Show LETS LET'S SHOW PRES BAUM RECORD COAST LEAGUE CROWD NEXT SUNDAY President President Allan T T. Baum of the Pacific Coast league who undoubtedly Salt Lakes Lake's s sentry of this city to make possible outside did ore than any anyone one man entry late this afternoon on league entry into real baseball will arrive in the city business Mr Baum tried hard to be here for the tho opening game gamer but pressing business busi bus well the fil fact t that ho he was u slightly under the ness nen duties on the coast cout as aI as will probably rem remain over the trip time prevented weather er at the tho For the Sunday game gamo as he no doubt has a h hundred and one things to thresh over with the local club dir directors When then President Baum suggested Salt Lake as a liked likely city Y to take over Sacramento Mission Mission franchise last winter his recommendation was the Sacramento almost ridiculed by some of the other othor directors who v said that town will never draw enough to warrant the tho long trips the tho town is too small and anda a lot of other things Baum stood pat though just as ho he promised the local boosters booster he ho would and the result was that his stand in favor of this city went a long way to toward toward toward to- to ward gaining us the desired berth Now that we are in the circuit President Baum is natural naturally lIy y interested in making good In fact he has been somewhat on on n pins and anti needles our realizing that a failure on the part of Salt Lake Lako to make good would reflect the city on him as well as on Needless to say President Baum has noted w with a 3 keen delight and sensor of satisfaction therefore the Banner manner in which Salt Lake has as m made de good in the securing of sound financial backing for its club and the W way the I tans have supported the game gamo Chances are l that when the truth lruth Is known Salt Lake outdrew both San Francisco and Los An Angeles s on Ott the opening day n and w was not vcr very tar far behind on the following Sunday at at- at leD dance Dont Don't let anyone tell you ou these facts acts have ha not caused President Baum Bourn to smile NOW THEN MR FAN WHAT FAN WHAT DO YOU SAY TO THIS SCHEME IF NEXT SUNDAYS SUNDAY'S WEATHER IS AT ALL FAVORABLE LETS LET'S TURN OUT AND SHOW THE THE BIGGEST CROWD HE HAS EVER SEEN IN THE COAST LEAGUE WE CAN DO IT AS ASSURE ASSURE I SURE AS YOU LIVE IT WILL DO I BAUMS BAUM'S HEART GOOD FOR IT IT WILL GO A LONG WAY TOWARD BEARING OUT ALL THE FINE I THINGS HE HAS TOLD THE I COAST LEAGUE BUGS ABOUT OUR IT CITY IT IT WILL ILL PUT US IN I EVEnN MORE SOLID THAN WE WEARE WEARE WEARE ARE TODAY WHAT DO YOU I ISAY SAY Cliff Clift ambition this week Is la to up on Portland so 80 that he can hit the road rood with his Bees on the top rung of tho the ladder ladde Tho Be Bees s he go goto goto to Oakland Portland and Frisco rl co In t the named They Tho- are arc the baby club for one thing and will be bo a drawing card sard for tor that reason If for tor no other Then If thoy they can strike California In n first position they will be be all all the tho more a a. drawing card Dont Don't t think for a minute that Skipper hasn't d that th out In advance nd The The calling off oft of ot yesterdays yesterday's e S game gameon on account of ot wet grounds was a bitter bitter bitter bit bit- ter rill pill for tor Blank as ho he counted or on 0 crab ing another yesterday euro sure The Salt Lake manager had all aU of at his boys boys' at nt Lucas field this morning so eo that he could cast his hIe eagle enslo eye over o them after the nights night's rest and tho the days day's layoff The Tho bunch looked like a n million dollars and fit tit to tackle an any ball bap cub club In the tho country countr S 4 S S S SLet's Let Lets Let's turn out next Sunday and show President Baum that he spoke tho the truth when bc Ile e told his colleagues on the coast that Salt Lake Is a a. real city that J. J A Ae s soon as the Bees go on their three weeks' weeks road trip Majestic park will be completed eo to that t when the bo boya re return return return re- re turn the they will not recognise It Gra Grass 4 will be eown sown all over o the tho outfield and around tho the Infield l Additional Improvements Improve Improve- ments menta will bernado on the stands the tho clubhouses and und tho the park in to general and amI everything will be bo fixed spank spInk and span until Salt Lake hake can boast of one of the finest plants In tho the league Happy Ho Hogan n announce announced In Frisco last lant night that Catcher C Jack Bliss g and George Gcorge had hall been released ten tenda's days das ago It was le learned that tho the news was vas withheld b by tho the Venice manager at atthe atun the request leanest of tho the players players- It Is II un understood un- un that Infielder Do Don and Pitcher Elmer Elmor Koestner have havo also been band let out b by tho the Tigers With President Baum In the tho city Umpires Williams and Finney will also have to put on their best Kl efforts The Tho tw two arbiters have done dono good work though and If Baum um will will but give us such luch umpiring all season beason Salt Lake never let our a murmur on that score The They have made a n few mistakes to be sure Bure but we wo all make them They have havo worked hard an and fun surely h tried to todo todo todo do the tho right thing and that Is moro than halt hall of it Coast lM league pitching starts staffs speakIng speaking speaking speak speak- ing In the rhe large have a more pronounced pronounced pronounced pro pro- southpaw flavor ta than at an any Limo In Its history All told load there are fifteen regular eft hand handed cd pitchers In Inthe inthe the tho Iea league ue not to mention h. h a tow few bush rI who deal from the tho left elbow enlOW I Los os Angeles for the first time In re recent recent recent re- re cent years has haa three Venice has tho the same samo number that being Hogans Hogan's usual amount who generally re regarda regards re- re gards garda one left leU hander as LI enough h Is la the tho unhappy owner of four Thus Mac Inc breaks all Coast league records Salt Lake Inke has hns two Oakland the same samo number number number num num- ber and San s. Francisco will endeavor to tomake tomake tomake make some progress along lifes life's rock rocky road with th h the sole and exclusive left handed service Ice of Hub Huh Dave Bancroft last j ears years shortstop for the Beavers hns has made an immense hit with Manager Moran of the Phillies and will bo be used permanently at short fo for that team There Is a n. loophole In the Infield fly tv rule through which some smart base bas runner may hurdle to an extra ba base bac one of these fine lne days das says the Los Loa Angeles Times Jim Murray the veteran umpire um- um pire re pointed out the peed under this section of tho the ma ma- ma-I ma jestic baseball law which reads as fol fol- lows The batsman Is out If he before fore two hands arc are out while first and second second sec sec- ec- ec ond or first second anI and ami 1 third arc are oc occupied oc- oc he hit hll a fly ball hall other than a n line drive e that can be handled by an Infielder In such case the umpire shall a as soon oon as lS the ball bo La hit declare It Il an Infield or an outfield hit The Intent of this Is la obvious It Is to prevent an nn infielder elder from dropping the tho ball and pulling off a double play The hatter batter Is 11 out wh whether ther tiro Ute ball Is la cau caught ht or not providing pro the umpire declares It an Infield n fly Here Is the weak point in that rule said Murray placing a large lumpy forefinger In the middle of ot his judicial forehead OIl If the tho umpire calls the batsman out as soon as ho hits an Infield eM fl fly t as Is la generally done clone there thero la is nothing to prevent the runner or runners advancing providing pro the they are arc arcon on the tho bases hases when he calls tho the Infield rt fly As the batsman is out the Instant the n fly Is popped up technically lI the runner would not bo ho out if the tho ball v ere returned to the tho base which he occupied be before foro the fly ny was hit as lS Inthe inthe In the tho case of a a. fl fly ball which had hall been caught under ordinary conditions condition Under Under Un Un- der the tho Infield rt fly rule It makes no difference dif dif- ference terence whether the ball Lall Is caught ht or not Strange some smart base runners runner never got wise to this Of course such nuch sucha a pia play ur undoubtedly would result In a protest nl aid aSid might not ho be allowed to stand But at the samo same time It would he be an emb embarrassing situation for an umpire When hen Murray went ent from the International league to the tho American association In 1913 at a meeting of the umpires held for tor the purpose of dissectIng dissecting dissecting dissect dissect- ing the rules and agreeing on n uniform Interpretation of them ho pointed out the seeming Incon Incongruity of that thit section relating to tho the Infield fly ny and tho the possibility pos pos- possibility of a situation arising which would result In an unpleasant snarl President Chivington saw the point alonce at al once declared the contention sound and made a n league rule that the batsman benot heI be he benot I not nol declared out under the Infield rt fly rule until the ball had either been i I caught or muffed L by the tho fielder I Little Menges last season with the 1 I Oaks will hereafter pIa play third b ba base le c for forthe forthe the thc Victoria team loam Willis Butler Buller h had id the tho short parch Job captured and Bill was forced to work at fit the hot corner I I Teddy Tedd Kaylor will hold down center I Johnny Johnn Williams Is slated to work forthe forthe for 1 the Bees this afternoon while Kle hie or lr Lu Iu Lush ili h will wl be bo 1 i choice chol |