Show ID I HO FALLS FALLS' NINE AGAIN AGAN I CAPTURES CAPTURES' UTAH TRIUMPH OVER POCATELLO BANNOCKS IN I SEASON POST CONTESTS I Coast League Teams Teams' Recall Many Players Dan Jessee Sold to Cleveland i S The Idaho aho Falls ball club otherwise otherwise other other- wise known as the annexed annexed annexed an an- the Utah-Idaho Utah league pennant pennant pen pen- nant rant for the 1927 1127 season by winning the first half of the schedule ule and taking four out bf of seven games from the Pocatello Bannocks Bannocks' second second sec see ond half winners In a post season championship series This gave gaveD Dan ln O'Leary's bunch th tile the distinction o of taking the league pennant during both years of ot Its existence OGDEN RATES HIGHEST Had the league played a It straight season with no splits the Ogden Gunners would have annexed the title and the S Salt lt Lake cub finished finished fin fin- i hed in second place while hile tho the Logan Collegians would have finIshed finished finished fin fin- next In line ahead of the two Idaho clubs which under the halved system turned out to be finalists for the championship With the exception of th the Twin Twili Falls club cu cual all al alt t teams ms in the circuit wei v-re very ry closely matched anu ann throughout through through- out the tho su iO the play wa was much faster fater and of higher her call caliber thin during the first ear of ot the u J existence SALT LAKERS I LEAD BATTING S The local entry proved to be tie the best bunch of ot bat handler handler- finishing finish ing at the top of ot the rating In m tC team Lean m batting total run scoring total base hitting total bases batted two base I- I hits and sacrifice hits The Thi- Bees Be also led bed the field in stolen bases Walter Berger of the clui was tile the b best st hitter of oJ the year r leading th the league In horn runs runs' total hits and total bases H He tied with Johnny of Logan Logar in inthe in inthe the batting average column with if 8 Harry ONeill O'Neill Salt Lake SkIP skipper lr was the best outfielder of ot th UK the league r with Idaho Falls led team fielding with a percentage of 96 Leaders in individual batting battin were Most hits Berger Pocatello 16 most bases batted Berger 2411 two two- Jessee Salt Lake 41 I record three PI DW Pocatello Po Po- Pocatello catello 16 home runs 21 It I new record sacrifice hit hiti Molle- Molle Salt Lake 31 PLAYERS MAKE GRADE Several of the Idaho Utah stars were picked up by bigger clubs as as as' asa a result of their stela playing last year ear the outstanding deal eal being that which took Shortstop Shortstop Short stop atop Dan Jessee of ot Salt Sal Lake to to Cleveland by way o of New Orleans Orlean Pocatello sold Berger to the Los Los' Angeles Angel s club of the Coast league league league- and the Angels Anges also took Dwyer an Portman Penman from the Bannock roster Oakland took back Murphy Murph Baler Baker Dean Denn Verges and Craghead whom they had previously sublet to th the Ogden entry Burke h and nd Hutton were recalled by the th Missions Missions Mis Ills from the Idaho Falls club to which they had been farmed out The San Francisco Seals recal recalled ld Outfielder Johnny Infielders In- In fielders Gerald fielders Gerald Donovan and nd Adolph Adolph- j Camilli Catcher John Woodson and Pitcher Valery Glynn from Lo Log Logan Sacramento exercised its option on Twin Falls players by taking taking over Pitchers Bob Hurst and Lefty Flynn Outfielder Virto Ruedy and Infielder Th Tit Twin Falls club also disposed of Catcher Brensel to the San Fr Francisco Fran n- n cisco Mission Mission- on a C. straight sale Manager Harry ONeill O'Neill and Pitcher George Hollerson who wore were with Salt Lake on option were VerI E er turned to Hollywood at the close of of the season 5 4 |