| Show r FRANK K BAKER BAKER- I Industrial Baseball league officials are gradually realizing realizing realizing real real- izing their ambition of setting up a compact organization that will not place a heavy traveling expense upon it its members Acceptance of the Magna Garfield en entry try last week week- i is another step toward building the closely linked unit giving givin I the league six clubs all within 50 miles mUes of or each other Such economy steps is one of the best ways of insuring continued league play because the long trips have done mor-c mor more mor than anything ng else to eat up the revenue in the past When the revenue will warrant it it the league will be wise to spread its scope Logan for instance wanted to enter thc the loop this summer and Helper was for long one of the most conscientious members It took considerable money however to travel to Helper Helper and league officials felt that thc they were not yet c ill b 2 1 W ready to expand as far north as Logal Loga this year ar Communities Communities Com Corn like Ogden Brigham City and Park City ought to be fine additions to a state league though and perhaps per- per haps the time will soon come when the they can be bc added to th the fold too S S Provo baseball men arc are hard at work ork getting ready for the new season The Utah county city won the championship on once e and should be able to put another strong contender ender in the field again The tried to operate under a setup last summer and found out it didn't work workout workout out so successfully lly They can be depended upon to put f forth rth a lot more effort this summer Whatever they do the Industrial leaders must remember that the intercity rivalry is a great reat stimulus to fan Moreover the league must guard against the loading up practices such as overdoing the hiring of ot ball players that brought about the downfall of the old Copper league The Copper league failures have ve had a great retarding effect upon baseball in this state and have made it especially hard forthe forthe for forthe the Magna and Garfield interests to start their program of revival S Si I think it is perfectly grand for an all athlete to io utilize his athletic ability to gain a contact that may lead to regular employment ment but once he has obtained that job jobbe he be is just as morally obligated to do an honest da days day's s work as the non athlete All of us know of fa far too many cases of ball players who have gained work through their diamond ability only to act as if their athletic prowess gave gae them license to shirk There was was for example the chap who refused to work an hour overtime even en at time and a half pay It is our humble opinion that athletics is far better f off without such individuals L. L C S f Incidentally the Magna Garfield representatives ceri certainly cel i arent aren't thinking of or the poor headline writer when they made the combined name Heres Here's hoping they adopt a nickname that is far shorter Of course both communities want representation in the team they are sponsoring jointly Theres There's a natured good-natured yet rt J-rt keen rivalry between the two sections there it so that the headline writer doesn't dare write Magna at the exclusion of Garfield or vice versa Upon being asked which should come first the Magna or the Garfield a man from the Utah Copper company there said That all depends upon whom you are addressing If hes he's from Magna you had better say Magna Garfield but If it hes he's from Garfield use your better judgment and say Gar field Oh well vell the league Is glad to get them no matter what the name S C S Eddie Casey recent Harvard grid coach is in the coal business An umpire behind the plate makes from to decisions during a lea league ue game so theres there's no wonder some of the boys dispute dispute dis dis- his renditions every so often a 1 Hockey following the example of baseball has been reaping I a 1 harvest from a school Les Patrick boss of or th the New York Rangers Bangers started a training school in Winnipeg last fall and it has turned out seven prospects S 5 0 George Sauer former Nebraska grid great may turn pro yet Detroit t. t and Boston are after him S S S Joe Beckett Beckett British heavyweight of horizontal fame some years ago is said to be about ready to stage be a comeback There a law S Lonnie Warncke Warneke has put on about 20 pounds since last season and Manager Charlie Grimm thinks that extra poundage is going to help Lonnie win pitching duels for the Cubs Baseball shoes with rubber cleats instead o of steel spikes the 1 are arc on market |
