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Show CLUBS CONFER ON BASEBALL Civic Organizations to Report Re-port On Individual Action Friday Members of tho Progressive Business Busi-ness eluh today went on record 01 wiihng to do their pArt In dissolving nv deficit that may come to the Ogden Og-den baseball club fit the end of the present season, providing other olubs of tho city will do their part in shouldering shoul-dering that possible Indebtedness. The idea of the community clubs potting behind the baseball club In u financial way was put before the baseball organization by Gus Wright a few days ago and won Immediate favor In substance th idea Is not to allow al-low directors of the club, who have labored without compensation during the season, to shoulder any deficit that may occur as came last year XO MBFIOFI k PVCI13D. Mr Wright -i Idea Is for each dinner club of the city to ugree to dissolve any deficit that may come among I their memberships, which, at the most i would not call for tho pnyment of 5 each for the club memberships, oven with the largest debt that could be expected He estimated that there are 500 club members, vhkh. each giving $5, would dlHsolve an indebtedness of $2,000. However, no such heavy deficit de-ficit is expected. Mr Wright explained to the Pro-gressh Pro-gressh es that the baseball club could dissolve at the present time and be clear of debt However, although present Indications are that llttie loss I will be sustained at the season's end, Ihe asked the clubs to guarantee the loss that might coma. Immediate response came from tho club members to tho extent that they unanimously agreed to be the first club in ogden ot assume this possible responsiblllt for tne good of baseball base-ball The matter will Immediately be taken up with other clubs. Mayor Frank Francis, Frank J. Stephens Fred Williams and James ficowcroft snoke in favor of the idea before the motion was made "We are not "scared" about tha baseball situation," Mr. Wright said, ' but we want the solidity of tho club behind tho club directors. I am glad to see that the Progressives are in tho play." NEW MANAGER PRESENTED. Warron Binford. club president, and Tommy Fltzpatrlck, new club manager, were present at the luncheon lunch-eon and wore assured that the Progressives Pro-gressives were behind baseball morally mor-ally and financially" Guest at tho luncheon were R. F Mackay, B. W. Mendenhall and George Elsenberg. AN' E. Zuppann won the attendance prize, a fish rod donated by Harry Hales of the Ogden Snorting Goods company. TALKS ON SEI TIVG. Walter K. Louis, sales manager for the Shupe-Williams Candy company, was introduced as the principal speaker by the Rev. J, w Hyslop. chairman of tho speaker's committee. commit-tee. Mr. Lewis gave an interesting talk on 'ISelllng' and sales phfll-osophy. phfll-osophy. . . He said. In part: "The Immediate future shows business busi-ness opportunity greater than ever '. -fore. The great big public wants more than ever before and it i busi-nesss busi-nesss business to satisfy that desire, 'Let's serve and deserve Let's go ( out and proe to the public that wo deserve it's confidence. "Remember the public Is ready and waiting to take hold and buy Jurt as soon as we win Its confidence. Wo ! ; must go to work. The war Is over. ' I And remember! you yourself are as much of 'the public' ns anyone Sen- OUSly speaking, prosperity Is nothing I else than a feeling of confidence on ' the part of all of uh collectively, and 1 I real prosperity contains no element of j Inflation, speculation or boom. Prosperity Pros-perity Is the result of every fellow doing do-ing his part putting his shoulder to the wheel and gettiny result" |