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Show B. B. SITUATION GIVEN DOUBLE 0 Status of Northern Utah League Reviewed By Brigham Paper The Box Elder Journal says: "WVM1, well, hut things do happen in baeball circles lately Players and fans In tho Northern Utah league are much worried, disappointed and sad except In Brigham City. The Peaches are resting easy and the Brigham fans are enjoying the happenings going go-ing on elsewhere, for the Peaches won the first half of the series and are now tied with Smlthfleld for first position In the second half and there Is nothing but harmony amnnn the Pearh crew and local fans- and nothing noth-ing to worry about. SM ITHFI B L I EXLATED "SmlfJifleld, of course, Is quite Jubilant Jubi-lant on account f spinning tr.e double-header double-header content m Ogden yesterday, putting the Summlls In n tie With the Peaches for first position. d' n protested both gamex however, on the grounds that Sriilthflebll used Norm Nelson. IOgan's fast short stop contrary con-trary to the rules of the league. Should President Kennedy decide in favor of f'gden, then of course, all the pep is knocked out of baseball for Smith-fleld Smith-fleld and there will be mourning and groaning in that section, and Ogen will come to life again. "Iogan. th next largest city In the league, changed managers and mixed the players up ever so often, but continued con-tinued to lose games and finally Lo-' gan fans lost heart and a stiff front and won't play In our yard any more. It Is said that all Ixgan games will be played In Smlthfleld hereafter, as Logan is throush with baseball this season poor sports DDFFERENT IN BRIGHAM Things are quite'dif ferent in Brigham Brig-ham City, he ball team recently .returned .re-turned from a vacation on the shores of Bar lake where they took on a coat of tan and are feeling fine. The bunch went over to Logan Saturday and did something terrible, to the Collegians Col-legians 15 good runs and handed the temple city fam and fans a shutout j It Is reported that Left) Hall connected connect-ed for a home run but camped on the third sack and watched the fielder hunt for the ball. Iefty got four hits In four times up and In tho box ho delivered but six serateh hits to the Collegians. lagan's wonderful pitcher. pitch-er. I-ial Dimmock who s ability has been overestimated by many, was knocked off the rubber In the third inning in-ning after delivering 'fifteen' hit and twelve' runs. Of course. It's humiliating to igden fans for the smallest town In the league to go down there and trounce the Gunners twice the same day. But Ogden shouldn't feel bo bloomln' 'poppy' 'pop-py' and become so extremely sensitive over losing ball gsmes to the "little" towns of northern I'tah The Junction City started out to make a 'scoop of the league this season and probably rould have won the first half and the Second half, with the resources at her command. If proper Judgment had been displayed. The manager, or managers, man-agers, used too many pink slips and there has been too much discard In the ranks A united ball club and loyal support by local fans "can win ball games. When fans leave the park with a grouch on and remark never vgain" It takes the heart out of the players as well as th sport NOT I1AJRD TO DFX "IDE "If Smtthriold was authorized to play Norm Nelson Sundav there will be, or should be. nothing to protest. If Smlthfleld played the short stop In violation of the league rules Smith-field Smith-field should be made to play both games over again. it should not be hard to decide. "The summits come to Brigham City Thursday afternoon. August 24. to meet the Peache and the public can expect to Witness a real' ball game A bunch of fans should be on nand promptly at 4.3" p. m. "Wednesday afternoon tho Peaehe play cgden at Lorln F'arr park and th! too. will be a real contest." |