Show COMMUNITY TY BASEBAll PA RENAMED FOR J. J C. C DERK DERKS B By JOHN JOlIN MOONEY Telegram Sports Editor t Acquiescing to the wishes of the Pioneer League Bui ball Writers Writers' the Salt Lake City commissioners T Th Than day approved the changing of the name Community Raj ball park to John C. C Dr field in honor o th the fr eran Tribune sports edl edi edi who died last year aft after r 1 association of 40 years western baseball i The motion suggesting nl tl j jf 41 p. p change in name was app by the writers at their a anna nm meeting early this u i. i c was presented to the corona 0 S i t by Fred Tedesco cit ij K commissioner 4 r parks Mr Derks was associate with five baseball lea I 1 J. J If year 40 service span in I Lake Starting out in I 1 with the old Utah S SW Sti league he was active e In tl t Union association the Pace Pac John C. C Derks Derk Coast league and the Ut U Idaho league Mr Derks left Salt Lake when Bill Lane tr the Salt Lake franchise to Hollywood but after year he returned to Salt Lake where he remained as sports editor until he suffered a stroke from which he ne recovered jr t tEddie Eddie Mulligan general manager of the Salt Lake is expected to cooperate with the writers in dedicating Dg tin t park later this spring and in furnishing a suitable pla honoring Mr Derks V VIt j jIt It was Mr Derks along with Jack Halliwell pr idi of the Pioneer league who was instrumental in forming class C organization m in 1939 |