Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1924-08-03 | Page 27 | Local Club to Make Strong Bid for Semi-Pro Title

I I Local Club to Make Strong Bid for Pro SemiPro Semi Title When the first annual semi pro semi tourney opens hero Au Aug August 27 21 one of ot the strong trong teams In Inthe inthe n the chaste will wilt be bo the B P 0 Elks of Ogden lodge of the Og- Og Ogden Ogden Og den Commercial league The Bills have hate a well eel en bal bal- balanced bal balanced aggregation of ot and should make mako tho the going tough tou tou for th the other other clubs who eho ho will b here for tor the big event ent This season they havo o made a splendid record and ond are arc sure suro to be contenders for tor the tho title Members of ot the team are aro going through fast fiLSt workouts under the supervision of Gage Gago Rodman and Bert Emley These workouts ar ara expected to place the team In tho best ot of shape shapo fo foi the big series When th thEr Initial plans for the big Standard-Examiner Standard tournament ere Issued some weeks eek ago the Elks were the first club to respond to the Invitation to enter Since that tim 25 other teams scattered throughout seven sOven states ha base havo 0 aske asle I Ifor Ifor for entrance The Bill Bills won the tho Commo Comme league title for tor the first half halt or of ortho the tho seison and aro are now tied the rive nyc Points team e with ith six Vl vii tories and one ono defeat In the tho sec sec- second second sec second ond halt half Jimmie Renell Lefty Letty Collin Emmett and Gimlin are ore the chuck chuck- ers ers era who are arc expected to carry the Bills through the com coming Ing tou rn 1 mont ment mentI It i la Is possible that the Elks iks id ba-id ba III be bo on hand together with Ith a large number of rooters when hen th BIlls play their first contest in the tournament hey have hace five more games on the schedule In the Commercial le league guo and ha have hae e also arranged a 0 number of exhibition games In other parts ot of the The They play Aus a at Idaho on Au- Au Auton 19 On August 17 1 they Oa Evanston ton at Evanston f o George Trench French and Walter altor Hoc Mo- Mog Moi-gan Moi g san n two former members of o the Ogden Gunners Gunner are aro stars of the aggregation From all Indications the Bills Bills will be bo one of the best clubs In the coming classic