OCR Text |
Show CLEARFIELD COURIER, July 5, 1978, Page 9 Titus finishes tourney Frank Tremea, Roy Recreation Director, took a bold step this week when he announced that henceforth no pitcher in Midget A,B,C baseball for olds in Roy, would 10, 11, and be allowed to pitch more than five innings in any given week. In making the announcement, Frank has ruffled the feathers of a few ambitious coaches in Roy, but from this corner, I heartily endorse his action. I talked with several he was needed, whether he was ready or not. He played W.B.B.A. baseball, which has a limit in the rule books, but no one kept track of the balls he threw in practice nor how Sherry Titus of 805 Birch Street, Clearfield, participated in the Junior Olympic Nationals in volleyball in Chicago. Daughter of Mrs. Jean Titus, Sherry left for the tournament June 24 and g much warm-utime they gave him. Each team should use two or three pitchers in every six inning game, said Roger. Every pitcher should have a jacket to keep his arm warm during the game and should cool the throwing arm quickly after each game. They should start slow and take half an hour getting up speed before each game, said Rog, and take another , half hour to cool off, preferably with ice. Look what they do in the big leagues, continued Coach Reid, They have trainers to pamper the pitchers. They work on the arms and back muscles constantly and those pitchers are required to have half an hour to get ready and another half hour after their time on the mound. Roger cited two baseball friends who were forced out of baseball from arm injuries. Jeff Congden of BYU basketball fame had a big knot on his elbow from his time in little league. The injury didnt stop him for a successful career in basketball but he had to give up baseball. Ken Hunt of Ogden, played baseball at BYU before going big time with the Cincinatti Reds for two years. He had a great future in baseball, but his arm gave out, and now he is coaching at Morgan High School. He is also Recreation Director at Morgan and emphatically supports the warnings of Roger Reid and Steve Baglow. be Frank should Tremea congratulated for his courageous announcement of the new pitching rule. Several local coaches disapprove of the pitching restriction, but Frank is only protecting a lot of Roy kids from coaches, parents and from themselves. He is putting a little common sense into the game of baseball. Mr. Tremea plans to recommend g the pitching rule for adoption into the County program. He is also contemplating adopting a pick-u- p rule, which would allow one or two winning teams to pick up " 'pitchers from "league' teams that didnt get into the county finals. Such a move would take the pressure off coaches who are short on pitchers. One more move that would help baseball in Roy, Clearfield and other communities, would be a baseball clinic, held each year for coaches, players and parents. A few facts from an orthopedic surgeon or physical therapist, could eliminate a lot of arm injuries in little league baseball. p noted authorities on the subject of pitching, who openly applaud Franks decision. Physical therapist Steve Baglow has treated half a dozen little leaguers this year from Roy, Clearfield, Hooper and North Ogden. All have come to Steve with sore elbows and shoulders from pitching baseballs. He has also treated a dozen or so high school-ag- e athletes for the same thing. In every case, says Steve, those kids are hurting themselves from over-worwith weak arms and suffer from poor flexibility. He tells of one patient from the Roy area, who is an excellent pitcher, but has been throwing two games per week all season long. The young arm couldnt take the strain and the kid ended up in Steves office for treatment. Steve grounded the kid for two weeks and put him on a program to develop strength, rythm, timing, coordination and flexibility. This young man will soon be back in because the damage the line-u- p wasnt serious, but when he goes back, he wont be throwing for two games a week, and he will be protected from harm by Steves strict orders. He wont be throwing anymore junk, which plays havoc on the arms of young pitchers. Orthopedic surgeons echo Steves sentiment about pitching too much, too early and about throwing curves. They speak of doing damage to the epiphyses or growing areas of the bones. On an average person, the epiphyses doesnt close until the athlete is 17 or 18 years old. Throwing curve balls and other junk creates a tremendous strain on this area of the arm. Too much work also endangers - that portion of the throwing trrmrSteve Baglow and Roger Reid, of Clearfield High School, were teammates on the Weber State baseball team. Roger went on to play two years of professional baseball. Both men came up through the ranks of little league and were darn good pitchers. Roger recalled the nights, as a little leaguer, when he cried with pain from too much pitching. He was the best they had, and always got the call when returned July 2. Miss Titus has finished one year of schooling at Utah State University and is majoring in physical education. Those individuals and merchants who made her trip possible include Mrs. Lynne Miller, Mr. Joe Imazumi, Mrs. Muriel Nye, Annette Titus, Jean Titus, Zee, Mrs. Mickle, Ms. Norma Kartchner, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Craig, Adrians, JBs Big Boy, Steves Marina, Utah Noodle Parlor, Wasatch District, Taco Time, Radio, The Clearfield Courier, McEntire a lot of moral support from Greg Vernon, left, Larry Read, Mark Jones and Scott Bohn. footballers Falcon These begin training this month for fall football. MIKE ARRANT Has & Hilton, and Chandler Drug. fib Coach nounced his Clearfield girls softball scoreboard June This fall when schools begin, a sophomore at Roy High School will be busier than most. be to leave during October with the USA Tumbling team for Becki Athens, Hamblin will preparations Greece. From Athens she will travel by train to Sofia, Bulgaria for the annual World Tumbling Championships. Last year Becki traveled to the Soviet Union where she won a silver medal in the Vostok Cup in Riga, USSR five-innin- Summer 1978 anCon- ditioning Football Program, which is scheduled from July 17 to August 18 at Clearfield High School. Evening sessions will be held each Monday, Coed visits making has Hancock Brent 11 Membership on the 1978 USA team was decided in three competitions held in New Ohio; Cleveland, 15, Bat Crackers Play Mates 10, 6 Wild Ones 17, Alley Cats 5 7, doctors physical receivers. 9 3, Wild Ones 20 27: Kittens 19, June 29: Clearfield 9 No. 2 5, Kaysville Spend an afternoon or evening cheering onaiocaiteam 00 27: Tom Boys June the 16 29: Clearfield No. '2 June of a handle 27: Tom Boys June evidence will quarter back, running backs and 3, Bobby Sox 10 Streakers June Coach Hancock Cost of the summer clinic is $5 per person. All participants must present 29: Slick Chicks June 21. 27: Slick Chicks June Helping Coach Hancock in his coaching chores will be Ken Hicks, overall defensive director, J.V. Coach John Flint, offensive line and defensive interior line, Bruce Birmingham, tight ends and receivers and defensive ends, sophomore Coach Craig Hansen, Varsity Assistant, and Ray Meibas. sophomore and varsity assistant. 28: Pink Panthers June examination by July 17th. Tuesday and Thursday from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the Falcon Field. Daily drills, involving strength, agility and running will be on tap for all sophomores, juniors and seniors, who plan to participate in Falcom football this fall. The summer program is sanctioned and required by the Utah High School Activities Association, five weeks prior to the first official team practice, on August 26: Pink Panthers June fteoififi) ftmgiiinis 23, No Names 14 29: Tom Boys 3, Wild Ones 20 Orleans, Louisiana; and Tulsa, Oklahoma. Each competition involved top men and women tumblers from various parts of the United States. The womens team for Bulgaria will be Hecki Hamblin (Utah) and Tracy Long (Ohio). For the Australia-Sout- h Africa meet, Becki will be joined by Nancy Quatrocki (Chicago, Illinois) and Lori Davidson (Rickford, Illinois). Beckis coach, Mike Bennison says of the comIt is an inpetition, ternational requirement that any entrant be able to do a double sommersault as a minimum for a tumbling pass. Becki is working very hard to be the first American girl tumbler to use a full twisting double somersault. Vv - -- i . 1 f 1 The coach added, We are concentrating hard on what is called platform tumbling and have not worried as much about the somewhat easier straight tumbling. If the Russians add tumbling as the sport which each Olympic host country can do, then platform tumbling will be the event contested and Becki has never lost in this event in the U.S. 1 IIIr ' - , fir-- s W, - : ..v r;, ' . J W 6- A 4 ; .? s Beckis performance last year, along with teammate Steve Elliot from Texas that influence the might Russians decision regarding platform tumbling. Becki and Steve finished second in their respective divisions, shattering the firm hold on total domination which the Russians had enjoyed. As a preview of this falls competitions, the U.S. team will compete later this month in Hawaii in an International Invitational. My greatest concern right now is the tremendous expense associated with amateaur athletics and i-.- f J . - .A1, v f v $. f international competition, Mr. Dennison said. I am hoping that the residents of Utah and particularly those in Roy will help us in funding 4 4 '7 t & . W A ty lit jfessf "ShaHka 'fe him pltchor of tho Roy Roodrunnori, ltd all and Elk. Bobby, win ovor tho Roy foam In a fivo to roitrlctod bo Inning por Roy llttl Itaguo pltchor. will now wook. the travel expenses. Contributions are tax deductible and should be made payable to the I BOSSY MOORE, comm-from-bohl- . Amateur Athletic Union, in care of Carl Hamblin, 2368 W. 4300 S., Roy, Utah 84067. 44 ...a V ' ; , W l , ' c'"'v 7 i deliver a pitch to Bob lochner who ducks to avoid being hit. The catch Carter and the umpire is Roy High Football Coach Ralph Carter. PITCHER CODY EDWARDS is Craig |