Show 1 i I I 4 FRANK K BAKER BAKER- With the new year at hand leaders of the various sports would be sma smart t to get together in one general session and outline a harmonious schedule ule so 50 that none of f the major cven events in one sport will conflict with the climaxing attractions i in another sport I i It Is all well and good to expect each sport to work out its own salvation but it must also be remembered that all i the sports can profit by harmonious cooperation After Atter all aUt there are only so many fans to boost and sup sup- TZ- TZ I I J port ort crt the v various forms of athletic endeavor A large percentage percentage per per- of these fans or customers have more than one sports interest so it Is unfair to them to have two major attractions at the same hour S If the welfare of the fan isn't argument enough to get the various sport agencies agencies' to plan a program that doesn't conflict the matted of self preservation for the sports surely is convincing enough I A major golf tournament an important baseball game and a tennis tournament all f fell ll on the same afternoon last summer Crowds at all three events were disappoint disappoint- and the re revenue nue was far tar below the figure it would 1 f L 21 have been had bad enough foresight been shown to schedule these attract attractions ons on different days Therell There'll Soon Be Wild Scramble for Basketball Tournament Dates The basketball is barely getting under way but I can already anticipate antici pate the trouble that will grow out o of the efforts to crowd a hall half dozen tournaments into the month March B Between tween the state high school meet the Salt Lake M Men finals th the all all L. L. L D. D S. S church tournament the A. A A. A U. U meet and a number 4 of ol lesser esser events the hoop fans are tournament weary as basketball ground r und through its ith final stages a year ago We have hailed the advent of the increasing basketball interest but bul the high school event which once was the highlight of the thc season has suffered because of or the new competition A bit of training by all the interested agencies probably would pr produce duce a schedule in which the tournaments would be more amply spread out What is in basketball i is also in all branches 1 v true true of sport Scheduling the he seasons season's best baseball game and andr r i 4 golf tournament on the same Sunday is no worse than putting both cherry and peach pie with whipped cream creamon on the table for dessert at the same meal The fan has to eat cat one and ignore the other If he tries to eat cat both he probably gets a good old fashioned stomachache and wishes that he hadn't been tempted with either cither |