Show FRED M PILOTS U-I U Up TEAMS SUCCESSFULLY Great Year Expected In Iii I 1927 Flag Drive f Carl Only Manager to Remain With Team Entire Year Review Gives Give Interesting Data on Idaho Utah Idaho Loop Harry Cox Cx Crowned Home Run King y yING 1 fING j ING DASE BASEBALL ALL official entertainer to His Majesty l the Utah Idaho great American public made his exit in the new Utah Utah- Idaho league territory on Labor Day after a thoroughly suc sue successful season in this circuit The Tho Utah Idaho league started the campaign as ns an experiment and it proved a success from front the start Cliff Class C baseball In a terrI terrI- terrItory terri tern territory tory formerly by the th PI- PI pa Chic Coat Coast Coa t league l cu nas sas as a hazard ou oua undertaking at lit th the most mot but the tho with which the was w received by the clUes and towns ot of o the Inter Inter- Intermountain Intermountain mountain Inter mountain section moro more mor than made tip Ip for the th natural reaction which the removal of o tho coast circuit from Salt lake lak City where It had enjoyed a 8 triumphant run of some eleven year earL While hIIe the the the- Salt Lake LI fans tans in stay stay- lug ing staying stay away from Bonneville park In drons there ther Is Ii a general spirit of optimism In the th largest Jarest of ot the I V-I V league clUes cities regarding pros pros- prospect prospect I for or next season enc enco ence has shown that whenever a city has been heen obliged to drop bac back backa backa a Ia notch or two t In the th calibre of I baseball offered Its fans tans It haa a taken takena a year or two for tor the th cue cus- cus tomer customers customer to become accustomed to the tho drop YOUNG CIRCUIT The Th youngest ol ot league tuf under the protecting of the th National Association of Professional Baseball Clubs Its it kindergarten year on lay 15 IS with Idaho Falls Twin Falls FalI and Pocatello In Idaho and tn Salt Lake Lak Ogden and Logan In Utah Those same jam clubs club Kith Ith the tho tb pace to the th bitter end cn though It was as as necessarY nece ary to cut two weeks week oft off the th original sched sched- schedule lila ule to protect tho thu club owners owner against financial deficit This was a deemed a wiSe Ise move as RS tho Taco race rac was wa none too exciting and 1 was waa wa falling off oft rapidly toward the lh fag end of the th seam sea ton sea son lSon Moreover It enabled the dubs clubs to quit their first season In fairly good rood shape with spirits running high hith for next year and Imbued with the determination to tomake tomake make the th league leacue a permanent InI In- In I Tho rho Th directors director of the tho th I U-I I cir cir- circuIt dr cir circuit I cult chose to split spilt the th season acason and planned a a season post series aeries At Atthe atthe the close of o the year between the winner of the th first half halt of the tho schedule and the tho winner of the tho half These Theae well well laid well laid plane pans went however when the Idaho Falls Spuds romped In with the championship for both halve i Tho The Spuds Spud deserved to win the tho th nag flat for It 11 was a a treat great ball bali club In Intact fact It was a a greater creator ball club than anybody ever expected would operate An in a class C league There hove have been worse teams team than the Spuds In the Coast league leogue In re- re recent recent cent r-cent cent years year ears for It was a R team well equipped In every depart department ment of play and j tn In some som de de- de departments d It sae as wa overflowIng o InI inI In I talent T GETS RUM I William Bill Leard Leord former Co Coast st player piloted the tho Spuds to the tho leagues league's Initial championship Wild Dill Bill titer titer- merIted mer merited the th congratulations of and the th fans of the league generally for tor his good work In his team out In front throughout the th season For his reward Leard wee war wa appointed manager of the th San Francisco Mission of the th Pacific Coast league thereby following the th lead of Nick Kick Williams manager of the Logan club who was promoted to the th managerial job with tho SOon San Francisco Seals Thus the tho baby class C league furnished two Coast league managers Its It first year out rho rhe Th Twin rails Bruin were werth the chief contenders for tor the lh pen pen- pennant pen pennant nant for tor both halves halve of the th ached jl tale lIe Carl Cart the well known Coast Cout league leaeu veteran led the Dears Bears to the th up runners-up position I In both races finishing eight behind on the first stretch I and three thre and a a half halt games came be- be behind be behind I hind bind on closing day I was as sponsor for tor A smart and bust hust- bustling hust i ling ball bail club perhaps th the most I colorful aggregation tl h the tho th cir cir- circuit cir circuit cult himself did much to keep keen this team In III the tho th thick of the th pennant fight Ho He H was pitcher r first baseman and right fielder and finished second best beat batter In tho th league For these thes achievements The Th Flying Dutch Dutch- Dutchman Dutchman titan man was wa named the tho th most valuable valuable able player play r an and presented with a S 00 automatic shotgun by the Browning Arms Arm company of o Ol Og Olden den aen Idaho Idaho's third entry made the th humiliation for tor the th Bee Bee- Beehive Bec hiv Bec-hiv hive state tat clubs club complete by fin In a a strong third for both halves of the th schedule The rhe Th Ban Ban- Ban nocks flocks were ere a fighting crew and ond their lurt bet for tor victory we was reflected In the th conduct of their sans fans who won all honors for rabid rooting without a dissenting vote Fote like rhe Th composite standings of the duba for both halves of tee shows how that the th Salt Lake Lle sees Bees won the th honor of heading beading the second division leading L Lo- Lo Logan gan ran by one on point Logan Locan was for tor the tho th first halt half and sixth Sor the th last lut half while Ogden Was cellar champions of ot the lb open open- openIng open DS tog Ing race raco rac and fourth placers placer at the finish The Th composite standings lv give ve the th Gunner Gunners the th cellar cham- cham champIonship championship cham championship for tor the th year ear with U 4 vIctories and OS 65 defeats for fr a percentage of The Th pennant winning average of the th Spuds for forthe forthe t rth the whole season aon was waa w and Leard's team was wa the th only ono one non on en the th circuit to compile a fig fig- ur fl-ur lire over I I The rho Th league leaeu WU was wa beset buet with man- man serial rial troubles trouble galore The Tho Th sea sea- season ton sea son had ad not been breit under way snore more r than two days das day when wh n Billy Orr Salt Bait Lake Lak manager er asked for r his hi release In order that he might accept a position with an eastern business concern Orr wu was released and Bert Whaling I Was wa given gl the th reins rein Whaling o was a x great treat catcher a as his hi Tee Tee- rec record I I I ord rd In the th major and rumor leagues league disclosed but as aa a a manager man man man- manier ree-I ree I I ager ier he was as wa altogether made quate Ho He H was Wat replaced by Chet I Chadbourne the veteran Vernon outfielder who ho ho Immediately traps trans trans formed a 0 bunch of misfits a 0 well baseball nil mIL machine chine Chin and for his efforts will be eked asked to take tako tak the th team again next season The Th Ogden Orden Gunners Gunner sart started d out with Ray flay Dates Bates Bate at the th held and got along alone nicely for a 0 while men trouble broke brok out on the tho club and Bates Batu was released Dad Gimlin timer old In the th Union association took charge charK and was waa relieved by Guy Cooper veteran Western league pitcher and bats batsman man I CHANGE Logan Loean opened with Nick Wil Wil- Williams Williams Wil- Wil liams In charge charce but the San Fran Fran- Francisco cisco Seal Seals shortly afterwards afterward re- re recalled re recalled called Williams from his job all a manager and scout and made him hini high lord potentate on the club H Harry H Hii rry ii iio- iio baseball coach coaell a former major and Coast league star was was selected as a Williams William successor Wolter remained with the Co Col- Col Col until the th Stanford base base- baseball ball bast-ball ball team left for tor Japan and Nate another Coast ox-Coast ex-Co ex st-cr st er was given riven the th position which he held down well until th the tho close of the season The Pocatello Bannocks started with Al AI Bonner the th Butte Mines leaguer as a skipper kipper and then shunted hunted big bic Al onto tho tito bench tn In favor of Bill DIll McIvor pitcher and first baseman Melvor McIvor did not like the th Job and It was U wa turned over to Doug Dour home horn Iome run hit hitter ter and star itar The Th Spuds Spud lost Leard with Ith three weeks of the th schedule to play and Danny Collins shortstop was wag wa chief Falls therefore was the tho th only manager r to stay tay the th season eon out The Th league fulfilled Kl is pur pur- pur- pur purpose pose poso of being a farm for tor Class AA and major clubs In most fitting manner One On player Catcher Ike IkeI Danning of ot Idaho Falls was wall wa sod I to the th Pittsburg Pirates for tor 2500 I and other players were ed edof of or will be sold old later to Coast league club clubs Salt Lake Lak sold Pitcher to the th San Francisco Seals Seala Seal and Ogden Ofden sold Knox to the tho th same lame m club Pocatello sold Shortstop Leon to 1 Hollywood Other deals are In Inthe the tho making so a brisk off season InI I Is anticipated for tor the th trading marts this winter There were more than 20 players player from option clubs In the th Utah Idaho league on I Though the official batting and ond fielding records are ar not Pot available a I as a yet Indication seems to inch inch- cato CAte that Chet Chadbourne won I I I I I i I the th batting championship of the tho I league nith aith a mark of somethinG like liko Roy nOY Johnson and Ray flay Roso floso of Idaho Falls and Zam Zam- Zam loch of Twin Falls were ere the th chief contenders with King of Logan and Taiti of ot Pocatello running strong Kin King Kinc set a 0 consecutive hitting record of ot 37 games ames and I Cox won the th home horn run hitting honors honor In a a duel with Taut of Pocatello with 20 homers homen to 19 for the Bannock slugger Peter Daglia of ot Twin Falls Falla Bruce Cunningham of Pocatello Byrd Lan Lang Lane of ot Logan Loran Dutch Awerkamp of ot Ogden Guy Cooper also of Ogden 0 den Orville Mc rcy furt- furt rev rey of Salt Lake Bob Hurst of Idaho Falls and Jack Stark Starl and Morrison of Idaho Falls FolIs Fall were ere among the leading right handed right pitchers while honors went to Jimmy of ot Salt Lake Lako Bill ot of o Pocatello Rex flex Hickok of ot Twin Falls and Lawrence French of Ogden IThe The Th off tenon for tor Utah Idaho Utah league leacue will bo be b enlivened with re- re reI re port re-port ports now and then of a move to toI expand the league Into an eight eight- club club association with Boise Bolso Idaho and Provo Utah or Spokane Vash as th the newcomers newcomer The two northwest cities will likely get the th call cell In view of o their greater population and the fact that the league leaeu next year plans plane to play six and sven even series I Instead of ot making two jumps a week as they did this season It ItIs itIs ItIs Is believed that the th extra mileage rEquired to make the to kane kan would more mor than be b made up In the tho th additional madeI es ce especially I In view vl w of the tho th fact tact that some om of ot the th clubs club would only have to make that journey Journy once I during th the tho season Th The proposed re of the th league learue leaeu would result In Its promotion to the Class s B It grade and the th subsequent changing of Its name Whether thes changes chances are made or not the tho th leaRue future Is assured as long lone as Its pres pres- present pro present I i ent executive staff stiff Is held Intact Fred Jred M Id Ne Ny who piloted the th or- or organization organization or through Its test season has been a fine fin leader a true truo sportsman and an admirable tel tel- felloW tellow fel fellow low Iii His directors have han of no- no ne necessity ces learned much about or- or organized organized or I baseball which they did not know before nor dreamed even existed but they th y are ar not the fellows fellow to make mak the th same mistakes twice The Th future of the tho new league rests rest at the th close of its Ita It kindergarten art n year ur with Ith the following directors Salt Lake Lak George City City 0 o Relf Ogden Thomas A Leslie L Logan Logan-C C P Cardon pocatello C C P Calph Idaho John Falls Falls John S Bennett Twin Falls G Falls G P F Jack Halliwell of ot Pocatello Is 1 vict president and ond Jess Jesse Jese S 8 Richard Rich filch ards president Is secretary to the th dent |