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Show RALPH STROUD SIGNS 1921 CONTRACT DID anyone happen to meet -Bill" Lane yesterday T If they had of, the Salt Lake boaa would probably have bought them a big ft cigar, because he was feeling pretty good after ho opened , the morning mail. Buried under a 1 debris of mail matter, was a little envelope addressed to the Salt Lake Baseball club by Ralph Stroud, Bee twirler. Rumors had raached the boss ears previously, which indicated indicat-ed nothing but bad news in regard to the star f linger. With shaky fingers fin-gers and a weak heart, "Bill' eolemn-Ty eolemn-Ty opened the envelope. He opened the letter, a smile began to ereep over the proxy's countenance, and gloom was immediately transformed into a ray of sunshine Ralph had accepted Skipper Cravath's terms, his signed contract being enclosed in the letter which hsd caused the prcxy so mocH wewyi 1 Stroud became big favorite last year, being one of the moat offec-' offec-' tive twirlers in the Coast league. With an even break on support, he would no doubt, have hung up an enviable record for future Coast league flingers to shoot at. It will pl.. .v.ry Salt Lk. fan I to l.arn that 8troud has aignad hia I contract for tha aaaaon af 1921. I |