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Show Q ffiacW?)riving iVxi J TOMMIE PORTER While rraak K. Beae j en veea-I veea-I tlea this eelaaui will ke eeaduete 1 1 hy BUI Mccrea sad Teaunle rerter, . Now that the usual confusion of opening the baseball season is past, we hope Salt Lake Bees' management will take steps to improve Mr. John Q. Fan's enjoyment of games by halting the running, seat-climbing and jumping of the many young boys who flock into Community park's grand-stand. grand-stand. , Such antics proved very annoying to spectators at Tuesday's opening game, as the boys, in their enthusiastic quest for something to do, or a new vantage spot from which to watch the players, climbed and crowded around, over and past fans without regard for consequences. Boy abundantly supplied with energy must find gome utlet (or that energy, but certainly tha grandstand ar playing play-ing field of a baseball park U at tha propor place for such play. That the Beea will take prompt action scams bayend question, for aside from tha club's interest in the comfort and pleasure at its fans. It must consider ths possibility of a serious damage suit which might result if ana of the youngsters should fall while running down an aisle, climbing climb-ing seats or walking around on th roof. Coach Glen Simmons, who saw his trackmen at Provo high school startle Utah prep circles a year ago by taking the state cinder title for the fourth time in row and become the first school ever to achieve such a distinction msy carry the crown back to hie home school again this year. In 16 years Glen has seen his charges win seven regional titles and the four state crowns in track and prospect are again bright this season. Ned Pope, star of the present squad, won tha 100 and 220-yard daches in the "Y" relays Saturday, Angus took the shotput and the 880-relay team (including Pope, Del-bert Del-bert Warner and Charley Ash ton of the quartet which won in I last year's state event) took its specialty. A distinguished athlete in his own right while In high school at Payson snd a collegian at Brigham Young he was an all-state basketball forward, tied the state 220-yard 220-yard low hurdle mark at :26.1, and leaped 22 feet in the broad jump, those records now being :25.6 and 22 feet 8 uiches Glen is. quiet and unassuming, but well deserving of high praise for his notable achievement as a builder of young manhood. !-.- Sports slants: The pheasant is really not a fast flying bird, daspita the tremendous racket be kicks up . . . Most of his speed ig generated In a fast initial leap from the (round, and this leap, together within loud whirring of short wings lifting his heavy body, give a mistaken imp)ssion of speed . . . and cause many hunters to fir too soon . . . usually for a miss, as the pattern of shot has no chance to spread on a close shot . Experienced hunter seldom "lead" a pheasant," except on a side shot or because of wind conditions ... all shots should be aimed at the head ... as hits farther back usually result only in a cloud of feather. f ' |