Show t POOR BASEBALL DOPE 1L i Looks < Like Split in the Northwest League I PORTLAND AND SEATTIE OUT 1i 1 I i rcposo to Enter tho New California 1 Coast League Decision Arrived at 1 Yesterday Northern Magnates Will Havo to Look Toward Suit Lake and Ogden No Word Yet From California Regarding Foot I 1 j ball Varsitys Xmas Trip Look Farther Oft Than Ev From tho present outlool baseball In Utah seems to be on also ran proposition proposi-tion so far as becoming a member of the Pacific Northwest league next season la concerned In fact thro Is I n strong hunch that there will not be 1 a Paclllo I Northwest league I next year Judging from the telegram emanating from Portland Ore last night which Mates that nolther i Portland nor Seattle have i the slightest Inclination of remaining In that organization organi-zation but rather I Intend becoming mem born of the California Coast league This movo will smash lip all the well laid plans of McCloske licaM et al and present them with a baseball nnarl that will cause Ilium all kinds nf trouble to unravel It will also bring the Northwestern North-western magnates down from the twelfth story to the ground Moor and It would not ho such a phenomenal Jolt to thp surprise department of a mans think tank to see a wee bit more attention paid to tho fertile layouts of Salt J > alcc and Ogden during the next few weeks Tho meeting of the big league comc off the first of the coming year and everything ev-erything was programmed up for a star lead with Salt Lake In the headline done In largo black letters The gumo was to bo handled by I a man who handled the gamo In this city In pant years but there was some difficulty such ns someone some-one else holding tho franchise and somo tock of last I years holders In the way of tho deal The gent who held the high cards gave out through his prcts ngent that ho was the prlnco of god fellows fel-lows among ball players and a king 1 In running tho game He was simply I IT and there wan nothing to It but HIM Ho Tas so generous that he Insisted on giving back the stock he had obtained from the old orpojibatlon without charging rental While the omoko held good there was nothing but glad hand fires being lighted I at every crook of tho road but when a fresh breeze came along lover of tho game was found doing business at the same old stand with hla franchise In his pocket and a watering can for his stock This balks tho game at present and It will mean a wait to see whether tho early closing movement makes a success suc-cess or pot before any chanco will be offered of-fered to play the baseball races next summer The game will go In this State without 0 doubt and If the Pacific Northwest Bchcmo falls to the dirt It will bo another dual tight between Ogden and Salt Lake Where Is New Northwest League Portland Ore Dec 10It was decided today by Portland rind Seattle to join With San Francisco Los Angeles Oakland and Sacramento In the formation of a Pacific coast baseball league The Portland club which will bo I In the Pacific coal league has secured a lease on tho grand stand and grounds used last season In this city and the Seattle promoters of the now club have leased new grounds Waterbury Back in the Harness Frank Waterbury tho alar twirler of the Logan baseball team lust season was discharged from tho Holy Cross hospital yesterday where ho hits been convalescing convales-cing from an operation performed on ono of his legs which was Bllghlly longer than H really ought to he Waterbury will fin Ish out tho dead seasonS at hogan and take another chanco In tho Western league next jear |