Show J SUNDAY MORNING JULY 4 WALTER D. D BRAT Nothing like the Fourth the Sportsmen sports sports- men used uRMo to o celebrate In Iri Salt L Lake k be Omaha Wouldn't you like t to he be In Omaha tomorrow to 8 see e what an nn tho on square match between between- t two o professional s- s atonal wrestlers I looks looks' like John L. L has been engaged to appear at a a prohibition n rally at Atlantic At At- At lantic City W Va know of no one who ha has hAft f fought old John Barleycorn harder hard hard harder er r or more c consistently Tho The fellow you jou see looking diggers dagger and ant gritting his teeth Is ta the th Boston man who heard two pennants flapping flap flap- ping plug before the season uon open opened d and now ll ten to Chicago's for for- fora a wor worlds world's ds d's series at home When 0 a baseball club with a salary budget of or a n season it necessary to tempt the fans by JeltinA letting let let- ting tinA them hem Into Irto its HIJ p park of ot charge it Is la apparent that it is In desperate straits This i is what the Brooklyn are doing and it goes to show that the Federal magnates arc arc re not having a a. very VeT merr merry time of ot it tl this year The spectacle of ot a n. league that pretends t be of ot major malor caliber throwIng throw throw- Ing lag open its ita gates to all itil who ma may care to enter er r. r Is a baseball novelty that properly wont won't find m many uy Imitators Imi lint Many a ball player who who i Is enjoying enjoy enjoy- ing a l rest rent on the bench a and d drawing a 0 fat tat salary will be hunting another meal ticket shortly it IC the National len league e makes good Its IlIJ threat to try to lo break bleak long term contracts with men who are arc not giving their clubs the clas cla 3 of playing their salaries call for It is understood that an ef effort effort effort ef- ef fort will be made shortly to break come of or contracts More ore than good m men n In the majors were signed to long terra term contracts contract to present prevent prevent pre pre- vent sent their Jumping to the Feds Feda This year the tho National cut down to one ty-one per club This left each manager man- man I aJer ager with lIe eral men who v were ere not oJ playing up fo to the major f standard landard and yet must be beJ they have iron term contracts Se eral cha a the he improvement of certain t ti t be e made if It it is s learned d contracts can enn be brok gr ground und th the player players a a ar Ing value received d. d Sh ul league succeed d In th 09 doubt the l Federals eder l wiIL once to cut down expenses 1 Ing the th roster rosten of ot mn men it long tr term rm contracts contracts but lr ly Jy worthless to the he e chit CIui bIr them high L' L Eve club ha has a I man pian or rt to long term tenn contracts wi claimed c cannot nn ot be bo broken men nien are warming the bencher bench i er r day mer merely ly serving out t ot of their contracts contract ts without value to the clubs lubs r A lot of or of people pann Mack because he ho began rl last lait winter Well MackIs year car car abend hea of ot th tb the Vest rest st Wi Wigan gan to dp tat last winter o ot owners O are following now id rest will w ill do next year It 1 t of courage to do IQ what Mj Mck but hut like all men wh who do dobi bli and acc accomplish ml sh g great at had bad the nerVe nervo equal t to gency 1 One Ono week from clubs In tho the I Pacific Coast have havo finished the first j 1915 season Reason In other wor wo woid- woid have havo played fifteen 8 serle rt number remaining to tob b be i j Therefore what do yoa yoi ti f Mr Tan Fan You Tou have d that at you will pa Pat ij major league baseball has hns done Itself proud b outdrawn every eVer other cit ctt But what of or the showing your club Well We'll tell jou you what we thin and we will not add any any any t er considered c either Our du opinion I is that Cliff Clift Blan EIan his Bees hn have hi e made madea madea cr a cr crac k showing The bo up UI In In Inthe the first division c three ever since th the season scion They are arc now but a few garni hind tho the leaders and we have have- reason rea n to b belle believe lle e that they w m main l there We Ve know th that th tb going to try ti at least Gift Bk ship knows where he could en cn his club but it Ss Isn't he 7 i thing in the world to at this time In hi the middle winter is winter is the time Um t to plan abel bal Cliff did not kno wl within hn about forty days log Ins of ot the season that that e ei have ha a club In in the l leagued gue u j 13 time the other managers ers hud had their r rosters Walter Walter-Ms Walter Me e had renewed his swap relation Cleveland Cle and the Se Seals ls and had grabbed their Bodies Se Sd Heilmans ns Wolters and Ma Jl who Is Ss keen f g had d to him but tp to t take what he find finC This winter r It will wilt be hea a JI exit ent stor In fact act tact he e h has s more half halt dozen good young stars stare out right now Cliff taken almost the tho same samo club which Harry Wolverton finish tho the cellar anti and kept it In th division Wolverton erton of ot n not have Fittery Barbour R Rj on pa page paga 8 i it Ifo SPORT GOSSIP t Continued from front pa page e 2 lich chOr f. f But he be ie did have Young and tr ud Be De that all aU as it ma may at any ate Salt Lake and Its ball ban club have havo lade ade good Another c commendable rt rt of ot the Hie Bees' Bees success ucc sa is the theman maner man maner man man- ler er In which the club directors have I affairs and stood behind heir manager President Murphy l nd tic ha his directors ha have hae e worked un- un in their efforts t to make the a a. success The other othet day aay when hey hoy wirl Cliff CUrt B Bankenship to cut j Dose OeO se and ami strengthen his club for 01 the theira ira ira- spurt the they also demonstrated o rj us th that t they are gamesters ter and hat th they y want their city represented y j. a a team that is 18 second to none s tp i say Cliff CUff Blankenship ill 1111 now ow get busier than ever in his to add a a. few more mote dependable Strengthening a n Class CIMS AA AA- all club at this stage of the game Is isasi asi than done though There 4 but one so source from which a dou- dou II lo AA club can b be strengthened right lOW low and nd that is Js through the majors li clubs of Dt lower classification hive hiven n nen neri rt for t r sale sale to be sure but these dayers hi will wm not be he available until fall tall the clubs which own them dont don't laic lare to to dispose of their stars during l he h middle middIe of the season The majors m J- i the other hand haye cut down to h he bone and therefore le refuse Ulle to Jar I tram train their thell stars Some of their I material l which has been armed aimed to lower clubs w would uld do JI no no good because a man h o Js Js Is not fast enough for Jhen the n today is of ot no advantage to a lass I AA pennant contender Tho The are not turning loose any ny who would star atar in double JA A JI they need them all Manager J CP and ancl President t Murphy Murph U Pl feeing awa away though and will 1 land a K good ort right bander or oror 1 h or lon long so that If the club U ln within hailing distance e until then er Salt alt S Lake will have hav as all boost nn R. R cJ chance a as an any other city Lets Let's ts t's for n though hOugh In ln in tho th meantime y from a club la lii In a H rl and J home tome it needs tho the r. r I I I |