Show I it t V i l fM if V f k it T g i. i J S Sports 3 t z By Don Robinson The ball is once again rolling Moab's projected protected golf course got gota a shot in the arm Monday with the undertaking of needed surveys surveys surveys sur sur- veys of the greens and tees Chairman Gene Gibson of the golf committee and surveyor Hub nub Newell spent the better part of ofa a day on the course spotting some of the proposed holes I There had been some worry that the sketch sent by Mick Riley of Salt Lake City would not fit the terrain Into which the course must be fitted but butone butone butone one look Monday was enough to convince the surveying group that the v vice ce president had looked very clos closely li at the site In his visit down here The rhe land selected is amazingly amazing amazing- ly level yet holds a challenge on several holes For those who would like to look it over here are some directions Go through the old city park continuing on the road rond leaving the top of the park Keeping to the right when wh above the park you will reach a pole and wire gate Through that gate and to the right of the road is another similar gate that leads into the ranch property prop prop- erty The road through the second second second sec sec- ond gate take you into the proposed course Or going past the second gate you can see seethe seethe the land involved stretching for lor forty acres toward the mountain mountain mountain moun moun- tain and the city owned springs spring Now that you are properly lost lets let's talk about the work to be done Gene Gibson and Hub flub Newell accomplished a great deal for two men Monday As In the past everything they did was gratis which should be appreciated by anyone Interest interest- ed Another group is planning to go today to complete the I survey I Breaking ground may take place shortly if lease arrangements arrangements arrangements arrange arrange- ments can be worked out to the satisfaction of the city Paper Pap Pap- er work could hold the project up but is not expected to if present plans Baseball and track have been orphaned by the work being done on the high school football football football foot foot- ball and baseball fields Although Al- Al Al AI Although though inconvenient the interruption interruption inter inter- of the regular sports program is worth it if a decent place can be created for th the tho games New fields at the other region schools made Moab look Jook rather backward last year even with the regional crown on their heads I I Coach Darrel Crawford has MS baseball team to the property of for temporary quarters while track coach Ed EdJa Ja Jacobs has arranged with the t the e city to use some some some-of of their prop prop- erty The Cooperation is Efforts of the chamber of commerce to promote the Canyon Canyon Canyon Can Can- yon Country Marathon have received received received re re- re- re some criticism during the past week because of the time and money spent The time is one thing the money is another A minimum of expense expense expense ex ex- pense has been incurred thus far with a terrific return One bit of publicity for Moab and the surrounding area resulting from the race would have hive cost rost 1300 plus had it not been free Don Brooks who spoke before before before be be- fore the chamber at the last general meeting pointed out that the publicity received by bythe bythe bythe the state of Montana 1 as a result result result re re- sult of the interest of some sportswriters following a n visit to outstanding fishing areas in that state was worth something like and it is still beIng being being be be- ing publicized No one thing other than the uranium boom has so much desirable attention on this area in the past five years ears than the marathon Green River has gone wild over the event according to reports from the sister city They are planning a huge feed the night before the race that should be supported by Moab folks Apparently the Emery county boaters are confident of raising the necessary finances to 10 o carry their share of the load On my last trip through their city I got the impression that Green River was smaller than Moab There is a movement afoot to organize a type of booster club in Moab to promote and support sporting events of the community and the high school It has long been needed A tentative tentative ten ten- name was put forth the Moab Mariners The organization tion could gc get off oft to a good start by supporting the boating activities this summer Caps would be worn by members ra to sporting events mark the membership f The fire e l support given the high school by such uch a a. a group is in in I valuable because it Instills In Inthe Inthe inthe the kids the feeling that the community is behind them and not with a knife The feeling feeling feel feel- ing that this is our team is isan isan an asset to a community and to our school An understanding of the Job the coaches are tryIng trying trying try try- ing to do is a valuable byproduct byproduct by pro duct also Coach Crawford of the high school tells one that points up the need for tor a club It seems a quarterback was faced with a situation of fourth down and four for a touchdown with time for only one play piny left in the game The decision was to run runor runor runor or to throw and the success of the play meant the ball game lIe He threw It was batted down and the game lost The following Monday the fallen h hero he heto ro to was accosted on the street by a second guesser who said If It I was calling that situation I would have called for a n pitch pitchout pitchout out Yeah Yenh said the quarterback quarterback quarterback quarter quarter- back if I had had two days to think about it I would have too |