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Show TRUTH. gportlng Gossip. Salt Lake baseball As predicted, the star last week when club lost its infield It was McNichols left for California. that he left begenerally understood but cause he was offered better money, about that the real it is now whispered was to get motive of his departure in the Utah league. on another team to join Buck wants It , is said he Weaver's committee of hayseeds and to enable him to do this secured a release from Joseph. The league agreement, unless modified, will permit him to after May 10th, the sign with Weaver redate agreed upon as the limit for Mcservations to hold. The loss of Nichols made another big hole in the Salt Lake club and increased the ire of Joseph, who was already pretty hot over Billy Hulens jump. Joseph apparently wants to get as even with Hulen as possible for he has filed a big damage suit against the absent player, demanding $1,000 damages in additio11 to costs, money advanced, etc. He may win the suit, but it will be about the first one of the kind won in America, and even if he wins it he will be busy trying to collect the judgment. Clifford was putin McNichols's place at Cache county town, but Logan is responding in great shape so far and if it keeps up to the pace set, will make the team there a paying investment of a patriotic sacrifice. President John Critchlow has endeared himself to the patrons of the game by the manner in which he is backing up Umpires Martin and Harkness in enforcing the rules and demanding order upon the diamond. Both umpires found it expedient to place rather heavy fines on players during the week and Critchlow called the indicator men to him for the purpose of telling them they were all right and that they would have his hearty and full support in maintaining order. The baseball public here has had to endure funny business from players too long. The players who have been in other cities know such stuff don't go anywhere but here and it is a source of gratification to find that we have this year umpires with enough backbone to make the players play ball and a president to back up the umpires in just decisions. Vive Critchlow, Martin and Harkness! in-ste- ad. ft ft It is with great joy that Truth chronicles the fact of the holding of a track meet by the U. of U. last Monday. This meet had been stalled by bad weather something less than thirty times, about, and we hereby felicitate the management in getting it off their short field and has been doing great hands. work there, but Clifford is needed beft ft hind the bat, so that the team is not in The saucer track will open on Decchampionship form. It is mysteriously hinted that some wonderful pitchers, oration Day, according to the present catchers and things are coming, and plans of Manager Schefski, who exthey can't come too soon if Ogden is a dozen new profesever going to be overtaken. So far pects to have half Ogden is easily ahead and promises to sional riders here by that time. Johnny stay there unless something is doing Chapman writes from Atlanta that he pretty soon. As predicted in Truth will be back early next month ready to last week, Thomas, although he does well enough for a youth of nis baseball ride, and it is probable that Samuelson experience, cannot yet be relied upon will remain here for the better part of in a hard professional game. He proved the season. There are plenty of amathis bv throwing away the first game teurs breaking out of the woods in all played against Ogden. Kelly, the outf- directions, so that a promising start the seasons wheel racing seems asd ielder, who is a pitcher, went for sured. the Lobsters Saturday and won against ft ft his game in good shape,, proving again that a man stands the best Efforts are making to revive the old show against the Ogden club. Lagoon boat club. is still the ft ft but is strengthening slowly and will probably get into The last fight broke up in a glorious the going before long. Harry Stoney row, involving the referee, a college with his Logan seems to aggregation u be getting along as well as professor and many other anyone could expect. citizens and educators. Referee Benft nett called the go, which was between Themost gratifying feature of the Young Donovan and Phil Green, a season thus far is the fine attendance draw, for the reason that both men is Logan giving the game. When it were on their feet when the police gave was first proposed to include Logan in the signal to stop. The next day the the league, many feared it would be a management of the club announced failure because of the smallness of the that they had reversed the decision of left-han- left-hand- ed tail-end- er, . well-finow- the referee. The club management carried the thing as far as they could, which was to pay Donovan the winners end of the purse that is, they making up the say they paid it to him club of the out treasury. difference in the taste bad a left whole The here the of game the mouths of patrons out be cut should and like proceedings in future. ' Sam Clark has done quite well SALE OF COUNTY REAL ESTATE. ft NOTICE: The Board of Commis Mexican Pete says he will look for a sioners of Salt Lake county will sell at match as soon as he gets out of jail. The kind of match Pete wants is one public auction at the west door of the Joint City and County Building, at with which he can light a cigarette. twelve oclock, noon, on Saturday, June 7. 1902, and convey to the highest bidder OWN YOUR HOME for cash the following real property The National Homeseekers Associa- belonging to Salt Lake county, and betion is purchasing homes for people in ing no longer required for public use: Salt Lake, Murray, Pocatello and all Beginning at a point in the north line ' over the country. Those people dont of section twenty-si- x (26), Township believe in paying rent. There is no four (4) south, Range one (1) west, ' reason why they or you should pay which is seventeen hundred and seventy-frent. The monthly payments you now ive (1775) feet, more or less, east of hand out to your landlord might just the northwest corner of said Section as well be applied on the purchase twenty-si- x (26); thence southerly along said line twenty-thr- ee center of You on home. hundred price your may go and more all or life rent and (2380) the at feet, paying your end, eighty less, to wont have anything to show for it. If the south line of Lot one (1), containing hundredths (4.44) you get a contract from the National four and forty-fo- ur Homeseekers Association you can pay acres. for your home in installments spread By order of the Board of Commissionover 16 years and at the end of that ers of Salt Lake county. JOHN JAMES, County Clerk. period you will own the home and won't nave to pay rent. The installments Dated Salt Lake City, Utah, April are easy only $5.50 a month for each ; 28.1902. $1,000 your home costs. Others are doing that and laying up something for Save your money and when you get a the future. Why cant you? call on A. G. Mahan, agent 620 Dooly Block dollar deposit it with Zions Savings for full particulars. Bank and Trust Co., No.1, Main street. The largest and oldest Savings The county board has arranged for Bank in Utah. putting in 100 electric lights on State Joseph P. Smith, President, street between 10th and 12th South George M. Cannon, Cashier. streets. The cost will be $234 to the county and $400 to the electric light W. H. CLARK company. Chairman Anderson of the II m board has prevailed on the electric STOCK II BROKER. i light company to make the price for Mining Stocks and the lights only $1 a month each, a Investments. 22 W. Second So, St. most remarkably low figure. The Money to Loan on Phone 1C1. Stocks. x be candle will thirty-sipower lights each. nnnwfmnnniHinwmTfTnwwwwmf ft : ... er - -- Tbe Electric! Fluid L e: c T ? as controlled and arranged for us Is a perfect servant. Does everything It is required to do. Does It well. The use of well made c ts .... Electrical Goods of the latest designs by experienced electricians gives to our work that Quality which all men of judgment approve. Wiring for Bells, Telephones, Annuncla. tors, Burglar Alarms and Electric Light. u L. i Telephone?, Chandeliers, Etc. & Inter-Mount- Electric Co. ain 'Resol'Ced, m in or- ganizing an athletic club in Park City. He has 125 members enrolled; has secured good rooms and apparatus and is some good prepared to show the people open during the sport. The club will latter part of the month with Silent Rowan and Deafy Thompson. Sana wasa in Salt Lake during the week buying few things. Now to Salt Lake City as to go anywhere else. that boxing is reorganized here sport, what is the matter as legitimate with bidding for some of the bigger men? The money might as well come That during 1902 I SHALL convert my husband to use Gas; he will buy me a Gas Stove; I will then be contented, and make him a happy husband. Wife. BUY YOUR GA8 8TOVE8 OF ....Utb Light NO. M)d Power 7 SOUTH MAIN (o STREET. iTTTT . |