Show L OJ 1 J > JiiL Lkr11Ttt13 1 tUIl That league ball Is popular has been conclusively proven the past three weeks Notwithstanding threatening and stormy weather fair crowds have attended all games The scores made compare favorably with those of Eastern East-ern games None of the teams have as yet scoured their stationary lineups for the season and every game brings a newman new-man In some position Each team is anxious to win The Tribune pennant and just as soon as one team secures a fast man the opposing teams endeavor to secure a better man Just as soon as the managers and captains settle upon up-on their lineups for the season the real games will be played a a Baseball among the amateur teams Is still going at a hot pace The Brokers who refused d to play the Curbers a sec I ond game have arranged with the Elks I for a game to bo played at Park City nest Sunday Manager Lester Freed of I the Elks has been able to pick out a strong team and says that the Brokers I will be no match for them this time On the other hand Manager Will Grif fiths has not been slow in picking his team and when tho lineup is announced an-nounced It will show up strong M m A Manager Cllppenger of the Short Line team has becomo known as a good thing and he Is being diligently sought for by all roaming ball players In the 1 country It is not Clippengers fault that ho had his leg pulled for several dollars as he is an ambitious manager and wishes to secure the best team possible pos-sible Just lately Mr Cllppcngcr advanced ad-vanced 515 to A R Washburn a supposedly sup-posedly prominent ball player who gratefully took the cash and with it the next train out of the city Yesterday Capt Taller told Manager Cllppener that if he would advance S15 he could I I secure a good infielder for the team The reply came that a cake of ice would be handed the next player who was I hard up The Pocatellos and Ogdens will cross bats for the first time this season at Ogden today and will also play there I tomorrow Since the defeat oC the Poca tellos here by the Rio Grandes Manager Rand of Pocatello has been vigorously I training his men and l they now play ball as was shown when they defeated the Short Lines at Pocatello In the close score of 1 I to 3 How they will be handled by the Ogdens Is yet to be seen but a close game is expected a I The Elks and City Councilmen will play their match game on Wednesday afternoon at the Walker field The Councilmen are goodnatured fellows except during their meetings but they will not tolerate a defeat In a baseball match even If they have to pass a city ordinance to that effect The matter Is now up to a committee whether an ordinance > ordi-nance passed before the game would not be a good Idea tt a Jimmy Fulton who Is booked for Cape Nome is talking up baseball paraphernalia parapher-nalia enough to equip two teams and says that he will organize the Snow balls and Icicles The Salt Lake Business College and High school teams contemplate playing 1 their postponed championship game next Saturday but this has not been definitely settled S ft B The Fort team is anxious to play any oC the city teams and would like to ar range a match with one of the profes sional clubs e 0 I Manager Patrick of the City and County team says he will be open to t play games in about three weeks a The Butchers have about completed preparations for their game for the benefit of the Scolleld sufferers The game will be played tomorrow after noon commencing at 3 oclock on the Walker field Charley Grifllln the league umpire was waited upon bv a delegation of butchers yesterday after noon and asked to umpire the game but he entered a vigorous refusal It is understood that a number of well known baseball authorities have bpcn asked to officiate at the game but have declined giving as an excuse that they would face almost anythingbut a lot of angry butchers who are accustomed to wielding knives The lineup of the I teams have been arranged and Is as follows < Retallors Wholesalers lcGraw c Pallorlh Reading 1 > Iatcl Don lstb Parks IJaslam 2nd b White lvowlanaJr 3rd b Earc1c l1aguc Grant 68 Sughl < 1 I rant 1 r D PapOllh laJwOrlh c C A Caslctou B GrantVVVVi c D Barber I SubsUtutcsFar Jtetallora D J Thom ioinro A Wood > f1 1ISorcn For Whole fnen Will Burley Sum Evan Charles Smith a a q The Tribune received the following by telephone from the secretary of the Live Oaks at Blngham Iftst night In I I regard to the proposed game between the Live Oaks of Bingham and the Blue Church of this city Blngham May 12To the Base Players of the lJluc Church Halt LaK City When the church whose name you bear issued i sutl a challenge to the Live Oaks of Bingham to play nf baseball for the benefit oC the a Scot juld relief fund we believed In you were earnest but we now find upon tho I llrnV vnr ° ° r the day of the contest that you arc not ready Thc inference nniSal y ° Ui arc afraid and should paint your chuich some other color Should you conclude to change voi your pa ntwe we will ncut yOU at any point butween Portland Me and Portland Or on two days notice or we will t cT OPCII thc Live Oak park with free S Imn51rlaUon for all tho umpire S take a dCSlCl In earIl Order the ground 01 ts M r that Upon his decisions will Impartial Show filth faith In your church and run no more JH LUKECLJJGGISON Seey AncIent and Oriental Ord l of Live Oaks The Blue Church people state that tho game was postponed for a week on account of thu weather a 4 A ball game will be played at dors Cal park at 11 oclock today a hetweii the Slur < ln MufTkMS of the Xim and the Butter Fin t1s unploy wartl of the Rio Grando Western Thc lineup I of the latter Is as follows F L Moore I I right field W Gray center field V Stewart catcher AV BIrklngshaw leftfield left-field A Brlnnen second base G Ball pitcher A ISbley third base II Darko first base 31 Ryan short stop J Blngtop substitute J Stevenson captain cap-tain |