Show Sports Spotlight 1 By Don Robinson 1 The Moab City Coun Council li T Tues s day night added t their thelt blessing to the projected golf golt course to be built on the Somerville tanch ranch giving the proposed course a tree tre tremendous boost and opening th the way for practical planning It is probable that additional land will be retained by the city as a protection of the watershed and for future recreation use usei Such an action was recommended by the advisory land board at their first meeting The number of persons lend Ing their support to the project has continued to Increase this week swelling the total list to over names Interest has spread from this city and response response response re re- has been obtained from such places as Salt Lake City Grand Junction and Los Angeles Plain talk division Their has been considerable comment on financing the course and the extent extent ex tent that can be undertaken by bya a community of this size PrevIous Previous Previous Pre Pre- discouragements have resulted resulted re re- suited from overzealous planning and big talk It Is very unlikely that anyone Is going to dine dize a course for Moab It Isn't desirable that they should do so A practical realistic approach to financing and constructing the course is essential or the work that has I gone into securing land I will be wasted It must be a community community com project for the benefit of all A great deal of talk has centered center center- ed on making enough land available available avail avail- able for eighteen holes Those are noble sentiments but essary Logan Utah a city of population with other citIes cita cities cit cit- ies lea of lesser size in a a- aten ten mile radius has a nine hole course They have not needed more despite despite despite de de- de- de spite the fact that the course Is heavily played by college classes I the public and country club mem mem- bers Lets Let's take one thing at a alime time lime gentlemen A suggestion that three holes be built and readied for play playas as the first phase of the project has been made and sounds feasible Replay of the three holes would give you a round of golf Expansion Expansion sion sloe will at least take the time that it takes grass to 10 grow A place to play would keep I some of the people here In Moab Who ordinarily spend a portion of their weekend and their money in Grand Junction am and Price Speaking of money Jim Jin Cannon tannon of the Utah Tourist anc and Publicity Council told the Chamber Cham ber bet of Commerce Commer the other night nigh that th the average tourist spends 1003 1000 a day during the time he stays In Utah Our own people who go to Grand Junction and Price spend a like amount Looking lookIng Look look- ing at that prospect In relation to toa toa a course we find that by detaining tourists here by enjoyable diversions diver divers we could benefit the economy economy econ econ- omy of our entire city It Jf we could detain ten tourists an extra fur ex tra day In Moab to play a around around around round on a course made unique by the beautiful red rock surroundings sur sure perhaps It 11 would mean the realization of dally daily to the city Multiply that by the number of days that recreation can be carried on comfortably In this climate nearly and you have a potential revenue e of Of the three million tourIsts tourists tourists tour tour- In Utah yearly we could get geta a larger share than that This project benefits everyone Uranium Reductions Reduction's baseball team last Saturday went Into a atie atie atie tie with Durango for the league le lead d In the Four Comers loop by tipping Ignacio 5 54 The game was wasas wasas wasas as tight as the score indicates and deserving of a far larger crowd than attended Anyone who enjoys good baseball would have been teen entertained by the sharp play of last Saturdays Saturday's game I It Is a shame that the city can cannot cannot cannot not have better better facilities for I games and that the games can not I Ibe be played at a time when more I people could watch them In setting setting set set- I ting the city mill levy Tuesday I night much discussion centered around Improving facilities and taking the burden off the school grounds Some renovation of those facilities planned for the next year will leave no place to play next summer it was reported Congratulations to the Red Rock Rider Junior Riding club on their great showing at the horse show For a club that has been organized such a short time they made a tremendous record competing against more established establish establish- ed edd clubs |