The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-03-13

foreign land. When the Russiau-.J panCse
war broke out. both countries were after
the services of Jimmy The Russians
wanted Wigs at Port Arthur to hurl
bombs at the japanese fleet. believing he
had more speed in his good right arm
than thirteen-inch siege gun. The Japs.
however. wanted to use Jimmy as
flag pole They offered him Loo yen
day TO carry the mikadO's banner in the
engagements off the Nalu river. As
W lggs Is man Of peace, he declined
both offers. 1t Is said that Garry Herr
mann, the man who swiped Donahue,
discovered Wigs down I'm Cincinnati. At
the time Wigs was employed stringing
telegraph wires. He did two mems work.
as he did not have 20 climb the poles 20
make connections, but Just reached up
from the street From stringing. wire
Jimmy broke into baseball. since which
time his work is common school history.
Last year Wiggs pitched twenty-five in
nings against the Seattle team and won
by a score Of TO ,. From that day to
This Wigs has owned Salt Lake. and
the fans arc thinking of presenting the
temple 70 him for watch charm.
While the last week has been apparent
y quiet in local baseball circles. ii does
not mean that tho Salt Lake club has
not been busy shaping itself for the com
ing season. The wires are still being
worked overtime and every DAYS mail Is
anMOusly looked forward to in the hope
that some new contracts NAV DC received.
The team is still shy on its infield. and
although a number Of good men are on
y
vanced far enough 20 warrant giving out
their names. IL has been practically
settled that the players will be requested
ro report for spring practice by April 10.
which viii give at least sixteen DAYS of
hard training before the season opens
Manager Gimliu is expected 10 report by
Sprll J. when he viii take full charge Of
the local club. He Is busy at work In
Ogden however. right now. and IL will
BE- struuge If the names Of some new
players are not let loose the coming
week
William Binford. who was promoting
the ogden team Tor the Pacific National
league this season, may arrange a game
with the Chicago National league team
% be played in Ogden about March &c.
Tine Nationals are now down I'm Los An
geles ana wiz work their way toward
Itah by the latter part of the month.
Binford has been asked TO arrange a
same and viii probably do so il players
can be secured.
T. is given out at Boise that the Babies
viii report for practice about April ]. by
which time the grounds will be in shape
FOR the coming season The outfield IS
10 be carefully worked over and seeded
and the grand stand moved back few
feet The entrance 10 tbs bleachers will
also be changed and improvements mafc
in the field. including n fence inside of
which nobody except players in uniform
Will be allowed.
Jack Huston seems to be the whole
thing out on the coast. The papers are
usinE great part Of their space publish
ing his photos and giving n history of
MS career on the diamond. His Salt
Lake record has not appeared up TO date.
4 Salt Lake fan, reading some of the
dope, said yesterday: Well wouldn't
that jar your Perhaps so, but not half
as much asst viii jar some OF those coast
fans after Jack umplres a game or two.
a letter was received by The Herald
from McCloskey yesterday, I'm which the
IN rr- hn ia I'd IL
m Louisville looking FOR new men for
the Boise team. Mae does not give
out any information that would give any
ideu or who he IS after but from what
ne says il can be depended upon thar he
viii have "a team ready by the time the
season opens. IT will be remembered
that McClOskey got great team to-
sether last year at San Francisco, ap-
uarcntly after all the available players
had been signed. and it Is two to one
shot that ne viii DO 30 again this year.
number Of the bail players i'm this
CITY nave been working out on the dog
and pony show grounds the past two
weeks. preparing themselves for the com
ing season. The suOWgtOrm Of Friday.
however. put q crimD In their work.
Practice will begin again as soon as the
weather permits.
Frank Bancroft isn't banking on big
receipts al either boil park in ST. Louis
this year. Visitors don't go 90 world
fairs to- SEQ ball games says Banny.
Chicago furnished the example. Every
DAY We played there Worlds fair wear
wo had - chase the Arabs and people Of
hnif dozen nations exhibiting az the
fair Off the field at the Congress avenues
grounds in use then. and utilized tenn
porarily rs "a camping place by the for
ei~uers.
"Tnev had camels gtaked i'm Tho out
field TOO. aud whenever q hah went I'm
their direction % WAS casc Of beating
Che huuchbacked beats 20 90 or putting
fr,- ban Or the game.
eve fli.d gome OF the Turks with in
trrtsi in tine great national game. though.
-~d before the fttif YVES over they were