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Show ov KITTY KNIGHT HERE FROM THE COAST "Kitty" Knight, or in other and better words, Grover Cleveland Knight, for he has given out his real name the man who is to manage the destinies of the Ogden team of the Union association arrived today at noon from Berkeley, CaJ. Afler arranging for sleeping quarters at the Reed hotel, he went forth at once and conferred with Secretary Angus Kennedy Ken-nedy concerning what is doing and what has gone on in baseball. "I am feeling fine and in better condition than I was last year," is what Knight tells about himself. He has been playing ball when the weather was good and sa s he feels as though he could throw a tball through a piece of boiler plate. I had one fine Job down in California," Cali-fornia," said Manager Knight. "I was a guard at the San Quentin prison pris-on until Christmas time. At that time I weighed over 200 pounds hut now I have worked off some by playing ball and am feeling great." He intends to begin at once to line up his team. All the players of last; ear's team except two are held In reserve, but it Is doubtful if they all will be in the Ogden lineup this season. sea-son. He has five new players at hand, but. upon the advise of Angus Kennedy, he will not name them for fear the other clubs get them before they sign Ogden contracts In speaking about the hall grounds, he has proposed to get the field In j shape and sow some lawn grass in the outfield and along the outside of the diamond where tne benches stand :nl where the automobiles are parked. park-ed. While giving the field a better appearance, it will Ncilitate the fleld-iug fleld-iug of balls after leaving the infield. Manager Knight Is unable to state when he will have his men lined tip for spring practice, until after the meeting in Butte next Saturday, when a s hedule Is to be adopted If the 'season does not begin until April 22, ,;he men will not be called until the first week iu April. A meeting of the Ogden association will be called in aj day or so to select a delegate for the meeting. I The club owners will be required to! piL-n contracts to the effect that they will live up to the salarv hmlt of I $1650. "You can say for me," paid Manager Knight, that we will start the season sea-son with an excellent team and make a record for ourselve? " on |
