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Show Legion Season Opens; Roosevelt vs. Duchesne American Legion Junior Base--ball will come onto the scene of sports activities next week, when Basin Post 64, of Roosevelt tangles tan-gles with the Duchesne Legion team, Tuesday at 2:00 on the Roosevelt baseball diamond in the first game of the District Nine League season. Five teams have entered the race for the district title this year, including last year's champion cham-pion Ft. Duchesne. Teams from Vernal and Altamont round out the loop. A round robin schedule running run-ning through July 21 had been drawn up, with each team playing play-ing eight games. Games are scheduled sched-uled for each Tuesday and Thursday, Thurs-day, and each aggregation 'will play twice a week, except on the weeks where the slate calls for a bye. Another opening day tilt pits Ft. Duchesne against Altamont, Alta-mont, while Vernal draws a bye. Thursday, June 16, Vernal opens their season playing host to Roosevelt, Roos-evelt, and Altamont invades Duchesne. Du-chesne. The Ft. Duchesne nine is ! scheduled to sit out the second I day of play. An admission charge of 250 for all persons 16 years of age and over will be made. Following the regular District I Nine schedule, the champion will enter the Utah State Legion playoffs play-offs in early August. District Nine includes all Legion posts in Duchesne Du-chesne and Uintah counties. Orlie Rachele, manager of the Roosevelt nine has held practices the last three weeks, and is impressed im-pressed with the turn-out so far. Between 20 and 30 boys of age seventeen or under have responded respond-ed to the call. Mr. Rachele states that positions are not filled as yet, and boys who so desire may still try out for the team. June 30 is the deadline for completed rosters of 16 playeds to be made. LEAGUE SCHEDULE June 14 Duchesne at Roosevelt; Roose-velt; Ft. Duchesne at Altamont; Vernal, Bye. June 16 Roosevelt at Vernal; Altamont at Duchesne; Ft. Duchesne, Du-chesne, Bye. June 21 Roosevelt at Ft. Duchesne; Du-chesne; Duchesne at Vernal; Altamont, Alta-mont, Bye. June 23 Roosevelt at Altamont; Alta-mont; Vernal at Ft. Duchesne; Duchesne, Bye. June 28 Ft. Duchesne at Duchesne; Du-chesne; Altamont at Vernal; Roosevelt, Roos-evelt, Bye. June 30 Roosevelt at Duchesne; Du-chesne; Altamont at Ft. Duchesne; Vernal, Bye. July 6 Vernal at Roosevelt; Duchesne at Altamont; Ft. Duchesne. Du-chesne. Bye. July 8 Ft. Duchesne at Roosevelt; Roos-evelt; Vernal at Duchesne; Altamont, Alta-mont, Bye. July 19 Altamont at Roosevelt; Roose-velt; Ft. Duchesne at Vernal; Duchesne, Du-chesne, Bye. July 21 Duchesne at Ft. Duchesne; Du-chesne; Vernal at Altamont; Roosevelt, Roos-evelt, Bye. All games will be played at 2:00 p.m. |