Show BASEBALL DOPE FROM MONTANA Is It to Be an Intermountain or 01 State League Why Ogden Is Dropped Special to The Herald Butte Mont Feb 24 Fans here arc are wondering whether the announcement from Great Falls J alls tonight that Jack Grim I has given Iven it out that he proposes to form forma a Montana State league because of inability InabilIty InabilIty ity to secure favorable rates for an Inter Intermountain Intermountain Intermountain mountain league Inigue means the th abandonment of the project Grims ef of effort fort to arouse enthusiasm In Great Falls resulted In a frost and the feeling here hero Is that the Intermountain league lea Uc project has probably fallen Callen through The above dispatch is the time latest that comes over the wire regarding the pro proposed proposed proposed posed intermountain league If one tried to keep track of all aU the conflicting re reports reports reports ports about the th proposed league It would certainly keep them busy bus In the above aboe dispatch it is noted that Grim says they wore were Ire unable to get gt favorable railroad rates and would therefore organize a Mon lon Montana Montana tana state tate league The Time true tru tm facts of oC the case are that the Oregon Short Line Lino peo people pie have ha e not yet et given Ien out what rate they will make for the proposed intermountain league and had Imad not up to the closing of the office in this city last evening If Grim knows what these rates are arc to be he must be a mind reader It is also noticed from northern reports that Ogden has bas been dropped from the th proposed league as it was fM found that the Junction city would not do for such high class baseball Before leaving Salt Lake both Grim and Lucas said that they had wired east for a man to come and take the Ogden Oden franchise Ogden Is the third largest larg t city In the proposed league and consequently will draw the third largest lamest crowd under un r normal condition It Is a 1 better baseball town than of the towns proposed for the circuit and has bas the advantage of being on the time direct line of oC the railroad and as there would not be ho any an railroad expenses whatever added to the tho league If Ogden Oden was admit admitted admitted admitted ted The true reason Ogden is dropped is because the citizens of Ogden would not come up with the tho coin for such a league as proposed The reason they will not come through Is because they have a man living there named Dad DaS Gimlin who will nm not advise his townspeople to go In on the scheme It Is all right to go about the country boosting for a league but any old time the promoters start knocking a Utah town It Is but fair fall to that town to that somebody comes forward and give gIe the true reasons rea Eons |