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Show &6e Bcij-c Sa Situation. The outlook for base ball in Utah tlie presene season can be said to be half promising. The two club proposition while not "a consummation de- .voutly to be wished," is, still a much better plan than that of abandoning the public welfare altogether to the whims of independent teams poorly equipped both financially and as to players. And it was with much relief that the news was received the other day tnat Gimlln natt come down and infused something of the Ogden elixir of base ball life into the local club which . had for the time apparently sunk into a state of innocuous dessuotude. This man Gimlin, by the way, is pretty nearly It on base ball. He has been as fervently hated as any player who ever appeared in the state, but in all fairness it must be said that down in our hearts we wish we had one like him. He is a fighter from the sound of the gong to the finish. He doesn't know how to say quit. He is a fair j fielder and, against a right-hand pitcher, a good hitter. But what has endeared him more than . anything else to the people of Billtown is nis 1 ability to handle his men. In the first place he seems to be gifted with an ability to tell a ball player when he sees him, and sometimes when he doesn't. More than that he seems to know how to get the very best there is in a ball player out of him. And I firmly believe that had circum- j ' stances been such that he could have been at the i head of a big league team that he would have been just as successful as he has been In Ogden, j .which success we have borno witness to for lo I these many years." t The selection of Lindsay Rogers as president , of the Salt Lake club in place of Jjmmy Thomp- i son (who felt compelled to resign), was a wise one. Lindsay lived in Ogden long enough to know what people want to see and with his able corps of directors he will no doubt demonstrate to the bunch from near Hooper that he has profited by the experience. Griffin, the shrewd, hard-headed scrappy old dog that hp is will be of much assistance assist-ance to the team, and his acceptance of a position posi-tion on the board of directors in spite of his personal per-sonal wishes is an indication of his love for the game. t3 (N Borchers pitched a game the other day in San Francisco which must have made .him feel like 1901. The hit column of the opposing team contained con-tained a figure 4. It may seem ridiculous to some of his many enemies here to say that Borchers was the greatest pitcher that ever played In Utah. Yet I honestly believe it. The trouble with Borchers was that lie was too angelic, you know "by this sin fell the angels," and George was nothing noth-ing if not ambitious. If he were content to take his turn in the box and not have the opportunity to scheme to get more money in the gate and to himself incidentally he can still prove what I say. He is a better pitcher than Meredith or New-meyer, New-meyer, who are usually placed ahead of him, for the reason that he has a better noodle, and head Is what counts whether it be In a ball player, a preacher or a stenographer. A pitcher may have as many twists as the First South street car track and all the speed he could wish for, but If he doesn't size up his batter and feed him what he doesn't like he'll get his needings pretty often. The way Borchers used to make monkeys of the heavy hitters in the Lagoon, Salt Lake and Park City teams shows what It was in his case. He hadn't much speed and few curves, but he knew just where to put them so they couldn't be hit. i fc5 5 This article may be a little reminiscent, but there may be something to guide us in the future which we'll uncover in searching through the ruins of the past. t. L. W W t Since the above was written, Borchers pitched a game in which he allowed just one hit Ten hits in three games, that's base ball, hey? |