The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-03-29
LOCAL M0GULS
TALK BASEBALL
Net Last Night and Discussed
New Club.
H'CLoSKEY HAS WEAVER
AN EFFORT WILL BE MADE TO
SECURE HIS RELEASE.

The first meeting Of the board Of d.
rect0rs of the new salt Lake Baseball
club. which is destined 20 give this city
the greatest baseball In the history or
the sport On Utah. was held last evening,
and after adjournment kilograms were
sent flying around the country for new
players 10 make up the ball team. Inc
meeting was an enthusiastic one and the
directors wish % announce TO the public
that when they are ready 20 play paLl'
they viii have a team that the SAT- Lake
fans need not be ashamed or. no oale
has been set for the opening OF the sea-
SON. and win not be until the men are ON
the ground who viii play In the lrdln-
Said one of the directors last night.
eve viii bring our men mere ana A5
them out and viii not give any man q
uniform until convinced that he VIII maze
good IL necessary the entire board VIII
go down 90 the ball park and watch each
new player work out ana When we P"ss
Judgment ON him you can bet ne Will pe
AIN right We are In no hurry 20 slaIt
Lhc season, and viii hold or suhuI lhe
Fourth of July u necessary 90 SET LAe
right kind of club This town de-
serves good baseball and 20 viii have II
or the men selected Co handle the new
club win know the reason why.
This was the spirit manifested by an
. of those present last evening. The rams
who have put up their coin Tor paseDall
this year may rest assured lnal u VIII
DEE spent to get the best material obtain
able.
Weaver Signed With San Francisco.
THE question of "a playing manager Is
stIu b1tlerlus the directors. a. l-l,
gram Was received from Buck Weaver
yesterday afternoon stating that DE had
signed with McCloSEey 90 play with lhe
SAN Francisco team this year. ana lildI
DE could not accept the offer 90 come 10
d. O. ID H.. Ha|I
of this message President Lucas was
wired 40 Spokane asking for weaver
release 90 salt Lake, and asking the presl-
dent of the Pacific Northwest league TO
iuterccde iu behalf of the salt Lake rams
with McDI1skry- Lucas immediately re-
piled that ue would and the directors
stiu have hopes of securing The OLD man
% guide the destiuies of baseball ln Stll
Lake this year
However 10 it is not possible 10 SET
Weaver another good man VIII De see
cured. kilograms were sent 90 Ban J0hh-
son. president OF the American leagues
President Harry PullIam OF the Nauoudl
league and President Pat II. Powers OF
me- National Association of Minor
Leagues. asking these magnates TO recon-
mend some good man 70 come 10 oell
Lake iu the capacity OF playing manager.
Am answer is expected within the next
day or SO. and IL 10 is found weaver
cannot Dee secured, the directors VIII
probably have line on some other re-
spOnsible player by that time AS Soll
the the PLAYING manager is signed he VIII
De given Instructions to go ahead ana
sign the best talent obtainable for the
club.
Executive Committee Appointed.
1t was also decided at the meeting 20
appoint au executive committee OF three
TO handle the playing part of the new
club. and consult with the playing man
aver about players. This committee was
appointed ana consists of President j. b.
Thompson, Henry Faust, jr., and q. II.
Griffin.
There suu remains considerable stock
Co Doe disposed of, and new committee
consisting of Walter Meeks, Lindsay
Rogers. r.. ID Grant and Rodney Badger,
was appointed 20 get out among the rams
tO raise the rest of the 5000 necessary 10
secure l.rst-Cl8ss baseball for the town.
From am accounts the money VIII be
forthcoming and an that is necessary Is
O. l.Ttle hustiug on the part of the COM
mIItae.
no is the intention Of the directors 60
have "a club here iu Salt Lake strong
enough Co compete with any baseball or
EauIZau1u iu the Pacific Northwest
league. So that salt Lake and Ogden can
Doe ready at a- moments notice 20 join
that organization when the opportunity
arrives. It is thought that this oppor-
tlnity viii come before the present sea-
son is over as. from AN indications. Presl-
dent Lucas win defeat the outlaw orsani-
2atiOn on The coast and settle Cor ever the
supremacy of organized baseball In the
west
Meanwhile the fans win have to remain
patient, and while the season may be
q little late ln starting this year. when
DO docs open nothing but the frst-elass
article win be handed out TO the Jtdn
public