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Show OGDEN WILL HAVE TEAAV f IN PACIFIC NATIONAL Brighter grows the baseball situation In the Pacific National league. Ogden has begun to make good on the promises prom-ises made by the prominent fans of that place, and it is now absolutely certain that the Junction City will apply ap-ply for a franchise in the league at once. President Rlshel and H. O. Sheppard of the Salt Lake. club spent Sunday In Ogden and an important meeting was held at the Weber club in that city. All the prominent fans of Ogden' wtre present and pledged themselves to support sup-port the. team financially. Knough money was pledged to insure that the season will be played out The Ogden fans are very anxious to have J. Frank Glmlln manage the team in the Junction City, and Mr. Sheppard Shep-pard agreed to release Glmlln. who Is held under a Salt Lake contract. If the Ogdenltcs wanted him as manager. Glmlln said that he would accept the position, and as he 1b very popular In Ogden he will without doubt make a success. All the phases of the situation situa-tion were discussed at the meeting and the steps necessary to obtaining a franchise In he league gone Into. The natural rivalry between Ogden and Salt Lake, and Butte and Helena is expected to do much to add Interest to the games in the Pacific National this season and the more constricted circuit will not only cut down expenses tut will also keep delays and postponed post-poned games down to a minimum, v Charley. Reilly. the Salt Lake manager. mana-ger. Is not saying much about the players play-ers he is getting logether for next sea-ton, sea-ton, but is sawing a lot of wood. Reilly Reil-ly Is on friendly terms with most of the managers in all the leagues in the country and his friends have instructions instruc-tions to keep a bright lookout for new material which can be used by Salt Lake. |