Salt Lake Telegram | 1928-06-03 | Page 10 | Inaugural Tilts Held in Telegram Junior Diamond Leagues

L INAUGURAL c fiLlS HELD JM UI TEL TELE GRAM RA JUNIOR DIAMOND OND LEAGUES OVER 50 TEAMS START ART OFF SEASON IN FINE STYLE PLAY AGAIN NEXT SATURDAY Schedule Will Be Published Wednesday Boys Show Class in Open Openers 1 I I Judging Judging- from the the enthusiastic manner In which the teams of The Salt Lake Telegram-American Telegram Legion started the season Saturday afternoon there Is going to be much more Interest this this' year than ever Before Over fifty teams began th the quest for nine divisional titles yes j-es- es The Salt Lake Bees can look forward forward for for- ward to having some mighty fine material developed In the junior leagues There are several boys around the state no for forthe forthe forthe the le leading semipro and amateur teams Learns who made their start in The Telegram league a a. few years ago Kenneth Snyder who is now wearIng wearing wear wear- ing a Bee uniform pitched In the league one season Other boys are coming up and this looks like a banner year ear for the contestants to get some real training for the higher high high- er leagues 1 FEW TEAMS UNABLE TO PLA PLAY 4 A few of ot the teams were unable to show up for the opening games and these teams namely Home Run Kings The Gauchos Bobcats Kittens Kittens Kittens Kit Kit- tens Wildcats Lewis Nine Mickey Franco Nine Lowell Bees Cougars Ty Cobb Sluggers and Alley Alley Al- Al ley Sluggers will be given a chance to play providing some word Is re received received received re- re from the managers of the teams Monday afternoon on Tuesday Tuesday Tuesday Tues Tues- day morning If no word is received t they will be dropped out of the learue lealue and new schedules formed It has been rather difficult to put the teams In the league according to size but it Is hoped that by re rearranging rearranging rearranging re- re arranging a couple of the leagues cs that the real email players will be put in a league by themselves MANY AWARDS TO BE MADE However i if the te teams ms Which do donot donot donot not do so well as far as winning games is concerned will vIlI just re remember remember re- re member that many awards will be made at the end of the season to the best pitcher batter fielder along alon with many other accomplishments the summer summeY r will be well spent with witha a lot of genuine fun at the expense of ot The Telegram and American legion Herman Hennan Whaley local ocal colored star was on hand to h help lp out with the leagues today and offered se several sev se eral prizes In jn the Salt Lake Tigers- Tigers Junior Cardinals tilt The first firstman first firstman firstman man to score on both teams was given a new baseball cap while whilo the first home run hitter was to re receive receive another prize As there w was s' s sno no homer knocked the prize will likely be awarded in the next game the Junior Tigers play lay in TEAMS BATTLE TO 5 4 SCORE One of the feature tilts of the day dav was the Junior Lucky Cubs-Lucky Strike game with the outcome in doubt until the final Inning Several I impressive impressive im im- victories were chalked UI up but the losers expect to come right back and break into the win column column- next week The ahe schedule for Saturday will willbe willbe willbe be announced in Wednesdays Wednesday's Telegram Telegram Tele Tle gram exclusively Umpires diamonds diamonds dia dia- monds and baseballs will be furnished furnished fur fur- again Saturday and for all aU other games Following are the complete re results results re- re suits of Saturdays Saturday's play CE CENTRAL I IE I.E. LEAGUE UE Saturday R Result sul Young Panthers 17 11 Dynamite Nine 0 Regular Fellers 11 II Leopards 33 13 Coyotes 20 0 O Beavers Deavers 3 AVENUE LEAGUE LIGUE Lowell Bees Dees 0 O. O Polecats 3 9 Pirates 0 Cougar Midget Sluggers 3 9 Ty ry Cobb Sluggers 1 I Lions 5 6 EASTERN LEAGUE Skylarks 9 1 The Gauchos 0 O. Wildcats 0 Austin Nine t. t Cougars 0 Flashy Nine 9 LIBERTY PARK PRIC LEAGUE I.E. Columbian A. A C. C 7 7 Cardinals 14 Junior Bees nees 23 3 3 East Bench Dench Juniors 0 O. Chesterfields 8 8 Fifteenth East Cougars Cou Cou- gars gare 0 O. LEAGUE I.E. Relics 9 Lewis Nine 0 O. Lucky Nine 9 5 Bobcats 0 O. Wolverines 9 9 Home Run Kings 0 O. WESTERN ESTERS LEAGUE I.E. Alley Sluggers 0 Elk Juniors 9 9 South Routh Sluggers 0 0 O. 24 4 4 Unholy Nine 25 5 5 Midget Sluggers 1 I. SOUTHERN LEAGUE GUI Bulldogs 11 II Telegram Cougars I. I Salt Lake Tigers 16 Junior Cardinals Cardinali 6 Yankees 2 1 Strike Nine 19 11 AMERICAN X LEAGUE GUJ Vico Cubs 10 West Side Sluggers I 1 I IJunior Junior Cubs Cube 6 S. Lucky Strikes Strike 4 Hornets 9 9 Mickey lUckey Franco Nine 0 O. t NATIONAL LEAGUE Panthers 0 0 Kittens 9 Red fled Devils 22 12 Mohawks P. P Tigers 0 0 Bearcats 9