Show They Lead Baseball Movement r J- J I ii k kJ J S h Y aff C fA f A Courtesy Deseret News s Wendell Paxton right and Wayne Varne i Y Clark Start ball rolling in r attempt to bring bung baseball c university s sl sponsorship and revive revive t an intercollegiate diamond league c The two have hive already scheduled practice tilts with Utah semi pro and amateur outfits k aY y At present the sport is NOT NOr reco recognized recognized rec rec- o activity as an official activity by school moguls but due duo to the action action action ac ac- tion taken by these two boys bos the matter is is now under careful careful con con- s Start League Plans Schedule Practice Pl Encounters In an attempt to bring the major major major ma ma- jor sport of baseball to a place among the important activities of the uni university ersi ty veteran Wayne Clark and Second Baseman Wendell Vendell Wendell Wen Wen- dell Paxton are furthering their plans to include the popular game in the regular sport curriculum This attempt for reorganization was begun last year and several games fames were played All in all though the venture was none too successful The unofficial university university university sity nine managed to play games with a couple of the high school squads and one with an unofficial BYU club They captured tilts from rom South and West Vest 9 0 8 0 re respectively respectively re- re I and dropped a ten inning Inning inning inn Inn- ing fracas to the Y 2 This year the Utah group should have a higher class of competition as well as a high caliber club Letters Letters Letters Let Let- from Brigham and Utah State expressing their willingness to cooperate cooperate cooperate co co- co- co operate have brightened the organization organization organization organ organ- outlook a great deal and the Utah boys have already sched sched- practice tilts with three Utah semi-pro semi clubs namely Pinney Beverage Magna-Garfield Magna and the Provo The committee was hopeful of beginning regular play by the end of the week but plans will be delayed delayed delayed de de- de- de indefinitely until the apportionment apportionment apportionment committee decides on the of the necessary funds The first practice of the proposed proposed proposed pro pro- posed university baseball team will willbe willbe willbe be held Friday April 12 at 4 p p. p m. m on Municipal diamond No 2 at Seventh East and Thirteenth South At this this' first warm up a a. manager will b be elected to cooperate with school officials in promoting the interests of the group For this reason it is essential that ANY man interested at all in the diamond diamond diamond dia dia- dia- dia mond sport on the campus be present A list of signatures of allmen all allmen allmen men in attendance will be handed to Dean John L. L Ballif as a re request request request re- re quest for an apportionment of for carrying on the seasons season's seasons season's seasons season's sea sea- sons son's program A faculty sponsor will also be decided upon at this first meeting The tentative lineup as it now stands is as follows Catchers Bob Johnson and Gordon Drummond Drummond Drummond Drum- Drum mond pitchers Wayne Vayne Clark Jack Driggs Ed Scott and Don Lox cox ox first baseman Frank Stewart Wendell Vendell Paxton on the keystone sack Jack Odgen at the hot corner corner corner cor cor- I ner and Izzy at shortstop completes the infield In the outfield outfield outfield out out- field Ray Brooks Bill Button Clarence Gerhke and Jim iu ius have all shown promise Although a manager has not been chosen as yet there are sev several eral of the boys whose enviable records should make an any choice choke a good one Wayne Vayne Clark has been awarded a try tryout out with the New NewYork NewYork NewYork York Yankees Wendell Paxton has the reputation of covering that wide space between first and second second second sec sec- ond like a blanket and Johnson and Brooks have shown considerable ability at their re respective respective respective re- re positions |