Show f SPORTS SPORTS' MIRROR Iy J John JIn ii M Mooney on y Telegram Sports Editor Editor- 1 S he L Lions Lions' Ion 11 S Share h 0 Sugarhouse Clubs Club's Dream of Helping Needy Families S e s a are r e Reaches Climax in Fridays Friday's Celery Bowl Contest f is the story Etory behind the theof theof of of- Friday nights night's 5 Celery football game at East between the East Leopards Idaho Falls Tigers d. d is ft a story which perhaps nt t belong on the sports L where the petty jeal- jeal S and jand sometimes J 21 S LI S S. S S 3 Occie Evans overwhelm o the fine line aspects of ot good sportsmanship and fair play For this is no ordinary promotional promotional pro pro- motional venture this dream game which the Sugarhouse Lions club Is sponsoring for thc the first time Friday This This' game ranks among the highest principles principles principles prin prin- of sportsmanship and fair play You see no n promoter or In Institution Institution In- In is taking his or its iu grab from the proceeds The Lions committee of Chairman Russ Magleby Occie Cede Evans and Cal Woolley doesn't know where the receipts of this game will ultimately wind up But you youcan youcan youcan can bet your bottom dollar that hundreds of less fortunate Salt Lakers will vilI reap the benefits from this game The he idea behind this game was as born a few v years ago when some of oC the spirited public-spirited Sugarhouse Sugarhouse Sug Sug- boys decided that there were families and individuals in greater Salt Lake areas which didn't quite come under the thc help of the various relief organizations The Lio Lions s decided to do something about it it and d this game is the highest goal ever sought ought First the boys started out holding annual home talent skits and th these se raised a few hundred dollars With this money the Lions were able I 1 Russ Magleby among other things to equip about 38 pupils a a. year with gl glasses upon the recommendation tion of school doctors Now buying glasses doesn't like much of oC a a project except when you realize the families so 50 aided were in such financial straits that even the expenditure of oC ofa oCa a couple of bucks bucK knocked a hole in the family budget for the next fe few weeks Then last year some of the boys found round a family on side which was living in a dwelling dwellIng dwelling dwell dwell- ing constructed of oC packing boxes and cardboard cartons The Lions using some of ot their funds bought the family a a. lot and then pitched in to build a comfortable home Other funds have ha gone to aid the fight against polio In fact any worthwhile fund can get geta a hearIng hearing hearing hear hear- ing from the Lions committee But ut this year the thc boys elected to go first class dass They saw their small funds rapidly dwindle dwindle dwin dwin- dle and fade as their prospective field of at endeavor widened Where a few hundred dollars could make malee a mark a few years years ago the boys a fund with thousands of dollars ready to help The game this year is the first step in achieving this goal In securing East and Idaho Falls the Lions have matched two of the best teams in the Intermountain mountain area The Leopards Leopards Leopards Leop Leop- ards haven't been beaten but have been tied once Idaho Falls has a tie with Carbon and anda a a. defeat by Preston on its rec record rec- rec ord but the Tigers Tiger are hitting their stride The game sho should ld be bc a natural But no matter who wins this initial Celery bowl game g its it's a cinch that every dollar going through the turnstiles will be placed on a winning team the team the growing teams of oC American boys and girls The Sugarhouse club Is la contemplating doing the Lions' Lions share in this great work and a ticket to the game is a painless way to join the fun 5 i 4 4 K i SS I A 5 l Cal WoolI Woolley y |