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Show OGDEN-SILT LAKE SERIESJK DOUBT The dollcnto rosc-hued prospects of a series between Glmiin's champions and the Salt Lake team of the Union association took on a sickly yellow yesterday when the local promoters received a telegram announcing Manager Man-ager Dick Cooloy's terms for a series of five games, the first to be played next Thursday afternoon and ending with a double-header on Sunday afternoon. aft-ernoon. This messago was received by Charlie Char-lie Frelnc and convoyed the lnfprma-llon lnfprma-llon that Manager Cooley was perfectly per-fectly willing to allow the Ogden bo'3 35 per cent of the gross receipts for tne series as aoove meuuuiiuu. rreino promptly answered the mes6ngo, stating stat-ing that tho Ogden players could not think of playing on Buch terms. In addlllfjfc to offering the 35 per cent Manager Cooley declared that all of the games must be played at Salt Lake, adding that the Ogden games could bo arranged for later. Which would mean that there -would be no games botweon the two teams on the local lot. This, he declared In the message, was positively his best offer and requested an immediate decision from this end of the lino. Ho got it. By his offer it has been made very eIdent to the members of the Ogden team that Mauager Cooloy Is nol overburdened with generosity. Ut Is also qulto evident that tho Salt Lake manager Is not overlooking Cooley In his prospective arrangements for the series. . '. . Supposing that IS per cent of the gross receipts from the fljo games were alloted to the Salt Lake manager mana-ger for the use of his hall park,This would be a liberal sllco and would be practically all velvet for Cooley. Then allowing ?,h per cent to the Suit Lake players and 35 per cent to the Ogden players, there would still be loft another an-other clear 15 7er ceit Xor Cooley. Taking all Into consideration he would fare vastly better than either club. Then Is but' one fair and nonaro way to play this scries Play ono or two games in this city, allow 15 per cent of the gross receipts for the park In each case and divide the remainder re-mainder equally hetwoen tho two .clubs. It ia also quite probable that the Ogden players would consent to divide the net receipts 60 and -10 per cent on tho result of tho Individual games or series. Manager Cooley claims to have had a post-season sories with McCloskey's Butte team for next weak. Salt lake fans have probably seen about all of the Butte team, as well as the other Union association clubs, that they care for this season. Cooley realizes that the fast Ogden club, which has-trimmed has-trimmed every team obtainable since tho state league blew up, would ho a. real drawing card when hooked up with his Union bunch. Ho fully appreciates this, hut at the same time ho Is willing o grant the Junction Glty club the magnificent Bllce of 35 per cent of the gate receipts. re-ceipts. Is Mr. Cooley -a little worried as to the outcome of a meeting between be-tween his team aud Glmiin's bunch? "Business" is pausing Mr answer. |