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Show I BASEBALL FINS IE I ENTHUSIASTIC I THIS YEAR , A. P. Bigelow, W, D Brown and j Angus Kennedy were re-elected to tho positions of president, vice president I and secretary, respectively, of the Ogden baseball club, last night The annual stockholders' meeting wan held at the Weber club and in addl-! addl-! tion to the stockholders, many "fans" i were present. The directorate was increased from seven members to eleven and the following fol-lowing were chosen to act: Dr. H. II. Rowe, Judge A. G. Horn. R. B. Porter, Thomas H Carr, Albert Al-bert Scowcroft, Joseph Thomas, C S. Murphy and E. S Rolapp The meeting was called to order tby President Bigelow at 8 o'clock and, in addition to the election of officers, a neat sum of money was subscribed" by several prominent "fans" and assurance as-surance was given that the Ogden team would be properly supported 'during the 1914 season. The regular program of business occupied the 'forepart of the meeting and Mr. Blge-1 Blge-1 j low was re-elected president by ac- I clamation. The position is an hono rary one, but Mr. Bigelow consented I :to act Just for love of the "game." H The re-election of Messrs. W. U. I Brown and Angus Kennedy soon fol- flowed the election of the president. After a discussion of the baseball situation, both locally and In the Union Uni-on association, it was decided that, no matter what happened in the Montana cities or at the meeting to be held in Butte next Saturday, Ogden would have baseball and that of real league class. President Bigelow stated af ter the meeting that the Ogden club stood strongly for the Union association associa-tion and for a local team that would give the "fans" of the city the best baseball possible. The directors stated that, in addition addi-tion to the list of men who formed last year's team, they are looking out for several other valuable players, and when it was recalled that at the close of the 1913 season the Og den team were playing better ball than any team in the league, all present pres-ent felt optimistic regarding Ogden's chances of having a pennant winning team. Vice President W. D. Brown, who will represent the Qgden club In the Butte meeting on Saturday, was given full power to act and hope was expressed that the Montana cities would remain in the Union association. associa-tion. Mr. Brown, however, expressed equal confidence with the others that In spite of what happened at the Butte meeting, concerning the Mon tana cities, that Ogden, Salt Lake Murray and Boise would have league baseball. oo |