Show 1 n 7 H. H p 1 r t I i 6 H w I J 1 I t SI j FRANK K K BAKER i 4 z TELEGRAM SPORTS EDITOR M. M lT The fanfare rp misses much of the athletic activity at Fort Douglas but hundreds of soldiers nevertheless are engaged eng en- en g ged in a wide variety of sports In fact the recreational program is presented with much the same regularity that the Othe men sit down to their three meals each day o 0 As he goes about his civilian duties John Q Q Public hears about this fellow Corporal Art Conforti bowling a perfect game Pi Or perhaps he was mildly impressed when Sergeant John Lomasney Lomasney Lomasney Lomas Lomas- ney ney won the batting championship of the Salt Lake City Baseball federation for two years in a row N Notable ta l pe performances s to say ay the X least ast b but t they ther by no o means t the s ryo endeavor at t the post In fact act th they y dont don't ev even n scratch the surface for behind these headline activities one will ill find an extensive program available to e every eryman man at the the post J r Intrigued by the possibilities of a story I went to Capr Captain Captain Cap Cap- r 2 tain Louis R R. R Delmonico the athletic officer at Fort Douglas and and asked him to elaborate upon the general recreational 1 L program there Yes he said The army wants men with clear minds i and sound bodies es Wholesome play lay offers the best method of I v. v w- w accomplishing i the objective Team work and coordination r are arc re requisites of modern warfare and the a athletic field R r teaches these fundamentals better than any other line of ot I endeavor 11 The ne athletic officer office also pointed out that out of 1300 enlisted listed men more than take part in one or more sports Right now 13 teams are in th the midst of a basketball campaign campaign cam cam- with company F the defending champion More than men compete in bowling leagues at the post alleys or civilian establishments and the Fort Douglas team in the Major league is one of the best tenpin aggregations in the state It is obvious to anyone anyone who visits the post that facilities must soon be bo enlarged to accommodate the growing athletic s 's needs of gymnasium and bowling facilities and andl l the improvement of the baseball equipment are arc vitally im- im important important im im- portent to the the continued growth of the athletic program l 4 The Th sports interest thrives on the rivalries bet between een the various various va- va I rious rious fous companies hen hence ethe the competition forms the backbone of the tho athletic program in addition to developing top hands for the teams to represent the post in matches with other army army r y groups or in public activities r This training ground has not been so extensive in baseball during 1 the last couple of years and as a result the post ball club as a unit has not been as form formidable dable as one might expect the representative ve of so many able bodied m men n to be Some work has already been done on a new grassed diamond however and J completion would offer the the- chance to develop more young talent for the varsity squad H ter Captain Delmonico reports that Uncle Sam has scheduled sched a track and field meet mee at the Ninth corps area maneuvers at Fort Lewis Washington next spring and that the Thirty- Thirty eighth infantry is preparing to enter a complete squad AH AU JIT the track and field events plus several events J will be on the program J Tentative plans have also been made to send at least one squad of to the American Bowling congress tournament tit at Cleveland next spring with special matches to be rolled at g other her army army posts on the trip One of the com company company p any teams the Holy Rollers including Chris McGuire Frank Cliff Bowers Carl B Burkett and Eddie fortress holds th the state record of 1146 for one game And until I ie Tie e ne new mark of was set last week by Major J leaguers the varsity team held the state record at ft 5 t The post also enjoys the largest outdoor pool in the state for summer swimming and has the customary other outdoor w offerings of tennis handball Softball and v volleyball lle in the he Glummer summer lummer and ice skating skiing and tobogganing In in the win win- wm- wm Continued on Following Page Fag P ge Adney Cites Need For Trained Meni Men Continued from rom Preceding Page and the control and care of migratory migratory migratory migra migra- tory waterfowl To Seek Dam Earl G. G Anderson president of the association and a resident of Brigham City reviewed the organizations organization's organizations organization's organizations organization's or or- work during 1938 and pointed out that the federation will draft a bill to be presented to congress seeking construction of ofa a dam across Bear river one mile below the Dewey bridge Such a dam Mr Anderson said would provide fresh water for the spacious migratory wild fowl refuges refuges refuges ref ref- ref ref- and nesting grounds on the northern end of Great Salt lake The proposed dam would also create a lake with a mile 15 shoreline Speakers were generally unanimous unanimous unanimous in expression that fish and game conditions are better now in Utah than they have been for the pa past t decade and that the present state administration is well acquainted acquainted acquainted ac ac- ac- ac with its problems and performing performing performing per per- forming its duties in a satisfactory manner Russell Hawkins of Nephi vice president of the federation discussed discussed discussed dis dis- dis- dis cussed fish and game problems in inthe inthe inthe the southern part of the state in which he pointed out that deer hunting in Utah is hard to beat anywhere ere Other Speakers Other speakers were Claude Armstrong Armstrong Armstrong Arm Arm- strong Ogden sportsman Daniel Stevens of Fillmore C. C Or Oren en Wilson secretary of the Salt Lake County Fish and Game association G. G G. G Sanderson president of the Sanpete Fish and Game association and George Sutton Button representing the Davis Davis Da Da- Da- Da vis county fish ish and game group A throng of sportsmen attended attend attend- ed Fridays Friday's opening sessions |