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Show : ': :.. ::. ' ?sw ..... . ; f v t ! f !?' i- . . . f 'V I. - -Wis i ' "X v ' Kelly Downs, a 1979 graduate of Viewmont High, returned to Utah last week as a pitcher for the Portland Beavers which is the AAA club of Philadelphia. The last time Kelly threw at Derks Field he shut out Cottonwood High. This time around he shut down the Gulls five game winning 1 '!( streak by taking a 3-2 decision from the home town team. Kelly has had some problems in the early going this season, but most of it has not been his' f ault. Errors Er-rors by teammates have cost Kelly a couple of games. But last week they were strong on defense i '1:. and came up with three runs for him on offense. The Phillies have high hopes for the Bountif ul native and Kelly is hoping to make the big club one of these days. By his own admission Kelly has had some problems pro-blems with his delivery this season, "It seems like I t. i : V V. - . ! ' , s 1 , C. 1 t ' . : J : forgot how to wind up." he said. He threw ex-tremely ex-tremely well in spring training and now the pj-. ching coaches are working with him and a cot-of cot-of slight changes in his delivery. Both Kellvar-organization Kellvar-organization believe he'll be pitching in ihebi? leagues one f o these days. It is just a matter or And he is willing to wait. |