The Bismarck tribune., 1933-04-11
AMPLE RECREATION
FACILITIES ASSURE
VARIED ACTIVITIES
.Track.FieId, Baseball, Kitten.
ball, Swimming, Tennis,
Golf Planned
TO ARRANGE MANY LEAGUES
Fairgrounds and Parks Will
Provide Scenery For Pic
MICS and Outings

Thanks to the Capital City's al
ready-established adequate outdoor
facilities, Bismarck will have a COM
prehensive sports program this
spring and summer.
Excellent facilities will provide
Bismarck residents outside recreation
on wide scale at low cost. Among
facilities are Hughes field, including
one Of the best track and field plants
in the state with bleachers and con-
crete tennis courts; city-owned base
ball park with bleacherS; city-OWned
!. playground for children, equipped by
the KiWanis club and park board .
schoOl-Owned kittenball diamonds; /;
baseball diamond and outdoor athle-
tic area and other facilities at Fort
Lincoln, U. S. Army post here; base
ball diamond at the state peniten-
tiary; Bismarck Country Clubs golf
course and tennis courts: city-owned
swimming pool: horseshoe pitching
courts which will be established by
the board of recreation: World War
Memorial building for indoor boxing,
wrestling and other activities; and
an adequate park system for picnics
and outings.
Track and field work already has
been launched by Bismarck high
school athletes under the direction of
Coach Roy D. Mcleod. This sport
will be climaxed by the final high
school track and field meet in the
state this year, the annual Capital
City event here May 19 and 20.
Baseball Season Young
With organized baseball seasons
opening Wednesday, interest in the
diamond sport is expected to flare
up in the next few days.
and young men are contemplated by
the board of recreation, according to
John w. Reel, director. Boys will be
divided into two age clasSes-13 and
IA years in one circuit and Is and is
in another. These loops will supply
a nine for the annual American Le-
gion junior competition later in the
summer. A third league for older
boys, all under u years Of age, is
contemplated at present.
II the city does not have regu-
lar team to play out-of-town organ
izations, city team will be recruited
from this organization for such COM
petition, Reel said.
At present it does not appear that
the older baseball men in the city will
organize an adult team for competi-
tiOn with out-of-tOwn organizations.
N. o. Churchill and Fred Thimmesch.
who have managed local teams in the
past, have made no plans for a team
this year and no regular team is con-
templated by the A. o. u. w. this
season. The season is young yet,
however, and some organization may
develop before long.
Fort Lincoln expects to have an
other strong team this year, accord
ing to Lieut.. Clark Bailey. athletic
officer at the army post. Only one
man. Catcher Hagen, has been lost
from last years strong lineup, he
said. and there is wealth of new ma
terial from which to draw.
Grove Giants Disband
The state penitentiary will aban-
don competition with outside teams
this season, it is announced by War
den G. c. Turner, and an intra-mural
league will be organized among the
prisoners.
Kittenball play again will be or
ganized on an extensive basis, prob
ably with two leagues, according to
Reel. Interest in this sport has grown
with rapid strides in recent years.
Diamonds for play will be set up on
school property north Of the high
school.
Horseshoe pitchers also will be pro-
vided for, Reel said. Several courts
throughout the city are planned.
The swimming pool will be operat-
cd on an extensive basis again this
year. with regular life guards and