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Show Page ID North Edition Lakeside Review Wednesday , June 15, 1983 "N Mako Sports Docisions To G. full-tim- e No, when Hale leaves his ByKENTSOMIRS . Rvlw Sports Miter Bay Hale sits in his office at his job, desk cleared, suit and tie on, talking quietly and laughing easily. But a transformation takes place part-tim- e job. Not that he becomes loud and obnoxious, but his environment does. Unlike the office e at his job, where decisions are made without much noise or argument, Hales part-tim- e job is at Hales s' ( . full-tim- full of controversial decisibns, 1 which are immediately and loudly decisions which are .criticized made with as many as 60,000 people looking over his shoulder in an office shaped like a strip mine. Back in Hales office as president of Elias Morris and Sons Company, a tile contracting firm in Salt J,ake City, the only thing looking over his shoulder are eagles. There ar$ no fans or coaches' screeching at Hale, . no crashing 250-poun- d, onto each other in front of him. , . when he reached his 50th birth- with Elias Morris and Sons in the early 1950s when he decided to quit the University of Utahs basketball team because he was sitting on the boards instead of playing on them. It was my last year and I wasnt playing enough so I quit and needed a job to get a degree, Hale said. Make that jobs. One friend suggested he try refereeing and Hale decided to don a vertically-striper in his shirt, stick a mouth and start calling foul instead of committing them. My first ballgame was for the senior scouts at the Centerville Third Ward, said Hale, who has lived in Bountiful since 1961. After quitting the Ute team,. Hale also followed the suggestion of a friend who told him to apply at Elias Mor- d noise-make- past games and mistakes, said . accusing him of missing a call, and . 1980 day, a time when the WAC likes to retire its basketball officials. Hale started officiating and began - -, , the WAC in 1956 and football in 1958. Hale quit refereeing basketball in part-tim- e job as a football official for the Western Athletic Converence, he comes back to his office, his eagles and more decisions. It takes a special breed to be a referee, Hale said. There is something in the personality of a referee to make him like to take control and like to make tough decisions. And perhaps that is why Hale admires eagles. Like a. good feree, the eagle has the ability to make a swift, irreversible decision and move to the next decision with no regrets or second thoughts. If an official starts to think about . i Hale, he could be heading for trou- ble. Basically, its the personality of an official to be more critical of himself than anyone else is, Hale said. You have' to forget the bad ones (games) and remember the good ones. Hale has had a few of both since hd started officiating basketball in ris, the second oldest business in Utah, Hale said. He started work the next morning, and his first job was installing acoustic tile in the Centerville Third Ward, the same place where he started his officiating career, and the two jobs have held Hales interest since that time. He has flown 850,000 miles on business for Elias Morris and the WAC, and has worked 580 baseball games, 510 volleyball games, 2,510 basketball games and 497 football games, according to a diary Hale keeps after each game he works. And when he was younger, Hale said, basketball games were his favorite to officiate. I love basketball and I knew the floor really well, he said. It was much more of a challenge because 90 percent of the judgment calls depend on the angle you see it. But football is more enjoyable as you get older. The decisions are just as tough but not as frequent. Normally, the WAC allows its officials to work until age 55, which would be three more years for Hale, and he realizes with some regret that his part-tim- e job may be over, and someone else will take his office space. I can remember working a game for Roman Gabriel when he was playing and then his son at New Mexico. Id better get out before the grandson comes along. But Hale will stay with his fulltime job as president of one of the largest subcontracting firms in the state, which forced him to resign his job as chairman of the Davis County Planning Commission. Hale joined the commission in 1971 when someone called and said, Ray, would you like to be on the planning commission. More decisions that would not always be accepted graciously by some people. Hale said yes. It was fun. I enjoyed it while I was there. I ended up being on it for 11 I NO, RAY HALE-i- s not calling a foul from his desk, but is the Market for a Bicycle? Here Are a Few Buying Tips Ponds Are Silted Local Fishing Holes Have Limits t By DALE PERRENOUD Have you ever ridden a really nice bicycle? Not just one with 10 speeds and drop handlebars, but one that rolls by itself and stops sure and fast? , Shopping for a bike isnt as simple as it once was. Instead of one bike shop in town there are several. Department stores, discount stores, and just about every store bigger than a convenience store sells bikes also. You can get an inexpensive bike at the discount stores, but one of the drawbacks is the lack of service that most of these stores are able to offer This is where most bike shops come outontop. ; - If the shop is worth staying in business, it will service what it sells. Not that bikes are always in need of repairs, but occasionally they do need to be cared foj. , 1 Most of this care can be done by the ridef, but there are certain service jobs that require certain tools that are useful for only one or two certain functions and nothing else. ., Most people can fix flats, remove wheels and grease hubs, but when it comes to overhauling the or . lubricating the crank (bottom bracket) things get a little bit more sticky. ' But what should you look for in a new bike? There you have a can of worms that the market has been making millions on over the years. The old Stingray style bicycle of the 60s, with the handbanana saddle and the high-ris- e lebar was not safe, or. very efficient, but it sold a lot of bikes and spawned a second generation of the BMX style. use, these Designed for bikes can run up to $700. is more versatile. But the The three schools of thought are racfree-whe- Fishermen in Davis County are typewith a cane pole cast as a and can of worms, right out of a Huckleberry Finn novel. A few ponds, streams and a few miles of the Weber River are all the county offers to area anglers. In the 1974 Fishing and Hunting Guide to Utah written by Hartt Wix-oonly a small paragraph is devoted to county fishing. Limited trout stream fishing in small Wasatch Front el Canyons, -- - , ing, touring comfort and the commuter. Some people can afford one for each purpose, but most bikes that you buy off the floor are a cross between the racing and touring bikes. Right now, with the American dollar strong against the European market, this would be a good year to buy a ' ; ' bicycle. , , - , , years. President of a company, success- ful college official, who has worked a California Bowl, a Fiesta Bowl, 1AA football playoff games and six NCAA basketball playoff games and a member of the countys planning not bad for a guy who commission started his two careers in a small church house in Centerville. making a point about officiating. In Review Correspondent On K, The Stripes ; - east Of Bountiful, Farming-ton- . Heavily industrialized area. However, Wixom writes that the Weber River, which runs through South Weber, is the best trout strehm within 50 miles of Salt Lake. John Leppink, fisheries manager for the northern region, says the river has reached its maximum flood stage at the present time, is not stocked, and is generally being avoided by area fishermen. When not flooded, the river in the South Weber, area receives much pressure from anglers using Mepps spinners, flies or worms for the native brown and rainbow trout found there. d The only pond in the county, Farmington pond, located at 650 N. Main in Farmington, was completely silted over in a mudslide and unfishable, reported Lippink. Denise Kiiight, fisheries biologist of the Northern Regional Office of the Utah Wildlife Resources Division, said the pond was stocked with 1,000 trout before opening day and is stocked regularly throughout the summer. We havent been up there but weve heard it either killed them or flushed trout-stocke- them downstream, .Well take 'Knight said. a look there when everysettles. It is a possibility that we thing may try and dig it out and restock it. Farmington Creek in the canyon which receives periodic stocking also, is reported to be high with access limited due to flooded out roads. Streams in Millcreek Canyon outside of Bountiful are reported to be high. Lippink says trout in these streams are native and generally run smaller than the normal planter. Other ponds in the county offer either bluegill or bass fishing. Accord 10-in- ing to Allen Hash, Northern District Conservtion Officer, Holmes Reservoir in Layton offers some good bass fishing and an abundance of bluegill. This pond located near Valley View Golf Course on E. Gentile Street, is fished with worms, jigs, or anything from home such as bread that attracts bluegill. Steeds pond at 300 N. 1000 W. in Clearfield is also good for bass and bluegill. Hash says this pond receives light fishing pressure due to its being unknown and out of the way. Two small ponds located in Kays-vill- e on Riverside Stake land offer green sunfish and bullhead fishing. These ponds which are north of the Burton Lane overpass, are popular with Kaysville residents and children out for an afternoon of fun. Limits set in the 1983-8- 4 Utah Wildlife Resources proclamation are six bass, eight trout, 20 bluegill, 50 crappie and 24 bullheads. The proclamation states that all waters in Davis County are open to fishing except Farmington City Pond. 18-ac- re year-roun- d Summer Weigh t Training Planned for Athletes r The Davis School District has sumSpeed is gained by running sprints mer weight trailing programs in all of and lifting weights, and endurance is its high schools for boys interested in improved by using lighter weights for' football. Around 90 boys from, tfighth a longer length of time. grade to 11th wilj be getting in ghape to For endurance, Hatch said that he play football next season. could talk for an hour about aerobic According to Warren Hatch, cpich of The objective of aerobic exerrunning. Viewmont Highs summer weight cise he is to raise the pulse explained training, the National Federation of rate to a desired level High School Athletics has skid that figured by age and weight. Raising the states should have programs fot footrate and keeping it there for 12 to ball players to prevent heat exhaustion pulse 20 minutes increases endurance.. To and injuries. achieve a certain heart rate the athThe District programs run for a five letes run three times a week for about WAS HARD to tell who was getting the most wet IT during last week's ! cardio-vascul- week period, and at Viewmont High Hatch is coaching along with assistant Coach Randy Johnson. He said there are four goals of weight training. ' Strength is gained by lifting heavy weights .focusing on specific parts of ' the body. Different weights are lifted to build shoulder strength than those for legs or back. The weights are lifted for shorter periods of time than those used for endurance, Hatch said. Flexibility is accomplished through stretches. , , , , ; i . o ar to. 30 minutes. Once the level is achieved, weight lifting and running once a week will maintain it, said Hatch, but you cant get there initially by lifting. Benefits of the weight training program are threefold in Hatchs estimation. Weights teach kids to work hard and have pride in accomplishment They think clearer and are in better shape, and weights are something they can do the rest of their lives, he said. 20 -- McDonald's Junior Olympics, the swimmers or the spectators. The meet, which was held at the Bountiful swim pool, had competitors from all along the Wasatch Front. Here Carol Peterson (left) and Pam Bohn mothers of some swimmers try to protect themselves from the cold rain Saturday. |