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Show Summer Base Ball Assured City Acts as Good Angel In Supplying Forfeit Money to Enter (he League. American Fork will see the best bUBCball this season It has seen for years. It will bo represented In tho leaguo by one of the best teams In tho county. A bunch of loyal fans, among whom wnB Mayor Greenwood, held a meeting in tho City Hall on Monday evening and perfected a temporary tem-porary organization, with F. L. Hlck-mnn, Hlck-mnn, manager, and Earl Varncy, secretary-treasurer. Tho city has donated $20 toward tho $G0 Initiation fee required to enter the leaguo and has guaranteed the .balance. , It Is probable that a stock company will be organized to handlo the team aud tho local games. This Is done by Spanish Fork business men, who pay their players $1 for every game played and $2 if their team wins. All the goto receipts go to tho stock company, com-pany, who handlo tho expenso end of tho club, leaving tho members with no caro or trouble, but to play and win tho prlzeB. There aro n number ot new players In tho city and Addle Miller has sent n postcard saying that ho will be back rrom California In a few days, ready to enter tho games. It Is not known yet whether "Happy" Holmstead will remain hero during tho summer. At any rate, we aro assured of good baseball base-ball for tho coming season. Thoro will bo some pretty strict rules for tho boys to live up to this season, and real practicing so often each week. In fact, tho manager and thoso at tho bnck of tho orgnnlzntlon menu real business this season. |