Show Dave pave lJ Downs To I Play Play I ii 1 Baseball At Walla Walla f fI not is surely DareD e D Downs Dare D a his last name to I U liHn u up R P D is s for this boy DOII DO II i UP not only in m sta- sta gOlna 0 Ding n h is 15 6 65 5 5 and J ilu lure dS' dS but also in the world i of sports Dave came calle camei 4 FRIDAY I I- I in 1 the third d draft being i up on n 20 for the nation top t the c on Moose lIl Johnson a ait Moose r Wilbur the thein Walla Walla WallaI for t the professional I it ies in w p A North worth West League 1 Class who ho has been watching f an for the last three years pave pane D e to a contract ed him si Wednesday 1 left last Dave Ii 1 17 7 for Walla Walla t J June S Wash sh e where he will go on ont t with the Phil Phillies Philles lIes i who l tour before 80 games f play f will ill 1 At the end of September 1 i Dave will wll return season K the e attend he will f home Barters me where at W Weber ber State quarters tw tWO z of off U or t the e University gO gOt College his schooling t Si centering f Utah Ii I aro crowd around d physical therapy J IV IN V MARCH MARCH- Dave will report report re- re port nort to Clea Clearwater v ter Florida lorida port training with the fo for spring phillie club Dawes Daves baseball days date he hean back to age nine when playing in the trainer an began league Sue for Little League Baseball Base Base- ball ball- He pitched for several Star All-Star teams in the league in 1966 at the age of 14 of the AllStar All All- h he e was a member I. I Star Pony League that represented represented this area in Vernal DURING this game in Vernal Vernal Vernal Ver Ver- nal Dave injured his pitching arm and was in a great deal of pain but his team wasn't doing too well and they needed need need- ed to win three double headers in m a row fOW if they were to win the tournament Dave consented consented consented con con- to give it a try and because of his injured arm gave gare up his speed ball for fora a curved ball helping his t team am to win the tournament The next year Dave played on the Star All-Star Colt team which won the Automotive League Championship in Salt Lake County and the Utah State Championship i- i THIS rIDS TEAM went on to Seattle Wash after winning the regional Colt League Tournament in Springville out of Utah Idaho and Colorado but lost out in the regional play-offs play with California and Washington teams at Seattle The 30 family members and 15 team members who went to lo Seattle w were re drawn tog together together to to- to- to g gether gher her with fun and unforgettable gettable e experiences DAVE PITCHED for Bountiful Bountiful Bountiful Boun Boun- Junior High School as aswell aswell aswell well as played football on the team During his three years at Viewmont High Dave has lettered for pitching pitching pitching pitch pitch- ing for the baseball team as well as being an outstanding ing member of the basketball basket basket- ball team This last week he was awarded award award- ed one of this years year's Most Valuable Player awards at atthe atthe atthe the State Star All-Star game in Ogden accompanied with a large trophy DAVE RECEIVED the Dick Thomas Hall of Fame basketball basketball basketball basket basket- ball award and trophy as outstanding outstanding out out- standing Viewmont player along with being chosen by the Deseret News to their AllStar AllStar AllStar All- All Star Region team He was a member of the 1969 Viewmont Class A Baseball Baseball Baseball Base Base- ball Championship Team I li 4 a rah rahy y ry r rH ri i H A I Y y 1 I r I nt iI I J a f I p I I I s sll ll I I yam yam- I ruT 4 e 1 I eL ti lh A DAVID DOWNS IN THE SUMMER of 1969 he was chosen to the star all-star American Legion tournament team Besides his athletics at Viewmont High Dave was wasa a member and officer in the Interact Club sponsored by bythe bythe bythe the Rotary clubs of America Next to athletics Daves Dave's love is automobiles and other motor vehicles He spends many hours in the mountains with with with- his snowmobile and with his friends on motorcycles He loves tinkering with motors motors motors mo mo- tors of all makes and sizes as well as washing and waxing waxing waxing wax wax- ing automobiles to bring extra money DA DAVE VE WAS born David Ralph Downs June 21 1952 to Ralph and Trudy Hoffman Downs Ralph is a lifelong resident of Bountiful graduating from Davis High Utah State University University University Uni Uni- and Stanford University University Uni Uni- where he lettered in basketball football and tennis He is presently practicing physical therapy in the Bountiful Bountiful Boun Boun- Medical Center DAVES DAVE'S grandmother Mary Downs is living here in Boun Boun- He has two sisters and two brothers Janet Peggy Kelly and Richard all of Bountiful The fellow most accredited for influencing Daves Dave's baseball baseball baseball base base- ball career outside of his father is Lee Lalli who has coached Dave since his first year with little league DA DAVE VE IS known for his pleasant personality and hi his modesty in his athletics He will leave Utah taking with him the best wishes and support of the Bountiful people peo peo- dp |