Salt Lake Telegram | 1944-11-08 | Page 19 | Halliwell Opines League Will Hold '42 Roster

AW 1 S S r m j Si JACK HALLIWELL 1 Pioneer loop professes optimism I 4 6 Halliwell Opines League Will Hold r 42 Rosier Roster By John Mooney T Telegram m Sports Editor Although he hesitated to make any comment in a field where the directors have the thc so say Jack Halliwell president of the Pioneer Pioneer Pio Plo neer league did say Wednesday that he believes the class C loop will retain its present membership membership membership member member- ship when the directors meet at Pocatello Sunday As I see it from the thc way the directors feel Halliwell said I cant can't see any expansion of the league for 1945 However the directors may feel differently by Sunday and that may be another story However it appears appear that the bids of Provo Utah Pueblo and Denver Colo Cob and Spokane Wash for franchises In the league would have to wait until hostilities hostilities cease across the oceans Halliwell didn't wish to be quoted quote ed cd but one gathered from his conversation con con- v that he believed the six six- club league would do well to function function function tion as it did before war forced the league to ceas operation two years ago The me meeting ling at Pocatello will get under way at 1030 a. a m. m and continue as long into the night as a. necessary to work out the complex complex com corn plex problems In Irs addition to league directors from Salt Lake Ogden Pocatello Boise Twin Falls and Idaho Falls several Pacific Coast and major league representatives are expected expected ex ex- to attend Bill Klepper of the Portland Coast l league ague club dub will attend seeking either the outright purchase of a club dub or a a. working agreement Warren Giles and Mickey Shader of the Cincinnati Cincinnati Cin Cm- Reds will be there and rumor has Shader replacing Bill McCorry as Ogden pilot should the league resume play in 1945 Oscar of oC Hollywood Stars Clarence Pants Rowland president president president dent of the Coast league or his proxy and representatives from Oakland club arc are expected At present the Salt Lake Bees are the only club having a with a Coast league club the Seals Halliwell reported that transportation transportation transportation trans trans- difficulties had been re removed removed removed re- re moved and that two sporting goods firms had assured the league that baseballs would be available Players seem to offer the only drawback and the league members members members mem mem- bers have been beating the bushes for available material