Show D FRANK I K BAKER BAKER- Just as Utah boys helped to blaze the trail to the current popularity and proficiency bas basketball teams are arc enjoying all over ove the nation U Utah t h girls are helping set the pace for the progress of feminine basketball Ogden Stars All state Stars state champions by virtue of their triumphs tri tri- in The Telegram league l ague last winter winter are are touring the Pacific Pa- Pa Pacific coast now and doing as s much to impress that section with Utah's feminine athletic crop as any of the historic mens men's clubs did in the the- early stages of basketball The early games Ogden girls have played indicate how far fan advanced Utah is over a great share of the country They won game in Nevada 20 19 in which two of the Utah stars played less than half naif of the time They b beat at one of San Francisco's foremost foremost fore fore- most teams a couple of days later 29 16 after the score had b been en tied 14 at the half and won at Eureka Tuesday night b The Tho improvement in team and individual play Jia has been VV a most interesting feature in the three years The Telegram has bas sponsored the league for young women For the most part the young women ha have learned to pass shoot and play defensive ball with remarkable case ease The improvement in ball handling is especially noticeable so much so that hat Vadal Peterson basket basketball coach for men at t the tho e University of Utah declared after watching a recent game The Tho girls t. t have progressed far more rapidly than I dreamed they possibly possibly pos- pos sibly sibly co could ld W V i Feminine Teams Increase fc Women are carving out an important place for f themselves in Utah sports There are between 20 and 30 basketball teams today where there were only a Half dozen girls girls' t teams ams two years ago of the people who made At least 40 per cent the e trip to Park City last Sunday aboard the snow train and share of them were fully as enthusiastic enthusiastic en- en yere were women a great to participants i in the ski and toboggan activities as the boys and men were were the promoters will promoters will be smart to Sports bugs particularly bugs particularly recognize miladys interest in the various games and do every- every hing in th their ir power to encourage its ts continuance T When fighting football and baseball were the kingpins kingpin of be sports program the men dominated the picture completely introduction of golf bowling archery swimming basketball skiing and Softball has brought about new recreational opportunities opportunities opportunities f for r. r the f feminine side of the household V v I MV lt Each added opportunity for participation has made ade the major con- con Zt milady more and more interested in seeing tests The woman for example who has experienced the p thrill thrill of sinking a long putt or grief of having the ball all rim ticket to a big tournament tournament buy 4 the cup is far more likely to a f ment than the woman who figures a drive is a beautiful highway So it is with all sports for both men and wo women en It takes a little personal parti participation to make the individual appreciate tIe the tournament players pl are up against The f el- el fel- fel ellov dato what v lo who thinks he he's hes s. s getting pretty pett I. I goo good at his handball bowling or billiard game ought to get into a tournament Ton for th the experience Whether he gets far or no not hell he'll learn a finer and hell he'll be far i appreciation of the champions champion's performance more hesitant t than ever to cri criticise cise the loser because hell he'll know how hard it is IS to play under pressure g 11 g Maybe laybe You'll Tremble Too c. c q Ii Hitting a golf ball safely ly ac across os Randall gulch at the Country club is is' is isa a pretty big assignment on almost almo t any c even under the best of conditions in a practice und und But come to that yawning abyss with he first prize hanging banging in the b balance lance as Olin D Dutra tra did in Salt Lake City's no historic ope na few y years ars ago ind and it becomes more like the task of trying to thread a needle on horseback it It is no cr crime fn under such circumstances to dub a fellow who keep from trem- trem hot ot as tS Olin did The can ling bUng growing a little short of breath or turning just i. i Ci little i little pale is a champion champion and and it takes a lot of seasoning fo o grow that immune to excitement at such a moment |