Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-02-29
The Ex-Lobster Chief Will Have
Charge Of Salt Lake Ball
Team.
THE MAcNATES WANT MONEY.
At Meeting Held Saturday Evening,
Change Was Made in Dictatorship
Teams Hot After Hansen.

"Father" Frank Glmln. the ex.Lobster
chief, Is 1T"
There was extreme 10Y In the hearts OF
local ball fans Saturday night when the
news was spread abroad that Frank Gin
lin had been chosen manager OF the Salt
done much TO cause grief among the local
fans, but II he will do as much for us as
he has done against US, all will be forgot
ten, and he can have about anything the
fans here could give him.
Another bit Of good news is that the
gentlemen who are to handle baseball ar
fairs In this neck O. the woods during tho
coming season, have awakened TO the fact
that II Is about time TO be doing things,
and they have begun TO do them.
Nothing more need be said about Gin
Yin. Everybody here knows him. and they
know he has happy faculty for securing
q strangle hold on pennants.
The directors held an interesting meet
ing on Saturday evening, and among
other important transactions, change
was made In the dictatorship of the club.
Clarence Mccormick and ID. III. Perry re-
signed, and j. G. Leary and John $.
Critchlow took their places. The resign
ing directors have disposed of all their
stock In the association and now have
nothing TO do with IT, The club Is now
composed OF the following named gentle
men: Samuel Newhouse. president; John
s. CHtchlow, Vice president; J. c. leary,
c H. Griffin, and Rodney Badger, direc-
tors,
This Is a pretty good line up, eh7
The only feature about the local situa-
ton that does not look as good as II
might, Is the financial part Of Il; the most
Important feature. The directors now
have, they say, many good players on the
string, hut they lack the necessary coin
10 corral them. President Newhouse fur
nished 100 to secure the franchise. and
an additional 81 90 was raised and depos-
tied az a forfeit. Now they need more
money with which 10 put the club on a
thoroughly sound business basis. IL is ex-
pected that more money will be raised by
The sale Of stock to loyal fans.
The league Is now In pretty good shape.
i is composed OF Salt Lake, Boise, Butte
ard Spokane and each team has 81, 900 on
deposit. Good rates have been obtained
from the railroads, the jumps are not, so
long, and there will be keen rivalry be-
tween the four teams for the champion
ship.
The season will probably open In Salt
Lake and Spokane on April 26, and
This town will then be given a months
games, Boise Will como here and Butte
10 Spokane for the first game. The local
magnates are anxious to get the team
made up before the first Of April and have
all tho men on hand for practise. In this
respect Salt Lake is far behind the other
teams. Butte and Spokane have Just
about made up their teams. Boise has a
Few players. but Salt Lake will have to
get a move on her. Salt Lake lays claim
10 Gimln. "Slats" Davis, Buck Weaver,
and will make fight for Hansen.
McCloskey would like TO secure Weaver
and Hansen. lie OF the honest procliY-
ties, announces that he has signed Irvine
Jensen a Salt Lake pitcher, for Boise.
lie will do his best 70 land Hansen for
GlmlIn will have a little to say on that
matter. and the general opinion Is that
this town will have the ex.'obster catcher