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Show 8 The Helper Journal Wednesday. July 21. 1976 MSB claims WBBA title with three final victories - Helper State Bank won the championship of the v local WBBA loop by winning three games over the last week of play, all by overwhelming scores to erase any doubt as to the outcome of the second half. The Bank squad took the first half with nine straight victories and suffered only one loss in the second half. r Carbon ' to all-sta- rs play Murray in B.R. tourney Year Old Babe The Ruth All Star State Tournament will be hosted by the Kearns League from July 24 to July 30 at 5056 South 4015 West in Kearns. 14-1- A ; graduate, has been named head baseball and assistant varsity football coach at" Carbon according to an announcement this week by Eugene Crocco, principal at the school. has been the and baseball coach assistant football coach at Dimick Battery Creek High School in Burton, South Carolina for the past five years. He is married to the former Linda Waller of JacksonAfter Florida. ville, graduating from CEU he attended Southern Utah State College in Cedar City where he played varsity Granger takes wood-Granite football for two years as a a Carbon 5 Four games will be played on the opener with Carbon and Murray starting play at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, West Side vs East Millcreek 2 p.m., Kearns vs Midvale at 5:30 p.m. and Ken Dimick named CHS baseball head Ken Dimick, High and CEU on at 8 Cotton- p.m. Ogden draws a bye opening day and will meet the winner of the West Side East Millcreek game on Monday at 5:30 p.m., and Taylorsville will also bye until 8 p.m. on Monday when they will take on the winner of the Granger-Cottonwoo- d defensive back. and Mrs. Avon Dimick of Helper, Dimick played baseball through the various youth programs in the county and honors in attained football and baseball as a student at Carbon High. At CEU he was named to Junior College baseball honors under Coach Curt Jenson as a second baseman for the Eagles. He graduated from Carbon in 1963 and CEU in A son of Mr. all-regi- test. Granite .con- The double elimination tournament will be played each day with the exception of Sunday, July 25, with the championship game scheduled for Friday, July Principal Crocco said 30th. The State Champions Dimick will have classroom will then represent Utah in assignments in physiology a regional tournament and health along with his slated for August 6th to 13th in Elko, Nevada. coaching duties. 1965. Museum pictures The Helper Museum will have one of the best collections of pictures of early VI X mining and railroading in the state, according to historical Society officials. ' P.. 4 The first picture is one of the main general stores in town where everything , 'i from kitchen stoves to writing tablets could be bought. i i ,k) ' . in the league Helper State Bank put a called by the ten run rule. Saturday finale was it to his added Brietenstein to Helper Merc end quick any hopes the victims of another two second place Mutual big night by slamming Tom Furniture may have had on home runs in the game as shutout, this time Hribar and Fox Eric seven scored Bank second half title the early in the the week when they times in the fifth inning to divided the pitching to get the shutout over Central trounced the Furniture finish off the game. and Mike Brieten-stei- n Later in the week Helper Commission nine, had a perfect game, State Bank came back to Breitenstein hurled one inning Saturday and Fox striking out all 15 batters he whitewash Central Com- came back to complete the faced in the five innings of mission, the only team job, giving the Bank pitthem this season, play before the game was chers 13 innings of scoreless pitching. 'Mutual bounced back to win two games over the week to finish in second place, winning close games over the Helper Merc, and Central Commission, Old Time baseball stars may be purchased from any Jimmy Paletta hurled the will have member of the Legion team entire game for the winners from yester-yea- r their annual fling on the or from members of the in the first game and had a diamond in Helper Sunday Carbon Post. three for three night at the Legion officials annually plate. night when the annual "Old Saturday Mark Timers" game is scheduled have some difficulty ac- Rasmussen toed the for 6 p.m. This is the ninth tually contacting all former rubber for Mutual and hung n annual "Old Timers' game baseball players who desire on for the win. here and is played in con- to participate, so an open Rasmussen had a big hand junction with a regulation invitation is extended to any in the offensive department, American Legion game. old timers to come out and getting on base four times, The occasion serves as a play. Prior arrangements twice on hits, twice on can errors and project for for a baseball uniform Mr. scoring two runs. Louis Muncy had a double Carbon Post No. 21 to be made by contacting finance the local team's Bonza, Walter Borla or for the winners in the first Lawrence Buckley or inning when they started entry in the state touranyone interested may just strong with three runs. nament next month. to Vince make an appearance at the Muncy scored after his hit, According Bonza, Carbon Post Athletic park Sunday afternoon Paletta added another run, Officer, Sunday's game will anytime after 4:30 p.m. and Keith Reid scored once as bring back together many the swimming pool dressing did Mike Sanchez to commade plete the Mutual scoring. players from the old Utah room will be Industrial semipro league available for changing Ron Mike Marrelli, of the post World War II clothes for the big game. Hriensen, Dave. Johnson, era. Mandell (Ug) Wilson of Copperton, manager of the Helper Merchants in those glory days of the Utah Industrial League, will be on hand to throw out the traditional first ball and participate in the game. Wilson, a native of Oklahoma, managed the Helper Merchants to league championships during that time and closed out his actual playing years with the team. He has a long and experienced background as a baseball player and manager in semipro and professional circles. 14-- 0. to-be- 18-- Old timers game on tap Sunday night ' Mike Kourianos, Woolsey, Floyd Zemlock, Frank Bendetti Ira Lowe, Naz Giordano, Ernie Etzel, Lou Mele, Harold Patterick, John Sonny Fratto, Bill Harris, Ray Telarole, Frank Collins, and Lefty Klecker, all of whom have been extended an invitation to participate. The old timers will gather in the Helper city park at 5 p.m. for a dutch lunch and liquid refreshment prior to the ball game in order to swap baseball stories from the past and acquaintances. The first game of the Sunday night twin-bil- l will start at 6 p.m. between the old timers and Students regulation train. n'ar of the 6-- 5. . exhibition contest. Tickets for the big are now on sale and double-heade- r success of the local league operation. WBBA Standings (final second half) Helper State Bank Mutual Furniture Central Commission Helper Merc All-sta- W 8 L 5 3 3 6 8 1 1 tournament r schedule: Monday Helper vs National Emery Altamont, 3 at p.m. Helper boys attend Scouting day camp Ten boys from Helper attended the Hobble Creek camp near Springville for a Cub Scout Day Camp July .14. The boys made Indian crafts, shot B.B. guns and bows, ran an obstacle course called the Bionic Man Arena, played in the Fun Alley, played an Indian 25-3- 0 29-3- 0 waist waist BOrS UZi Reg. & Slim $15.00. Mens $15.50. 27-3- 6 29-3- LEE" with the New observation game and also fished. Those who went were Richard Olsen, Tony Lindsey, Brian Noel, Gary Sillitoe, Roger Pessetto, Chad Bianco, Chris Geno Sanflice, Scott Birch, and Brent Cochrane plus three leaders. San-flic- e, 6 LEE OLYMPIAD JEANS AND JACKET Inseam, Inseam. Highlighting boys' wear fashions this season is styled Lee Olympiad Jacket and Jeans. Choose from a wide range of colors in durable brushed denim or sateen. the uniquely Lee-S- et Freedom from puckers. Shrink resistant. Freedom from wrinkles. Kids will love them. Casual Pants Cordoroyand Brushed Denim. Brown, Green, Jackets. Navy. Also, ' I '! Iron Pants colors, Fashion Jackets, Guaranted to outlast the kids who wear them. Kids Took great. Mothers look proud. '! !; "Tf7 A f iitili jj g4J I I t''-ivt- vw? f I m . wMwlA N Boys Shirts ' l I ' I 111 J) ' Jfv I Van Huesen, Tom Sawyer, Wrangler V J ;, 1 uuu 8 p.m. the Carbon Post American Legion team will take on Ogden in a The helper engine is at the 4-- XJto Zu-po- at tributed greatly to the Q5 Invitations have been extended to many Industrial League stars of the re-ne- w This shows the namesake of Helper City. all-sta- rs fund-raisin- g late '40's and early '50's to participate. Among those indicating they will be on hand to join Wilson are Orson Bailey, Bob Story, Lous Tezak, Wayne Tucker, Bob Kent Sanders, Peterson, a former major league pitcher with the Cincinnati Reds, Boyce Jacobs, Mike Wood, John McGurk, Darrell Robertson, George Sluga, and Frank Zaccaria. Three former team officials of that post war era who served the team as business manager, treasurer and president, Ed Marchetti, George Pizza and Ernest Gardner, all of Helper, have been invited to participate in the activities planned for the evening. The former Industrial Leaguers will form one old timer's team to face an old timers team consisting of Carbon local County players who played in the Industrial League and for the various Coal League teams in this area. Joe Myers and Luke Cormani, two veteran baseball stars of many years ago, will manage the local team and Cormani will once again don the catching apparel to handle the receiving chores, probably the oldest player who will actually play Sunday night. Myers and Cormani will call upon former players Guido Rachiele, Boyd Lindsey, Paul Dalpiaz, Tony and Lou Tone, Jim Tobey, Bud and Eugene Laursen, Willie and Ace Verdi, Harry and Albert summer for a second year, Mrs. Muncy and two daughters were on hand for all the games with a supportive hand from Mr. Muncy and the two boys, a real chore that has con- all-st- ar one-ru- Rusty boarding house. Most of the buildings have since been torn down or completely altered. Brent Cochrane and Matt Wise scored the Central Commission runs. Johnson had the hot bat, smacking a home run in the first frame and a double in the third. Thus another regular season of play in the WBBA program came to an end for 1976 and the league is now looking forward to post season tournament play which begins in Altamont, Monday July 26, when Helper team faces the at Emery National 3 p.m. League officials expressed a deep appreciation to the family of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Muncy for their work in operating the concession stand this 14-- Vogrenic, This is what Helper looked like about 1900. The large building on the left was a hotel, 1!Viper 3mvr tt ixl 120 t LJVV South Main sU Helper, Utah -- L - Bankcards j i 1 |