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Show Ernie Johnson New Bee Pilot S t 25 S Shortstop Is Salt Lake Leader I MAKAGEE ERNTE JOHNSON.. Kit k ' ' i1 Kit n":'- v x,lf'' 5 it 1 ' - H ; 4 - E j V ' rj I? ' " h; V f ! 1 ' v . J ,v ;y i f I f'" . J . M I r :i fnj Energetic Infielder Choice of Directors of Baseball Club to Direct Team. j RNIE JOHNSON, tlic . cnoroet ic L- Bhortstop of the Salt Lake base- j ball club dtirinix the season recently re-cently closed in the Pacific Coast leajifc, was last ni(;ht chosen by the board of directors of t he club to manage man-age tho Heos during (he championship senfon of 920. This choico, which was predicted in Tho Tribtmo yesterday, was unanimous, and tho new pilot, who succeeds suc-ceeds Kdilic lierr, starts wth the hearty support of those responsible for the putting put-ting in tho field of a ball club which will continue; the high standard of Coast .league baseball in this city. Johnson is a player of major league class and within n short time after Salt l.nke had signed him last spring big offers for his contract were made by several big league club owners. Throughout tho season Johnson gave the flub and the public every ounce of playing strength and ability he possessed, pos-sessed, and lie was regarded by hiiiu.' rooters and by critics on tho road as one of the best ground covering shortstops short-stops in minor league baseball. Willi his physical ability ho demonstrated a full knowledge of tint game and keenness keen-ness in making tho breaks count for Suit Lake. , When President H. W. T.nnn of the Salt, hake-baseball club announced 1 h election Johnson modestly had but little I to say beyond stating that, he .would get busy ns soon ns possible in select ing material necessitated by assured changes in tho miiltoiip of tho club end that he would continue to givo the fans tho best he hnd, both on tho bench and I in tho field. |