Show I Ft TI TIME E TO SPILL INSIDE DOPE 1 Intermountain League Failed F Because It Was Doomed I Before It Began BeganI I By W D RISHEL Th Intermountain league leape to Is aw More re reIt It dVd dIed d a natural death for t UM UN i iJ staple ample J reason reMOn re oI that a league hague formed as ai tw was Wase e could not exist Every avery baseball ball man nn in inIn InIn inin In the state tate whose opinion to III I worth con considering dering predicted p ted the outcome of the theS S league before tore the tint first ball was wa pitched in the opening game Its It death haM has put baseball baRbell in ITI Salt Lake back again a ain to where it ft was wa wh n the last attempt was made madeI I to I promote a league which failed after l the promoters rB had lost kt l thousands of dol dollars dollars j lars irM trying to give the fans baseball I Baseball in II any ally community will never be beon beI I on oil a sound footing until It to Is porting A league composed of the in towns town never was wal u L porting and never neer will be until the UIe population population i lation increases many times Um or ar the tb inter er sute ate commerce will w I allow I th railroads to t give ve rates that will wU not eat sat up the profits of the game gam I j The End of the League LeagueS S While the disbanding of the league was wasI I bound to come nothing but angeta with witha q a barrel of money could prevent It t yet S Its It end was brought about by Joins John S Barnes of Butte Butt Butte sporting writers may sy what they please they may send end 4 j out reports about Boise and nd Salt Lake LakeS S S being poor baseball towns but the fact l f S remains Sat Sait Lake outdrew any city in Inthe inthe the tho league and Butte drew the poorest 1 crowds crowd Buttes team tam was a Joke oke and andI nd I i Barnes made it a Joke But In justice to toS S j Barnes Barnel let it be said IId Butte would not notS S jf I have haH patronized patronised him with a pennant penna at win winner winI winI I c nero ncr The Tit Montana mining camp was waa sore on the whole crowd and they had reason rea S I f to tn he be e on account ac of past treatment The I tens tans did not want the league In the th first 1 plait pia and fought against nat it yet It was wa I 4 forced breed 1 upon them by Barnes and aad then when the tit fans tans refused to put up the coin I r by attending 11 the game ganie Barnes quit and andI I f g quit cold eold coldI I Chance to Prolong Life I If Barnes Barn had bad not quit the Botoe DollIe fran franchise I chise would have probably been trans transferred tra transferred to Ogden and the game Ka would have haw continue for a while longer oner onerI I I Would he guarantee to carry Ms hill team 1 in Butte if local capital went to the sup support i S port of Ogden Og he plainly showed by his 11 I actions that he ht had enough and aDd that as asI I soon on as he reached Butte a wire who would S i be forthcoming saying the league e was waa wasi j f i up Not ot that Barnes can be blamed for tor tort fort t t not throwing away his hla money mosey as all he I would have done don but It to Is Just as all well to know a few II of the inside facts fact and that 1 it was wan Butte that fell down and aDd not BOt 4 Boise not Helena and not Salt Lake In InJustice InJustice S Justice to the Butte fans let it be he said th y went on record against the league tried hard to keep It out and then made madeS S 1 good their declaration of ot not DOt supporting f It Butte did not want nt baseball the pro promoters I I tried to force it on them failed I lost money and quit This Thill toils tells tel the whole 4 f story Ii Boise Bled by Struthers The same condition exactly e Uy existed in Ini Ii i r Boise But in Boises BoIse case cc the fans came cameto cameS S Pi to te the support of the team after atter it once onee I I I 1 r gained a foothold and remained remark remarkably t Ii ably bly loyal in the face of ot the bunch Con ConS S Struthers forced upon them and called i 1 J I j a baseball all team Then Boise Botoe quit going i 1 I to te the t hI game and Boise Dollie could not ROt be t 4 J blamed A committee might be appointed I to se st what became of the money Boise Botoe BoI BoiseS e S i I i did subscribe toward the league I and Dd same seme me 1 Interesting facts might be developed 1 i 1 Boise Dol Is 18 without question one of the bestS best i S I baseball ball ball towns In America for Its Us population 1 lion don and the fans of that city are re to be bei I i L congratulated for tor refusing to patronise the i bunch hunch of ot misfits Struthers thrust upon pan t them a as a baseball blueball team teamS S I 1 Helena was wa the only town in the he league leagueS S that WitS was organized organised right There a corn com committee cornI I t mittel of cithens were led to believe the I 1 league le gue would be a success and got be behind behind beS S hind the team right Had the league con continued 1 1 Helena would have lost a nice bunch of or money mony but It would have ha the theS S satisfaction of ot knowing It was w not Rot g going down into IAto some BOme baseball pocket Salt Lake Too Wise i t The Salt Lake public was wa too wise to togo toI I I go against the game with their pocket pocketbooks j i j books but did support the team tem as long longas J j as IU they were given good baseball 1 j It was waa quickly seen Men after the team j I I started that Farnsworth was a good fel tel fellow felI I S low but that he was wu in with a 8 bad bunch S it I This Thill he did dM att nt realise until too late He I J spent his h money and gave Salt StIlt Lake a 8 1 1 i team tea that was perhaps the most moat popular p I j aggregation that was Wall ever assembled a in inthe 1 I tt the tM city The town was back of ot him and andI 5 t I I would have remained back of him to t the I 1 I I finish had the league remained intact i C i ball bail was forced on him by the theother theother SI f I t other towns in the league and this was wasa wasI I j l f a big mistake Farnsworth realized I tl and which would have haV been remedied in inthe Inthe Inthe the next series played at Salt Lake bad had d the game continued q 1 ii i One Mistake J t 1 J Farnsworth made but one mistake in incoming InS Ini i i l S coming to o 0 Salt Lake and frequently said akl I so IO afterward He listened to a bunch bench of ot advice that would wreck reck any league gue in inthe InS tr S the tM world There are always a few would t 1 be in every town and Salt Salti i Lake Lak has bu ha hers he These Thea gained Fame FameS S T It worth ear when he came hers here a stran stranger Li i j I I gem ger er and aDd it cost coat co t Farnsworth many dollars t 4 11 5 j 1 I I for tw Ida lesson At one time tI after er Pam Fame Farnsworth j I I worth came to Salt Lake he lie was aa willing J V I i to take the Salt 10 Lake team Ini in a state if i 11 league But these th talked S I him out of ot It If Jt he bad done this be ho bet hoi t i i I would have saved many a dollar and Salt Lake would have had baseball still r fJ Spill That Inside I I Dope i j I When the league was I formed those who know baseball condi conditions i I e ii 1 and aad have had experience In baseball in this thi state said aid it would not DOt go It was waa wasat I i at this time that the went eat i L i about saying there was wag a g lot of In ID Information IDI Information I formation about the league which they the t I i knew know about bout but which the public did dM not notI I I I i that was all bound to make it a success I q i Those Tho e who did know those who wore were not DOt noton I on OIl o the th inside would wO like to have these lt ft I I spill this Inside dope done Now No S i 1 Is te the time to do it it and the coi of er f crl I The Herald are open to them 5 4 ct I L S x fi I J I ii sa I I y j 4 I I x xI I S SS SIu Ik ta t It ItS S J S Iu E l Ray Deur champion pace follower who will appear at the local track |