Show MAY y L Ljj LIVIT I M TOURNEY U R TO T OM SIXTEEN I T EI CLUBS I I WILL ENTER BITER CLASSIC C L A S S I C k r BRIGHAM TO MEET EVANSTON Opening Day Ceremonies Are Complete Mayor Kir- Kir Kirkendall Kirkendall kendall ll Will Work Backof Back of Plate Hi h Class Clas s Umpires Will Be Secured for for Tournament BY AD AD WARDEN W TWENTY THREE THREE ENTY-THREE baseball clubs 1 of at eight western states are seek seek- seekIng ini Ing entrance In the th annual pro pro semi baseball 1 will alit III be held hero here from Aug- Aug August August Aut 27 to September 1 e at Lorin Farr pirk prk There Is a IL possibilIty possibility that the tournament is will ill III be restricted to 1 16 teams due to the tact that It will be bo held over a period of at six da dale a Omaha Lo Los Angeles AngelIs and Portland will be represented In the affair If the plans ot of Union Pacific officials are carried out Southern Pacific officials are to have lo the crack San Ban u club her here herp while the Don ei ft RIo Grande Grando Western Vestern railroad Is serious serious- seriously seriously seriously ly considering the entrance ot of one oneat of at their classy lassy railroad teams Two strong trong teams are planning on entering from Ru h Ru h and Mc McGill Gill NeIlda Neada Ne Ilda D HE DS NEVADA S Harry known In loci circles as a bashful harry writes from McGill that his club I is making maUng preparations to enter the thee e ent Such stars star as Young for for- tor meril w Ith Brigham Wasco asco at ont one onetime onetime time a n star with Ogden Osden and oth- oth oth others ers re are members of ot the smelt team Joe Slattery onetime brilliant first sacker of ot the Peaches who pla ed durin during the Northern Utah league regime Is Isan an anious lous to play pl y with nith one of at o the teams entering the th tourne He is I- In isa 1 a n good hitter and a brilliant fielder Dillie Billie Mcnees Menges engl's another form r Ctr es Is 15 In Ogden Osden and ormy land with one ot the ho clubs enter enter- entering ing the tournament One of the other strong con con- contenders contenders con contenders tenders for tor honors honor In the coming event will be the Magna Marna club Tey recorded a Ictor over the Salt Lake Bees flees lat last la t Monday and nii 11 present a n well ell balanced aggregation tion tion They boast a strong pitching staff ELKS STRONG f Another club which will be b haid d to beat bent will ill be the Elks of at Ogden They have le one of the best semi semi- semipro semipro semi pro pro teams In the west Bert Em announced t last latt nIght that his club would strengthen at once tor for the tho big classic The Ogden of ot commerce and Rotary club went nt on record I Ifa as fa the tile classic during the past seek eek and other club clubs o ot oi the city re expected to follow tollow suit The Tho program tor for tho the giand open open- openIng openIng Ing was announced last It la t night I Mayor P r l 1 11 1 kendall ot of Ogden Osdell ill III work behind the bat In the ceremonIes while Fred M H I NM Nu N o I president nt of at the tho Ogden chamber Of commerce and Weber Seber club and a classy clasy hitter will ill III S SIng Ing the willow Mayor C C Nesten Nelen of at Salt Lake will be the pitcher Yo while hile Dd Gimlin manager of at the famous Ogden club of ot the Union A A tIon Ion of at 1912 1 12 will nIh III call cm em em Prior to the ceremonies all nil tit of the pin placers ers from the tho various arlous states state III Either In front of ot the tho grand grandstand stand They 1 will nIll III be officially wel- wel welcomed wel welcomed corned to Ogden by Mavor lIIa or Kirken-dall Kirken dall dalI Movies Mosles les ot of the ceremonies the tho cro d and the teams will wilt be taken To T o 0 high class umpires will he hc secured for tor the tournament alter alter- alter n In the tho field and back ot of thE bat Brigham has consented to meet the E Evanston aggregation In tile the opening content contact of o the tho ho series and nill bo be here in large numbers to back their club Lefty MannIng of the Wyoming outfit will e eLlo Llo d Keller on the slab This contest should hould be a thriller Both teams are aro evenly matched and will be out tor for victory All AU of at the details Including plans plan for entertaining the Iho visitors will nih III t be e worked out within the the- next few s It I ll is planned to hold dances dancea on the opening night the tho tollo ln tug and Labor dl day M MANAGERS MEET Man foi rot all ot of o tho the club clubs will meet at the chamber of ot commerce offices Klesel Liesel building Aug Aug- August August ut 26 2 at nt 7 p m at nt which time nil all ot of the rules v will nili be sons sane over with the umpires From present Indications Indication the th state of at Idaho will III lead all other othor states In the number of at entries Clubs desiring Information on the are requested to toI I rite the sports ports department ot of The Examiner Standard Examiner All entries will close August 15 IB |