Show I Into the Sport Dope WithAL Jf FALLS Jumps to the front fron frontas IDAHO I as the first team hi ii In the tir Idaho leAgue IAgue for 1927 1327 t to to sign len a afield ifield field nehl manager Other clubs club ot oC the tho circuit are aro expected to 10 follow cult Bult The Spuds champions of ot the loop loo during 1926 are ready for the soo- soo ec ond campaign and hope to have a serious contender in the pennant rac race The Spuds Spud opened the thc campaign with Wild Bill Laird at tho the helm helmas helmas as a manager but closed the season with Speed Collins Coiling shortstop serving as the tho chief dictator Laird resigned near tho the close of o the year ear to accept tho tIm post ot or man man- tiger OKer of the tho San Francisco Missions Mission ot of the tho Pacific Coast league At that tIme lime th the tho Spuds enjoyed an 11 11 game gamo lead in the pennant race enough to sell see them through the season e on and their first pennant They The finished one and a halt half gantes ahead of 01 the ItO Twin Fall club Dan Van OIca OLeary O'Leary r veteran pilot of tho th I Three league will have charge of othe the new Spuds OLeary O'Leary will wilt re- re report report port to the tho directors director of o tho the club early carly In April The Spud Spuds will have ha havea hava II a number of ot vacant shoes hoca to 10 before the teams open the new campaign and OLeary O'Leary has hai in- in informed In formed the powers that be that he heIs heIs hi Is prepared to 10 secure sonic come fine athletes to strengthen the weak weal spots v Idaho Falls had bad a II splendid l well balanced team in the 1926 1026 pennant race They boasted boated a fine fino lion of stickers er offered polished lie 1 and trotted trolled out 11 It corps of o high class pitchers pitcher They also of- of of fred bred smart tactics which polished off ott their play in practically every contest in which they took part parI rI I Five Fhe othe other oilier field pilots are arc ed cd before the tho entire loop Is lendy to 10 get down to business Ogden Is I seriously con the tho applications applications of four tour high class men The Th Gunner Gunnel powers at this time iota dont don't dare care to release the names of the themen th men under consideration Thy They are all high class m men n in every respect re- re re- re Twin Falls may again have havo Carl at the h helm lm although It is whispered and with good authority that Speed Apperson Apper on cente fielder will pilot the Bruins Ap- Ap Apperson Apperson person at one ono time served In the Western league end and will at nt least get gel serious con consideration before the final verdict is announced will wilt undoubtedly bo be at atthe atthe atthe the helm of ot one of ot the clubs In Inthe inthe Inthe the event that he falls tall to come to teems with tho the Bruins He was tho the most valuable play play- er or er In the th league last season and was rewarded with II a a high class Drowning Browning automatic shotgun Salt Lake Is considering the ap- ap appointment ap appointment of o Fritz pitch pitch- outfielder sacker who er tint served during the past pait three years with tho the Salt Lake and hollywood clubs of the Pacific Coast league lie He Is now the property properly of oC the Birmingham ingham club of the th Southern league Chet Chadbourne skipper of ot the Be Dec's at the close of 1921 1926 Is also being considered for tor the th position Nate heavyweight skipper of ot the tho Collegians at Logan when the gates gale closed last Septem September ber has for tor the th manageri- manageri managerial al at al role again accord accord- accordIng accord ng log Ing to the low down may be bo re- re re tamed as a receiver yet hl chances at holding down the th managerial man- man serial post port are arc mighty slim There Is l a rumor that Harry Wol- Wol Wol 01 ter will return return- to direct the Col- Col Collegians Col Collegians Wolter served nerved until early Juno June of ot last season after which ho journeyed to Japan with his Stan Stan- Stanford ford lord college LOSt JosI TAITI T is also in the field for fora fora fora a leader Douglas outfielder de buxe is the th property of ot the th Los Angeles club of oC o the Pacific Coast league an antI and 1 will ill ill Join the tho Angels Anels In n training this year ar This Thi means that the Indians wilt willbe be tor forced ed to secure the services service of ofa ofa ota a new skipper kipper The names of me under consideration are not known although Guy Cooper manager of Gunner may mh bo be sought In th tha event that Ogden does not sign the major league twirler Officials of the tho Utah Idaho Utah league will meet late lato this month at Pocatello to Initiate plans for forthe forthe the new nw season President Fred M Nye Nyc announced today toLlay The sched sched- schedule ul sched-ul ule and other other matters matter of Import Importance ance will be be discussed and other steps taken that are of ot vast ast Import Import- Importance Importance ance anee to I he loop One Ono of the vi vital till problems Is the Iho question Hints flints have made intimating that six full time men mn will be employed thus doing away with home umpires umpire as used during the In 1928 1026 season cason |