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Show POPULARITY OF BALL PLAYERS With the basoball season well advanced ad-vanced It is interesting to note which player has made the greatest impression impres-sion upon the fans who attend tho Union association games. At the opening of the season the Ogden Furniture & Carpet company announced an-nounced that it would award at the end of tho soason a handsome fumed oak thrce-pleco sulto. consisting of divan, rocker and arm chair, to the most popular player on tho Ogden club. The fans ar0 to designate their cholco by means of voting coupons printed in the official score card booklet. Up to the time he was connected with the team Walter Alexander, the popular littlo catcher, lead all his teammates in the contest. Now that ho is no longer eligible to comneto, George "Wcssler, the local player," has taken tho top place in the standing of the contestants, which, at the opening of the Holenn series, was aa follows: Wessler 80, Strlpp -10, Erlck-sou Erlck-sou 40, Murray 40, Jachs 35, Wood 30 Spencer 30, 'Whalen 25, Van 25, Knight 15, Stone 15, Jensen 5, Perkins 0. There were several votes for Manager Man-ager McCloskey and Levj, but as neither are eligible to enter tho con-tost con-tost their vote Is not shown It Is apparent from the present standing that the marrlod men are going to be the real contenders for tho vnluable prize unless the friends of tho bachelors bach-elors come to tho rescue. The beautiful beau-tiful suite, valued at $100, which arrived ar-rived but a few days ago from Rochester. Roch-ester. N. Y is now on exhibition at tho Ogden Furniture & Carpet company's com-pany's store. |