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Show SAINTS WITHDRAW FROM H. S. LEAGUE ' - BY "BTXL" TATE8. The High School Baaeball ' leaaTua, formed several weeka ago,, which waa ta have Included Salt Lake high school Granite high, Jordan high and tha Ia. D. & Um ta In a bad way now, aa tha SaiaU have withdrawn from tha series, Intend- Ins ta -ptu ail thair time .ta tjaAA-aork, Unless. a fourth school can ha persuaded -to enter tha league schedule will hardly bp worth carrying through. CWh Harnw. of Alt HaJlowa college hae beea asked to put a nine tnto the field for the fourth team. Ha ta somewhat some-what abort of material, but hi thinking seriously of trying tha game once mora. atanaajer Wallace of the high achool and Coach aloss of Granite were sorry tn note the .withdrawal of the Saints, who would have put a strong team In the lea-ue and made things livelier by their Rresenre. Lund, who waa disqualified roan competing In baseball becauee of the fours year ta thought to hava been the reason for the Mormon school not entering in the series, he being one of the srhool'e strongest ball players. The other echools, however, offered to allow ej.und to play' If the Ralnta would enter a team, but Coach Taylor statea that hla men are atronejer for track than for baseball and stand a much better chance of copping the Interschotaatie track honors than tha baseball pennant and are much more eager for tt. This week fill he the deciding; one Jrsr the west aiders, who are trying: for the baaeball nine. Coach Margetts will be on hand every afternoon to work out an tha candidates and at the end of the week will choose the ones to compete for the high erhoot this season. "Bobby" Wilson, who played second base, has been shifted to the outfield by -the coach. Wilson, who Is a southpaw, la at a handicap In the in field. "Figgis' Ward ia heing worked out In Wilson's second base position and Is showing good form. Captain Kllpatrtrk, who was thinking seriously of coming in for shortstop, short-stop, will not do so, but continue In oen- ' tar field, aa of old. Aa soon aa the nine la picked practice games wilj be held three and four tlmea a week. |