The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-03-12
LEAGUE IS ORGANIZED
Ttab-Idaho Circuit is Now a
Reality.
FOTRCLUBSA ARE TO BE IN
.rr KINDS OF ENTHUSIASM
OVER THE PROJECT.
Nh. Rio Grandes, Short Lines, og-
dans and Pocatellos Make Up the
Teagus and it Goes Without Say
inc That Good Bail Will Be Fur
u,sbed-Oficers Are Elected.

,..4.~ most favorable auspices and
..5 ,a enthusiasm that bespeaks
va, things. the Utah-Idaho league OF
,...bsr clubs was yesterday organized
,-.. ..f.-ars Of the club were elected
committee was appointed to work out
,s..,sr.uus details Of the schedule and
w.. ,,r.n talked Of proposition is now
-..r.-- John y. Bluth, the city re-
dor af ogden. is the president
-. rifuueuger Of the Short Line
r. .s secretary and the governing
t.rf is composed Of Charles Melghah
- OGDEN James r. Fulton Of the kio
crlr8as James Clippenger Of the snort
ir.. and vs. r. Trap of the PocaJeilo
nine. - ,..,,t,,lI
with such an aggregation OF DaSeDall
,,r..r+ rt tine helm the organization may
I..r forward TO all kinds of success ana
I. local fans may rest assured that
,,..a baseball on business principles
,..r n. punished them the coming sum-
mar Mr. Bluth of ogden, the presl-
don't af the new organization, Is one OF
tr. most enthusiastic ball admirers III
tr. state and knows more about the
ann. Than almost all the rest of Titan
F.r5,r, put together His election 10
tb. ur.sideucy was unanimous and was
,arsiaarsd DO be the best choice that
,.u1G prssfhlv have been made. Inc
,..-ar4rv Manager CIppenger Of the
Short Lines. is one Of the most actlNe
M Zine local managers and his election
foo. was unanimous.
League Is Formed
Il r.gr qbout o'clock when the pro-
rr1rrrs of the league began 10 gather
I'M "a room i'm the Grand Pacific hotel
Fred Bufh. Win Ferrin. Frank Gin
Dim Iospph Baxter. G. :. Pulver and
r NJ Whipple were down from the
Junction city. and they diffused the en-
tbusi3sm of the ball cranks of their city
throughout the room. Manager Full
TON. Jack MeiniCke and Walt Scare
were present for the Rio Grande team.
and CIippenger and Kidder represented
tho short Lines. Besides these there
were present several of the players OF
the different teams and also several Of
the well known fans of the city.
OF course there was some prelimtn-
ary haU talk before the business Of the
day was taken mp. With such gather
ing of enthusiasts am exchange of COM
meuts uu the game i'm general was the
expected thing. The relative speed and
curves of this and that pitcher, the
smuggling powers of this and that bat
tcr-ail were gone over before any
business was transacted.
After things had quoted down a lit
de-. James Cippenger took the chair
and Oh. business Of the day was taken
Uu T. NJ Whipple was elected secretary
of the meeting and a motion was made
and carried with "a WhOOp TO organize
% league of ball clubs 20 be composed
of the two railroad teams of this city,
and teams from ogden and POcatellO.
The Idaho city was included on the as
suranca of Manager Rand. who was in
town un Saturday. and who said that
his nine wanted 10 be in the league and
would ratify any action taken at the
meeting.
Election of Officers.
The election OF the officers Of the
league followed. and occupied but lit
o. time The very important matter
of a schedule was discussed AZ length,
IL being decided to open the season in
this city Uu the 18th of April and to
open in Ogden on the 29th. 4 committee
was then appointed to draft a schedule
ami to present il at a meeting TO be
held Zoo Ogden next Sunday The COM
mi'tea I- composed of MesSrs. Kidder.
Fulton and Whipple As planned. the
season will continue until the 1st of
october. $50 that the arrangement Of a
schedule viii be- no easy matter. Sew
erI rough drafts have already been
mad. and the work will thereby be IA
y.ItHr-f
Among the discussions that took
pace .H various subjects was one on
lhr c'..rS off uniforms that viii be worn
oN o." different teams in the league
-.heN '-trD viii wear maroon. the
L.' '...a.~ VIII be- decked out i'm a
o.. .lcaj. -r1y. the Short Lines viii wear
NaIlt, HHa The PnnatellO team will an
,.ar DID, uatty gray suit Of different
S.'"de ..''n those of the Rio Grandes.
Selection of Grounds.
Although the question of grounds
vas discussed 40 some length. no def
I'LL. action was taken. it being decided
' cave That matter O. De figured out
gaze. pl ih" governing board of the
'i-Ie. Good propositions have been
macs 10 tho Iaasu. ly the managers
..' +i'lNos ". G. outskirts of the
... ihu I'D. S..... . viii be an easy
T. tn" game ar ogden VII he
.'l'i al me naW grounds being fitted
-......t o.. GREENWOOD park. Bu-
IS ALSO hayiD- her grounds re-
a'.d, an" the whole proposition of
a..s IN Which 90 play looks most IA
DID, rider tr place interest i'm the CON
T the championship at the high
Urh possible. am effort is to ne
-.' i' have "a peun8ut put IN bv
' .i the sporting goods dealers i'm
u uTenJ towns II will most likely
dome. and the whole season will h.
a 900 the standard of the league han
l.'.. hy the minor leagues through
' iH. country.
those present We're much on
'-. over the prospects of the ss3-
. nsv all say that the orcaniza-
.le leagu~ wiIl mean better ban
To-. ans. and viii mean the e1eva-
--. he sport I'D the eyes of the
me mines as they will line mn
.-' st games win compare favor
~ "'1 those which represent the
Eues throughout the country.
HgeS of the PLAYERS will be
am. viii be sent tu the Spnrtinr
r~oughout the country. The
ling viii be the biggest benefit
~ could possibly happen for the
''. Do .1ts neck O. the woods.
BASEBALL AT EPHRAIM
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