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Show 1 Garland Base Ball Organization. GOOD MANAGER NAMED Team Getting in Excellent Shape to Make It Interesting for Brlgham in the First Contest Saturday, My ath. There was a meeting held in the rooms of the Commercial Club Monday nlglit, April 2:ird, which was called for the purpose of hearing the report of the delegates, dele-gates, viz: V P Eaton and M A Uoothc, who were appointed by the Garland Commercial Club to go to Brlgham City to meet there with the delegates from the various towns In the county to discuss the Base Hull situation for the scasou of 1900, and if possible to organize ft Box . Klilcr League. Tho meeting was called J for tlx further purpose of organizing the Garland Team for the present year. W. P. Katon was appointed chairman, and was requested to report what had ibcen dono at tho Brlgham meeting. Mr. Eaton advised, that while Brigham wits the only other town represented in the meeting, they were extremely cnthulas-tie cnthulas-tie over the proposition and expressed the desire to co-operate with Garland in the orgonlzation of said Box Elder League. Lea-gue. After Messrs Eaton and Boot he had submitted their report, the matter of a manager for the team for thU year was brought up, and the names of Y. P. Katon am) K. L. Hush were placet) In nomination, which resulted in the ap polntment of the former as manager and the latter as assistant manager. A committee consisting of C J Camp-licll, Camp-licll, 'M A BootV, II Evans and Uoy Lowe whh nppoltited fur the purpose of soliciting funds fur the purNisu of de-(raying de-(raying the expenses of the trip to lirighain City on the 5th of May, when the Garland team plays the team of the former town, aud nUo the purchase of hase halls, base ball bats, etc. 'J M A iloothc, in behalf of the Garland Mercantile and Produce Co., presented the Garland team with a catcher's mit. Chairman Eaton then brought up "' matter of an entertainment, the reciipts from which will go to the Bane Hall Team. The matter, after thorough dl---(Mission, was left In the bands of a committee com-mittee consisting of M I) Evans, chairman, chair-man, and Willis and Featherstone, who -are also to solicit tho aid of the Ladies' Self Culture Club. In tho hands of Mil committee, with the co-operation of the ladles, n royal entertainment will Injur! In-jur! h-comlng. Cliarles .1 Campbell was apoiiitcd treasurer of tho Base Ball organization. It was thought best to leave the appoint-nient appoint-nient of the captain of the team to the iteani members themselves after the organization or-ganization is more fully perfected. The manager was instructed, however, to call a general practice for Saturday, April S8th, at which all members of the team were expected to bo present. Tho manager man-ager was requested to notify, by letter, .all base ball players in this vicinity. $ Wo liavo things started now, boys, and Jets keep the thing going. The Brlgham boys aru working like Trojans, it is tin tlcntnod, and unless wc get in and work and work with might and main, they will glvo us such a white-washing as wc never had before, and wc would, at least, like to make it Interesting forthem. "With tho management of the team In tho hands of Mr. Eaton, the success of the learn Is assured, if you will but lend a helping hand. |