Show I Baseball Bug Bites ites in iii Vernal By Doug Jensen Express Sports Writer Its tile the baseball season again and boys of all ages are parti in Americas America's greatest pastime DELMER LANE president of the Bronco league has a job with boys playing in the league This year the Little Lea gue and Minor League teams have been combined into one league The Bronco League The 9 and 10 year olds are in inthe inthe the Jr Bronco league with the boys divided into 9 teams The 11 and year olds 12 year olds who are the more experienced boys have havea a fine league with the boys ed on 8 teams This is the largest turnout of players for little league base ball in Vernal's history This has been accomplished through the fine efforts of Delmer Lane and those league presidents be be- be before fore him IT SEEMS that no matter what the age there is a base base- baseball ball league for all boys The boys 13 and 14 years of age are participating in Pony League this year In the league there are four teams with ap ap- ap approximately proximately 12 boys on each team The Mustangs and Red Bombers are tied for first place with each team winning 3 and losing 1 The Colts are in Third place and the Cubs in last The season is still young however and with the talent being displayed anything can happen There Is being a new league organized for boys who are just out of Pony League The lea lea- league gue consists of only two teams at the present but is hoping to obtain one more All games will be played under the lights this year with the first one scheduled for Friday June 10 All boys between the ages of 1516 are encouraged to sign up for play VERNAL INDUSTRIAL TEAM Saturday the Vernal lal ial League baseball team was defeated by a fine utah Power Light team from Salt Lake City THERE WERE two games played Vernal losing both of them by a score of 90 9 for the first game and for the sec sec- second ond Pitching for Vernal was done by Allan lorge Iorge and Jack fer in the first game and Gary and Jack Sheffer in inthe inthe the second hitting for the home team was scattered throughout the lineup The Vernal team is in fairly new stages of development as this is their first year of or or- or It is coached by Al AI who has helped pro pro- promote promote mote baseball in Vernal for many years Mr said that the season seas as still young and that the team was looking better SATURDAY the Vernal team will travel to Helper Utah to play a double header The following Saturday the same Helper team travels to Vernal to play Game time is at pm and no charge Is made so come on out to the ball game and root for our town team |