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Show BASEBALL NOTES. Tho latest reports from tho front would indicate that the Elders 'had a lead-pipe cinch on tho last place in the race for the penant. But tnen we keep on hoping that something will turn up to remove that hoodo that has persistently per-sistently tagged to us for lo, these many moons, and that our boys may yet land that rag. The team has been badly crippled the past two weeks, but Reilly is again getting tho boys together, and we look for doln's right away. The addition of Rastus Wright will make a mighty big difference ,and wo understand more good timber is to bo added. Well, here's hoping. Boost for the boys. They may win that penant yet. Regarding the rumpus in Ogden, tho Boiso Statesman contains the following: follow-ing: "Manager Gimlln of the Ogden team confirms the report of tho Salt Lake papers that thero aro likely to be no more ball games in the Short Line town, at least for the first season, which ends July 9. He states tho patronage pat-ronage in Ogden has been poor, and It has been found Impossible to got tho street car service that was desired. It Is the expectation that the Lobsters will be away from home tho balanco of the first half of tho season. According Accord-ing to tho revised schedule, thero is but one more series of games, that being be-ing scheduled for about the middle of June, and he thinks this will be transferred trans-ferred from Ogden to Salt Lake. During Dur-ing tho second half of tho season, while definite arrangements have not yet been made, it is not unlikely that tho Lobsters will bo kept on tho road all the time. This will cause all the games of tho league to be played in three cities instead of four, Increasing the number of games to bo played In Boise." In spite of the fact that President Rtehel decided that Carney was tho property of tho Spokane team, ho is still performing with tho Elders, Will-lams Will-lams of Spokane having decided to let him remain with tho tall-enders. Well, we aro much obliged to Williams, for we need Carney. Ogden is not pitching yqung Castle-ton, Castle-ton, the Salt Lake lad, very regularly these days. Perhaps Gimlln is saving sav-ing him for tho hot weather. Blutli, Ogden's rlghtflelder, was picked up as a "filler" by Dad Gimlln at the beginning of tho season, but tho boy is surprising all of his friends by tho game ho is putting up, and will In all probability play through tho season. sea-son. . Oh, for a few more lads like Tozer. Then we would probably bo safely perched upon tho top round of tho penant pen-ant ladder, instead of pegging along at tho bottom. Tho lad is surely there with the twisters, besides laying the wood to tho horsehlde nt regular Intervals. In-tervals. Wo couldn't do without him. Durham is certainly playing in hard luck, having won but a single game this season, that being tho opening gamo at Spokane. But for tho fact 'that pitchers aro at a premium with tho Salt Lako aggregation, ho would sure havo boon "handed his'n" long before this. Mannger Gimlln has released Peto Dowllng.'tho southpaw, stating that he was forced to do so in order to got down to tho salary limit. Hero's a chance for Reilly to land another box artist. Peto is sure there with tho goods, when In condition, and Reilly Is just the man to keep him In condition. condi-tion. Rube Wnddoll has just won his tenth straight victory, not having been in a defeat this season. We nr. tTT I Salt Lake. hlll In f Charley Reilly announce that t, I has signed a pitcher named Ti.ren ,S V that ho is due to join the rm "? I week Toren is touted M a g.K.d tSrt f- er, who has worked in tho pip 5; f Coast league. The Big Chief also gal It out that he was after a shortstop In tho Western league, and that ho V pected to get him in a day , so, Big Bill Rishel has resumed the presidency of the Pacific National league, giving as his reason that he could not afford to spare the Mnie nee essary to the proper conduct of tho ir 11 ' fairs of the office. ar" U Chris Steltz, the big pitcher from 1 Washington, let the Ogden aggrcea 1 tion down with five measly hits in a I contest in Boise the first of the week 1 tho Junction City boys being shut out' I In the same gamo Dicky Knox was at bat four times and got a triple, two doubles and a single. Bert Riggs, who was not good enough for Salt Lake, has boon plav. ing a bang-up game for Boise and his batting has helped win two gams from Salt Lake. Rastus Wright, the new Salt Lake twirler, landed on Umpire MacRae, in tho last game of the series at Spokane and has been fined $50. Wright objected to the ump's decision on ball3 and strikes, and pasted Mac one. o |