Show WiTE THE TE Season Chat on the Prospects Per the Summer The organization of the tic Baseball league during the week was the most important happening in local and means much for that particular part of the enthusiasts that thatis is interested in the proposition It means menna the tho of amateur ball on the standard that it occupied two years ago and it means that the patrons of the school games are to see some very pretty playing It will be a difficult matter to pick the winner The High school boys who nhO have taken every everything everything thing the past two years have been giving It out lately that their nine was not net going to be aa as good as it has been in tio past That is what they have been saying but they have hate been bean very quietly working nevertheless and con contemplate template springing a surprise on those who are not looking for the red and black baseball The lineup has not net yet been given out but it Is understood that quite a few of the old men are out dally daily to practice and tl 11 the aggregation will be a star one Tue Te Salt Lake Business college boys a new name over a lot of old players expect to carry away the honors and they certainly have chances The L D S Steam team the other member of the league is composed of players who have been before the Salt Lake public a number of years two of them being professionals professionals They too expect that the championship will vilI land somewhere around their Institution and the whole contest promises to be close and inter interesting esting S S 3 The schedule arranged by the Utah Idaho league meeting last week pro provides vides for games beginning April 21 and ending September 30 It promises to be a season of fast ball right from the start The first game Is scheduled to take place in this city be between tween the Rio Grandes and the Poca tellos and the local fans are looking forward to it with considerable inter interest est All of the nines have been corn com completed and are waiting for the season to commence S Dan Hickey the erstwhile Short Line player and later the organizer of the Salt Lakes of meteoric career la is to play with the Rio Grandes this thia y ar and has been out to practice every time that the nine has been out He Heis is a strong man and would doubtless be playing with the Short Lines yet were It not for certain difficulties that he had with different members of the team The Rio Grandes have been con congratulating congratulating themselves on getting his services S S Frank the old High school player is to be back with his old schoolmates this year and is to hold down first base baso for fortne the wearers of the red and black His position for the past two years has been at second base but Captain Gardanier wants him at the initial and there he is isto isto to be beThe beThe The withdrawal of the University from the Interscholastic league occa quite a ton few comments from the schools Nearly nil all of them regretted the action that the took but no blame is attached 10 to them for forit forIt it The have determined that they hey are going to play only with purely amateur teams in the future and they felt that only way that they could be assured that the ball was of that class daes was to demand a certain amount of school work front from every play player er or in Che he league This they did at the meeting of the league and their proposition did not meet favor They did not feel fed that they could accept any compromise and keep the stand that they bad taken for clean baS ball and theta their withdrawal Resulted It will S have a beneficial effect in that it Th Thet set et the other oth schools to on the tho question of professionalism mid and may result In the entire elimination of that obnoxious practice from school bae boll ball In that way the sport will be el elevated S S SAll All of the Salt Lake games of the schedule are to be played at Walkers field An effort was made by b tie the league managers to arrange for some other oilier grounds on account of the rates asked by the Walker manage management meat ment but it was of no avail and a compromise was effected the ground to take 15 per cent of the gate receipts G There is considerable interest in the game being manifested among the tho busi business business ness houes hoies of the city olty and some very good teams are being organized The Z d c Jl L I las has got a nine already iru ha the floW and others will soon eoon follow The banker have also reorganized and have even a better team than they ever had before and that Js to saying a good deal for there are some good men among tie the They played a game with tire the alt Lake Business college team on Thursday and anil were defeated by a score of 7 to 12 As Au the Business college boys bots have one of the strongest aggregations among the ama amateurs that the thO waa not larger was very creditable to the bankers S g Will Smith wire who held down the box alternately with HOwell on ott the High school team for far two seasons is back Into the game again and is to t play with his old friends He will probably bo be placed at third base The High school will then consist of Smith Bert end nd Will Smith awl an there will not be a stronger stroner trio in any of the school teams 4 8 The baseball fever which has been so no prevalent during the warm spring days toa ia fastened its grip on the ser servants er ef the city citty and county who labor daily for the publics welfare in the joint buil building surd a team is n now w ready to meet all corners comers Ray Ry Naylor gal gallant that lant soldier arid clever ball terser la Is captain n and all of the talent of the building is to be utilized While the officials will meet alt all aggregations of standing they are after the scalp of the bankers mostly and are confident that they will be easy meat Well eat em up un said one of the officials and that seems to be the general senti sentiment sentiment ment The hankers bankers rely on their great experience and fine team work to win out The game will be looked forward to with interest J Bert Margetts who lost his arm for a little while says that he has found It again and that he can now make one of the prettiest throws that win will be re recorded recorded corded by the tally men this season He has also got his eye In training so o that none of the pitchers can pass him himBert him himBert Bert Is to hold bold down the initial for both the Rio Grande team and the L D S college team and ins his friends are ex ox expecting petting great things front from him |