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Show Several Details Mlk Settled Much to Do Yet in Pacific National's Na-tional's Fight for Eastern Protection. Further than tho fact that Charloy Riley Ri-ley will havo chargo of Salt Lake's team during tho coming leaguo season, nothing noth-ing s really known as to tho pcraonnel of tho local aggregation of ball tosacrs. This statcmont was made lnButte for Tho Trl-bunq Trl-bunq last evening by President Rlshol and IT. O. Shephard, who wero Interviewed Inter-viewed becauBO of tho rapidly Increasing curiosity on the part of Salt Lake fnns on this subjoct, Tho news that tho Pacific Pa-cific National leaguo has been materially strengthened by applications from Great Falls, Mont., and Walla Walla. Wash , for membership, was largely rcaponslblo for this feeling. As a piattcr of fact several things still remain to bo done beforo dotallB will bo definitely arranged for tho coming sea- I son. Tho club owners and officials of tho I Pacltlo Natlonnl have their case to pre- sent to the national association. As to tho outcomo of things when this Is donn ! there la llttla doubt. Tho old league j Btands strong nov: and the proposed L.u- caa league, to Include British Columbian cities, Is so much In tho nature of an experiment ex-periment that It would bc a gravo risk on tho part of the national association to protect tho latter and let the former fxo into the Meld of outlaw ball. Further than this Is tho very evident attltudo In tho Montana cities, whore the situation really hinges. When men llko Charles Lane' and others of the Montunlans present at Saturday's meeting, aro willing to back an enterprise. It Is a pretty suro shot that It Is KOlng through. |