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Show PROUST CUR USING NELSON Manager Fitzpatrick Makes Complaint Against Smith-field Smith-field Action Ac tion on the playing of Norm Nelson. Nel-son. Logan shortstop, who played with tli'- Summits against Ugden, Sunday wai to be taken today bv President Angus Kennedy of the Northern Ttah league The protest filed with tho 'president of the league hy Manager Tommy Fitzpatrick follows: "President Angus Kennedy. "President, Northern LTtah League: I "1 wish to enter protest on the dou-ble-header baseball game between g-den g-den and Smlthfield, which was played at Lorin I'urr pari; Sunday afternoon, August 10 on the grounds that the Bmithfield chili used Norman Nelson, former shortstop of the Logan base- , ball club 1 base my protest upon i the ruling In Article VII, which Is as ' follows. 'The manager of nny club may release or suspend any player at any time hid mosl notifj the president within six it) hours after so doing, of the act 1 "I do not believe that this was done within the six-hour limit and Nelson was therefore, ineligible to take part for Smithfleld. "Also as a matter of sportsmanship sportsman-ship 1 wish to add that the Smith-field Smith-field management acted very unfairly with tin- Ogden directors, i:. not per-i mltting 1 1 a I Dimmock to be transfer- red to Ogden and then going after. Nelson from the Logan team, imp of i Smithfield'S arguments against Dim-j mock going to (igden was lhat it! would weaken the- Logan club too I much. Iut then they turned around , and weakened the Logan club even more by securing Nelson. I believe that Smithfleld has acted unfair In! this matter and would appreciate a' decision on my protest at once. "Respectfully vours. "T BTTZPATRN K." .Manager Ogden baseball team"! |