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Show wi UJ ' - V ., u X . - - ' MWM There Is a phase to the releasing of Jack O'Brien from the Salt Lake team that has not been published. The story comes from the Inside. It is to the effect that both Christie and O'Brien wanted to run things, and the directors, seeing' nothing bat ruin ahead for the Salt Lake club with two men fighting against each other in . the team, decided to let O'Brien go. It was not because Jack had not been getting get-ting into the game that he was released. Spauldlng, Salt Lake's crack first baseman, base-man, has deserted the Christie camp, owing ow-ing to the O'Brien trouble, and now Bait Lake la short two infield players. O'Brien and Spauldlng, however, have decided to remain in the city, and are planning to put a professional team in at Lagoon. They have already made arrangements with the Lagoon management, and are beginning to make connections with Eastern East-ern ball-players. O'Brien thinks the Fort Douglas team can be strengthened so that a four-team league can be organised within with-in the next month. .' Wilson, who was released -by Christie, played with the Fort Douglas team yesterday. yes-terday. Camp and Fetters are both In fine form for tomorrow's game. It has not -been decided de-cided which of them will do the twirling. . - . . . . -- - Christie played first base yesterday and E. Heuseer was put out in left field. Whiting Whit-ing was in right field. . . L. Iverson,. an old-time baseball player, held down second base for gait Lake yesterday. yes-terday. Iverson was at one time considered consid-ered the best second baseman in- the State. - The Ogden team arrived this forenoon, and the Haun - men are confident of scalping the Christie bunch this afternoon.- The rain may interfere with the game, but nothing short of a snowstorm can prevent it. - |
