The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-03-22
Baseball.
ORGANIZATION IS EFFECTED
SCHOOL LEAGUE NOW READY To
PLAY BALL.
Earl Gardanier is Permanent Presi-
dent-Rules Adopted and Other
Business Is Transacted.

The long expected organization Of the
5rterscholastic baseball league Of this
,-itv was effected las. evening at the Y.
n q A. and the league is now prepared
=, begfn active york. Earl Gardanler,
cartain of the Righ school team, was
elected president of the new organiIa-
tioD and Fred II. Leonard was chosen
'.-a-e+arv. These two officers, together
,,i,b an executive committee composed
20 he managers of the four teams, are
- conduct the business of the league
and are to arrange a schedule Of games
as soon as possible.
an bUt one of the five school teams
~ the city are to be in the race tor the
Championship of the city. The nine that
a. NOT to be included is not that from
the Salt Lake Business college, which,
n was thought, would be excluded, but
80 the All Hallows aggregation, and
they withdrew of their own accord. The
taau ont at the Catholic institution has
not been getting along as nicely as it
might have. and there has BEEN a split
mai may not be mended thu season.
Tba college boys decided, therefore, to
draw out of the proposition and TO leave
tbe contest for championship hOnOrs TO
fbp other mines. The schools that had
ranresentatives at the meeting, and
mat are 20 be in tho league, are the
High school. the L. D. S. college, the
Salt Lake Business college and the uni
verSity.
An but one Of the four are sure. The
university. il is just possible may draw
ont but it is not expected from the
other mines that they win take any ac-
ZION along that line. George Riser, the
representative from the varsity, had
been instructed by the athletic assOcia-
lion to state 10 the meeting that the
varsity would not go into the PROPOSE
ton unless there was a rule inserted
in the constitution Of the league that
no one would be allowed to play on
any of the teams unless he took ten
hours of work weekly
The other representatives did not IA
vor the idea Those Of the schools that
have night school department said
that it would be a practical impossi-
buiCy to take ten hours of school work
and attend to the duties that they have
in the day time. They therefore opposed
the proposition made by Riser, and Sc
cured the passage Of a motion TO the
effect that all of the players on the
teams must be regularly enrolled stu
dents Of the schools that their team
pUrpOTtS to represent. Riser was act
ing under instructions from the ath-
letic association Of the varsity, and he
was unable TO state whether the asso-
citation would consent to go into the
league without the enforcement Of their
proposition. The managers of the other
mines are of the opinion that the uni
versity viii accept the rule that was
made, and all Of them want to see that
institution represented.
The most important action taken at
the meeting last evening was the Sraw-
ing up of a set of rules to govern the
business conduct of the league. There
was some discussion over certain parts
Of the rules. but the report as finally
adopted was satisfactory It provides
for the running OF the league on bust
ness principles. all of the business to be
conducted by the executive commit tee.
The gate receipts from the games are
20 be divided evenly among the four
teams. 1t is likely that most of the
games viii be held at the university
campus, although nothing along that
line has been decided as yet.
At one point Of the meeting there was
quite a spirited little scene, and the
whole meeting was, in fact, a lively af-
fair The question of the PLAYING of
ing considered, and L. P. Midgley. man
ager Of the Salt LIE Business college
nine, was stating his views. He waxed
warm and limited that there was one
Team IN the league that had some pro-
le>S'onal men. He mentioned no names.
put Harry Brooks. captain of the l..
y. = college team, rose quickly to his
lerl ana pointing his finger at MidgleV
sad. is your team all from the
school Yes" Midgley replied. rs
yours. Brooks stammered something
anu sat down, blushing.
inc Jour schools were represented at
IN. meeting hy the following. only one
ION tag1 school having a vote on any
q i4r Gl-su ms: Earl Gardanier. Fred
1. Leonard. High school; f. p Ras-
selI harry Brooks. Bert 8Iargetts. NJ.
a ts.-r. -. a. Wetzel. L. D. s. col
-, 10 Nicholson. L. P. Midgley.
foJa- E1mnvy Salt Lake Business
ITol.Ee, George Riser, University of
t.an. The meetings Of the executive
oii.H.I-l5a Of the league are to be held
slhJae- to the call of the 7residan+