Show ON THE DIAMOND The first contract 1or the Salt Lake Baseball lean was signed yesterday when bud JRlsley gave himself for the team to have and to hold so long as they want him Risley will bo the managing captain of the organization and commenced his work as soon as he I had affixed his signature to the con t tract After some consultation with Manager Grlllln Risley began nogotla 1 tlons with some players he knows and It Is expected that the filling up of the i team will be rapidly proceeded with Bert Gamble who played with Pocatello Poca-tello and the Rio Grande Western teams last season may be signed by the Salt Lake team He Is agood al around player and a fine hitter An Offer has also ben made to Pink Hawley of SPokane a cousin of the famous Pink Hawley of national repute Pink the younger is said to be about as good a twirler as hs Illustrious Illus-trious cousin and would undoubtedly add strength to the team lie is at present In Spokane lie won a couple ofgames against the Pocatello team on its coast tour last fall and Impressed all the local boys who saw him work Manager Qrlllln will apply ap-ply to Nick Young for the protection of the National Association of Baseball Clubs If he secures this and he undoubtedly un-doubtedly willit will mean that any player who violates a Sajt Lake contract con-tract will be unable to get on any league team In the country It Is the Intention of the management to begin trying out local players ns soon as the grounds are sufllclently dry The season sea-son will probably open this year about April 20th a Manngor Melnecke and Tex tier hart of the Park City team leave roe the Park this morning a It Is announced that the Ogden team will use Heine Mnrtfn In their Infield this season Martin Has been worklnfir In Ogden nil winter Report has ft that ho has been leading the quietest kind of a life and if this be true he will gjiow deso here guineas how to play Infield |