Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1923-01-05 | Page 11 | Keller Signs Bee Contract

KELLER SIGNS BEE CONTRACT I Brigham Pitcher Will Get 1 Chance to Show Wares Under Duffy Dully Lewis Lloyd Keller the kid kid pitcher ot of the Brigham club of ot the Northern Utah leg lG during the 1922 season has hall signed with the Bait Salt Lake flees Bees according to Information ed hero from Pre President Bill Lane tOday Keller will go to Promo Fresno Jr no In March to take a chance at making the grade In Pacific Coutt league company compan The youthful chucker made hIs hid debut In the Northern Utah league leacue at atthe atthe atthe the opening of ot the 19 1921 season after he hid Md twirled his mates to a a LakeIn over th the tho Utah Oil team of ot Salt alt Lake In this contest lIe he I let t the down wIthout a n hit or a a run During the Northern Utah season Keller was as the sensation of ot the Brig Brie Brigham ham club His w ork ork attracted the at- at attention attention at attention ot of th the Cleveland and ond ChIcago clubs club of ot the American league and the Seattle club of ot the Pacific Coast league nines limes forced Keller leller out of ot the line line- lineup lineup line lineup up during the latter part of ot the tho sea sea- season sea season son which also tended to hamper the chances ot of o the roaches reaches In the off final Smith field play off which was won son on by fIeld Keller single handed banded twirled the tho Peaches to a 0 pennant during the tho first halt half of ot the season teason eason and won many of hI games samoa during the last half halt He the leading pitcher her of the tho league During the latter part T art of ot the 1922 season President ent James Boldt ot of the Seattle club of ot the Coast Coalt league wired Keller an on otter Offer to sign Keller con con- conferred con conferred with nith Ith Manager Jack Adams ot of the Indians at ot that time while they ere ero playing at Salt Lake but de- de declined de declined dined to sign It 19 Is understood that Seattle promised the tho youngster the minute he ann annexed sed his signature to a contract Keller Is a right hander Marion Marlon Thomas a left hander who halls hails from will also aleo be given given en a II chance to show his wares with the floes Bees Keller before bet ore joining the Brigham club Mas sas os the t st pitcher ot of the PlaIn City club ot of the Weber eber Farm Bureau legue op 00