Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1922-11-19 | Page 27 | Plans Opened for Organized Baseball League

ans Opened For Organized Baseball Leagi SIX CLUB LOOP I IS LISTED FOR I 1923 CAMPAIGN Ogden Has Number of Star Players Available for Such a Circuit PLANS arc on foot In I't.-ih and Idaho to organize a six-club loop with fl-.inlzed baseball for 1923. That WOS tho Information given to The Stani;trd-Examlncr Stani;trd-Examlncr last night when a few Of the local boosters of the game In gdrn gathered chat over prospects for next season. Although tho Salt Lake club of tho Pacific Coast league ants to play hro one day of each treek during their home schedule dur-ing dur-ing the hew season, nothing definite has been carried out relative to these plans. At the coa.t league directors meeting hold at San Francisco last i week It wa3 decided to allow the Salt Lake club to play at Ogden on Thursdays of each work nrhUo at homo If the president of tho Bees agreed to th6 plan Since that time tho directors havo failed to take any action with regard to the plana. OPEN PLANS N). With the gridiron season nearlr.g an end It Is expected that some Immediate Immedi-ate steps will be taken to formulate plena for tho new league as outlined. Just what towns In Idaho will be Included has not been determined, hut It Is expected that either Poca-' Poca-' tello or Blackfoot will be listed In the new loop j In Utah It Is planned to Include gden. Logan. Salt Lake and Provo. Due to the fact that it requires a! good deal of time to organize a league, Ogden boosters are anxious to see the plans commenced at once. Ogden is one ot the best baseball cities of Us size In the United States and is a better b:tseball city than; cities many times larger in population Although deficits have I I corded here during the p;'t w , yGAs. ' those who are back of the niawwny believe that with proper mniijj&mejfi and a different .cpllt on JPu gifte, baseball can be made a payfyfg vboy sltlon. fy Y PTtovo is m: yTiv Provo is anxious t AotintoJust J uch a league, according tfi RajrTimn merman, a former prulBenrof tAc I Provo baseball club, ijio oftizeiyri of ithat live little city wanfa better jr ad o lof ball and are out to petlt For two or three Krs tl Provo' club has packed the parte; average! attendance being between 2,0 Oy anf 8.000 fans. A With a second teamVln Salt akel to play when the Bee jtre cfi lyr Toad, good crowds shouVl beChe y- jbuIL President Bill LnneWrho Hoes mas consented to the use ohepark ) providing the league Is n inn n ! ,; organized bapeball rules and regula-'tlona regula-'tlona Salt Lake, many believe, can support sup-port two clubs The Bee fans, however, how-ever, are not altogether satisfied with ithe showing of their club In past ryears and are shouting for a pennant winner. Logan baseball fans are now lay-ting lay-ting plans for 1923 Many of the backers of th- game In that section are anx!ou9 to see a faster grauo of I 'ball listed under organized rr.nks Thile otners favor th-- old Cache "Valley league, which was at ono time -operated in that valley. MANY STARS HERE. Ogden hoe a number of first rate linen here at this time, that would bo available for a team for next season. Clarence Brooks, ono tlmo star receiver re-ceiver of the Vernon club of tho Paciflo Coast league, with Beaumont Jin the Texas league last season, Is (residing here and 1 anxious to se a league organized. Brooks Is considered consid-ered ono of tho smartest catchers in 'baseball. Cy Merman, "Handsome Cv," with Beaumont !n tMe Texas league last eeason and also with Charleston of the South Atlantic league Is also located here. Ernie Fallontlne, star catcher of the Ogden club of 1922. now a resident of Ogdon, Is nlso anxious to see a loop formed. It tho plans of those active in th work mature Ogdon will again be represented in baseball during tho new season.