The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-05-05
Eaqnate Trades Bush League
to Hotel Man He Owed

-~sr !, no use mentioning minor
"A ,.srues without connecting the
/. I, ops Mr.. Jack Benny, tall. lean'
4 n ana with an experience that
: 0aEe a regular slobe-trotter OF
F. .ls,r rresn With envy. From the
IA 3. the glorious west, doWn
4 n the mountains east, ana up
Al n Far as baseball is played: MT
\ IN yss, he has covered this en-
<rfsnri. Ball-player. promoter, or
q FScue president. groundkeeper
. t,suisr baseball financier, are a
n ,fs nosItions Mr.. Benny once
A S5-ier Ills varied career as q
: sFyer. which lasted some four
~ wears. He first started out at
"A rfapSattan park in Sedamsvllle.
CIndnnsd. as mascot.
|-nyf fist professional engagement
7 n Greenfield. o., from where he
A d Grand Rapids in the Central
= d finish out the season In 1909,
E C-sni Rapids he went TO Tacoma,
4 h The Pacific National League.
>,i line the western organization
lfktpg the famous Pacific Coast
N ezsDe. He did not stay there
~. for the bellieose Washington
ma the going too rocky TO over
b He finally landed with Charles
NJ Va in the Virginia league.
B & played two seasons. From
4 q tistIl he jumped around into
ID. lngnes until three years ago,
I \ vas forced 10 retire as q player
|c'u1t Of an injury to his leg. Benny
\ b seTen or eight different leagues.
|<f Is a ycritable minstrel show
T,~ u comes 10 reciting the nu-
!tstances he went through dur
umR IN the bush. In fact. when
through telling you. what he
~ through Is imagined unworthy
De can go one better than the
.ere of work pulled off In some
@ague last year-the writer for
N Fhst one. but II took place, all
-:'st oi an umpire stopping a hot
'rc walking out to friend I'm the
70 corrow a chew Of tobacco.
mol pretend TO stretch his i'm
noh ior he has been through IL
" Y wiling TO stand honor bright
|.ll1g ne says In connection with
9 league travelings.
Aas one OF the prime factors In
we Virginia Valley league. His
4: u thEt circuit alone would fiji
flthout any deviation from any
yer' AS most OF the fans
Mat season was q trying one
Virginia magnates. Expenses
= cgt 10 the rock bottom. Benny
Masd his Charleston franchise
~ ,tWo-rpom hotel right before
sil, he owed the proprietor
.yts BOARD for an entire ball
ns Duin secure no money dur
line, because the crowds were
M was refused his guarantee,
y Dpe with the situation and fac
sneMetiVe OF going to Jail. he
sgI9acned the manager OF the
sNn the trade proposition. To
tso,epi, IT was accepted. He kept
~ curing the winter months
oens good UP TO the time when
~ " tae Idea OF organizing the
AND Iowa league, which he
Ilto me field this season. He
ss''s,t very much about giving ur
as says that after he secured
ola-time friends dropped II
~ ~ out again. With the probab bic
~ notels are run Just for the
~, - rorneroy won the pennan,
'ae virginia Valley, However
tsls In back of this that is
ncn one, Montgomery and
e tied for frat place a da,
'<sSs s'oss o. the season. Pomero,
i ~ unisned The schedule. Mont.
a nave met Ashland tho
IA nspnsgomery always had IL or
\. & ~ they could win thi.
>sio championship for theirs. Th,
a l5r.t several OF the Pomero,
i {shpe9 on a traction and wen
&ea a night and dug un the diy,
- Of Is inv Plate. pitchers box snc
tkda ianon OF the other bases
lsSlars e 10 N back OF the fenc,
;Ftiis. MN park. Now. what did
1lhdnv 9en Pomeroy member!
roS put get together q bucke
10 Il IN nnus poor lake OF It's wste'
mil ~, Sround the cavities mad,
Ratsy .ns of the diamond. THE,
| y, Gnn,s ,sll night. The next dav
M. fbsomery team got there ~,
fhaf Weathar was nice ant
Ntfls ,sIse ne of the year Ashla nt
turing Ky - does southern Cali
- tsas 'nS tne summer months
ahd h. .ne diamond ali Hooded
IA In no condition whatever 4,
hecol5nt umpire called the gam,
II 4shIar Of wet grounds o,n, on
Ss;nand still want to [nou SStn, pm
Epsmbss@s @ HSp9n the field. Tn
The % pefns,h had succeeded /,
sssapa asnt; avss There were nu
|sd. bus me ne league after anothe
13 ttsnd,ns action was taken
~ lepd 'mowed that Pornero,
w nsysr ~ The close. the direc
1hHl isas gree on awarding tn
ottidsd ~ winter, when Mont
eeent ths 1yp 1p out OF the league
a eolie h ha,h hent was over an,
.1lsons,ssA sA.s the championship.
ns EssssI, there is a bridge tba
ksd tSaln out Of NE Mon. In order {
eeats r 80 over this brids. N
a4 bskpsr PET man TO do nse. rl
IRE n ssIi Doing 1t for so,n. So IN
All relsctor eoIlc Time
.pio his dues from :" Is :
= qq Tie generally brouRht ~ !,
4 ~ 11tsonisrylp s5ono f5rom home ID
~ bssn Ear knew that tRaef tbs CON ON
cisssn cign him. Mott oaoit y, q settin
" asar y on fSe Other s 0:n9 sId
II. Ns plan he hit ,n,, =
~ ina sen sen players ahead. {
e set = Inc bunch 10 aeros
is rnans dough from N
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