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Show Qouncement of .Mr. Mead's pood fortune, for-tune, the Telegram says: "Tbo ajnbltlons of George A. Mead of Ogdeu, have been realized and next season will boo hltn doing a 'Ladles and Gentlemen; the Batteries" stunt in tho Central Baseball QHsoditlon. The well known Utah player baa been placed on the umpire SUIT of President Presi-dent M. E. Justice of that league, and at a. good salary. - Realizing that ho had about outlived Ms usefulness as a ball player, Mead na repeatedly stated stat-ed that he would like, to try his hand at umpiring lu a league . where the "ump" la given some protection, by tho president. This season, 'Dad1' Clarke, the former OKden first-weker, recommended him to President Justico with the result that tho latter en-gaged en-gaged Mead at once. Mead first came to Utah as a pitcher on Charles Reilly's 1905 Salt Lake team. Later he pitched for Salt Lake, Park City and Ogden teams and also in Idaho. He has seen valuable experience ex-perience la tho Northwestern leagues. California leagues and also Jo this state and knows tho game from A to Izzard He showed all the earmarks of a splendid umpire In the UtAh State league during the past season and should make good. He Is one umpire who will not argue with the players and who gives "on the spot decisions as he sees them. His many friends In Utah will wish him success." t GEORGE IAD LUDSJIG JOB Saturday evening's Salt Lako Telegram Tele-gram contained a large cut of George A. .Mead, the Opden mau who has been aligned to an umpire's berth in the Central Association for next seasou. In commenting on the nn- |