ttri­
butes his success to the support of his
family. With loving adm iration he
talked of his brother and sister. “ My
fam ily is w onderful,” he said with a
rad ian t smile.
Many Olympians share im pressive
and inspirational stories, and C had’s is
continuing here at the G am es which be
highlighted, he hopes, with six m ore
gold medals.
Variety show to entertain Special Olympians
By Jim Ryan
O b serv er Staff
F or the p ast three days, spectators
have been entertained by the coura­
geous perform ances of the Special
Olympians. On Wednesday night,
however, it is the athletes’ turn to be
entertained.
The event will be the 1987 In tern a­
tional Special Olym pics’ Sports Spec­
tacu lar, and the focus will be to step
back from com petition and let the a th ­
letes enjoy a variety show hosted by
Olympic m edalists M ary Lou Retton
and B art Conner in the ACC.
According to Vicki M clntire, C hair­
wom an of the E ntertainm ent Com m it­
tee for the Gam es, the night will include
a m ulti-im age presentation of the ath ­
letes on two large screens dropped from
the roof of the ACC arena. The
presentation will consist of pictures
taken by four photographers who have
been following the athletes since they
began arriving four days ago.
The night will begin and end with a
very special perform ance by Notre
Dam e security officer Irv Sikorski, who
composed the song “ The M agic is
T here” especially for the Sports Spec­
tacular.
The Sports Spectacular will highlight
gym nastics, with an exciting exhibition
by Retton, Conner, T racee T alavera
and Lydia Bree. However, the night will
not be lim ited to gym nastics. Other
perform ers include hula hoop cham p
M at Plendl, who has appeared on the
Tonight Show; a slam dunk dem onstation by Spud Webb of the A tlanta
H aw ks; world class ice sk aters fom Cy­
press G ardens, F lo rid a ; and the St.
Louis Zips, a group of 14 basketball
dribbling whizkids.
The doors open at 6:00 p.m ., with the
festivities scheduled to begin at 7:30
p.m.. The event is open to the public,
but there will be lim ited seating av ail­
able in the bleachers only. The public
should en ter through gate 8.
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ISSOG Issue Tuesday, August 4, 1987 - page 5
Argentina wins Challenge
By K IM YURATO VAC
O b serv er Staff
Celebrities, athletes, coaches and
friends united in y esterd ay ’s Civitan
Celebrity Challenge at C artier Field.
Six team s competed in an obstacle
course which included running, tricycle
riding and skateboarding.
The team s, which represented Illi­
nois, Ireland, A rgentina, Kenya,
Trinidad and Tobago, and Yugoslavia,
each consisted of two Special Olym­
pians, a coach, a fam ily m em ber and
two celebrities.
Argentina, accom panied by Olympic
gym nast M ary Lou Retton, captured
the first round against Yugoslavia with
a tim e of 36.7 seconds. Retton edged
sw im m er Betsy Mitchell who finished
with a tim e of 35.8 seconds.
Yugoslavian coaches and athletes
had difficulty riding their te a m ’s
tricycle which the judges later figured
out had a broken chain.
The Illinois team , led by actress Marlee Matlin, won its first round against
Ireland’s honorary delegate, Ethel
Kennedy.
The Irish, also helped by Olympic
sw im m er M ary M eagher, succum bed
again to Illinois in a later round which
pitted M eagher against gym nast
Tracee Talavera.
Matt Thomas, Junior Civitan P re si­
dent, led the Trinidad and Tobago
delegation with a tim e of 29.6 seconds.
Trinidad and Tobago was also aided by
Olympic sw im m er John Naber. N aber
beat actor Dick Sargent in a close race.
The final rounds of the com petition
pitted family m em ber against fam ily
m em ber in the battle of the Kennedys
and Shrivers. Timothy Shriver edged
Anthony Shriver, and in a dram atic
final race, John Kennedy, J r. beat
cousin Mark Shriver.
After Kennedy’s victory, Shriver
teased, “ he cheated!”
The 23-year-old Shriver has been in­
volved with Special Olympics his entire
life. He has attended events throughout
the United States and Europe. “ Special
Olympics is a wonderful worldwide or­
ganization,” he said.
“ T here’s a lot of sharing and caring
that goes on h ere.” Celebrities and
Olympians alike displayed this bond as
they united in a joint effort: to have
some fun.
Argentina captured first place over­
all, but in an event like this, as announ­
cer Lynn Swann rem inded, there are
only winners.
The Challenge was sponsored by
Civitan International, one of the biggest
sponsors of Special Olympics. Civitan
International raised $1.6 million for the
Gam es and contributed 1,000 volun­
teers, m any of whom supervised yes­
terd a y ’s Challenge.
Founded in Alabam a in 1917,
CIVITAN is an all volunteer service or­
ganization with clubs in North
A m erica, Europe and Asia.
The celebrities and athletes w ere
cheered on by a large crowd of sup­
porters. M arlee M atlin posed for pic­
tures with Olympians and M ary Lou
Retton waved to the crowd as the au ­
dience shouted, “ M ary Lou.”
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The O bserver
Historic Idaho soccer team beats Kentucky
By PETE GEGEN
Observer Staff
The history of Idaho soccer was
represented in its s ta te ’s delegation on
Alumni Field Monday, challenging
K entucky in an F-class soccer gam e.
The history of Idaho soccer? Yes, soc­
ce r is spreading across the United
States, and about four years ago it
reached the Potato State in the form of
this Special Olympic soccer team .
“ We picked it up from W ashington,”
said Jim DuBusion, a coach for the
Idaho soccer squad. “ We w ere the first
team in the state, even before the high
schools. Now it has spread from Coeur
d’Alene to Boise and P ocatello.”
Thus soccer was born in Idaho. About
20 high schools have picked up the sport
since, but the s ta te ’s original squad
rem ains one of its toughest, as it beat
Kentucky, 5-2.
Kentucky opened the scoring when
David Hanna beat his defender and
scored.
Idaho evened the score on a delayedreaction goal. A shot by Josh R ogers
deflected off the keep er’s hands, hit the
post and slowly rolled over the line. The
referee stopped play, but none of the
players realized the goal had been
scored until the Idaho coaches w ere in­
form ed that the ball had in fact crossed
the line. The coaches then started
cheering, alerting the players th at the
goal had been scored. Thus the reaction
to the goal was delayed.
Tam m y M etzler then put Idaho up 2-1
when she knocked home a loose ball in
front of the Kentucky goal.
H anna quickly put Kentucky back
into the gam e in the second half when
he scored on a breakaw ay at the 31:27
m ark of the gam e.
But Idaho pulled aw ay on goals by
R ogers and Kevin Mitchell. R o g ers’
goal cam e on a rebound after Kentucky
keeper B rad Henehan m ade an excel­
lent save on a point-blank blast.
Idaho later added an insurance tally
to give the final 5-2 score.
Mexican soccer team
has one of those days
By PETE GEGEN
Observer Staff
The Observer/Jim Carroll
A player From the Hong Kong squad maneuvers around a Connecticut defender
in B-class soccer action Monday afternoon.
Monday w as one of those days for the
Mexican soccer team .
The M exicans w ere facing the E l Sal­
vador team in an A-class gam e. The
Salvadorians were just off a tough loss
to Chile the day before, while Mexico
was playing its first m atch.
Midway through the second half the
M exicans w ere trailing by four goals.
Head Coach F ernando Vasquez yelled
instructions from the sidelines, but he
knew it was one of those days.
“ It is not going good,” said Roberto,
the tran slato r for the team .
A Salvadorian breaks free and scores
another goal. In the hot hum id w eather,
it seem s like the gam e will never end.
“ When we lose, we lose b ad ,”
Roberto says.
Another Salvadorian goal is scored,
this tim e a slicing shot from the right
side finds the back of the net. By now
the M exicans could be getting
frustrated , but Roberto explains th at
this is not the case. He says th at the
coach had told the team th at they m ight
loose a few gam es, but th ere will still
be a p arty after it is all over.
Another shot is blasted through the
M exican k eep er’s legs, m aking the
score seven...no, eight...w hatever, it
doesn’t m atter. It is ju st one of those
days.
Besides, the team can alw ays look
forw ard to tom orrow. The only thing
th at could th w art th at is if the M exicans
w ere to play the form idable Chile squad
Tuesday. So w hat team do they play
Tuesday?
Chile.
Vasquez isn’t discouraged, though.
He will have his team ready for the
Chileans. W hat’s his gam e plan?
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The O bserver
Floor hockey
gains interest
Snow appears
at SMC campus
By JU D Y M O LN A R
By K IM YURATO VAC
O b serv er Staff
O b serv er Staff
Fast-paced action, close checking
and stingy defense all contribute to
m aking the gam e of floor hockey,
despite the lack of ice, an exciting
sport.
W alter Jackson, San Diego’s area co­
ordinator for floor hockey, is the direc­
tor of the sport for the Gam es. San
Diego County has over 20 team s that
p articipate in the floor hockey sport.
“ The sport is one where any ability
level can play,” said assistan t coordin­
ator Kathy Nelson.
Gam e play is very sim iliar to w atch­
ing a ice hockey gam e, without the vi­
olent checks. M ovement of the puck is
fast as it travels along the smooth floors
of basketball courts.
The hockey sticks and pucks are spe­
cifically designed for the gam e.
The hockey stick is about four feet long
and resm ebles a broom stick. The puck
is a large circular object with a hole in
the middle so the hockey stick can be
put in the puck to move it across the
floor.
At the clinic on Monday afternoon,
Jackson dem onstrated how to do stick
checks, face offs and defensive moves,
and how to lift shots and score goals.
Inform ation p repared by Jackson
said, “ Because m ost Special Olympics
volunteers have no knowledge or con­
ception of floor hockey, they are afraid
to coach floor hockey. However, once
exposed, volunteers become addicted
to floor hockey and will coach it for
years.
“ The volunteer needs no prior hockey
background, as the rules are sim ple
and can be picked up quickly. The sport
is fun to play, both for the volunteer
and the Special Olympics ath lete.”
Amid y esterd ay ’s 90 degree heat,
there was a b reath of winter. Red
L obster sponsored a “ Snowfest” at the
EXPO Center at Saint M ary’s College
for Special Olympians, their fam ilies,
coaches and m em bers of the press.
Over 120 tons of ice, th a t’s a q u arter
of a million pounds, provided the snow
for the skiers. “ We let the ice m elt a
little,” said Jim M eyer, W inter Sports
D irector for the International Special
Olympics H eadquarters, “ then we put
am m onium n itrate on it to ra ise the
freezing tem p eratu re of the snow.”
Over 100 people participated in the
event. There w ere athletes from such
countries as Zimbabwe, Colombia, B ar­
bados and Brazil practicing in the af­
ternoon sun. Many have never even
seen snow before.
“ T heir reactions are alw ays sm iles,”
M eyer said. “ We have world champion
skier Billy Kidd, instructor Irene Nel­
son, Lake Placid W omen’s coach Betsy
M eyer, Michigan skiers Jim B radley
and Mike M etro and m yself acom pany
them down the slope. They are doing
very well. It takes a while for those who
have never walked on snow before, but
once they’ve grasped the sensation of
sliding, th ey ’ve got it.”
The Observer/Fred Dobie
Red Lobster’s Snow Fest gave many Olympians an opportunity to escape the
summer heat. Some athletes, who had never seen snow before, frolicked and
skied in the 120 tons of ice outside the EXPO Center.
Athletes w ere all sm iles as they a t­
tem pted both cross-country and down­
hill skiing. 1964 Olympics silver
m edalist Billy Kidd helped to dem on­
s tra te techniques like “ snowplowing”
on the 120-foot long m an-m ade snow
m ountain deem ed “ Mount Special
O lym pus.” Today is the final day of
“ Snowfest.” Hours are from 9 a.m . - 3
p.m.
HE’S AN ATHLETE. HE’S AN
OLYMPIAN. AND HE’S A HERO.
T h e Knights of Columbus is proud to be part of
the Special Olympics. We’re proud of each of
the heroic athletes who are participating in
the Summer Games.
The K of C helps out in lots of ways. We’re
coordinating the volunteer involvement of
nearly 5,000 K of C members and their
families ... contributing a quarter million
dollars as a Principal Sponsor ...
arranging housing in the South Bend
area for athletes’ families ... and
recruiting more than 1,200 vol­
unteers for the opening
cerem onies of the ‘8 7 Games
We’re also pleased to have
provided the printing of
25,000 copies of a
commemorative poster
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The Knights of Columbus is a
Catholic, family, fraternal benefit
society with 1.4 million
dues-paying members worldwide.
The Knights of Columbus works this hard
because we believe volunteers make a big
difference in the Games ... and the world.
That’s why the Knights’ donated 21 million
man-hours to community service and made
$67 million worth of charitable disbursements
last year. ($11.3 million of that total
benefitted programs for mentally
retarded citizens.)
It’s why the Knights received
the President’s Volunteer
Action Award from President
Reagan for “Mobilization
of Volunteers.”
And it’s why w e’re proud
to be part of the Summer
Games.
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T he O bserver
Phones, food, fun provided at Olympic Town
By MATT SITZER
O b serv er Staff
Athletes and coaches strolling
through Olympic Town this week will
have the opportunity to see, experience,
and som etim es taste the efforts of a
num ber of the International Sum m er
G am es’ m ajor sponsors.
Ju st after entering the m ulti-activity
entertainm ent center, an athlete or
coach can sim ply turn left and place a
short phone call to any place in the
world free of charge. This service, pro­
vided by P rincipal Sponsor AT&T, is
one of the m ost popular attractions at
Olympic Town.
M aureen
Gilday,
AT&T
area
m an ag er for Indiana and special events
coordinator, said Special Olympics p a r­
ticipants have placed calls to countries
as far.,away as Zimbabwe, Monaco, and
Jap an . She expects the volume of calls
to increase once the final competition
for m edals begins.
After talking to friends and loved
ones from home at the AT&T booth,
com petitors and coaches can partake
in some “ sweet relief” from the hot
sum m er sun at the H ardees F ree Ice
C ream Stand.
H ardees R estaurants, a Platinum
Sponsor of the Gam es, is offering a
num ber of services throughout the
Games, but perhaps none of them are
appreciated m ore than their re fresh ­
ingly cool ice crean cones.
“ We are going through about 1,000
cones an hour,” said Mo Brennan, a
H ardees enployee from Livonia, Mic­
higan. “ My husband Bob and my
daughter and son-in-law Steven and
Kelli Groth are here helping out even
though th ey’re not H ardees em ployees.
I couldn’t keep them aw ay !”
The
H ardees booth in Olympic Town will be
open all week long to give athletes and
coaches a short, but sweet respite from
the steam y Indiana w eather.
Ju st a short walk from the H ardees
Ice C ream Stand is the Civitan In te r­
national Photo Booth. M em bers of
Civitan International, the P rem ier
Sponsor of the International Sum m er
Olympics Gam es, have been serving as
volunteers for alm ost all events and
providing a num ber of services to both
athletes and spectators. At the Civitan
booth, athletes can have their pictures
taken with any num ber of celebrities,
VIPs and special guests th at happen to
be attending Olympic Town events.
Volunteer Peggy Elliott, a Civitan
m em ber from Topeka, K ansas, speaks
highly of her fellow Civitan co-workers.
“ We have people working at just about
every event of the G am es,” she said.
“ When we are n ’t out on assignm ent at
the various events, we help out on
cheering team s and at our Olypic Town
photo booth.”
Because Civitan is an international
organization, they have m em bers from
around the world in attendance at the
Gam es to assist their brother and sister
m em bers from the United States.
“ I just m et some of our m em bers
from Norway, a few hours ago,” said
Elliott.
In addition to the Civitan booth, other
big attraction at Olympic Town is Red
Lobster’s Pin Central pin exchange, lo­
cated near Olympic Town’s en tertain ­
m ent stage. Dick Monroe, director of
public relations for Red Lobster,
speaks very enthusiastically about his
com pany’s contribution to the In tern a­
tional Games.
“ We’re doing a num ber of interesting
things for Special O lym pics,” said
Monroe. “ With our Pin C entral booth,
w e’re trying to s ta rt a tradition much
like the regular Olympic Games. Ath­
letes can come here to find pins from
over 150 organizations and countries,
and then trad e us some of theirs for
some of ours.”
Monroe added th at Pin C entral also
served as a m eeting place for athletes
to talk and exchange stories and ad ­
dresses as well as th eir pins.
Volunteers from Red L obster are
w inners of a nation wide em ployee es­
say contest. Contest w inners were
given the opportunity to lend their s e r­
vices to the m any Red Lobster spon­
sored events and activities at these
Sum m er Games.
One of the essay w inners now
working at Pin C entral rem ark ed th at
he had “ never worked so h ard in his
life, but had never enjoyed him self
m ore.”
Monroe added th at Red L obster has
52 employees here, representing 22
states. Monroe seem ed to be speaking
for all the m ajor sponsors
when he
rem arked th at the decision to contrib­
ute their tim e and money to the Sum ­
m er G am es was “ a decision of the
h e a rt.”
The Observer/Fred Dobie
Mary Lou Retton’s skateboarding technique helped Argen­
tina capture the first round in yesterday’s obstacle course.
Six teams participated in the Civitan Celebrity Challenge at
Cartier Field, which consisted of running, tricycle riding
and skateboarding.
b e d tim e s
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ISSOG Issue Tuesday, August 4, 1987 - page 11
Tennis action served up
for first time at games
By BOB T Y L E R
O b serv er S taff
The balm y atm osphere and hot as­
phalt taxed everyone. H eat beating
down from a naked sun was preferable
to the weekend’s crying skies, espe­
cially for tennis.
Special Olympians, fans, and volun­
teers gathered behind Notre D am e’s
ACC for the second of three rounds of
doubles tennis. There is one round per
day.
A few ladies waited underneath blue
and green um brellas. Ball boys and
girls drinking soft drinks waited for
their tasks. Officials surveyed the court
line-up, and coaches gave last m inute
tips to the athletes, anxious on the side
lines.
At one fifteen in the increasing afte r­
noon heat, an official ordered the
players to four of the six courts.
Court One’s um pire, B arb era G ilbert,
called K ansas and North Carolina to
the net. The North Carolina cousins,
Ken and Wesley McKeitheb, leaned on
it across from their K ansas opponents,
Ted Donlinger and B arb McEldownley.
The um pire wished them luck.
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Zoneball and wheelchair races have opened the Olympic events to physically
handicapped athletes who may not have been able to participate in other sports.
One need only look around to see this summer’s champions.
North Carolina and K ansas volleyed
for a ten m inute practice session. The
McKeithebs
appeaed
reassured.
K ansas’ Donlinger seem ed intense,
perhaps thinking of the gam e to come.
His p artn er seem ed to be taking it in
stride.
Tennis, singles and doubles, took a
place as a com petitive sport at the Internationas Special Olympics Gam es
for the first tim e here at Notre Dame.
Michel Gelfman, the university’s wo­
m en’s tennis coach, planned and
developed the program with the help of
T albert Davis, United States Tennis As­
sociation liason.
Davis said th at perhaps eight of the
thiry-eight participating Special Olym­
pians could particip ate with any high
school tennis team . He hopes th at by
the eighth International Gam es, there
will be twice as m any athletes in the
competition.
G ilbert called for the m atch to begin.
North Carolina won the toss and elected
to serve.
The North Carolinians took charge as
Ken McKeitheb popped the ball with a
rack et swish into the K ansas court.
K ansas’ Donlinger returned it into the
net, which left him quite irritated .
The M cKeithebs went on to rule the
court for the first three gam es of the
one set m atch. They served and
returned the ball well to Donlinger and
McEldownley. D onlinger’s irritation
received sym pathetic glances from his
team m ate.
But then in the fourth gam e, the team
from K ansas overtook the two North
Carolinians.
McEldownley
and
Donlinger mixed lobs, slam s, and good
netplay to finally overtake th eir two op­
ponents 6-3.
K ansas’ volunteers cheered and
Donlinger and McEldownley each
cracked wide sm iles. The plains s ta te ’s
players and fans hug and congratulated
them .
As the few rem aining doubles
m atches finished,the asphalt was
w arm enough to give players and fans
the “ hot foot.” Eggs could fried on it.
Second round action ended, and fans
and athletes vacated the court a rea in
favor of som e cool shade.
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Lifting clinic goes on
despite star’s absence
B y SUSAN M U LLEN
O b serv er S taff
The ObserverJim Carroll
T-shirts have entered the trade market as more and more athletes are swapping
articles for remembrances of their new friends and experiences.
The full house at W ashington Hall
was quickly reduced to about two-thirds
capacity Monday m orning after the an ­
nouncement that Arnold Schwarzeneg­
ger would not be present because of a
previous com m itm ent.
The sta r of “ The T erm in ato r” and
“ Conan the B arb a rian ” was to have
hosted the weightlifting clinic and
dem onstration.
R eplacem ents Dick S argent and
Lynn Swann drew enthusiasm from the
crowd and m ore than com pensated for
Schw arzenegger’s absence. Also, the
crowd erupted in cheers as Louisiana
Coach and body builder P aul F letch er
worked his bulging m uscles by bench
pressing over 400 pounds. W eightlift­
ing Venue m anager G ary Weil gave
safety tips for the sport and explained
the benefit of w eightlifting for athletes
of any sport. He also explained what
the different events within weightlifting
entail, such as dead lifting and bench
pressing. Weil em phasized the im por­
tance of having spotters present
whenever lifting to ensure safe m uscle
building.
Three spotters w ere on stag e a t all
tim es during the dem onstration as w ere
five security guards to m aintain crowd
control and assign seating. Also on
hand w ere escorts and first aid assis­
tants.
Three Special Olym pians from Ne­
b raska - Alan K aufm an, Curtis Lewellen and Bill Bobbitt - w ere im pressed
with the clinic. “ I was a little disap­
pointed when I found out Schw arzeneg­
ger w asn’t coming, but I saw some good
lifts anyw ay” said Lewellen.
Flowers help Special Olympic cause
B y MATT SITZER
O b serv er Staff
Jim McCann is a highly respected
businessm an. His successful dial-in
flower com pany, 800-FLOWERS, has
developed a special “ Hooray B ouquet”
to raise money for this y e a r’s In tern a­
tional Sum m er G am es - an effort truly
appreciated by G am es fundraising of­
ficials. But Jim McCann has a special
interest in the success of the Gam es.
His younger brother, Kevin, a Special
, Olympian for the past six years, will
be com peting in the one m ile and 800
m eter runs. Kevin is one of the m ajor
inspirations th at led to M cCann’s de­
velopm ent of the “ Hooray Bouquet.”
A
The “ Hooray B ouquet” is a lavish a s­
sortm ent of colorful, fresh-cut flowers
packaged in an attra ctiv e gift box. Ad­
vertised as “ the perfect gift for any oc­
casion,” the “ Hooray B ouquet” is
shipped overnight via F ed eral E xpress
sim ply by dialing 1-800-FLOWERS.
Greg Hagglund, vice-president in
charge of m arketing for Contem porary
M arketing Inc., which handles the 800FLOWERS advertising account, is very
optim istic about the success of the
fundraising cam paign.
“ I t’s a little too early to say exactly
how successful the overall effort will
b e,” said Hagglund. “ I can say th at up
to this point, we have had trem endous
response.”
TimE
In the past year, McCann and his
partner, Jim Poage, have overseen the
operations of their D allas-based com ­
pany and have fashioned it into the n a­
tion’s only 24 hour coast-to-coast florist.
While phoning 800-FLOWERS, each
custom er is assisted by specially
trained service representatives using a
sophisticated, state-of-the-art telecom ­
m unication system . Custom er orders
are electronically relayed to fulfillment
centers or one of 6,000 m em ber florists.
F resh flowers are then placed in
patented m oisture-retaining boxes and,
through special arran g em en ts m ade
with F ederal Express, are delivered
the next day, anyw here in the United
States.
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McCann and his com pany salute the
people of the 1987 International Sum ­
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and those for y ears to com e, and with
added funding from prom otions like the
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can look forw ard to raising m ore much
needed income.
“ The num bers are still being tallied
on the o rd ers,” said McCann, “ but the
reponse to date has been overw helm ­
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Teamwork necessary
in demanding sports
By CATHY STACY
Observer Staff
A gymnast’s courage to remount the
beam after a misstep or the last swim­
mer’s determination to finish the 200m
freestyle - these are the marks of true
Olympians.
For every athlete that has dreamed
of winning the gold, hours of practice
have preceded the 1987 Games. Days
of strenuous training and reassuring
coaching have inspired these Olym­
pians to strive for their personal best.
But exciting, fast-paced games like
soccer basketball, softball, and field
hockey are even more demanding be­
cause of a special element uncommon
to the others - the necessity of team ­
work.
“ Not only do the athletes learn the
various skills of field hockey, ” wrote
San Diego’s Walter Jackson, “but they
learn how to interact and work with
others in a team situation.”
Every team sport being played at the
Games could be described in the same
wav.
After Nebraska’s basketball team
defeated the Philippines yesterday,
coach Jeannie Weis commented on their
group efforts. “The team had to be tight
on dribbling and passing. Their team
(the Philipines) was very good and we
had to really work our defense.” All
around the campus, bunched together
under cool shade trees or standing in
formation on the grass, teams and
coaches discuss stragedies and stress
the message “Remember we re a
team ,” or “Let’s go for the gold - to­
gether!”
Perhaps the most demanding and
frustrating aspect of international
team sports is the minimal amount of
time - averaging about five days - that
coaches have to train their athletes as
a group.
Dorothea Nelson’s son had onlv
played with one other member of his
Utah soccer team before his five day
training camp for the Games. “He en­
joys working on a team. He has played
the same position during this gam e,”
but it takes more time to work on
stragedies and discover where each
athlete’s talents lie, she said.
By watching from the sidelines
during these hot afternoons, Nelson has
observed some important factors in
team play.
“They have to remember where to
be and back up each other. It is a team
effort, but there is always an aggres­
sive player that will lead the others.
The coach is always saying, ‘Remem­
ber we have to work together as a
team .’ ”
Some Olypians, however, have a dif­
ferent perspective on the difficulty - or
lack of - in training and performing as
a group.
“It’s really easier,” said South
Dakota’s softball coach Dean Gross,
with his team nodding and smiling in
agreement. “It’s faster,” adds team
member Darin, “We all help each
other, and we get through faster be­
cause we back them up.” A chorus of
voices raise other advantages like “It’s
more fun ”and “We have a pretty good
time. (My teammates) are powerful.”
The support and reaffirmation that
athletes can find in team sports, not to
mention the camaraderie that develops
among teammates, is a great reward
for the extra demands, most Olympians
agree.
The choice to participate in the
Games as an individual or to share
one’s dream with a team is ultimately
left to the athlete himself. Whatever
that choice, the high level of play and
competition that has been exhibited
during these first few days have tes­
tified to the dedication of the athletes
and left spectators with great expecta­
tions for the rest of the week.
The Observer/Angle Lacopo
Action-packed team sports like softball promote unity and camarderie among
teammates. Enthusiastic players congratulate each other with the international
symbol of victory - the “high-flve.”
Team Ohio falls, looks for seven innings
By JIM RILEY
Observer Staff
Team Ohio took the field for its first
softball game yesterday in the blazing
heat of Stepan Field, but it cam e up
short in a 16-6, five inning game.
Massachusetts piled up ten runs in
the second inning to take an 11-1 lead.
Play was stopped three innings later
because Massachusetts had a lead of
at least 10 runs after five innings.
Team Ohio will play at least two more
games in the tournament. But it must
win tomorrow in its 10:30 game with
District of Columbia to remain in con­
tention for a medal, causing team
manager Tom Hehmeyer to joke that
his “job is on the line now.”
But in fact Hehmeyer will surely con­
tinue to coach these athletes, which he
has been doing now for more than eight
years.
“ I love athletics, and I love the teach­
ing part of it,” Hehmeyer said. “You
get a great opportunity to teach be­
cause you start at the basics and build
up from there.
“They are really receptive and a lot
of fun to work with,” he added.
Getting ready for the international
games has not been easy: there wasn’t
much time to prepare. “Last Wednes­
day was our first day together,” he
said. “We practiced for two days in Co­
lumbus (Ohio) and then came down
here.”
Each state uses a different system
for picking the players. Some pick
existing teams. Others choose individ­
ual players and form a sort of “all-star
team .” Coaches throughout Ohio sub­
mitted names, and the Team Ohio
coaches travelled to the state tourna­
ment to see other players before they
narrowed the field to 15.
Despite the fact that each player was
only able to bat two or three times be­
cause of the shortened game, some still
turned in good performances. Mark
Hoelscher had three hits, and Ed
McMillan had a good day in the field.
The heat, of course, has been intense,
but the coaches said it hasn’t been too
much of a problem. Volunteers “have
been all over us with today with towels
ice and water,” said assistant coach
George Starr.
The volunteers have also lent a great
deal of support, Hehmeyer said. “That
really helps.”
Having to quit playing in the fifth in­
ning didn’t bother the players so much
because of the lopsided score; it both­
ered them more because they had to
quit playing. As they packed up their
gear, Team Ohio player Victor Mullinax looked up at his coach and said,
“Let’s try to play seven innings tomor­
row.”
Louisiana, California
coast in volleyball
By JUDY MOLNAR
Observer Staff
The newly constructed Rolfs Aquatic Center, located in the Joyce ACC, provides
swimmers with a first-rate Olympic sized pool. The simple sight of swimmers in
cool, refreshing water seems to have attracted many spectators during these hot
days.
The Observer/Jim Carroll
Volleyball action continued Monday
at the Angela Athletic Facility with 38
scheduled matches.
“My goal is to keep the athletes going
and play a lot of matches, to keep the
coaches happy and the volunteers in­
volved,” said Art Lambert, venue
manager for volleyball. “Everything
else is just window dressing.”
In Division IV action, Florida beat
Barbados, 15-4, 15-4.
Louisiana defeated Florida in two
games, 15-7, 16-14. But Florida came
back to edge Delaware in three games,
15-8, 7-15, 15-10.
Louisana, with a total of three vic­
tories, defeated Barbados, 15-2, 15-0.
Kentucky has played some up and
down matches, defeating Barbados in
three games, 15-7,11-15,15-8, but losing
to Delaware, 1-15, 15-9, 7-15.
In Division V play, California is still
undefeated with three victories. Mon­
day morning California defeated
Colorado in three games, 15-4, 6-15, 1510 .
Rhode Island had some problems in
its first two matches against Colorado,
2-15, 7-15 and against California, 3-15,
4-15. But Rhode Island rebounded to
defeat Montana, 15-6, 15-12.
During division V, group G, unde­
feated Arizona played a great match
against Trinadad winning, 15-4, 15-6.
New Jersey has still had problems get­
ting on the winning losing 10-15, 15-1,515 to Tennessee. Followed by a lose to
Arizona 1-15, 5-15.
Volleyball competition continues
Tuesday before the teams are re­
divisioned for the bracket rounds on
Wednesday.
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ISSOG Issue Tuesday, August 4, 1987 - page 14
Special Olympics helps Indians progress
By PRATIBHA TRIPATHI
O b serv er S taff
An Indian legend has it th at a young
prince, nam ed Dhruv, was deprived the
affection of his parents.
He was granted the m ost prestigious
niche in the sky because of his prayers
and determ ination to perfect himself.
As the polar star, Dhruv brightly il­
lum inates the paths of those who look
up for guidance.
Like Dhruv, the Special Olympians
from India will get the opportunity to
sh in er
Until recently, the m entally handi­
capped in India w ere either closeted
aw ay or ignored.
“ (The p arents) leave them with the
servants and give them everything but
don’t give them any tim e,” said
Hyacinth Desouza, the director of Spe­
cial Olympics gam es in India.
Desouza cites an athlete, M urtza
Ladiwalla, as an exam ple of a child who
is given all the com forts of life, but is
deprived attention. A talented painter,
L adiw alla’s creation is displayed at the
a rt exhibition at the EXPO Center.
New governm ent-funded organiza­
tions, support groups form ed by the
parents, and trained professionals are
devising program s to assist m entally
handicapped.
In a speech to South Bend and the
neighboring Indian com m unity, P.
Kaul, the Indian am bassador, said spe­
cial institutions created by governm ent
and individuals are being established.
These include program s to educate so­
ciety about the needs of m entally hand­
icapped people.
“ They are in a disadvantage of no
fault of their own,” said Kaul. “ It is a
g reat effort done by these people who
are handicapped trying to be selfreliant. E ffort is being m ade. P riv ate
initiative is done.”
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Giitentag
V.K. M ankotia, the consul and the
head of chancery from the Consulate
G eneral of India in Chicago, said India
has a “ sep arate m inistry for children
and m entally retarded. Our goal is to
uplift the status of the m entally dis­
abled . . .”
M ankotia added th at even g re ater ef­
forts are being undertaken privately.
M entally handicapped children p a r­
ticipate in athletics through their
school. According to Desouza, over
1,500 are enrolled in 20 schools for m en­
tally handicapped in Bombay. The pro­
gram is gaining acceptance and
spreading to the rem ote p arts of the
country, w here 35 percent of the con­
stituents w ere under the poverty level
five years ago.
A shaping force for the program s for
the m entally retarded in India, Desouza
works with the m entally handicapped
children from her home. She has found
the work she has done inform ative.
“ (The parents) didn’t know their
children can throw a b all,” Desouza
said.
“ U nfortunately, sports is not a top
priority in India. (Indians) think voca­
tion and academ ics are m uch m ore im ­
p o rtan t,” explained Desouza.
Desouza said the children are m ore
avid sports fans. “ As m uch as I like
running and jum ping, they like running
and jum ping. I love sports and I know
th at children love sp o rts.”
“ Special Olympics is doing a world
of good,” she added. “ (The athletes)
are getting trem endous satisfaction by
taking p a rt and by being like everyone
else. I t’s a trem endous feeling to see
the joy.”
Nigel Pinto is one of four children
who will be highlighted by ABC, acco r­
ding to Desouza. She said Pinto is a
well-behaved and adm irable child.
“ Special Olympics is bringing them out
and giving them m uch confidence.”
There are 16 athletes and six volun­
teers in the delegation. The athletes will
com pete in track and field and swim ­
ming.
The Indian Special Olym pians cap ­
tured gold, silver and bronze aw ards
on the first day of the VII Sum m er Spe­
cial Olympics competition.
As they com pete, they will shine
brightly and enlighten m any m inds in
their country.
Kosch handles Hardee’s involvement
By KEVIN BECKER
O b serv er S taff
Steve Kosch is the first to adm it th at
he has been out in the sun too long.
Since Kosch is one of the people re ­
sponsible for H ardee’s involvem ent in
the 1987 International Sum m er Special
Olympics Games, it is not hard too un­
derstand why.
“ I ’ve been assigned solely to this
project since the m iddle of M ay,” said
Kosch, H ardee’s operation project
m anager.
In his position, Kosch has been re ­
sponsible for, am ong other things, the
setup of the H ardee’s mobile unit sta ­
tioned outside of the Joyce Athletic and
Convocation Center, the care of the 120
staff m em bers th at will be m anning the
unit throughout the week, the p re p ara­
tion of 500 box lunches daily for volun­
teers, and the feeding of 6000 people
before last night’s opening cerem onies.
According to Kosch, the mobile unit
has been doing 150 to 200 percent of the
projected volume of business for the
operation and m ay be the com pany’s
busiest re sta u ran t in the chain this
week, with predicted sales of over
55,000 Quarter-Pound Cheeseburgers
and 70,000 20-oz. Cokes. All proceeds
from the unit go to support Special
Olympics.
Proceeds from Hardee’s involvement
in the Games, however, are not just
measured in terms of cash. The corpo­
ration has employees from a variety of
states working here and has developed
a strong bond of unity between the
franchises and the corporation as a
result of the cooperation on the Special
Olympics project.
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According to Kosch, the value of
working for Special Olympics for all
involved greatly outweighs the amount
of work put into the effort.
“We’re all getting involved together
and forming some close bonds. It
makes somebody feel good to do som e­
thing like this,” he said.
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aprendid com o escribir el estado de "Oregon"
C on el sistem a com plicado que se usa
"Son tan faciles de usar, explicd Shaun. en espanol. Pero para otros, las traducciones durante los Juegos, hay m ucha probabilidad de
"Solam ente tienes que tocar los d ibujos y en espanol y francds han sido necesarias para que problem as ocurren, pero Compu N et hizo
hace lo que tu quieres."
entender inform aciones.
m uchas pruebas usando esto program as en 15
Las com putadoras fueron disenadas para ser L a com p. IBM e s ti involucrada en calcular com petencias y en las O lim piadas Especiales
m uy fic il de usar, con la intencidn de que el los resultados de todas la com petencias. Para de Indiana.
m ixim o num ero de personas las usen.
controlar tanta inform acidn, C om pu N et dond
T al vez podrim os tabular los resultados de
H ay
c a to r c e
" I n fo rm a tio n -W in d o w s " el so ftw are m ien tras que IBM dond las una com petencia regional a m ano, pero un
localizados en Stepan C enter, el ACC, en el m aquinas y los em pleados p ara tab u lar los evento de este tarn ano serfa una pesadilla sin
P u eb lo O lfm p ico , y en el C C E . IB M r e s u lta d o s .
L a s c o m p u ta d o ra s e s t i n c o m p u ta d o ra s ," se g u n M ark F lo ra , un
proporciond las term inates y B endix organizd localizados en los sitios de las com petencias v o lu n ta rio d es IB M en c a rg a d o de los
las pantallas visuales.
de a th le tis m o , d e b o lo s , de d e p o rte s Servicios para la media.
El trabajo fue tres veces m is diffcil de lo que acuaticos, y de gim nasia, y en el CEE. "Una
"Lo b ueno de estas p ro g ram as es que
pudiera haber sido porque toda la inform acidn vez que los eventos comienzan, cada centre es podem os d ar m uchas estad isticas p ara los
esta acom panada con explicaciones en ingles, autdnom o para que los resultados sean dados com petidores, sus fam ilias, y los colegios
francds y espanol. Para algunos, los idiomas tin rapido com o sean posible," explicd Dave cu an d o la s O lim p iad as acaben y todos
no han sido m is que in tersan tes.
Shaun Kalling de Compu Net.
regresen a su hogar," dijo Flora.
Los K ennedy y los personajes se hacen a un
lado. Las personas que form an el grupo de
voluntaries del com ite de servicios de idiomas
extranjeros para m is de 2000 personas en las
O lim piadas In te m a c io n a le s E sp ecia les de
V erano de 1987 puede que sean las m is
im portantes en los Juegos.
Setenta y dos paises e s tin contribuyendo al
sab o r de las O lim p iad as In te m a c io n a le s
Especiales de Verano y con ese sabor viene la
necesidad de comunicarse.
Dijo Sarah Schroeder del Centro de Servicios
de Id io m a s: " C o n s ta n te m e n te e sta m o s
recibiendo llam adas telefonicas de gente en
los eventos que dicen "Oh! D ios m io, le
necesitam os ahora mism o!"
De acuerdo a Schroeder, 85-90 por cicnto de
los entrenadores de los paises de no-habla
inglesa no hablan ingles y solam ente el 50
p o r c ie n to de la s d e le g a c io n e s son
proficientes en el idiom a. A causa de este
gran num ero de gente que no se pueden
com unicar en inglbs, el centro ha tenido un
numero de servicios que proveen a los Juegos.
De acuerdo a Schroeder, el com ite encontrd
anfitriones para "alojarse" con cada pais que
v ien e a los Ju eg o s, h a re v isa d o 1300
solicitudes para traductores y ha provisto un
servicio p ara co rreg ir falias o problem as a
traves del curso de las actividades.
Dijo Schroeder, "Estamos tratando de ser tan
flexibles com o sea posible y llegar a resolver
un problem a asi podemos ayudar lo m ejor que
podam os."
El grupo de personas que corrigan fallas o
p ro b lem as p a ra aq u ello s q u e no puedan
co m u n icarse en inglds se llam an "grupo
m dv il" y la m ay o ria e s t i co m p u esta de
personas del m ism o origen o que hablan el
idiom a de un pais extranjero. Los miembros
de este grupo se identifican facilm ente por
una banda colgada alrededor de su pecho con
el idiom a en lo cual son fluidos y que se
muestra en ambos ingles y el otro idioma.
De acuerdo a Schroeder, si alguien necesita
ayuda para com unicarse, esta persona d eb eri
buscar a un m iem bro del*"grupo m ovil" o
tratar de hacer contacto con el C entro de
Idiom as Extranjeros en el CCE.
DEPORTES ECUESTRES LLEGAN A SMC
Por P ete Gegen
Periodista del Observador
El campo noreste de la U niversidad de Saint
M ary’s ha tornado un aspecto diferente gracias
a los eventos ecuestres, uno de cinco deportes
de d em o strac id n en e sta ed icio n de las
O lim p iad as E sp ecia les in te m a c io n a le s de
verano.
U na gran tienda de cam pana cubre cuadras
provisionales en una cuarta parte del campo.
El resto del espacio ha sido convertido en tres
cam pos d ep o rtiv o s d o n d e v a rie s eventos
ecuestres se llev an a efecto.
L os jin etes
llevando su equipo y la em palizada que rodea
el cam po deportivo dan al lugar un verdadero
am b ien te e c u e stre .
D esd e luego com o
c o o rd in a d o ra v o lu n ta ria S u sa n M u e lle r
enfatiza que "obtener este am biente ecuestre
no fue tarea fic il.’ "Fue m uy dificil," ella dice.
"El sabado pas ado el terrene estaba muy duro
y tra je ro n u n gru p o de trb a ja d o res que
pusiero n 75 postes de m adera en la tierra.
Eso nada m is tom b 12 horas. Un grupo de
jd v en es de em pleo de verano se ocupd de
pintar la em palizada de bianco. Eso hubiera
c o m p le tad o lo s p re p a ra tiv e s d e l cam po
deportivo pero un pequeno problem a mantuvo
a los los v o lu n ta rie s ocupados. "Pequef^as
ardillas excavaban la tierra dejando huecos"
dice M ueller. "Tratam os de llenar los huecos
"Es e x trem ad am en te seg u ra p o rq u e las
con tierra pero al dfa siguiente los huecos cuadras e stin hechas com pletam ente de Iona y
volvian a aparecer. A si que llam am os a la es m uy rigida y firm e," dice M ueller. "Otras
S o cied ad P ro te cto ra de A nim ates y ellos e s tin hechas de tab las de m adera y los
recom endaron poner bolas de naftalina en los caballos pueden m eter las patas por entre la
huecos antes de volverlos a cubrir.
Los tablas y torcdrselas."
tra b a h a d o re s v o lu n ta rie s tam bidn u saro n
La seguridad es la preocupacidn principal de
pintura fluorescente para pintar los huecos y
este evento, especialm ente la seguridad de los
asi advertir a los jinetes"
El establo p rovisional fue alquilado de la jinetes. Los caballos fueron cuidadosam ente
c o m p a n ia C a ttle m a n ’s L e a sin g C o. de seleccionados de fincas del norte de Indiana y
D el grupo de 37
M issouri. Le falta mucho para llegar a ser un del sur de M ichigan.
v erdadero establo pero el producto de la caballos p uestos a p rueba el v iem es, dos
C attlem an tenia ciertas m edidas de seguridad tuvieron que ser devueltos porque se prestaban
para jinetes m is avanzados.
que otras no tenian.