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Show BASEBALL SEASON TB BE DIVIDED INTO TWO SERIES Tho leaders of the Union Baseball association, consisting of representatives representa-tives of the six clubs that the now In the league, are In session at -the Reed hotel today to decide on the schedule for the season. Those in attendance are: President, E. F. Murphy of Butte; Larry Duggan of Butte; J. F. Flan-nory Flan-nory of Helena; II. C. Blgelow of Ogden; Og-den; W. O Rolf of Salt Lake City; M, R. Evans of Boise and Dr. C. P. Harvlelle of Murray. W. D. Brown of Ogden Is acting as secretary. President Murphy states that, while the schedule will bo decided on at the meeting today. It will not be published until the latter part of March. Ho also states that the balance of tho forfeit money will be paid Into the association this afternoon by each of the clubs, which means that all contracts con-tracts have been complied with and the association is ready to take up the 1914 campaign. It Is said by the president that prospects pros-pects for the season's games under the direction of the association are bright and that there is little question ques-tion but what the present year will bo more successful, and more satisfactory satisfac-tory to the fans than ever before. Ho Is pleased with the six-team arrangement arrange-ment and claims that tho itinerary can be regulated to much better advantage advan-tage than heretofore. No Information is at hand respecting respect-ing the holiday schedule for tho season sea-son and that Is one of tho questions that is being threshed out today. President Murphy stateB that in all likelihood it will be "play ball" about April 29, and that the threo games will begin in the district south of Montana. It is probable that the first games of the season will bo played at Boise, Ogden, and either Salt Lake or Murray. The board took a noon recess at 1 o'clock and repaired to tho Weber club where President Archie Blgelow of the local club entertained atMunch. C. D. Blankenshlp, manager of the Murray team; William Holmes, manager man-ager of the Butte team, and Herbert Hester, manager of the Salt Lake team, are visitors in Ogden. They say, however, that they are not connected con-nected in any way with the meeting of the board of directors, but are here simply to partake of tho hospitality hospi-tality of tho Ogden fans and cat Og, den canyon trout. The managers all say that thiB year's ball promises to be more Interesting In-teresting and satisfying to the fana than any season in the hiBtory of (he association. They claim that the teams are so evenly matched that enthusiasm en-thusiasm should be maintained to the end of the season. A resolution for a two series schedule sched-ule of games was presentod at the meeting this morning by President A. P. Blgelow of tho Ogden club and' unanimously adopted. The resolution resolu-tion calls for two series of '10 weeks each. The winning teams will meet at the close of tho Bcason in a series ser-ies of seven games to battle for the pennant. Four games will have to be won by one of the two teams to decide tho championship. on |