The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-04-26
OUTLOOK
FOR BASEBALL
Ups and Downs Of the Game
This Year Are Many.
NEW TEAM OUT FOR PRACTICE
NOTES OF THE DIAMOND AND
AMONG THE PLAYERS.

Before another week rolls around
there viii be lively things doing in
Utah baseball circles unless the signs Of
the times are very misleading. The
baseball situation in this state this
year has been an enigma. sometimes
looming up with rosy hue and again
all life in the national game appeared
10 be dead. However. through am the
trials and tribulati0ns few faithful
rams kept hard at work until now it
appears as if nothing can step in the
way OF one Of the best seasons Of base
ball that has been the lot of a resident
of this state TO see.
Ogden has come to the front after be-
ing labbed up by Salt Lake a couple
ot times, with the announcement that
Father Gimlin viii come TO the capital
tomorrow with that $500 and the power
of a minister plenipOtentiary and en-
voy extraordinary 10 sign up "a sched-
ule, elect a league president and name
me date when the tree tops around
Walkers field viii be filled with small
Kids anxious TO see the first game of
baseball Of the season Of 1908.
The new team signed by the directors
or the local baseball club was out for
It's first practice at Walkers field yes
terday afternoon. The president, vice
president secretary, treasurer and all
the other magnates. who have their
names attached TO a Salt Lake base
BAN club letter head. were there. The
occasion was a joyous one for the gem
tiemen who have so kindly Altered their
honored names as a kicking block for
nlsgrunued fans. who VIII get their
hammers out the first time ogden de-
Ieats salt Lake this summer. The eX-
ceilent showing made by the team
signed by them was the cause of an
this mlrth and il would have been a
poor player indeed. who could not get
MS name attached TO a salt Lake con-
tract during the happy two hours at
The bali park The team showed up
we'll First il covered ground I'm the
nelghborhOOd Of second base in man
ner that would make Laioie turn green
with envy. then the team took a turn
at the bat and flies were easily sent
spinning in the direction of Murray.
Then again the teams throwing was of
gilt edge kind. showing the directors
that the team has sense enough to take
care Of a good arm when it had one.
In fact the team, which consists of one
Jack O'Brien, is all right. There were
several other bali players in the field.
including Bert Margetts. Kimmerer.
Bradley. Nephi Thomas. Camp and tn
Heuser boys. but O'Brien Is the sole
representative of the White Wings up
to the present time.
And By the way. the Salt Lake fans
do not realize who this man O'Brien
Is. If the record book counts for any
thing and IL is usually considered Hoyle
by the man who hires ball players. then
salt Lake has truly made a find in this
same Jack O'Brien. The guide book
gives the standing Of the leading $50
second basemen in the United States
last year. and sack O'Brien stands third
with an average of $50 Wlaying in 90
games. Evers of the Chicago National
league heads the list with an average
OF $3.50 for only eighteen games. Lajoie.
the $4,000 second baseman Of Cleveland
comes second with an average Of ga
Tor elghty-seven games. Then comes
the same Jack O'Brien who viii be
found around the second bag for the
White Wings this year. Twenty
players stand ahead of Billy Hulen, /
hfty-siX ahead of Delehanty of Den !
who is looked upon as one OF the great I
est second basemen In the west, while /.
1873 second basemen I'm the country
ranked ahead Of Casey Of Ogden, who I
played in the Sacramento team last /
season.
There are a number Of good players :
who might be given an opportunity Of 1
playing on the White Wings the COM
ing season. according 90 the directors. 4
There is but one way for them 90 get 4
there. however, and that is to get into .
shape and show what they can do. I
None of them viii be signed on their /
past records. as they have none, but /
If they appear up in form I'm their daily \
practice work there IS "a chance Cor I
them 10 draw a salary 60 play ball /
here this year.
Big Chief BOrchers has won every /
game ne has pitched this year with the .
San Francisco Pacific National league.
Last season BOrchers lost every game
be pitched in Utah. Now this looks
funny. but not so 20 some of those who
are on the inside of certain games
played here last year and also certain /
players who were responsible for the
games going the way they did.