The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-03-12
THINGS BOOMING
FOR LOCAL FANS
Manager Reilly Arranging For Sew
eral Amateur Games.
HOLDS LINEUP A SECRET
MANY APPLICANTS WHO WANT
TO JOIN SALT LAKE TEAM.

Managers of amateur baseball teams
who are DESTROYS of trouble are invited
to submit respectful propositions to
Charles r. Reilly. 10 East Sixth South.
The invitation comes from the Big
Chief himself who is anxious to ar
range d series of exhibition games with
good amateur organizations prior to the
opening of the seG son. This determi-
nation on the part Of Reilly will not
only give amateur teams an OppOrtu-
nifty to get splendid experience by go
ing against the professional players,
but Will give the professions some good
practice work preliminary to beginning
the real business of the season
Reilly has instructed all the Salt
Lake players to report here between
March II and March %, and he would
like to arrange several exhibition games
to be played after March p. Partial
negotiations for game have already
been made by Reilly and Manager J. g.
Hooper of the Commercial Travellers
club. Communications from other
clubs are invited.
Reilly is not prepared 10 announce
the makeup of his team yet. but says
he expects to give it out within Il day
or two. The list is fully completed, he
says. but he does not wish to give out
ANYTHING until a few deals now in
progress are settled. He has a chance
to improve the team in one or two
places and fears an announcement of
the lineup at this time might queer
things.
But you can tell the good fans here
that we have got a fast team signed up
right now was Reilly's parting re-
mark.
The open season for baseball mana
gers is now on. and they are being bonn
barded daily by letters from world
1..,..s r.sasr
try. Every man who applies for a job
is a whirlwind-now. All have fine
whips. speedy legs" great eyes,
and can sting the ball to the brush
now All are i'm condition to play the
game of their lives this year''-now.
There are no bum" players in the
country at this period. Numerous eX-
plosions i'm the land during the first
month after play begins will mark the
passing of the world heaters. as of
Nore, but at this time every crossroads
I'm America holds at least oS1e. Lajoie.
Matthewson. Jennings or Delehanty in
embryo.
And the managers hear from them by
every mail Some of the letters are all
right. especially those from the Iegiti-
mate ball players. for the average ball
player has al good bit of book learning
in his head and writes u first-rate bust
ness letter But other letters are
unique.
Manager Reilly of Salt Lake got one
of the latter variety in his mail yes
terday. With names eliminated. it
runs thus:
II have the time and will take a
pleasure ian writing letter to you. Now
l just saw the newspaper of you as you
We're manager last week. I see you are
having good luck and hope you will
success to win at the Big League this
year.
4 am telling that I have been in here
since months. And 1 have an enjoy
able time to accompanie with my
friends.
4 am looking for a position this year
If any leagues viii take me all the sum-
mer. You remember the time that
had been practicing play ball with your
team & LewistOn's team in Lewiston,
Idaho last March and then / failed to
get a job from Mr.. Reilly. L just heard
about eX-Manager Reilly located on
the Steam Laundry in Los Angeles
Calf. but il is not sure. Does he ever
run on the laundry?
II wish I like TO play ball at the
Lea CUES this year. l hope so. L will
do one OF the cleVerest catcher and
play bah too swift and throw ball to
the 2ud bag too fast. Don't you think
] can play BAH with your team again?
7 can play on the catcher or outfielder
II YOU want me to play.
IF not viii you please help me a job
for another league? Excuse me tax
ing the liberty to write this letter to
YOU and I am already to close this let
ter now. Wish you a prosperous year
in your trade"