Show 5 S S 5 P 0 R T TO 0 L 0 G Y YBY 0 BY W D RISHEL S The annual meetings of the various leagues east west and north of or Salt Lake have havo been held and their circuits are framed up for the coming season with ith no chance of oC a place on them for Salt Lake Of or course thoe those who have hac ben been b en in touch with baseball conditions did not expect that any an favorable ac action action action tion would be taken but It can easily be bt seen that none df the leagues has any au intention of or expanding toward this city Had the Western dropped Denver and Pueblo there would have been an op opportunity of o Utah going east cast but that league Had the Coast and North Northwest Northwest orth west Leagues combined into one big organization as they the must do some day da dathen then there would have hae been ben a chance for Salt Lake Had Portland deserted the Coast League for Cor the Northwest League again a aln Salt Lake would have a good chance to butt in None one of these changes occurred nor was It expected they would but Salt Lake will continue to live lIe in hope League While Salt Lake has been left out In Inthe Inthe Inthe the cold for three years ears Butte has been hanging onto to its i s franchise by b the merest thread At the recent meeting Butte as expected was dropped and now the Montana town will have to con content content content tent itself with brush league baseball the same as Salt Lake has had h to do for forthe forthe forthe the post past three years cars Butte is a good baseball town and the fans will not take kindly kindl to the change but ut so 80 far as the writer can see they will have to Some might suggest a league comprised of Utah Idaho and Montana towns tons townsand townsand and already an effort has lias been made to start a movement in this direction It might be accomplished but personally the writer does not think such a league e could ever live under the heavy expense it would be placed under Butte and Salt Lake are the only two cities that would pay pa expenses expense and these two towns would have to carry cam the league They are are not no large enough to do so and those who would spend money and time timeto t me meto to start such sueh an organization would see seeThe ee the league fall all for lack tacit of funds before the season ea on was two months old oId This is the opinion of the writer on such a league but in this world we are all lia ha liable liablE habit ble bit to be mistaken Should any an ambi ambitious ambitious ambitious magnate care to start such a league that person will wUl be given ghen all an the support possible and it can be said gald also that he will have hae the best wishes of ofee every ee fan in this state for success Inside Dope on Big Race Rac Every year ear there are a great many man things that happen in n the New EW York sl da bicycle cIe races that never reach the outside public This race is run en entirely entirely tirel from the box office point of ot view and the winners are usually decided upon 5 by b the management before the pistol Is fired at the th start In the east where here the public Is composed largely largel of suckers they the can see nothing but what bat apparently o takes places place on the track but Ii If one of those races were oft off in Salt Lake the inside dop dope would be of or more interest than the mere sight of bike riders pedalling around the track If It the inside dope were obtainable le it would be b interesting to know wh let ler quit early earl in the game Instead d of going to the finish and fighting it out out From letters received in this thi city it is known wanted anted to team with Jackie Tackle Clarke but that the management would not let him He was forced to accept Iver her Lawson as a teammate by Pat Powers and by b quitting threw Lawson out of ot the race Fogler is without question one of the best men in that race and the reports sent out that he could rould not continue continuo read like Uk a fairy tale S eo eor It r the inside dope ever t It aill 11 be e found a ither Fogler r quit quiton on accoUnt of a money consideration the management nal ment or that there was wasa as asa a combination framed to put him out of or orthe the race a feat which would be easy to too toc c o accomplish where the races are under control of ot the present heads beads of the N X NC NC C A Next Big Batte Battle Vf The next big attraction in the ring rin takes place on Tuesday sd iY when Billy the late middleweight champion hooks up with Hugo Kelly for a ten t n round ro nd go at Los Angeles Angele In spite of f the fact that neither man is a cham champion champion pion plon yet et both are close enough to the title to make the fight between them one of or national Interest Both men have had the distinguished of know knowing lug ing Iw how it feels to be knocked out by bythe b bythe the Montana wonder Stanley Stanle Ketchel Ketch l so that they the are even as far as this point is concerned The recent defeat of at the hands of Ketchel does not seem seem to have han affected his iris standing as a fighter much as he Is now rated as asa a favorite in the betting at odds of 10 to 7 This Is to be the third meeting g be between between between tween and Kelly The latter had been out of the gape for over a year ear previous to the first meeting yet et held the Illinois man to a draw In their second session won a hairline decision Both were affairs while the one next Tuesday Is to be over Ocr a route The winner of this bout may mu lay claim to tho the championship if Stanley Ketchel sticks to his determination tion to not fight as a middleweight again a ln but to enter the heavyweight di dl division division vision islon S Yellow Streak Frank Gotch the tho of the world Is on his way wa home from Eng England En England land a much disgusted champion Gotch made the trip t p abroad for the avowed purpose of seeking a match with The famous ramous Rus flus Russian Russian sian wrestler was always ready read with excuses when it came to signing arti articles articles cles des for a a match until Gotch finally be bf became became came with Wj t h him and returned home S It will be remembered that at the Ule time of their match In Chicago Hack backed by b a few f eow Anglo maniacs of this country claimed he was YaK robbed bv by b the Americans The English press took up side of the argument and for months hurled their slurring articles at Gotch anSI anil an the Americans In general Hack H ck appeared at the London mu Mc Ie ic halls as us a hero who had been robbed of his honors Now Xo notice the differ difference difference difference ence In the attitude of or Gotch After Arter making quit cold In his Chicago match Gotch was convinced he could do it again In order to show his confidence in his ability the Iowa fanner farmer went vent ent to London and there in inthe Intile inthe the tile country challenged the defeated man to another match The beaten lion Hon however had nothing but excuses to offer until Sporting Life one ono of the th leading English sporting Jour Journals nab nals which had been holding a forfeit of top tor fo a return match posted on Hacks return from America returned the money and in hi disgust an announced announced announced that it would not any longer recognize claims claim Gotch thoroughly convinced that Hack was the quitter he showed sh wed himself at Chicago packed his belong belongings belongIngs ings in and returned to America |