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Show ADAMS MADE DIRECTOR OF LEGION PLAY i " :i:'r ' 5. 1 i . ... ; ' Ray Adams Ray Adams, adjutant of Cypnn poat No. 38, American Legion, hat been appointed department director di-rector of the American Legion " junior baseball program in Utah 1 for Hie year 1930. The American Legion baseball program during 199 interested 3500 boys in the great national pastime and it is expected that more than 5000 youths of the sfate will participate in the program pro-gram in 1930. The legion planf a more extensive program thif year than ever before providing more games for each team in the various districts. ; . Utah is divided into nine dis tricts. Each dstriet will, select a ' champion and they will meet foi the state championship. The state champion will compete for regional honors with a chance of , recognition. A meeting will be held April C with representatives from the fif ty-nine legion posts in Utah for- ' multating final plans for the year. Ray Adams is well qualified foi the post of director of baseball activities having had several' years of professional baseball experience ex-perience as well as handling several sev-eral ball clubs in the capacity of manager. Adams is a former stu dent of the University of Idahf and Valparaiso .-university of Indiana. His professional experi ence came with Detroit in lh( American league, Omaha in the Western league, Augusta, Ga., ir the South Atlantic and two sea sons in the Hutte Mines league He was manager of the Arthui club in the Copper league durinp 1927 and 1928. |
