Show Amateur Baseball Loop Likely to Open May 12 By FRANK K BAKER Telegram Sports Editor Salt Lakes Lake's amateur baseball program probably will open May 12 it was decided Friday night at a meeting of baseball federation officials in room of the Union Pacific building The group also plans to operate two four club divisions this year with the Bonneville section includIng includIng including ing Rio Grandes Grande's city and state champions The three entries entries entries en en- tries in this loop probably will in include include in- in clude elude the Gemmell club from Bingham Bingham Bingham Bing- Bing ham McClanahan's and either the Elks or Eckers Ecker's Studio 1 Two Gemmell Entries The BIngham entry means that the he Gemmell club will sponsor two wo clubs this year the other playIng playIng play- play Ing ng in the Industrial circuit against Provos Provo's defending champions Salt Lal Lakes Lake's es e's Pinney outfit and the rest of the clubs in the wide state-wide or or- Although the personnel of the second team four-team circuit the Wasatch Wasatch Wasatch Wa- Wa satch loop has not been completed it t is expected to include a team from rom Fort Douglas Barnett Weiss and perhaps a new club from the the Catholic Youth organization Although the Soldier team will vill not be here for the opening games the announced return of the Thir Thir- ty-eighth ty infantry here from winter winter winter win win- ter maneuvers in Texas June 1 means that the Soldiers can move into nto competition in time to pick pickup pickup pickup up the few tew games scheduled before before before be be- fore they return Will Meet Bees Federation officials also algo voted to play a picked team against the Salt Lake Bees here Saturday April 20 when the Pioneer league club moves here for its final drills prior to beginning the professional season April 26 Salt Lakes Lake's In Industrial Industrial In- In league team will play the Bees Sunday afternoon April 21 Schedule Plans Flans The Industrial circuit is expected to open its campaign May 5 but if f the Salt Lake team is not home that day the Federation may shove Its opener ahead a week As Ashe the he slate now stands with a May 12 opening the regular league play will end A August gust 2 so the annual annual an- an nual lual city round robin may be beheld beheld beheld held between then and Au August 10 when the Bees return to Community Community park after a road trip The state tournament probably will be held August 23 24 and 25 according to C. C Oren Wilson secretary secretary sec see of the Federation M. M J. J Mick iMick Scanlon presided at Fridays Friday's Fridays Friday's Fridays Friday's Fri Fri- days day's meeting In the absence of H. H C. C McShane the new president who was absent because of illness J 1 f |