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GYMNASTICS HAS DONE A LOT FOR CATHY ... & ... CATHY IS DOING A LOT FOR GYMNASTICS All yo u Cathy Rigby fans, TV sports add icts got an extra bonus when Cathy Rigby Mason qualified among the top twelve to make the finals for the Women's Super Stars. Although outclassed in size, speed and muscle, little and lithe Cathy came through as a winner in the publicity event with coverage second to none by ne wpapers, photos, Sports Illu strated articles, and TV. A ll knew Cath y was there giving her best effort as the crowds chee red her on. H ere was just one more boost for Gymnastics, contributed b y the best known American gymnast in th e hi story of o ur sport. Cathy has an enviab le li st of compet iti ve accomplishments going ba ck to the 1968 Olymp(c Games in Mexi co , w here as highest USA score r she placed sixteenth AA. In 1969 Cathy won th e first pla ce troph y for the first American World Cup, co mpetition held in Long Beach , California. At the 1970 World Games in Yugosla via Cath y pl ace d seco nd on
Uneven bar action from Peter Pan.
the Balance Beam to bring home a ~ii ver Medal. She was the United State' s top AA performer and placed in the fifteenth position among the 137 Gymnasts taking part from around th e wo rld . In1972 before the Munich Ol ympics (which was her final competition preceeding her gymnastic retirement and marriage to Tomm y Mason who as an athlete himself was a Ram, Redskin , etc. running back ) Cath y was aga in our top AA scorer wi nnin g tenth place. Prev iou sly Cath y had tra ve led all over the wo rld represe nting the U.S.A. She wo n Gold , Silver and Bron ze medals in Riga , Ru ss ia; Joh annesburg, South A frica ; Stuttgart, German y; and Tok yo , Japan. Cath y also won first pla ce in eve ry event plu s AA at th e seco nd Amer ica n World Cup held in Miami , Florida in 1971. Subse quentl Y Cathy was named Los Angeles Times sportswo man of the year in 1972.
Since her compet iti ve retirement Cath y has been extremel y busy doing TV commercials and appearances (includin g a v ignett e roll in Police Woman). Winning the starring role as Peter Pan in that famous extravaga nza based on the Barrie pla y, Cath y pl ayed over twent y-fi ve different citi es across the USA. Cath y in addition ho sted a summe r Gymnastic Camp and participated in man y va ried activities. When at home Cath y li kes to cook, drop in at the SCATS gym and work w ith the " mini-scats. " Cath y is no w dilige ntl y stud ying folk singing as a hobby.. (perhap s Cathy w ill be a potential ri sin g star in that field so meda y soo n ). In spite of he r bu sy sc hed ul e Cathy found time to co m e to the GYMNAST office. Cat h y and I went next door to A I Lub er 's " Sa nta Monica Gymna sti c Ce nter" and took the sequence in stru ctional photo s (see nex t pag e) for our readers .
Below: Your editor holding Cathy in a bird and a fun photo during the shooting session with SMGC gymnasts Jeanette Symons and fllen Osher man. ;Ii