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Show t mrr r- - ? '!. - . t4V- - J - T . - ..- 'flrt . . . 4 - -- - . I Inside The Locker Room aselballl opens eyes of many are softball games being played all over the country that you are hearing about because they arent playing in the shadow of the majors any more. by Steven Hoover (Editors Note: The following column was written before the end of the players strike this morning. This will . sH trike The strike is also allowing for sports that dont usually receive much ink, getting the recognition they deserve. Tennis is a good example. How be a regular column in the Sampler so if you have any sports shorts, let us know.) many people would have focused as much attention as they did on John How well have you been surviving without Major League baseball? What used to be our nations passtime seems to be quietly fading away. The boys of summer have suddenly vanished and others quickly took their McEnroes temper tantrums, if Wimbledon wasnt the major sports attraction at the time. FOR THE first time in a long while sportswriters were struggling to come up with enough column inches to till sports sections. Sports newscast on television are place. BEING AN avid baseball fan for many years myself, I figures that it would only be a matter of time before I would need a fix. much shorter without having the benefit of scores and film clips. There have been radio broadcasters of major league teams, that were so desperate for work that they moved to minor league teams until the strike is over. But what 1 actually found was I didn't need to see a ball game every day. Occasionally, I will sit down and watch an International League game, but I think its a lot better watching the younger ones play. Even if they are hitting the ball off a tee. playoff 1 AFTER A jittery start the first rs night the Dugway Little League made an impressive showing but still came away with 7--3 and 0 to be remains game ' announced. - All-Sta- " ar Strat-O-Mat- 11-1- ic As far as the mens league, of the ten teams, seven are still in contention the four playoff spots at seasons end. The month of August will help weed out some of the competition. IF A MERE dice game can replace the excitement of baseballs high ar what makes them think this strike is going to help either the players or owners. price babies The owners will be hard pressed to pay salaries when the stands are only half-full, if that. Even if they settle within the next couple of days, will it be. worth the players while to play a game in front of a small crowd? AREA SPORTS Well, the intramural softball season for the women has come to an end in a tie between BESIDES all the money that was lost by the city, many people who had tickets for the game took offense to the strike. Rightfully so. While Dugway was enjoying Dug-wa- y Days, I was flying back to Penn-- , sylvania for a' friends wedding. On my flight from Chitown to Pittsburg I - The mens post softball team finished in third place at a tournament in Tooele. Good pitching by George Bruce, tight defense and some timely hitting helped them to their finish. The most runs scored on Dugway was by Tooele County League leading Bullshooters Tavern of Stockton who beat Dugway 3-- 1 and 4-- 0. Coach Phil Palone said the boys did outstanding job for their exper-fo- r ieoce d age. Plus they had to travel the farthest of all the teams at the tournament. m . . He hinted that next years tournament might come to Dugway. M . High School football practice began Monday with the guys running through light drills. Boise Cascade NOW WITH the strike moving into what the players refer to as the ' dog days of summer, it looks as if the season will end without a World Series champion. Well never know if Billyball would have changed the way fans thought about ball or who the All-Stgame MVP was or if every- I believe that many others have also discovered that there are cither things to do during the summer months. IF YOU look hard enough there is always a ball game to be found. There Touch of Class and Hills Harem. The met a fellow who was really bitter because he had been left holding four tickets to the game. The All-Stgame was replaced by a style (dice) game sponsored by a local TV station with the National League mice again pre- -' vailing over the American. Jackson would transform into Mr. October again this season. 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