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Show First Class Field : I I . For Ogden Athletes 'TM Practically Assured I Students of Ogden High Will Break Ground Wednesday I k Morning; City Engineer Tracy to Survey For Quar- ter Mile Trade At New Park H Ground on tho new athletic park at Monroe avenue and Twenty-ninth 'street will bo broken early tomorrow morning when students of the Ogden high school Invade the park and start ja war on I he ground. Tho war, how-juv. how-juv. r. wi'l bo in 'he way of -o,ovc-lincnt and wijon the peace treaty i4fin-Inlly i4fin-Inlly signod, Ogdr-n athletes will hs.c one of the best athletic parks iu the western states. And the athletes havo been heard to remark, "relief at last" For a number of years, tho stais of the Tiger lair havo been minus a proper prop-er aihlailc field. The rame'rulo has been In ordor at the Weber normal academy. However, the city commissioners commis-sioners of Ogden have pledged their support and the stars of the future will have a field second lo none in tho slate. City Engineer Tracy surveyed the grounds lodny and tomorroy v ill survey sur-vey the field for a first class 4-10-yard track. '1 he baseball and lootball fields will be located in the interior of tho track, thus giving the athletes a first class Hold. Plans to Be Complete. ' Plans for the field wee completed today and work will be rushed on the field. The gala track and Hold meet to be staged at the new park on April 21, in which four of America's preat-t-sl stars' ns well as the L'niverslcy of Utah, will compete, had some weight in starting the ball rolling. However, the city commissioners are real 11 e wires. Mayor Frank Francis, aud Commissioners Com-missioners Ward and Flygare are heartily m favor of tho move and with their support the plans arc suro to mature. ma-ture. , Bright and early Wednesday morning morn-ing the students or the Ogdeu high school will Invade the present lot well equipped with rakes, siiovols and picks. Their work will consist of aiding in leveling the field and. placing the run-' A IH ning track In condition. Students of l ,the Weber Normal college wll aid in J? lh work Friday. Mayor Francis, Commissioner Ward JJ land Commissioner Flygaro will be ct I IH deck at tho new park Wednesday, 'shortly before noon, at which time a fel general inspection by the city fathers , ivB will be in order. Supt. Karl Hopkins til of the of the Ogden high school, Prln- vjM clpal Becson of the Ogden high schools jH Principal Dixon of the Weber Normal college and and A. L. Glasmann of the ; Ogden A. A. and others will bo on deck to aid the city fathers In their w nB inspection tour. The uny has been set aside and tho work is expected to go off. in fast style. 1H J The fence and grand stand at Glen- fl wood park will be removed to. the now park and will be placed in readiness il tor the meet April 24. Extensive plans 'Hfl have been made and before the day of Hl the big meet arrives, Ogden should have a classy park in the making. The fl gridiron field will, however, not bo IH placed in A-l shape until the later part iJI of the coming summer, When the bell lll sounds next Fall, Ogden should be on i9 tho mantlo with first class athletic jHH teams and with a park that will bo an ' 'jH honor to the city and the athletes of Hj the city, thanks lo the city commis-sioners commis-sioners and the live wires of the city. Principal Beeson of the Ogden high school, stated yesterday that the s&u- H! dents of the school would start work iHl at 8:20 o'clock Wednesday morning IHI on the now park. The official cere- fl monies will start promptly at 11 o'clock. If you are a live wire and if tiHF you are back of the move, attend tho , iBL doings. They will be short and snap- llHl py, but the entire program will place u , rl -flHI Ogden to the fore, so lot's havo your llHl support. Join in tho celebration and jSI boost. I Hffl |