Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1915-07-25 | Page 24 | Movie Man Becomes Ardent Ball Fan on Seeing First Game

jj M Movie vie Man Becomes Ardent Ball Fan on Seeing First Game William WIlam H. H Swanson proprietor ot oft 1 the American Rex and Liberty the theat- theat u tres of ot Salt Sal Lake and a flock fock of ot 1 photoplay houses house elsewhere elsewhere saw the 1 first game of baseball ho he has over ever seen saen seeni when Portland and Salt Sal Lake met yes yes- yes 2 It I may seem unbelievable that aJ sel self mace e American who has devote devoted two score ears years to tho the entertainment of or the public could escape seeing a a- a baseball game during all 81 of ot the tho time he hc has been In New ew York City when worlds world's series Merles were on tat tap but it Is au art al actual fact tact Mr Ir Swanson Is now a bug Harry Harryl Sims his general manager than whom whom there Is no more ardent lover of base baseball ball In the west persuaded Mr Ir Swanson Swan bal son to see the game same And the tho later latter toda today Is one of or the biggest fans tans Jn In Salt Lake CIl City When hen a youngster 11 Mr Swanson hall hail to strike out for himself Ho He worked while the other othet boys boJos played baseball and he lie acquired quite a grouch toward the game the other othet kids got Kot Into wih such glee gice while he had to work This Tills was the tho be beginning then one Incident piled on another newsboys kept him I from sleeping yelling baseball and his dislike for tor the game and all al coil coil- con 4 with wih it grew It I looked sU V 9 futile and generally worthless to The friend who suggested was In wrong Swanson suddenly xe c- c important dates elsewhere and nd kept awa away from tho time ball bal park a It I remained for tor Harry Sims and to for J Salt Lake to have ha the tho honor of or Initial Initial- t inc Ing a 1 man who is a thoroughbred sportsman In all nl other respects to th Us greatest of or all al American n games game TI Ti Th first time took and Swanson swear hell he'll hel never nevor let business Interfere wi wit will baseball again Hes He's a bug tr i ino no now on