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Show GUNNERS SEEK 1922 BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIP! ! OGDEN PRESENTS NIFTY CREW FOR APPROVAL OF FANS 4 Front row from left to right . Carl Peterson, manager and left field , Johnny Myers, center field : Tommy Fitzpatrick, field captain and third base; Bobby Evans, shortstop; Melvm Snelgrove, second base. Back row from left to right Jesse Richards, nee president , Al Warden, secretary, Harry Kilpatrick, first base; Sylvester "Ned" Niles, pitcher; Harry Chilton, pitcher, Mooney Borstadt, right field; Ernie Fallentine, catcher; Warren C. Binford, club president. Lower left hand corner- Pitcher Niles warming up. Lower right hand corner, Manager Carl Petersen Peter-sen waiting for a fast one. ( j .'"" ...;. W. c:. Brilliant Players Will Endeavor En-deavor to Grab Loop Gonfalon OGDEN'S pennant hopes for 1922 in tho Northern Utah league are ready to take the field for their first practice Manager Carl Peterson announces. an-nounces. From all indications the Gunners will hold theh first practice game of the year about April 30. On paper the 1922 outfit lroks like real pennant contenders. Ol the l'J'.l roster but three players ja now with di outfit. Several new faces will make their appearance and the team is composed of L'tah men with one exception. ex-ception. AFTER BEAVER Manager Peterson is still dickering 9or another pitcher to aid Niles in the heaving duties. He stated last iiiht that h' hoped to land a left bander within the next few duyii. From an all around ungle tho 1922 Gunners arc far superior to the '.earn which represented the club Inst year. Fallentine behind the stick was the leading hitter among the catchers and fourth in the league loop with 37). Kilpatrick at first base is an all around player and valuable to any li am Snelgrove, shortflelder Qf the 1921 club, will hold down second buse, his regular position. Bobby Evans, shortflelder of the Tremonton Beara is slated to work at short with Tommy FltspatricK at third. Fiupalrlck will also captain the team. KEEN OUTFIELD The outfield will be cornpoEod of three- first rate flj chasers in Manager Carl Peterson, Johnny Myers and Mooney Borstadt. Clyde Chilton a local semi-pro is working for a position on the. club us D jiitchcr. Chilton has tho size and-with and-with proper coaching should develop. George French, another local semi-pro, semi-pro, will be given a chance to show his wares in the outfield. French plned in a number of games last year working behind the platter. ! When tho Initial game of tho season sea-son la played the Gunners will don their new "unies." They are white with a fine blue stripe and give the boys a big league look a fm ' tit :. h ; m BsW |