Show 2 llac IT We e Like OUT Our Sports ports S. S FRANK K B 1 Salt Lake is mighty fond of Its athletics and recreation jUdging from the 20 municipal b baseball diamonds 31 tennIs courts seven pools and two golf gal courses available a to the sports lover this summer The baseball diamonds arc arranged for both regular and playground ball The tennis courts are arc lighted for tor night play and will accommodate nearly different players every day In addition there 15 a week 12 program of supervised recreation and craftsmanship at 13 playgrounds beginning June 11 and ending September Septem- Septem ber bel 1 Every sort or game from pitching to wrestling tumbling and acrobatics acrobatiC is supervised at these playgrounds Paddle tennis volleyball volley voney ball and handball are arc also on the calendar To the supervision of this challenging program pro with Its tremendous dous Importance to every ery home In the city Roy Ray has ha come with his enthusiastic energy y M as the city's recreational director It Is no na easy task this lilt work of supervising supervising- a program to gratify the athletic and spare fC time problem of the tho city's citizens from the year 6 to the mature adult of 60 years can and more Ray and need the cooperation of every onry Individual and sports organization In the city and If the department Is to move mon ahead with Its program to give every ery citizen cHizen a chance to enjoy his favorite branch of outdoor sport Ray nay must have It Atten Attendants ants Work to Get Diamonds ill hi Condition The department Is Intensely interested at the tho present In whipping the city's major baseball diamonds Into condition When all the work Is completed a real Improvement will have been made an improvement which undoubtedly will make early season I Inconveniences well worth worthwhile worthwhile while to the players Community park is undergoing the most drastic renovation The fences have been straightened In center and right field two houses bein being moved to make the change possible One of the houses will be outfitted as shower and dressing rooms for players ll the work Is finished the Infield will be and the outfield outfield out out- field grassed Complaint were made that t the diamonds diamond at tho municipal field fieldon on Seventh Eat East were too hard so 50 attendants undertook to soften Orten them with heavy raking Unfortunately the venture nearly proved fatal R I. I The surface became dusty and soft soU A bali baU thrown n In from the outfield bounced and stopped abr abruptly Skilled hA have been returned to duty and they're working orkin the diamonds back Into trim Added bleachers are being provided from funds provided by the Federation of Amateur Athletics which bat provided considerable to the development of these grounds In the tho past of F FER E B. B A for C W 17 A and lix the work at al park thc fi field ld would br be ready now A sod infield ad grassed well outfield field wi li shower rooms will be bc than worth orth sonic some inconvenience at the present though and Pioneer parks e each ch have two swimming pools one for girt girls and the other for boys Se lons for bo boys s 's and girls will be alternated alternated alter alter- at Sugarhouse Washington and Central where only one pool is available Two more pools are t for hoped additions soon A swimming meet for bo boys s 's probably will be held at Warm Springs and a water carnival for girls M as a climax to 00 the seasons season's water program New Backstop Wire With Smaller Mesh New backs backstops oops at the fi c Victory tennis courts still are not entirely BaIls alIs constantly went over o ot or through the old backstops much to the Inconvenience or of players and annoyance orr who live on ThIrd just south the courts Taller TaUer backstops were put up but since Forsberg has como come moo into lice fice he finds the new wire not entirely suitable It will stop a a. new newball newball ball but frequently fails on a worn ball that Is traveling fast He Hc hopes to 00 be able to utilize the present wiro In b baseball ban backstopS elsewhere else else- where and put up a new wire with a mesh at th the i Victory else I I would not be surprised to see e meters Installed at the courts i lighted for tor night play Many cities require their players to drop coin Into a meter for tor use of the lights and nd I know that such a plan Iu hu already been In official circles here Lights put an added expense on the operation of the courts The n free fre play during the daylight but Y when en the ex- ex penso IJ added there Is 15 a a welt founded belief that those who play fd bear the expense expense Instead of f tho thousands sm 5 of f other t taxpayers who ho dont don't pIa play tennis at all aU F fine work worL at Davis high school was a great Influence ir In his selection for his new post The former University of UtAh football star teamed amed wIth Glen WorthIngton to es an enviable recreation pro pro- the Davis county institution and his the theories on the business proved wen well founded in that experience Among t tho G truly worthy proposals he hu has made mado in his new capacity Is to have flU applicants for playgroUnd supervisors this summer prove their c Ei training and Interest tn In a rigid examination |