Show HJELMEN lOSE PROTESTED CONTEST Board of Control on trolA Awards A a ds Legion Game Gam r The United Fuel and Merit Hat baseball clubs are re tied for first place position n in the tho local I Sunday morning amateur baseball league as a result of t a decision handed down last night by the bo board rd of control of ot the Salt Lake Federation Fed ration of Amateur Baseball Leagues The board of ot control allowed a protest entered by by the American Legion against the United States Fuel and the awarding of ot the protest against the puts the two teams in ina i ina l la a tie for tor first plate This tie will be broken next Sunday Sunday Sunday Sun Sun- day morning when the United States Fuel and Merit Hat teams meet in a regular scheduled game I The outcome of the game will have havea a direct bearing on the champion champion- ship The history of the protest dates back to the first encounter between between between be be- be- be tween th the American Legion and United States Fuel teams The Legion Legion Legion Le Le- LeI I gion team entered a protest soon I II I after the playing of ot the first game and the board of ot control ruled that the the game should be played over starting from the sixth inning Manager Ray Don of ot the Fuel re refused refused refused re- re fused to play the game at the date set by the officials and the contest was awarded to the Legion team Following is the official standing of th the league v nAY DIVISION Club Standing Won Lost Pet Pct U. U S. S Fuel 11 11 3 3 Merit Hat 11 11 3 Upstairs Clothes 7 6 Eastern Matters Hatters t 6 6 7 46 Infantry 2 2 10 American Legion S 3 11 |