Salt Lake Telegram | 1928-12-30 | Page 39 | Telegram Junior Baseball Team Ascends Intermountain Throne

I JUNI R BASEBALL l TEAM IHl H 11 r Jt 30 u tads Wal S. S To Wasatch ASCENDS INTERMOUNTAIN THRONE l I CARDS GRAB CRAB CITY TITLE WITH EASE Boys Participate Local Stars All-Stars Cla Class s' s of State iJunior i- i Junior league baseball which is is sponsored annually by The Salt Salt t Lake Tel Telegram gram and the American merlc n 1 Legion enjo enjoyed ed by far the tho most mOlit 1 l successful season in 1928 during the S past five years Over youngsters youngsters young young- participated In the tho competition tion while the star all-star team picked from the various clubs In the cit city captured the Rocky mountain f championship at a tournament held In Denver to top of off the banner sea lea son S The most extensive Junior athletic ic program ever attempted throughout through through- t out the United States was put o over or r in great style by the the- American Legion Le Le- gion glon Thousands of ot dollars were I spent in conveying the tile various di divisional divisional divisional di- di visional champions to the regional tournaments and the ultimate crowning of a n national Junior cham champion pion by Judge Kenesaw M. M Landis Lan Lan- dig dis topped off the seaS season Jn In the state competition the Salt Lake boys had little competition easily defeating the jun I ions lors by scores pf 20 1 and 2 23 to for the state bunting No No- oth r teams took part in the state play play- offs otIs The Cardinals won the city competition with little difficulty By capturing the state title the Telegram Stars All won the right to represent Utah in the tiac Rocky mountain regional tourney tourne held at Denver This tournament to be one ono of ot the most popular tournaments tournaments tour tonic ever staged In Denver and was played before a record crowd cross The Telegram Legion team upset all aU the dope formulated by baseball men at Denver by defeating the powerful Jack Payment team Colorado Colorado Colo Cob rado champions and heavy favorItes favorites favorites favor favor- ites to win the regional honors This game proved to be the outstanding outstanding out out- standing battle on the opening days day's card The Salt Lakers won 8 S to to 5 5 The TIle Albuquerque team New Mexico Mex Mex- leo ico champions won over the Elks Elks' team of Cheyenne Wyo Vo champions champions cham chana- by a decisive 12 to 5 S count The game with the New Mexico aggregation to determine the mountain regional champions proved to be a tough one for the Utah team The contest proved to be a nip and tuck affair with the finally winning 7 to 6 By capturing t the e regional honors honor the Utah team was was again taken to Denver for the tho western championship championship champion champion- ship in which regional champions from Seattle Oakland Shreveport La Omaha and Minneapolis teams as well veU as the Utah team competed com corn The Utah team was eliminated the first day In this tourney by the Minneapolis l outfit 13 to 5 The Telegram team just had an off day and could have probably won from this team when the boys were at their best Minneapolis won avon the next day from irom Omaha but was de defeated do do- by the powerful Oakland team the next day for tor the western honors by a 5 to 0 count At the national play-off play game held in the Chicago White Sox park the Oakland aggregation easily defeated the Worcester Mass team for tor the national honors Judge Landis presided presided pre pro sided at this ga ganje gane e along with Dan Sowers Americal American Legion official who had direct charge of the entire Junior baseball movement For winning the title the Oakland team was guest of the American and National leagues at the worlds world's championship baseball series held at atS S St St. Louis and New York The Salt Lake team was as-as not left 0 out of ot the medal giving but re received received received re- re beautiful medals for tor winning winning winning win win- ning the Rocky mountain championship champion champlon ship as well asell as s an Individual individual- certificate certificate signed by American Legion officials and Judge Landis living for up Ui to the ideals ot ef sportsmanship specified In the American Legion junior baseball rules Another like program Is being prepared for tor the coming season and even a greater program than In 1323 is expected