Show H IH t t H HH III r C n r t 4 t 1 J f fI 4 fl 1 I i I j j Ij I a S r rV V 4 t I 1 C I Ip p i b v g Ii 1 t ti i J tI I 1 q qt I S t 1 V t S t l I It I t x t qt s p p 1 L 11 HII H 11 J I Ht 11 H I H H H tH 11 I Till thIl II OLD OLI NATIONALS OF Oi SALT LAKE LAKIL L Kf The Time First l lr t Ua mum In 11 It time tho History or utah The Time above cut Is from remit a n picture of ot o tho Ih ho locally National team which whileD time the fans to 10 en thu lid hero re 15 years arll or attire mure 1011 ago thin Tho original photograph IN is In the time possession of oC It 1 II I Hodge Indle parotid baseman secretary and treasurer of or the Ihl club dub This T 1 his team lal WAS the first r t paid baseball ha team Sal Snit Salt Lake over ever hail anti and 1111 It took tok part In iii many ml exciting contests on the tho diamond In hit time the Ih early days of ut baseball ba In II this city After the time disband disbanded dl ball balled h heal ed eal this team lenin Canto came to the tho front and took th time championship away tram from the lied Itch Stockings after a it 1 hard hattie Not only olly mild did this Ihl tram tentH 1111 beat boat the Iho Stockings but ut It I walloped the tho then famous Denver team cant the time Hutto Bute cham champions Anaconda and amid Ogden In fact It I wan wait WI time the fastest tram In the country and several of Vt the players lied had hlll flattering offers to go cant and ole play with wih of ot national nn prominence After winning time the cham championship plon hll from time the lied Itral Stockings the time Nationals hold held tho ho honor for ci seven years anti and nn 1 then disbanded The players on the tho team baum leading trout from left to right beginning at lit the time top row ro mire are lre First 1 row Malinger Tommy Dawson deceased c Will Wi r f C Tommy Spears c f t John Iohl I f C Sec See Second ond row Kelly inkling s a 1 s R Oscar Larson 1 U ii h H It H II I Hodge 2 b h Toni Tom 3 b ii ro Will Lloyd c and ml Hilly Bly deceased p II m After Ater Tommy left leC the time team leant leam Fred Pred HeartY assumed tic tho management and amid front from tint that time until tho the team cain disbanded It 11 I experienced the tho most macat period of ot Its career Through the time efforts fortl of at Manager Scarff many litany out eldo teams were vere brought here haro anti tho the Nationals made several trips to states Hiatus always coming out on al top Hilly Ily was 10 captain of the team and Mr Hodge odge was secretary and anti treasurer W f |