Show i 1 1 I FRANK K BAKER BAKER- Pioneer gym on Eighth V West cst street no longer is bothered bothered both both- ered cred by the slippery floor that used to handicap basketball basketball basket lasket- ball games as an after aftermath nath of dances on the floor Athletic officials puzzled several weeks over the problem at the popular west side recreation center sponsored by L. L D D. S. S church agencies A number of patented preparations for floor cleaning were given thorough trials with varying results As a last re resort resort re- re sort it was found that plenty of steaming hot water with lots lotsof lotsof lotsof of soap and sturdy application good old-fashioned old elbow grease did the trick in fine style This department had occasion recently to lament the situation that existed at Pioneer gym as a notable ex example cx- cx ample of or conditions bothering many other M 1 Men and high s school c ii h 0 0 1 of officials throughout the intermountain region Players were unable to move about with customary I I J s- s agility because of their insecure footing on the floors still stilt slippery from dances A number of men had suffered floor burns and leg injuries because of spills S All that is gone now however I visited the gym this week and found the spacious court in ideal condition for basketball Players could maneuver well because their shoes held firmly wherever they moved It was easy to start and equally as handy to stop Pads On Walls Valls Under Backboards Will Be Added Improvement Officials of the Pioneer stake st. hope hopa to add still mother another safety precaution precaution tion Uon with a system o of padding the walls at the end o of the courts under the backboards It will be a forward step well w worth the expense an improvement upon which the stake leaders arc are to be congratulated Players frequently drive in underneath the backboards with a lot of or speed The action is fierce and players take some Jolting bumps by crashing into the brick walls vails there A little padding will be bt a fine shock absorber Pioneer gym gm has gone a 8 long way toward solving winter recreation needs heeds on the west side of th the city Built entirely by conscription even event evento evento t to much volunteer labor the gym houses one of the best and most spacious basketball floors In the city and can be outfitted to accommodate a thousand thou sand und spectators S S S I Carbon High School chool Will Boast Substantial Accommodations For Grid Fans Paul Staples writes in an interesting bit of information about how Carbon high school at Price where Pres the popular coach is already preparing for the 1935 football season He says it this way Carbon has hard football teams Ask any high school that ever played the Dinosaurs Now they arc are building bleachers of native stone along the north side of of their playing field They will be hard too But like their football teams the they will be among the best Oh well fans can take cushions with them The bleachers are arc part o of a project that calls for the building of a tennis court baseball field grading and beautifying o of campus and building build build- building ing improvements The work is h being ing done by the Kiwanis club and andERA r FE ERA R A. A S S S The bleachers are arc feet long and nine tiers high When the project is completed will have been 1 I spent for labor said J. J T. T Maulsby l F FER E R A engineer in charge The labor is being paid from F FER E R It A funds runds The Kiwanis club furnished materials and tools Organized golf celebrated its fortieth birthday inthe in inthe inthe the United States in December Augie Kieckhefer billiard expert is blind in one eye The British amateur amateur amateur ama ama- and open are scheduled to start May 20 and June 24 respectively Figures show that fewer errors arc are made in night baseball than when hen the pastime is played in the day |