Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1924-07-20 | Page 31 | Clubs Prepare for Ogden Tournament

CLUBS PREPARE A FOR OGDEN II FIVE STATES WILL HAVE TEAMS ENTERED IN BASEBALL FEA FEATURE JURE More Than 20 Teams Will Fight It Out For Rag in BIg Diamond Classic Denver May Have F Fast Nine lii in Togs Initial Games August 27 I By AL WARDEN FIVE F r states state will be In the first annual pro semi pro baseball tournament to tobe tob be held hero here August 27 23 8 29 31 30 I and 31 and September 1 In an ent which Is attracting state state- I aide Ide ld Interest among the th lovers of at baseball Indications point toward no an entry of o at least 20 club clubs from I the tho five states tale Ogden Olden will e hate two teams learn In InI Inthe inI inthe I I the six day affair the th Ogden Gun Gun- Gunners Gun n I ners r of the th Utah Idaho league leogue and the B p 01 0 O Elks Considered Jered one of the best team teams In the th state lot Brigham Tremonton Le Lea laton IRton Magna and Jordan In Utah have havo also signified d an n Intention of ot en- en enterIng entering en At least lt four tour other clubs from Utah will bo be listed In the sl sit sit- day lx-day day tourne tourney I Iday Evanston and Green Riter Rh r In InI I Wyoming alil ft III be ha In the fray There Is I a possibility that Rem Rem- Kern may also enter Idaho will perhaps ha hate ham 0 the lar- lar largent lar-e lar gent st out of ot state stat entry list Po Po- Po Pocatello Po catello Idaho rails Falls Twin Blackfoot American Falls RIgby and Buhl BuhI are tho clubs ho aho Ill be here hore for tor tho the rala ala affair Ruth and McGill In Nevada hate o ha e been proba Invited to attend and will proba- proba accept It If the th plans plan of ot Tony LaSalle LaSallo ma- ma mature mature tur ma-tur ture Denver will 11 hv line e a II club In Inthe inthe inthe the race La LI Sails SolIo Is banding to together gather gether a fast last pro team In Colorado and e- e expects to bring the players here hore for tor the lh classic La LaSalle LaSalle Salle was wa the thc manager and second I Bache-I of ot the th Brigham club In 1 1023 23 Old time baseball players ill a willbe ill be special guests at all of the games Mayor C Ci C Neslon ot of o Salt lAke pitch the Iho first ball boIl at the open open- ing Ina open open-ine Kirkendall ceremonies Mayor 1 P l F Kir kendall of Ogden Osden will alIt be back bacle of oC othe the plate plato with Ith I M II Nye NyC of Ih the Ogden den chamber ot t and r club as the One of ot Oden 11 great creat-B creat cat ost Gim t favorites Dad Dad GIm- GIm un will be asked tolie to lie o l present and li 11 th the strikes and balls bolIs bali for tor th teat feature ure I in I A parado will be ba listed prior to the first fint game rame on August 27 7 r Tao a local hands bands will be b secured tor for the occasion The Initial contest will commence at nt 1 p m sharp It I very very probable that three games rill be b played pin cd the first afternoon The Til s 11 stem will be bused used entirely throughout the tour tour- tournament tour tour due du to the th test ot a t number ot of teams that will Ill be b entered Rules for tor the event will be mall mall- mallad mailed ed e-d to all ot of the clubs during the thea thew eek a erIc eok GoY Gor Charles R n Mabe was as in- in invited In Invited to attend the th opening con con- contests con contents tests tents but alil bo be unable toIe to Ie be li present due to II a previous engage encase encasement mOnt ment One of ot the tho th tronie t semi pro teAms of ot Salt Lake Lak will be b chosen by the th amateur league officials of It that city to enter entel the contest It ItI ItI Itis ItIs I I is also very probable that one ot of oth the team of ot the tho Victory league leogue In Southern Utah wll will enter En In tor for all nl ot of the th clubs must be In la the hinds s ot of the sports edl- edl edlI tor dl-tor I tor ot of The TIVI Standard Examiner E not later than August 15 K The final game came alit wil be played September 1 I Labor dav day All ot of I otI the contests will aill III be pIa ed at Lo- Lo Lorin Lo rin Lo-rin tin rin Farr park which will aili be I beI placed In splendid shape shap for tor the series