Show A CHANCE FOR MURRAY President Shepard Hopes to Get This Town to Take Place There were practically no new develop developments developments ments menta in the Utah state league yesterday esterday President Shepard was busy all day with people in Murray with a view of ot putting a team in that place to take the Ogden franchise and late last l St evening said that the prospects looked bright at that time He had several sev ral talks with prominent Mur Murray Murray Murray ray fans over the telephone and a meet meeting meeting ing lag will be held in a day or so to see if It this town cares to take a whirl at state league baseball Shepard announced yesterday esterday that he had officially notified the Ogden club that It had been fined 50 for not playing Sun Sunday Sunday Sunday day According to the constitution of the league the Ogden club has three days In which to forward these fines to the president president president dent If It at the end of that time the fine fineis is not forthcoming says sas President Shep Shepard Shepard ard action will be taken to forfeit the Ogden franchise franchis and take the forfeit money now on deposit to cover the fines There has been considerable controversy over the standing of ot the Ogden team since the trouble of ot last Saturday and the trouble in Park City a week ago President President President dent Shepard said yesterday that Umpire Spillman had declared the game between Park City and Ogden uno no game and andas andas andas as he had not received a protest from any quarter over the decision it would have to stand This means the games won is cut down one below the published standing and Park games one less There is no question but that Umpire decision on this game was wrong and that Ogden Is entitled to the game such are baseball rules However the president says he does not feel f it his place to go ahead and reverse the um urn umpire umpire pire s decision unless Ogden makes a pro protest protest protest test to him In that case he would look the matter up If Ogden does not care enough for the game to kick for it of course the umpires decision will have to stand |