Show n PPi11TLI AFFAP at rmr 11 f 11 I r j 1 jO UG I t jf P I f J I 1 1 r I tJ r 1 d h r Il l j 1 EC UG Y J Tjnthusiasts nro anxious for the base hall season i I open The teams will be Oio strongest that havq over been gathered together in Ufcih und the jrianagers have endeavored to secure the best Umber possible The best Is i lm what the people want to see und the eofmnctltlon of the local teams with sonio of the Eastern teams in scouring league players has awakened a widespread wide-spread Interest Vhlch will be tIme beat team In the UtahCdaho State league can only he answered by patient wuil fxic Every team In the league has u representation of baseball players not to bo snubbed and the light for the championship wJ be one of the hardest hard-est ever seen in the West In two weeks the season will be opened alt al-t h the league games Wilt not com nience until the 21sl of April Focatcllo will come down for the 1Uh and 15th for two match games with the Rio Grando lear all this will really mark the opening of the season Llo penlnb S A grave question has arisen among the tcans regarding Sunday ball and whether or not the game will be al Ipwcd to bo played on that day In the rjity limits As Walkers Held is within the city should Sunday baseball be prohibited the league would have to secure se-cure other grounds rime players are Hoping that no Interference c will be had The Short Line team will commence active practice work during the present pres-ent week The team will be brought together as all the men are signed Cant Waller will thoroughly drill the men In the Held In order to meet every I omcrgency on the diamond KImerer I is improving dally in pitching and the team Is well satisfied with his tWirls I The first game fOI the team will be In Qgden on the 2Ust of April against the I Qcdens I e o o Manager Hickey Is making n rush in filling up vacant positions in tho Rio Brando lineup With the men that ho has already signed the team does not propose I to be far behind the winners win-ners of flue Trlbuno pennant for which Manager H Itkey will make a hard fight George Rlsley will be introduced as the Ilcst National league 1 player lo calls and his movements In the first siamo will by closely I watched He has a reputation s a pitcher having hav-ing J been in the reserve list the present season for Cleveland and his work here will no doubt be considered wonderful won-derful I n Oapt Glmlin of the Ogden team has his men playing in their positions and tile tea in Is alreudv in fair condition riorlmrdi who introduced himself here last season as a pitcher has been se eurpfl for the team lie can keep tho hits down to the lowest possible limit Oerhardt is a good Judge of men and In pitching quickly sixes up his opponents and soon learns where they can hit a hall and wheit a strike can be scored The Ogden team Is in the field to stay rind U cal only ho dov ned by the hard ist kind of a light I I I Manager Rand of the Pocatello team stated several days ago thai his learn was In playing condition Walter Eu Imnlcs Is working hard to get his wing Into the finest possible shape nnd It Is 1 reported that he will be able to out olass his work of last season The team In general Is a strong combination of ball players and team work will be one of their strong holds CO c No work has as yet been commenced On the Walker diamond The Held Is about as it was during the winter be Inpr still wet and soggy Yesterday a few men were set to work to dig trenches to drain off the surplus water and It is hoped thai in l few days the diamond will be in shape for work 1 R Walker will make every effort to have them in playing condition for the opening games A great deal of work will be needed to make them lit for a flrstclass game At the present time 181 would le next to impossible to make a ball bounce on the Held a u Next Saturday afternoon the High School will play the L D S college on the University campus grounds This will bo time second game of the championship scries and will be the llrst game of the High a School Capt Eroolts Is trying to arrange a came with the B Y of Provo to be played xm the llth of April The In tn pri The conditions con-ditions are that if the L D S goes to Pro the B Y A Is to come here for a return game 0 e The match game between the Bank ers and tho City and County teams next Saturday will be played on the Walker Held if the grounds are in plus big shape A great deal of Inlurtst lias been aroused In the game as both tums wero great rivals last year e 0 Capt Margells of the Bankers has Irrangcd a practice game with the Unl vorslly for Tuesday and will also play tho of the High week School during the latter part 1 00 Cant Meincckp of the Rio Grande tteam has arranged a practice game with the High SChool boys for 10 a in today at Agricultural parka f 0 a S The UtahIdaho league schedule has now boon satisfactorily arranged lo allconcerned and everything Is now In readiness for the season to open 1 o a e Secretary Cilppengcr of the league made l a visit t the Walker ground yosterday afternoon and was much dia aopolntcd at ils general appearance Tie does not believe that it can be put ijnto playing shape for tho opening of the Reason April llth I Thomns J Ryan of Helena a well known l outllclder has written to secure position on one thelocal learns He sUtss that the proposed league In Montana Mon-tana is expected to fall through at almost al-most any lime |