Show THE REAl DOPE By BILL BELL COLTRIN 1 Playing softball at Derks Berks field is better than not playing softball softball softball soft- soft ball at all but it isn't satisfactory and it does point up the need for another park in Salt Lake City The State tate league boys and girls have played two games at Derks and the affairs have been worth the price of admission in every respect But whether it be baseball or softball the fans like to sit real close to the play and this is impossible for the Derks Likewise everyone likes to see an occasional over the wall and Ozark Ike himself would be hard pressed to come anywhere anywhere anywhere any any- where near the wall were he playing softball on the Derks I i diamond Trying to Promote New Park Denny Murphy who loves the game more than anyone we I have ever ever seen is trying to promote the money to build a new park on the east side He would have it built especially for the new State leagues and the caliber of play for both men and women in that circuit deserves a home of its own Fans ha have e had their kicks so far in the two games played plated by b Rudy and Headlund the Salt Lake City representative in inthe inthe inthe the loop In Doug Borg of course the thc Salt SaIt Lakers have one of the top stars of the entire United States Only two runs have been scored on him in two games and it is worth spending spending spending spend spend- ing an evening just to see him mow em down I Whether or not Doug is as expert in landing fish as he heis heis heis is in tossing balls by b batters will be known this week end Borg Don Mayne 1 Rod Knight and some of the other Rudy and Headlund nd guys gUS are traveling up into Wyoming t try tr out that Pinedale region and if everyone ever one connected with the squad doesn't have fish to eat next week the anglers will have a lot of explaining to do There are many examples of folks competing in athletics for the single reason that they like the sport but it is doubtful I that any other activity can match trapshooting in this respect It is practically impossible for at least 80 per cent of all alII to make anything like a living out of competing in the sport We Ve did some checking the contestants at the Utah tournament now in progress at the Salt Lake Gun club and for most of the shooters it will cost plenty of dough to get in on the fun Ev Everything Is Expensive Shells of course are expensive So are the targets So I are the entry fees Figure that it costs a shooter about 8 9 or 10 cents every time he pulls the trigger of his shotgun and further figure that most of the shooters out at the gun club in that tournament will shoot about times and you begin I Ito to see how tough things are Once you really get started trapshooting though you ou are arean arean arean an addict Theres There's no question but what it is on one of the greatest sports for anyone anone who can afford it But ut unless you ou are loaded in the wallet as well weB as in the gun dont don't figure on making the trapshooting circuit The amazing thing to the watching the contestants contestants contestants con con- at the tournament is the regularity with which the hard looking shots are made and the thc frequency the easy looking ones are missed It is hard to convince the mere onlooker that those birds which scream out at right angles arp ar the easiest to hit for most of the experts And that the one sailing straight away are the ones that cause the most trouble The reason can be explained by the ex ex- Seems like you geta get a wonderful pattern on those side shots that practically cinch the hit while on those straightaway birds the quick rise fools even the best shooters occasionally j Watch the Pressure Build Up If you are looking for something to do over the two-day two holiday a couple of hours spent watching those shotgun shoot shoot- shooters ers is well worth the time Try to watch some shooter who has broken say 75 straight straight and and see the pressure build up in everyone everyone everyone every every- one but the guy shooting It will never cease to amaze us when we see some shooter come down to the last five or ten birds without a miss for 90 or 95 and see how cool calm and collected he seems to be At Atthe Atthe Atthe the same time those watching him shoot and pulling for him to tomake tomake tomake make it a hundred will be biting their fingernails off almost to the thc elbows |