Show LUCAS TALKS l OF BALL President of the League Reviews Re-views Situation PLEASED WITH SALT LAKE Promises a Strong League for Next Year Favors Sb Clubs and Thinks That Ogden Will Bo in the Circuit W H Lucas president of the Pacific National league arrived In Salt Lake yesterday morning and will remain here for two or three days 1 looking over the situation as regards baseball affairs In making his usual trip over he league circuit The president Is I rather delinquent In reaching Zion but gave as his reason that he couldnt possibly reach here at an earlier date owing to more Important business demanding de-manding his attention at the other end of tho circuit Whon asked about the mooting of the directors at Butte the real reasons for the other four clubs of the league pulling ng out and the future prospects of the game Mr Lucas said MEETING AT BUTTE The mooting at Butte was extremely extreme-ly harmonious and as a result of it I I believe we all have a better understanding under-standing with each other There are differences In every league but If there were any In this one they were all smoothed oer at the session In Butte I contend that a convention of all the clubowners Is n good thing and one that should be carried out moro frequently fre-quently When We all get together and compare notes and realize where we all stand with one another there can be no doubt about the worth such a meeting meet-ing Is to club owners IIELTSNA FOOLED HIM With regard to the disbandment oC Helena I must say that I was taken unawares when I received the announcement an-nouncement from President Carmon that the Helena team would disband I loft Tacoma on August 1 for Frisco where I arrived oh the 15th Everything Every-thing looked serene for the league the prospects were bright and I received my first Intimation from President Harmon upon arrival In Frisco that Helena without giving me any notice whatever would withdraw I immediately Imme-diately wired President Fischer of tho Helena club asking him to substantiate substan-tiate the report and awaited n reply from him before responding to Car mons wire I appears that Fischer I had wired me at Tacoma on August 14th to the effect that Helena v ould disband but owing to a misunderstanding misunderstand-ing with the telegraph company he did not get his wire to me as he Intended In tho meantime I received an application ap-plication from Mr Binford of Ogden for the Helena franchise I conferred with President Hart about taking Ogden Og-den In and he favoring such an action ac-tion wired the remaining club presidents presi-dents oC the circuit slating that Ogden Og-den had made application that San Francisco and Los Angeles favored their admission and requested an Immediate Im-mediate answer from nIl I had no sooner done this than I received a wire from President Carmon slating that I should make no arrangements for the removal of his franchise for the reason rea-son that Tacoma had quit I ho Is correctly cor-rectly quoted It Is said that Manager Dugdale unaware of my advices for him to take his team to Ogden had ordered him to take his club to Vancouver Vancou-ver Having been advised from two different sources Carmort did not know who was running the leugue and not wishing to go out on1 wild gooso chase he hrow up the sponge Duff dale had acted In what he considered to be the beat Interests of the league while nsl a matter of fact I had not directed him to Ogden but had advised him to go down there and had sighted him to that town as being a good ball town and a good paying one as well NEXT CAME TACOMA When the Tacoma team disbanded wo had two vacancies to fill but Mr Blnford was not satisfied with one of tho conditions of the Helena transfer to Ogden namely the engagement of George Carry the Helena manager And as we had In the meantime received re-ceived applications from Whatcorn and applcal0ns certain playern of the team that It would be to the best Interests of the league to place the franchise In Vancouver Van-couver and Whatcom asrnloy wero coUer to each other wo dropped the OgdOn proposition only to be advised a day later that Whatcom had decided not to take a franchise owing to the lateness of thp season but that they I would like to become associated with Mm lofinio noxt voar Wo thon dc cldcd Li LoUbU to continue with thd six remaining remain-ing clubs THEN HARRY HART QUIT When I arrived in Seattle last Sunday Sun-day I learned for the first time that Harry Hart had disbanded his two loams Before I left Frisco Mr Hart assured me lore that ho would stick to this league until the finish Last Monday he wired me that ho had written me fully about his reasons for shutting up shop but I loft Tacoma before the letter let-ter arrived and do not know Its contents con-tents nor Mr Harts reasons They must be good ones though for Mr Hart ban boon loyal all the way through and something must have merited mer-ited his sudden action BEST ONES WERE LEFT When Mr Hart withdrew I was I somewhat discouraged but appreciating the fact that I had the beat force of the circuit left and having received assurance assur-ance from the four remaining clUb that they would stay with me to the end I the meeting at Butte At decided upon meetng Bute that meeting the action of the Helena and Tacoma clubs was severely condemned con-demned Now about the meeting of the league presidents In Buffalo 1 havent learue anything to say I havent as yet received re-ceived any Information from Secretary Farrell UH to what was done at that meeting and only knowing what I have rend In the account of the eesslon I dont care to way anything until I nm more fully Informed by tho secretary Manager Jimmy Reynolds wns also Been last night and voiced the sentiment ot President Lucas about the hnrmon iou session uhch was held at Butte Mr Reynolds says that ho endeavored I but out to get more home games was voted by the others FULL BLAST NEXT YEAR President Lucas said In addition to tho above that the Pacific National would bo running full blnst next year with the present four clubs and two other good ones He has received applications from Ogden Whatcom and Vancouver and Is 1 Inclined to tIltS belief that Ogden will be ono of the towns that will be admitted Mr Lucas prefers a Fixclub league to one with Ight cubs Ho thinks that where thcro are only BX tennis In the circuit that Interest In 1H nix cnn never be on the wane for the reason that each club I will be nt home more and away 7 LIKES SALT LAKE Mr Lucas yesterday saw the Elders play their first game since that aggregation aggre-gation of pcnant winners has been In the league and ho was very favorably Impressed Im-pressed not only with the urtlclo of ball they played but with tho lnigo crowd which wns in attendance to witness them Ho likes Salt Lake nnd thinks It a very good ball town Baseball Kotos President LUCHH vllneuBod yesterdays game from the lan Htmd Ore of the largest oroOH of the season attended the game yostcrduy Klopf pot t illrtv ono In his eye yHlar lay which bounded unlrno from Delhi huofl bathe < bat-he Indlon li > nv tonight for Butte who they aro scheduled for a Series of 1amcS Frury tho arlntocrxt hammcrol a long low fly over the loft Held fence but It I was u foul KlopC nail Frary permitted ono of Weeds popups to fall between thorn 111 the third Inning Joe Costoll I u Portland pitcher will Join tno Saints at Ilutto this week and finish tho Htason with thorn TJanloy was about the busiest gardener eve yesterday He accepted nine chances for an numbir of utout 11 equal nlmbtr t putouts Tis pleasing to not fiat Manager Reynolds Rey-nolds Is on tho lookout for some new und good men Such players wont hurt Davi wns put out in the third Innliii for trying to score when lo tiled to reach the lest coaling station on a hal which Hanson let bound to ono nick1 Roporta from the Buffalo hal mooting Indicate that the outlaw Pacific Coast league will be admitted io the National Association of minor leagues I jGen Cook niado up for seine of his weak I batting games yesterday IH I > inflo a single a double anJ throoaackor And ho played i Ilko lightning In the field Notice that while Salt lahu s still at tin bottom of lie percentage column the Jcrc Saints have a higher peiconlacro than ono on-o l C tallontlers In the country Weed made a pretty double In yesterdays yester-days game which required somo very fart bal pluylng alt W hlch came tt 1 a time the Elders when things wore looking dubious for Tho Tacoma L > dyr of August 2ilth Hat < s that Tacoma will be in the p C U I njxt year and that there Isni i any question ques-tion ot a doubt about the certainty of tho papor a Knowing this amOitncemeht to be true In making his run Flaimorv gave tho finest exhibition of leg work seen tlln ytai Ho wont to first l a single H J second on tIle throwIn and came nomii on Davlss little single It was excellent tunning lPc Reynolds Is negotiating with Buck Weaver an olu Salt Lnko boy I who played Center field with tho defunct Frisco team He has not received an answer from an offer ho mate Weaver but oxptcts that ho will land him Russ Hull who wus second Imgcman for time Frisco club bdforc It disbanded has wired Reynolds for u Job But when In did so he foiled to rtntc his t < rma Riymld8 has wlud for them but IH yet 1ms received no r111 Although four Indians crossed the plate after Weed hid a chnnci Jo retire the siclo In tho ninth there Was no ono In tho great crowd mean enough to lonst him This ww bcciiiiKo ho had plavcil llk > one of the old musters up t to that time lme Aft r tho Indians had both blanko In tho tenth a white dov flow I across the diamond circled around ilrst base tmd 8ieU off I was taken by all Salt Lalcc UH a good omen What It meant was made clear whon Slats Davis came In with tho winning tally Pitcher Hogg made ri pretty bLck up on Durrults throw to homo plate to catch Cook who clrtod in alter Sheas fly had been gobbled up Tho bal waa too high for IlunHofi and I vent past him ont Into Hoggs hands I tho Indian pitcher hudnt been on deck another run would havo resulted Jack Houston the l umpire who hns been ofTlclatlnt at the league grounds smcj tho nt urn Of ihi homo team was released yistcrday by President Lucas oving to his being a younger man In tho rcrvlcc of the league and to tho necessity of Iftllng some one go on account of Iho tilfibaudmont of four of tho clubs Harry Colgan recently arrived from San Francisco officiated at yesterdays gnmo Konuuhat of over ami IH foml nn linpruvomont oVlr Houston notwithstanding Unit somu if hl decisions 3Iil not teem lo mrku a nit with thC funs fioln tho way they bereamcd at him Thero rcvci was an umpire who could possibly pleaao everyone Manager Reynolds stated last night that VlgK8 and Quick ar1 after him with tears In thcl eyed to be ivleasod Quick has an offer from Manager Olurk GillHth of the New York Amoiicnn league team and Wlggs one from Charlie Comisky manager of tho Chicago Whltu Socks Rejnolds jays lint ho will not roleujo them unless ho can l others to taka their places wHO arc equally ua good Aa Tacoma Is now available for tile P C L the chances arc that that cllv will be admitted to the Harris league and in nil likelihood Seattles P C team will bo withdrawn Tho P C pcoplo cannot maintain a team In Seattle without Iho consent of Manager DUpdiIo of Iho P N lie has paid l for protection In Scuttle and tho cutlawa cannot neOure protection In hlii territory It boy arc admitted to thu Tiroli olive association |