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Show DAD GIMLIN SAYS OGDEN WIILWIN "Dad" Gimlln predicts that Mc-Closkey Mc-Closkey of Ogden will havQ a winning win-ning team In tho Union League. He says McCloskey can put his hands on J more good players than anv other j managor and will open the." season i with some very promising young re-l re-l crult?. I "Dad" was told last evening that ! Salt Lakers doubted tho statement that ho discovered Johnson, tho famous fa-mous Washington pitcher "Tho reminds me.'" said Gimlln, that McCloskey was then in charge of St. Louis Cardinals. I sent him a letter advising him that he hasten to sign Johnson, who was then an unknown un-known in Weiser, Idaho. McCloskey, only the other day, recalling the incident, in-cident, said he turned the letter over to th owner of the team and added his endorsement often vouching for my ability to size up a ball player. The owner said he had enough bush leaguers and dismissed tho matter About threo months later Washington signed Johnson, who has since proved to be the greatest pitcher known to baseball." Dick Cooley, manager of tho Salt Lake baseball club, is whipping his men into shape these days, and ho contends that ho has tho fastest bunch of ball lossers in tho league. Sov-eral Sov-eral of his men, It is claimed, are hitting around 300. and ho Intimates that when they get their batting eyes broken in a little bettor, thev will out-slug anything In tho country. Manager Reed of Great Falls re-reived re-reived word yesterday that Hllde-brand, Hllde-brand, mainstay of his pitching staff last year, has been released by tho Cleveland 'team Hlldcbrand is soon to report to the Montana managor for work, and there is consequently great joy in the Great Falls camp. Mr Reed is expecting great work from Kelly, the man who proved to bo such a sensation on tho Moosejaw team in the Canadian league last sca-sor. sca-sor. The Ogden team will bo ready for practlco within a day or two. and Mannger McCloskey expects to drill tho men into shape soon after they report for duty. oo |