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Show It has been said that the world moves out of the way for the man who knows where he is going. Similarly, the world looks up to a person who displays more than usual courage and determination in his efforts to accomplish a worthwhile objective. Such is the case of Lee Morrison, 11-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Jean Morrison, 2892 E. 7320 South, in the Cottonwood Heights subdivision, who has courageously refused to let the handicap of a missing arm deter him from putting forth the extra ex-tra effort it takes to compete with his fellows in the great game of baseball. Where many would have sat back with a defeatist attitude of "can't" because of even a lessor handicap, Lee braved the difficulties diffi-culties before him to make a bid for a spot on one of the Little League teams of Western Boys Baseball. Not quite winning a place on the "major league" team last year, he gave his all on a "minor league" and gained enough experience so that he was able to gain a spot on a "major league" team this year, and no boy in the entire game could be more proud of his uniform than is young Lee Morrison. High commendation is due those who inaugurated and currently current-ly sponsor the boys baseball organizations which have swept the country these past few years. Probably no other activity or project has given so many youths the opportunity1 to engage in activity and develope their self confidence and initiative as has this worthy program. If anyone doubts this , assertion let him but visit a few of the scores of playgrounds and diamonds throughout through-out Salt Lake City and County and see the happiness it is giving hundreds of youths using their lusty energy in a wholesome, directed pasttime. |