Show t II THIS I LOOKS 3 LIKE i HALL v iH 1 I Reynolds and Gtrrett Will I 1 I 1 Run the Team I I II I 1 I SALT LAKE MEN DROP OUT I I I a Had Not the Money and Experience S I Ex-perience Needed > r j 1 Ii All Is Hrrmony and the Best Base r bnll Ever Seen in Utah Is I Promised if I 9 I I Q1 r The local baseball situation assumed t n more settled aspect laat night when ho Salt Lake association retired from Ii t the field entirely and extended its Is hearty endorsement and good wishes to I J M Reynolds oC Butte and W V f Garrett of Spokane who will continue as managers of the Salt Lake team I I ind retain the ownership of Salt Lakes franchise in the Pacific league Both Il tcentlement will bring their families to I L i I this city and become Utahns In resi i f dence as well as In spirit j t NO FUNDS NOR EXPERIENCE p The declination of the local associa I I ion to take up the Portland franchise was due to a lack of the requisite funds but partially to the feeling that I Messrs Reynolds and Garrett were In 1 closer touch with wellknown players i and would be In a better position to 1 nake a success of the game here This j t the gentlemen propose to do If possible I pos-sible Mr Garrett said last night I I WILL GET THE BEST I f If we do not give the people good t ball It will not be from lack of effort J j We propose to strengthen up the team I wherever It needs it II will take money mon-ey to do that for there never was a 1 time whGn good players were in such a demand as now There are scores of 1 good positions going begging and a man with a reputation can take hitt pick We expect to get Diesel who formerly I for-merly played with the Portlands and Is I now at Spokane and we wjll also open negotiations with one or two new pitcher I 1 pitch-er I t NO TIME TO BE LOST i Mr Reynolds remarked that the delay I de-lay in settling the ownership of the franchise had prevented the Improve j mont of the team and that now since f the future status had been determined i no more time would be lost In giving I the Salt Lake fans their moneys worth WILL PLAY BALL We cannot promise to win the pennant pen-nant he added Baseball is about SO per cent luck and no amount ot noney will enable a club to constantly win games but we do expect to maintain main-tain a club that will play good ball and citlsfy the public ALL IS HARMONIOUS The meeting between Messrs Reynolds Rey-nolds and Garrett and the directors of the Utah association took place at the nllcc of H O Shepard last evening C II 1 Griffin speaking for the association innounced that the directors were in 10 position to carry tho franchise and would be very glad Indeed to have Messrs Reynolds and Garrett take the lIb and manage It When the request nas complied with everybody was pleased Mr Grlflln said ENTITLED TO SUPPORT These gentlemen are entitled to the hearty support of the people of Salt Lake They have offered to sell us the I franchise on reasonable terms to Join the association themselves or to take I control of the club But for their in tervention Salt Lake would have no place in the league and possibly no I I II baseball |