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Show 6 i.il i N BOX ELDER JOURNAL, i . - i . - -- - jV . Brigham City, Utah Thursday, June 2, 1977 Baseball classic June 6 For age group program Walker will represent Bees in Brigham City American Legion baseballers will open their home season Thursday (tonight at Rees Pioneer park. It will be a doubleheader with Brighton providing the competition. contest all-st- ar athlete at Box Elder High An school will represent the Bees in the 32nd Utah High School annual Class baseball game in Ogden June 6. He is Brent Walker, 17, who was a mainstay on the Box Elder mound staff First game will start at 6:15 p.m. and the second game at 8:30 p.m. Manager Junior Yagi said Brent Walker will start the first game but is not expected to go the full route since he is being called on to hurl in the annual Utah North-Soutgame All-St- 4-- this past season. Hell join 29 other prep players in the annual diamond classic which will be played at John Afflect park. Walker earned six letters in his high school career and as a graduating senior athlete this year received the gold watch, award, Standard-Examine- r was named most valuable baseball player selection in the and was an diamond sport. h All-St- Monday. Dallin Morris is scheduled for starting duty in the second game. Kent Larsen will be standing by in a relief role with Dale Money also expected to see some mound action, Yagi said. The manager said he hadnt decided on a starting lineup as of Tuesday but said Matt Lyons will definitely go at catcher. Others on the roster include infielders Keith Nelson, Wynn Hall, Val Thurston and Ken and Kevin Keller. Slated for outfield duty are Mark Lyons, Brent Gray, Garth Smith, Eric Epperson, Kevin Farnsworth and Tyler McCabe. David Smith will be in a reserve catcher role. Yagi said the legion team this year is being sponsored by R. Dean Udy and Connecticut Mutual Life and the club will be sporting new red and white uniforms. Assistants on the coaching staff this year will be Henry Whitten and J. R. Gibbs. The team is playing in District One and Two this summer with about 26 games on the summer schedule. The opening opponent, Brighton, is a perennially strong ball club and should provide a stiff test for Brigham City this evening. Next week the local lads will be at Bonneville Tuesday, June 7, for a 6:15 p.m. tilt and will host Sky View on Friday, June 10, at 8:15 p.m. Track coach issues call to local athletes An age group track and field program is being conducted at various Utah high schools this summer and locally, Coach Mike Madeo is inviting calls ERA of 1.4 His record this year was 3 with an earned run average of 1.4 to go with a 1.0 era and a perfect game pitched against last season. Sky View The 1 right hander who weighs 185 pounds lists baseball as his favorite sport. But he has excelled in others, as well. He was selection for two years in football and was captain of the Box from youngsters interested in participating. There will be five meets staged during June. Theyll be open to boys and girls from all schools in the state from nine years and under to 17 years-old- . Madeo, head track coach at Box Elder High school, said he in can be reached at Brigham City with additional information for interested youths. The various age divisions include bantam, nine years and under; midget, 10 and intermedijunior, and senior, ate, The age group is determined by the individuals age as of Jan. 1, 1977. One exception is that high school seniors from this school year will be able to participate in all meets except the junior Olympic meet. A registration fee of 25 cents per event will be charged to cover the cost of awards. The meet schedule: June 4 Brighton High school, 5:30 p.m. June 11 Cyprus High school, 5:30 p.m. Bountiful High June 18 school, 5:30 p.m. June 24 Orem High school, 10 a.m. June 25 Skyline High school, 7:30 a.m. Meets will feature competition in the traditional track and field events with the baseball throw tossed in. 8 5-- 6-- 12-1- 16-1- 14-1- Elder basketball team this past season. A son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Whitten, 41 1 South Second East, Brigham City, he plans to attend Brigham Young university next fall. As a member of the North team, hell be coached in the game by Steve Gardner of Bonneville High who will be assisted by Dave Nordquist of Ogden High. all-st- Other Members Other members of the team include Tom Gormley, Ben Lomond, catcher; Kelly OBrien, Layton, catcher; Jim McMahon, Jeff Williams, Roy High, infielder-pitcheOgden High, second base; Joe Garcia, Clearfield, third base; John Bush, Ogden High, shortstop; Bart Hubbard, Ben Lomond, infielder; Mark Lalli, Viewmont, infielder-pitcheRod Neville, Clearfield, outfield; Joey Hill, Bonneville, outfield; Mike Jones, Sky View, pitcher-outfielNolan Hess, Bear River, infield; Glen Unck, Ogden High, pitcher; Gary Tracy, Bonneville, pitcher, and Sid Davis, Bear River, team manager. r; r; Upcoming men's -- s r softball schedule f t FOURTH By Mike Perry GOAL F&Gs household has a family pet . . . No, its not trained to a litter box and it wont fit into the lap without serious consequences. Its big and heavy and goes by the name of Buck. And F&Gs kids just love him. Hes a big, ole buckskin gelding with an even disposition and a fondness for late night strolls. Ole Buck is a horse lovers delight. He doesnt kick, bite, roll over on his passenger when the cinchs a dab tight and always has a friendly neigh. And he loves green grass. F&G can overlook the stepped on toes and the little odd quirks in Bucks disposition when he sees the younguns climb aboard for a spin around the yard or walk behind and under Bucks forage-bulge- d belly. As mentioned earlier, Buck has a penchant for late night strolls. One neighbor said the other night that the old horse was taking a turn around his dairy yard, probably getting acquainted with a few Holsteins Andersen has been elected captain for the Box Elder High basketball team next season. As a junior starting guard this year, he received awards as best defensive player and leading free thrower. He scored 6.4 points per game and led his team in assists. He was elected captain by his teammates. CLARK G 0lCT1f and Great opportunities in the st growing market of that e revolutionizing the automo- part-tim- e hes always ready ran onto the other day a pretty filly in a nearby pasture. Old Clunkhead as hes called affectionately by F&Gs better half, decided to taste a little freedom last weekend and pulled himself loose from his moorings in a grassy orchard and headed into Honeyville. The F&G family looked over all his old haunts and familiar places and called several neighbors, to no avail . Then one called back. Buck was tied to a fence post in front of a home. The man said the old horse had stopped by to visit with his UPANDATEM iottom Discharge STORAGE COAL Deluxe Come see our new selection of Evaporative 4100 CFM Installed on Your Roof lump and slack specimen stock in Pines Fertilizers Indoor Plants Evergreens Macrame Plants Bedding Tomatoes SPECIAL SPRUCE V BLUE special p.m. 47500 Evaporative Coolers Are Best For Our Area. They Cool The Entire Home. Use Small Amounts of Electricity and Very Little Water. FARM BUREAU INS. Co. COUNTRY MUTUAL LIFE Nam Phon. interesting subject F&G Coolers June 2. Grand opening will have door prizes. Mail in the coupon or come in person on June 2 9 o.m.-- 5 723-821- 1 You unlikely prospect snapped. sleep on park benches, your clothes are a mess, and you dont even have ten cents for a cup of coffee. Why dont you get a grip on yourself and get a job7 Get a job"' the panhandler cried aloud What for to support a bum like me7 m the opening $2000 Whilo thoy Lost P MVlSLi AIR CONDITIONING 164 North Main Brigham City 723-340- 7 Free delivery of big items 72 N. 5th West 723-304- 8 HEATING AND Jt Get a Grip panhandler approached a gentleman and asked for a dime for a cup of coffee, natLook at you." the urally A Horses for slaughter are bringing more than seven to 12 cents more a slaughter cows Seems the French have a taste for equine pound. of his new office at 656 S. MAIN on City 7236656 flesh and the dog food business is booming. Processers cant seem to get enough of Old Dobbin to meet the demand. Hence, the price goes up and up. One auction reported horses selling for 400 to 800 bucks each. Even when the telephone rings at midnight and a neighbor says, Your horse is loose, F&G grumbles and groans but hell never get upset enough to send the knothead to the glue factory. Hed behamstrungby a four year-old inside 30 seconds if he did. vacation. -- Address $. Lynn Richards animals and he put him in a corral. Many thanks to that friendly neighbor. Bucks back on his tether, cropping off grass and weeds at the next door neighbors house where the lawnmower cant reach. Which brings up an to stop by and visit with A. RAY REES announces test. Baseball for boys and girls moves into full swing in the area with the end of school and start of summer Hes a good mountain horse and the kids would never forgive F&G if someting happened to him . . . and a Yorkshire hog or two. And WAS close at the plate in this Mustang league game Tuesday in Brigham City between the Fife Cubs and the News and Journal team. The N&J club, despite the outcome of this play, went on to prevail in the con- - THE PLAY The next rounds pairing in the mens commercial softball league have been announced by league president Lonnie Cutler. On Saturday June 4, American Greetings tests the Thiokol Highballers on the south diamond and Redeyes and Jeppe-sen- s play on the north diamond. Both are at 7 p.m. At 8:30, Griffins and Thiokol Minutemen play in the south diamond. On Monday, June 6, at 7 p.m., Jeppesens takes on the Thiokol Minutemen at the south and DeMolay and Thiokol Highball-- ' ers are on the north. At 8:30, Redeyes and First Federal Savings and Loan of Logan play on the south diamond. FARM GARDEN CENTER |