Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1923-07-15 | Page 29 | Baseball in Ogden Dubious

BASEBALL IN OGDEN DUBIOUS Poor Patronage Has Been Trouble for Past Pat Pew Few Years Few Years With the closing of ot the gates of oth the Utah State league lc u g last Sunday baseballs baseball's future In Ogden I 1 Is un- un uncertain un uncertain certain Poor patronage by the fans was a leading factor In cbs clos closing ing lag the loop which promised big bigger ger and bettor baseball In 1924 1 for followers of the same game When tac Union association closed In 1913 with Ogden den winning the series serles In the play off oft from Salt Lake few tew people believed that It would be b years and years before the game would be revived EIGHT LONG JAnG YEARS It was eight ears before efforts were made to place another league before the people pc-ople The Northern Utah Ogden Og league with Tremonton OS Og- den Brigham Logan Losan Smithfield and broke the Ice In 1921 Th followIng season eason and Tremonton dropped out of the cir cir- circuit cir circuit cult This was discouraging four clubs being unable to get the tb In- In Interest interest in interest terest which six attracts It meant in short the closIng of the Northern Utah circuit 1 hen hen ben the thc 1923 1 23 season was ush- ush ushered ushered ush ushered ered in baseball was the topic In all sections of Ogden and other cities of the state Efforts Effort were made for tor weeks week to organize a state circuit n Finally lIy Provo ProTO Salt Lake Ogden and Brigham Ith aith ith In attendance worked out details for tor the new organization organization tion Independent baseball w was ws to be featured with organized ball in 1924 24 but now it may be b five and possibly eight more years before Ogden can hope hop to have league baseball of ot any kind When th the fans wont won't support In- In Independent independent in independent dependent baseball there Is little use usa In taking steps to have organ organ- organIzed organized ball It would simply be b a waste of time are looking forward to toa toa toa a day when Salt Lake will mil be b able to enter into a circuit with Ogden The old rivalry between these two cities always alway furnished plenty of excitement Whether the th Bees Bee will continue to remain In the th Pacific Coast league Is i a ft matter of speculation Ever since the th Salt Lake club en- en entered entered en entered the Pacific Coast league In 1915 critics on the coast have been of ot the withdrawn withdrawal of ot the Bees Bles from the th loop They may never withdraw and again they may change their plans at a min mm- minute minute ute s a notice A loop with Ogden Salt Lake Provo and possibly po Logan In Utah and nd some ome Idaho towns would would no doubt be a a success Baseball leagues leagnes such uch ns as they have be been n tn in Inthe the tho past put two years however howe r will never be b paying propositions All that can do with regard to baseball In the future Is wait Developments may arise at any time Ume Urn which will give this city baseball every summer 00 00