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Show farm club in July, 1937 Georgia-Florida. Dahl's field - , was - play football Midvale Jr. High WQn the football, 1936 and track championships of Jordan District. - March, basketball Uintah - High School championship, Frank Wright, - - 1936 Frank Kamnikar and Sam Soter for Westminster College. 1939 rodeos, boxing shows, pageants. December, 1946 Legion Post 35 joined Draper for a turkey shoot, with Rudy Snow, chairman. Midvale RQd and Gun Club spon December, 1947 sored a trapshooting contest. Prizes were turkeys, hams and bacon. Melvin Carlson, publicity chairman, says the public is invited to-participate. 1949 Mitch Price played freshman quarterback at Columbia University, and is the leading candidate for backfield on the varsity team. Midvale Junior Gun Club held a April, 1950 shooting contest. Winners were: Lowell Ashman and Karen Webb in the prone position. Gaylen Gisseman and Karen Webb in the sitting position, Larry Ray is president of the club, and Police Chief Marcell Graham bought by the city from provide another playground and ball Lewis Dahl to' field. as with basketball, - WQn former the state Midvalian, coach. - Midvale tracksters WQn the Jordan District Junior High track meet. Darrell LIQyd WQn the mile in 56.6. quarter April, 1939 - John Alley broke the pistol-shootlng May, 1939 record at the U of U. He scored 291, highest SCQre ever recorded at the U of U pistol range. - July, 1939 September, is instructor, 1939 Reggie - LeFevre was man, 1941 1953 Gold medals - dan athletes who WQn were presented to' eight JQr He 1954 plant - to' 1942 Jack Gilbert WQn a berth on. the Utah Gary Hale - was named to' the high school all was TENNIS As early 1928, tennis was a competitive sport in Midvale. In that year a tennis tournament was scheduled to' be played on the Midvale courts at the rear of the recorder's office on Center Street. This was to' set with grass as tle a dispute over who was champion in Midvale. Unfor tunately the local paper did 'not report the winner. Milan Canning was' registrar and it CQst 25 to enter. Scorer was Lewis Dahl. There were to' be singles, doubles and girl's sets. 1936 A tournament was held at Midvale tst May, ward with H. P. Cannon as director and Melvin-Aylett Qn - chosen all-state football end. chosen a member of the Little All-American team while playing for the USAC. of all ages. It included baseball, The city council voted October, 1942 the ballpark at Dahl's Field. was outstanding athlete state basketball team. In 1958 he softball, tennis, horseshoes, croquet and other ac tivities. Baseball captains chosen were: DeWayne Player, Fred Mlaker, Louis Smith and Karl Nelson, A season Larry Ray named tournament, - water carnival will be held at the end of the Chad Beckstead in charge. was - - care -. at Jordan High and received the first Marv Jenson award. 1953 Jerry McCleary was named all-state basket ball player and voted most valuable player in the state three full letters : Reed Grant, BQb BQb Sjoblom, Paul CQQk, DQn Price, Bill Poulson, Smith, Eugene Robinson, and LeRQy Clayton. The city ball park is moved to' Dahl's April, 1941 Field. Bleachers, lights and grandstand are all moved. The old ball park will be converted to' a parking lot. Midvale City sponsored a recreation June, 1942 program to' take - were Rasmussen and Marx Blackett announced the location for the tournament would be Forest Dale. playing foot baH for BYU. May, 1950 naments which - September, The Kiwanis resumed golf tour suspended during the war. Chair Cyril Rasmussen, and his assistants, Leon September, Midvale Ball Park was lighted! 1939 Chad Beckstead was named coach at Dixon Junior High in PrQVQ. - Aggie grid squad, Frank Kamnikar joined the Jordan October, 1943 High. School coaching staff. He was co-captain of the Jordan championship team in 1934, and played at - - U.S.A.C. tournament manager. June, 1943 FIQyd Wiles WQn ist place in the 33% h.p. stock division bQat racing at Utah Lake Harbor. Ice skating was enjoyed by Mid December, 1943 vale residents Qn the Richardson property at the South end of Main Street. The project was suggested by C. E. - Melvin Aylett WQn the Todd and Bill Asnden, solation, - June, 1934 - Seven singles.championship, Burton doubles, and Joe Welch, CQn .. boys from Midvale entered the AAU tennis tournament, Howard Olson, manager, Vin cent Miller, Glen Johnson, Richard Conkle, Jack Matthews to' Mayor C. J. Welch. Mr. Richardson donated part of his pasture to' be flooded for the rink. March, 1945 Ray Hughes, Jr. WQn scoring honors in Thomas, Harold Canning, and Douglas Carey. This - the Sr. SCQut basketball double elimination tournament, He scored 17 points for Midvale 2nd Ward. The Kiwanis built a bowl on the east side 1946 group was sponsored by Vincent Drug. 15 teams entered and the games were played in Midvale'. south of 7200 South to' stage to' win the Midvale Tennis tournament. In' the semi- July, May, - of North Main St., just 249 1934 - Harry Peterson defeated Vincent Miller |
