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Show BLANKENSH1P MAY MANAGE ZION TEAM Salt Lake, Jan It Directors of the Salt Lake baseball club will meet thi.s afternoon for thp purpose of SO? leeiliif,' ;i manager for the tram for the coming season Although nothing noth-ing off ir ia 1 wns ;;iven out lasl night i' seemed to be the consensus of opiu that if ( lift P.lankenship would accept the proposition that will be made to him. he ft'OUld be given this position. It seems to be merely . question of whether 01 not he will work for v.hai the club will be able to pay him on the start. Another matter that, will be considered consid-ered this afternoon is tho location of the baseball park. There Is objec- j tion to Lucas field because it is too small, but if more land is available adjoining it at a reasonable price, 11 may be enlarged for this summer's games. The old ball park across the corner from the Lucas field also will be considered. Cliff Blankenship is expected to be here In time for the meeting and a report from him on the training ad- I vantages of San Jose, Cal., will he heard, niter which dc finite steps along this line may be made. San Francisco, Jan. 17 Blankenship Blanken-ship returned from San Jose- last ' ' ' " Ii ' and announced that everything has been arranged for the Sa't Lake-team Lake-team to open training there on Feb ruary Lr, He will take about iwentv-fiVC iwentv-fiVC players into camp Cliff left this morning for Salt Lake, paving received n hurry-up call to come home to meet the new board of directors. The Salt Lake manager plans an early trip east after more players Happy Hogan was in a generous mood yesterday. Without asking for a bulldog, a (hew of tobacco or any reward, he presented his o,d friend 1 Blank,' with a ball player "Speed' .McDonnell, who has filled the utility role for Venice for the past two seasons, sea-sons, was the player McDonnell will be a great acquisition acquisi-tion to the Salt Lake team. lie is rated one of the best utility infielriers In the Coast league and has an ex (client batting average. |