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Show I Lon Romney to Play I First Base for Locals I Jn iVeo? ifaff League H Manager Scott Hopes to Have Fastest Team in New H Organization in Harness; Schultz, Former HI Texas League Star Signs ' I Plans for the new baseball league are fast maturing, according to Frank Scott, manager of the Ogden team. The league plans will be thrashed out at Lavton tomorrow evening and the schedule for the season arranged. Thus far, the league will consist of Ogdcn, , urigham City, Layton, Bountiful, Ma-lad Ma-lad and Tremonton. Ogden has been without a baseball aggregation since 191-1, when the locals v.ere ponant winners In the Old Union association. In that teason and other i ; ' seasons the locals were always out iu front and the class of ball dished out i , v;ag second to none in the internioun- '. taia country. "With the bafl rolling i r sain the live wires expect to pit Og-den Og-den on tho map with an aggregation of ball tossors that would do justice ft i uny citv. ! Manager Scott announced yesterday that he had signed' Lon Romney, for-J ' mer coach at the Ogden high school and one or the greatest athletic stars I that ever donned athletic garb at (he University of Utah. Romney is perhaps per-haps the greatest backfleld star that ever represented the crimson on thu 1 gridiron field and as a baseball sur.J I he had a few equals while in college;. J lie played first, second and third base; I at various times, but seemed to be at ' U ! home at the shortfield. ne will hold ! I !: dov.u the initial sack for Ogden, at-U at-U I cording to Scott. I j Schultz former Texas league star I ; and at one lime a leading figure m I j the Three I League has also signed up 11 with the locals. Schultz is a third! I baseman and is said to be a slugger ot the Ty Cobb type. E !; With George Wesslcr at the key-I key-I ; stone the Ogden 'team will have the I I be3t second sackcr in the league In kar-1 kar-1 ness. Wessler played for a number of I ' years with tho Ogden team in the I V Union association, and was regarded an one of the best keystoriers in the league. lie is a heady ball player, knows the game from all angles and is a slugger that can bo depended on iu a pinch. He will captain the new club Eight men have signed to play infield in-field positions with the clubJ Thjy are: Romney, Wessler, Schulu, French, Wessler, Reardon. Pietrof and Butterfield. Manager Scott stated yesterday that while more than twenty-five men have signified their intention of trying for positions on the club, that all amateurs ama-teurs and professionals in the city well be welcomed. Tho best men will be the men to represent the city, according accord-ing to Scott and when the bell sounds May 12, Ogden will have a first rate team In tho field. All clubs in tho league will be allowed al-lowed to bring in talen If they so desire, de-sire, according to the rules of the league, but the Ogdcn manager is confident con-fident that his men will deliver the goods. Business men or the city are backing the new club and funds necessary for the learn will, be raised luis weck among the business--nieji The pepper, and ging'cr of old. the olu Ogden spirit that ruled in the days of the Union association, as-sociation, the old state league and in tho days prior to that has returned.' Yes, and according to the ball tossers it has returned to stay. Ogden is out to do things in every branch of athletic competition from tho grade school kiddles to the pol-iehed pol-iehed professional, Ogden will be well represented in future tilts. It is proposed to play Wednesday and Saturday ball In the new circuit. Officers for the league, umpires and other ofHcials and other league business busi-ness will be thrashed out at the Lay-ton Lay-ton meeting Friday evening. The live umpire to call, "Play Ball." |