| Show 1 BACKSEAT DRIVING Pay for Entertainment S I Holiday Game Needed I By FRANK K It BAKER flAKER 1 I Telegram Sports Editor Collections at Amateur Games Disappointing The collections at the baseball baseball baseball base base- been dis dis- ball Barnes this eason season have appointing More than 2000 people have watched several of the games The spectators have overflowed the grandstands grand grand- stands at the municipal diamonds and extended down both foul lines to the outfielders and even past them Yet collections as low as 2 and nevermore nevermore never nevermore more than 5 have been taken in by bythe bythe the collectors who pass through the crowd Taking the maximum of 5 and figuring figuring figuring fig fig- that each contributor gave a dime the cold hard fact develops that only 50 people out throngs of more than 2000 people gave anything f for r seeing the game Team managers are not enthusiastic about having to pass the hat at t each game Naturally they dont don't make an impressive appeal to the fans fanz The spectators in turn carelessly Ignore these collectors and many of ot them go to the games week after week without contributing a cent fo for their entertainment It costs lots of ot money to operate operate operate oper oper- ate baseball leagues The backen back backers badeen bade back en ers of the various teams team and the players themselves go ro to considerable considerable considerable consid consid- erable expense to pay for baseball baseball base bue- ball suits shots shoes bats and gloves doves The cost cod of umpires and ball balls runs the expense to a high fig fl- ure are None of the players or backers backers backers back back- ers are In the game ame for the money they can make There simply Isn't any profit They're all satisfied if they can snake make expenses without without without with with- out digging too deeply Into the pocketbooks of or s few public spirited spirited spir spir- folks to make snake up the deficits These amateur games Iames are a oval oval- valuable valuable val val- part of ot the city's city entertainment entertainment entertainment enter enter- offerings If It a man can ran retard regard these games ames enjoyable enough to count himself among the thousands of spectators all season cuon long surely he can afford a few dimes toward the support of ot the game rame There is a belief however that the federation reaps a big ble barvest harvest harvest har bar vest from these games game With that thought in mind spectators are prone to sit back in their seats when the collector comes along and figure they owe no obligation obligation obliga obliga- tion because If they get rd lots Iota of mone money anyway We have had ad occasion however however however how how- ever to watch these collectors count I their gleanings at various times this season and were surprised surprised sur stir at the weak response One collection for example was 1140 Another was wal iO Another Another Another An An- other was and somebody had tossed in a whole dollar of that Such collections collections' dont don't pay for the balls ball let alone the other expenses expense Surely the fans tau want to pay more than that for their baseball fu fun If It they're going to cheer the heroes herou razz the bad plays pbs and Jeer the umpires they should be willing to pay for the privilege S Plenty of Holiday Baseball Slated stated Those folks who like lik b baseball with their summer holidays holiday s are areto to be well supplied in Utah on the Fourth of July Tuesday of next week The Holsum club of the State le league gu will bring Helper Heler here for a doubleheader doubleheader double- double header following another clash two days before with the Royal Bakers These games fames will decide the first half championship The Provo champions of the State league have scheduled the U. U S. S Mines of the thc Western Utah league lor br a holiday attraction at Provo SaUna Salina miles mile south of Salt Lake Is h planning a celebration featured b ba by a ball baIl game and hopes to line Une up a Salt Lake team for its opposition Nephi Nephi Nephi Ne- Ne phi willbe host to the Red and White team of the amateur leagues here In bill at Nephi It i. i is gratifying to note all these games on tap Salt Lake City was without a major b baseball game or sports ports event last Fourth of July The fans missed it too for the Fourth of oC July uly without a a ball game game- is like Jike Chr Christmas without snow on the ground |
