Ogden Daily Standard | 1915-01-08 | Page 2 | Coast Franchise Sent Salt Lake

I COAST FRANCHISE I SENI SALT LAKE I Utah Club Now Bona Fide Member of Pacific Class Salt Lake, Jan 8 George F Wanton, Wan-ton, temporary had of the Salt Lake lub. yesterday received the resolution resolu-tion and a certified copy of the trans fer of franchise which made this city a member ot :he Pacific Coast league. Together with the document v. as a notification from President Alan T. Baum that the league had drawn a draft on this city for (10,000. This will arrive today. Salt Lake now is in the class AA cireuit and has. in the papers re- l ived. as much o show for its berth a an;. Along with the transfer of franchise came a lis; of the players Salt Lake will receive. Every effort will be exerted iod?v t.i elose up the fund of $50,000 and anion - those who are working on It! there is a feeling tbat ih last del-1 lar will he in before they quit tonight to-night "We made good progress," said Mr. Wasson lasl ni;:ht. "and 1 hopo thai I the last dollar will be on by tomorrow night We have a plaD whereby we hope to reach every man In professional profes-sional life in Salt Ijike, and I believe that this will bring the desired results re-sults "We are not taking any chances of railing short of the $50,000 and as soon as the entire sum has been subscribed we will re-cherk on every miip .mo if tln-re are an backsliders we will continue the campaign until every dime Is in. With $.".0,000 the venture is bound to be a buccobi i oo