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Show Kiwanis Club's First Knothole Night Friday DESERET NEWS, Thursday, June 26, 196? gQ VAm 4. 4'k' , ' ' s.:J 1 oriti Sheya , '' rSTfSt- - . Salt Lake Kiwanis Gub, in cooperation with the Salt Lake Bees Baseball Gub, has announced tht it will againsponsor Knothole Night at Derks Field this year. The A '!:?. Bonus Talk ' - fy'-- ?; Bugs Bavasi I ''y 4, So youre a bright young pitcher or perhaps made some ncse with the bat. You were drafted by a major league club and y everybody keeps telling you to settle for nothing e bonus. less than a Better still, if youre smart, youll get a lawyer to handle the contract negotiations. You wont have to do a thing. Just sit back and wait for the conphone call that informs you that your tract is good for three years, that your bonus pay-- . ments will be staggered for the tax break, and your reporting station is Shelby, Greenwood, Gasor if youre lucky, Cedar tonia, Spartanburg .v. vjf v 4; five-figur- no-c- Bill Uinta Rapds. Dont you believe it! Peter Bavasi, minor league director for the San Diego Padres, offered some interesting insight into the situation when he visited Salt Lake City last week and laid the groundwork foi the waterlogged Bees. Kids Talk Bonus . "All the kids talk about these days is the big bonus," Pete says. Theyve read about Rick Monday, Reggie Jackson, and the $100,000 boys and think that although they may be just a bit shy on talent theyre still worth 40 or 50 grand. The next thing we know we have this lawyer knocking on our door demanding that my boy should get this or that. Let me say, that we dont bother with lawyers much any more, Bavasi stressed. We want to talk to the kid and explain a few things. Bavasi goes on to explain that the common draft has served its purpose mainly lowering the ceiling on bonuses. Under the current system, when a major league club drafts a player it receives the sole right to negotiate with the said player. In other words, no other club can outbid another for a youngsters services. The ballplayer has an alternative a rather stringent one to say the least. If he decides not to sign, he sits out a year and hopes some other organization makes a move next year. ... Bonuses Not Important Although bonuses may seem important now, they amount to little or nothing when you consider what a player makes in the major leagues, Bavasi continues. if hes good enough, hell make the majors and then that bonus will look like peanuts when you throw in the minimum We tell a kid good-size- d salary, pension possibilities and fringe benefits. If the boy insists on a lajvyer, we tell him to leave the negotiating to us. Why split a lawyers fee? For instance, heres a kids agent demanding a $20,000 bonus and then he splits it in many cases. So the kid ends up with $10,000," Bavasi explains. Often well offer the boy $12,000 and he gets it all. All of which makes a lot of sense. There was no other way for the major leagues to survive. The bidding war was taking all but the richest to bankruptcy. Like Pete Bavasi likes to say: "Were all in this game for the fun of it anyway. Theres no money in baseball. The return on your money is minimal. Were just providing some recreation for the American public. 50-5- 0 Lost Lake in Uintas. Come in and flight test our new addition today; design jet a Its pip. We design our cars the way we and safety. planes. For maximum performance, comfort Ml Mm, ra- r0 m SS40 South State lt Lake City, Utah Lakes-l- ce By HARTT WIXOM Deseret News Sports Writer Does it have to run everyday? the angler wanted to know. Ice goes off the Uinta Mountain lakes in May and itll be August before we can get back to them. Cold rains of the past week have slowed melting of snow on the Uinta high trails. Whats more they have made somewhat the cautious about going too far back in. This early in the summer rain can still easily turn to snow above 10,000 feet. Whats more, rain of the past weeks variety, which never seems to go away, can make it difficult to set up a comfortable alpine y Covering will be at least June 27 before they can officially open the fee area campground there. In the meantime, horse wranglers around the Uinta perimeter are getting ready ; t i v season. Almost for the pack-iall lakes in the primitive area are expected to be with some snow over shadowed portions of trails, by n July 4. HEAVY DUTY NYLON CORD TIRES...RIGHT for VflRIS! back-packe- UBHT TRUCKS I CAMPERS! TRANSPORT camp. It requires more than a token shelter such as a plastic covering. Tents are too heavy for except the pup variety. The rains may have stopped the mosquito hatch. At least there seem to t1 few of them out so far. One angler, Kent Knox, Salt Lake City, reports Built with rubber for long mileage Sup-R-T- back-packin- Shock-Fortifie- Trial, taking flies back in the lakes again. Most of the Uinta lakes where grayling are doing well are the artificial ones. Severe fluctuations, such as those on Weir, Marjorie, Sand, Big Elk and others dont seem to bother greyling. The rains dont always hurt fishing. On a recent rainstorm trip to the Uintas, Bill George of Salt Lake caught brookies in a downpour. Later in the season, of course, when the summer heat sets in, rainstorms will likely stir fish into even more feeding activity. Mirror Lake campground Is now by vehicle. accessible But water pipes are being rejuvenated and Wasatch National Forest officials figure it See our FacThis decorator designed set reflects the excitement of Spanish home fashions! Come in Dramatic carved wood trim . . . with boldly shaped style tory making this fine furniture Vibrantly colored fabrics. 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The free tickets, allowing admittance to the game, may be picked up at either the Kiwanis Gub office, JUTV, The Deseret News, the S. L. Tribune or ?t Drks Field. Tickets can also be obeither tained by calling or George Carman at flfi OSS 003 ffl? - SAA. OF SWEDEN - s (gate No. 7) at Drks Field. Parents are encouraged to take their children out to see the game. 5 ... 1 George, Salt Lake, catches brook trout a On Knothole Night all children aged 14 and under are admitted to the game free of courtesy of the Salt charge Lake Bees. Prizes, including an autographed baseball, are given to the kids by the Kiwanis Gub. Jim Quinn at All kids partcicipating in Knothole Night must use the left grandstand entrance Phone v 484-765- 7 A nylon |