Show SPORTS MIRROR By fly John Mooney I Telegram Sports Editor Observation Ward r Wife's Contribution Wv t of groat gra men off aft remind ut us W we w. could coul mak ale their thel lr lives live And In n pasting pallIng behind ut us t in t tit tho sands anel of time r. r and I a lot I. I loit on Oon U tho th titan rIan an kitch- kitch I on n 1 floor J Were We're a little late this this year thanks to a week or so with the Bees Bee In sunny runny but heres here's our baseball predictions for tor forthe forthe the major leagues Seems theresa thercsa theres there's a couple of ot guys who like Uke to clip them and razz us ua all winter when we are arc wrong and who are we to discourage good clean fun tun 1 National League American 1 L New York 1 1 Boston 2 Boston BOton 2 New York 3 St. St Louis 3 Detroit i 4 Cincinnati 4 Philadelphia 5 6 5 Brooklyn 5 Cleveland 6 Pittsburgh 6 Chicago 7 Chicago 7 St. St Louis 8 S. Philadelphia 8 Washington Tho The kids of Salt Satt Lake City have ha two more fine tine opportunities ties to break Into organized baseball For several years baseball was a as out of reach for formost formost or most youngsters who were too young for high school Amateur f federation or State Industrial league ball Then the Telegram Telegram Telegram Tele Tele- gram came along with Its Kids Kids' Id league and the American Legion began boosting its junior baseball baseball baseball base base- ball program Now the Optimists Optimists Optimists mists club wants to form orm a S. S league for kids under 15 years ears of age and the legion lesion plans to expand Its junior program to include a league for kids too young oung for Junior legion ball Ro Roy Johnson 5 is hi accepting accepting accepting ac ac- ac- ac applications for kids under I 15 to play In the tho Optimists Optimists mists league while the legion I Ihas has called a meeting Thursday at 7 pm p.m. at the Rotary YMCA Boys' Boys dub club for or all youngsters from 17 12 interested in playing legion ball Nice going guys Salt Lake county under the able abIe direction of Joe Christensen plans an increased athletic program program program pro pro- gram for tor the youth of the county this year Last year men and boys participated in the vanous various various vari van ous leagues In the count county and in 1948 Mr Christensen hopes to boost this total higher Of that number were boys playing in leagues in Bingham Murray Jordan and East and West Granite Christensen plans to bring the champions of these five district leagues into a tournament to crown the county champ But heres here's the beauty of the county picture there are 19 baseball fields Salt Lake City's hopes of boostIng boosting boost boost- ing kids' kids baseball are handicapped by lack lack- of playing space since there are only four diamonds suitable suitable suit suit- suitable able for baseball in the city Derks Berks field fjeld two on Municipal field and andone andone andone one at Jordan park With the Bees and fillIng fill fill- Ing lag most of the available dates at Berks Derks field and two amateur leagues dominating play at the kids of the city have to scramble scramble scramble scram scram- ble for playing space at or Jordan park In order for tor Salt Lake City baseball baseball baseball base base- ball to keep strides with the county county county coun coun- ty program we need at least three more mono maintained baseball fields In the city |