Show Baseball Ghosts Stalk I At Federation Banquet I Mayor 1 City Commissioners Commend Board of Control for Work Despite the banks of snow outdoors imaginations flared with the crack of ot the willow against the horsehide the thud of ot the ball In the catchers catcher's mitt mUt and visions of ot sunny diamond thrills Tuesday night as Mayor Louis Marcus Marcus Marcus Mar Mar- cus and three of the city commissioners commission commission- ers met with the thc Salt Lake Federation of Amateur Athletics board of control control con con- to dine and talk baseball Commendation for tor tho success of the city's six amateur leagues as conducted con con- dUc ducted d by the board of control was expressed by the mayor and the commissioners com corn missioners missioners Joseph Joseph H H. L Lake J. J M. M t Knight and Harry L L. Finch Commissioner Commissioner Commis Commis- George D. D Key er was unable to at attend end t the c banquet because of ol a I meeting with a group of Boy Scouts Mayor Marcus praised the board for lor conducting on such a firm businesslike businesslike busi busi- policy a form of at recreation for tor so many hundreds of or Salt Lakes Lake's young men and drew the fan Ian following following follow follow- ing of thousands each week Revolutionary Revolutionary Revolutionary Revo tendencies fostered in foreign foreign foreign for for- for for- eign countries by young men of ot similar simi simi- lar tar age nee arc are not common In America because organizations such as ns yours are arc providing worthwhile occupation for the minds of the thc fellows 18 to 25 years of oC age BOARD PRAISED Commissioner Commission r F Finch head of the parks and playgrounds department spoke of oC the fine cooperation between the boards board's officials President officials President Jesse B. B Sharp and C. C Oren Wilson secre secre- tary The board he explained had shared in the financial cost of at some ome improvements such as the bleachers at Athletic park i Both Commissioners Lake and Knight spoke reassuringly of ot the good in amateur baseball as conducted in Salt Lake and pledged their support to the cause In introducing Commissioner Commissioner Commissioner Commis Commis- Knight Sharp described him himas as one of or the city's most enthusiastic sport fans and the commissioner proved much of or the compliment by his intimate discussion of ot athletics RECOMMENDATIONS MADE After the banquet the board of control control con con- held a short executive ve session session- the last for the present body before the annual meeting January 26 at 8 p. p m m. m in n The Tribune Telegram-Tribune audi audio Recommendations for the thc forthcoming season included the ere cre atlon of ot another open league like last summers summer's Friday unit to replace one of the industrial loops limitation of players to one team only and more rigid enforcement of ot no pay for playing play play- in tag ing rules Board members attending were Frank Lees Cy Harbeke Gus Anderson Ander Ander- son sort H. H 0 O. Turville and Don Reddish Gus P. P Backman the other member was not in m town |