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Show BOARD OF CONTROL AWARDS PROTEST The Doard ol Control of the Central Utah Baseball League met at Provo Wednesday night to discuss matters pertaining to the league. Each team of tho league but Payson was rep resented. Tho main feature of the meeting was tho consideration of protests and awarding new man to the various teams. The firBt prrotest considered, by President Mendonhall was the Spanish Span-ish Fork protest of a game lost to Proyo, July 14. The, protest M based on the fact, that Pitcher Miller had been fifby Provo three days bef-hto?JlHfcMr-ileMe P plred FratHkat Meadenhall gave that ajaVi fwalfh rork,,taklng It from the Tina' rlctorr ooltnu. t PreatdMt. MHaiIl allwe4 Ing iBellgble players,, thus taking one gamo from Spanish and presenting It to tho Wasps.. Sprlngville, protest against Umpire Um-pire Clarence Oray of Amorlcan Fork wjio gave a' game to Spanish Fork because an unannouncod playor plnchhlt, was ordered to bo played over as a reconstructed gamo. This takes a victory from Spanish Fork and a detoat from Sprlngville. Hebor' protest of a defeat to Payson bocaus0 Umpire Oray made two bum decisions caused President Presi-dent Mendonhall to give that game to Hobor, taking a victory from Pay-son. Pay-son. The protest was based upon the umpire's decision that when a base slips the runner must follow the baao, which Is against basoball rules; the second mistake, came whon the umpire refuted to allow a run scored ahead of a batter who later was called out at second for not touching touch-ing that base. I Mldvalo protosted Oarrlok of Pay-son Pay-son using emery ball. President Mendenhall explained that ho permitted per-mitted Payson to ubo Qarrick and his emery ball becaus0 of the low ebb of basoball enthusiasm In Payson. Spanish Fork ploaded for another pltchor and said It the board refused to allow Spanish to Import a pitcher Spanish Fork would forfeit every other gam0 of the season, or would jump tba leeajM. Mr. Watson of Iehl then bobbed up and woefully cried, for the homegrown home-grown talent. "Wo ploy only Lohl boys," Mr. Watson said. "And it tho other teams don't stlok to homorgrown playors Lohl won't play In this league next year." Hobor threatened to jump the loaguo unless only homo boys aro playod. Vfco President Taylor of tho Pro.vo toam said he thought ovory club ought to got tho best players avnllablo to givo th0 fans tho highest high-est class basoball. Hebor protested American Fork playing Morgan, alloglng that tho player was a Salt Laker, "Doc" Homer defended tho acquisition of Morgan and Shorill on tho American Fork team. Finally it was decided to finish this Beaton with the teams aa they now, are;- and call for a new' deal for 1623. ", " K . UTAH CENTRAL LEAGUJ5 '. e . &4&H. -; ) i , j Corrected oftor protested games wore allowed. Wen. Lost Pet Ixihl ,..,,, 5 2 .714 Spanish, Fork 4 2 .067 Mldvnl0 ..,.., jtfrp.'t 3 .571 Hobor ,' 4 8 .571 American Fork.;..',. 8 4 .429 Provo .' ;.... 3 4 ,429 8prlngvillo . 2 4 .333 Payson 2 5 .286 i |