The daily sentinel., 1910-01-24
GRAND JUNCTION
SURE To HAVE
BASE BALL
(By James II. I.ancaster.l

For the benefit of the gentleman
who has for the past several days
been contributing baseball dope to
the columns of the morning pauer
and who is spending so much time in
lamenting the fact that Grand juno
ton was not taken into the so-called
state league, we will say that this city
will have baseball this year and good
baseball at that.
Now Mr.. Contributor" or "Mr.
Last Years Player" whichever YOU
like besD, what is needed Just at
this time, Is more good boosters be-
hind the game. mot calamity howl
ers."
The fans of Grand junction need
not cause themselves any great
amount of worry over the fact tbat
this city was not admitted into the
so-called Colorado State league.
It's pretty safe bet that the pro-
posed league will never reach far
advanced stage. All this talk about
a league hasn't cost red cent so far.
The test, however, will come March
list, when the various teams entering
the organization must come through
with $500 guarantee that they will
go through the season. It's a ten to
o'' 'hoN AhhN Nhtu lHdl lllllt arrives,
lot of would-be baseball magnat es
are going to get cold feet. Just about
the time the frost begins to thaw out
of the ground every spring some
Joker" over there on the eastern
slope springs that Colorado State
league racket on us then like the
grounding goes back in his hole for
another twelve months.
II has been demonstrated time and
time again that baseball is not a pay
ing proposition In the eastern slope
towns, with the exception OF possibly
the Denver Western league team
Colorado Springs is a poor baseball
town. The championship games at
Fort Collins last year between that
team and Grand Junction only at
tracted an attendance barely large
enough to defray the expenses of our
team. AT Pueblo, the only way they
can get corporal's guard out to see
the games. is to hog tie them and
take them by force.
At Fort Collins. the fans do not
take seriously to the proposal to enter
the state league. They have taken a
sane view of the matter and are or
ganizing a first class independent
team under the management of Billy
Davis their last years crack third
baseman.
The franchise in Colorado Springs
is n matter of much uncertainty for
unless Alderman John Couglan of
Chicago. decides to come through
with bunch of money to support the
team again this year. that town will
not take out franchise. 1t is also
very uncertain as yet whether or rot
Cheyenne will decide to go into the
organization as no decided action has
been taken there.
Aside from Trinidad, Pueblo, Den
yer. Cripple Creek. La Junta. Chey-
enne, Fort Collins and Colorado
Springs the next choice of most of
the magnates seems to be Loveland
and the second choice Grand juno
tion. However, the general senti-
ment among local fans seems to be
that Grand Junction will be better off
flying the independent colors. even
though the state league should be a
success.
The matter of games for the early
part of the coming season has been
taken up by Clarence billiard and the
writer and we hope to arrange early
games with Glenwood Springs, Sa-
Ida, Montrose, Salt Lake City. Og-
den, Provo and Park City, ,tUah
Games with these towns as well as