Show S S SI S. S t It I c P 0 t r ff t s Mirror IJ 1 By JOHN MOON MOONEY MOONEY- Telegram Sports Editor Understand Manager lanager J. J J. J Johnston is thinking of making a scouting trip through tho the hinterlands hinterlands hin bin possibly looking for a anew anew anew new champion Well VelI after Bicycle Bicycle Bicy Bicy- cle Bob was beaten by Jimmy who can blame old Three Js J's for looking for greener Pas Pas- tors This is Is' Is lathe the time Ume of year when politicians ans start pointing with pride at their governmental efforts efforts efforts ef ef- ef- ef forts for the past year It is also a time when baseball can take abow a abow abow bow for its accomplishments over the summer and in this respect the Pioneer league needn't take a backseat for anyone For in a comprehensive report Issued by Judge W. W G. G Bramham president of ot the National Association Association Association Asso Asso- of of Professional Baseball Leagues The Salt Lake Tribune Tribune- Telegrams Telegram's second star all-star Pioneer Pioneer Pio Plo neer league game for the benefit benei of the Red Eed Cross is prominent prominently high ir iI in the national war benefit ratings ratings' It is significant that t thU Ii h t I s game played game played out in the sticks In fn the opinion of ot so many scribes throughout tho the nation drew for the Red Cross while many cities titles of double and treble population fell Jar far below thIs standard A quick check of the com corn complete lete report shows that only 28 baseball games In the entire national minor league picture drew more money than l The Ii h tI e Tribune-Telegram's Tribune P Pion Pioneer i 0 n e a e r league star all-star game of last summer Heres Here's the breakdown as re released released released re- re leased by President Bramham's office 5 Jersey Newark City Oakland-Navy Oakland team Norfolk Baltimore-Norfolk Training Training Training Train Train- ing Toronto Newark-Toronto American association association- All Star game Syracuse-Pine Syracuse Camp Unit Oakland-Navy Oakland team Toronto Newark-Toronto Montreal-Buffalo Montreal Nashville-Chattanooga Nashville Little Birmingham-Little Rock Sacramento-Los Sacramento Angeles Wilkes Barre ton ton- narre cs-narre 43 Inter League All- All J J. Stars Stats 1 Los ar r. r n to r Rochester Baltimore Milwaukee Great L Lakes l M Jersey Jacksonville J ersey City eo Se Seattle Naval Naval I Fliers ll r 00 Louisville Great at Lakes Scranton Scranton- Wilkes Scranton Wilkes Coast League play-offs play Minneapolis Lakes Binghamton Albany Rochester Newark Binghamton-Albany Binghamton Little Rock-Chattanooga Rock Salt Pioneer Lake-Pioneer league Below Salt Lake and the Pioneer Pioneer Pio Pio- neer league were such SUell games us S Houston Beaumont Beaumont Dallas Dalla s San Shreveport Antonio 2 Z Pacific Hollywood Coast CoastS S Stars All Tulsa-Dal- Tulsa las Jas Evansville Cedar Rapids 2 and Colum- Colum Great bus-Great Lakes Naval TrainIng Training Train Train- TrainIng ing There are others with most moot of the towns much bigger than Salt SaIt Lake City but all these are below the Pioneer league figures for which the baseball fans of this area can well be proud of themselves Bramham Insists that the minors minors mi ml- nors are to be complimented on their service in this time of national national national na na- na- na emergency and they should be for the smaller leagues were major league powers in this last lasty y year ar And along this line our own little Pioneer league did more than Its share |