OCR Text |
Show BUTTE IS PLEASED WITH NEW LINEUP The Rultc Minor does not minco words In a discussion of tho reorganized Union association. The Miner expresses Its views frankly, ami to this effect: Salt Lake, Murray, Ogden anil Boise appear to bo right in line. Jt looks as though McCIoskcy intent handle the reins In Boise. "Dad" Glmlln will be at the helm In Ogden, Heater In Salt Lake and Blankonshlp In Murray, which Is really part of Salt Lake and means continuous ball for that territory, something wc don'L begrudge be-grudge them for a minute. Holmes will handle Butte, and In "Ducky" It Is believed the locals liavo a live and hustling: manager. Thero Is somewhat of a mystery regarding the captain of the good ship Helena, but they are right on the Job over thore, and while Jack Flannery Is handling IhlngK now, It appcara as though thore would be a playing manager at tho wheel when the aeason opens; In fact, the mere statement dropped bv Blll Lussl the other ntght, that ho had received his contract from Helona, indicates that the capital city magnates are on the Job and arc after all the old good men and a lot of new ones. It appears to be a cinch that tho southern end of tho circuit Is strong. It has been hinted that tho southerners southern-ers put over something when Great Falls was ousted after Missoula had dropped out. It has been said that the control will rest with the southern south-ern cities and that they will run things to suit themselves. We ask, therefore, after considering consider-ing the matter a bit. what have they got to control? Salt Lako la going to be the financial backbone of the leaguo as usual, and certainly cities like Salt Lako and Bolso aro entitled to something In so far as local receipts re-ceipts have figured In late years. Butte should not care much of a rap how murh over Butte Salt Lake gets. It has been so often demonstrated that there can ho no baseball hero during certain periods of tho playing season tliat no. argument Is forthcoming. forthcom-ing. Butte will get plenty of baseball and probably more baseball than tho game will have patron?, so there can hardly be a kick coming from this city Helena will fare Just a well as Butto, and It Is nearly a cinch that the gate receipts In Helena will be more than those of Butte. In fact, if you want tho truth of It, Helena Is possibly more entitled to baseball than Butte, on past showings. Great Falls and Missoula are out of 1L and with the lukewarm support sup-port In both towns, it Is well they are. That long, tiresome jump to tho Falls is one thing cut out that will bo appreciated by tho players and tho club owners, but there wouldn't have been so much objection to It If thero bad been a little fire for the teams to toaat their shins before when they got there. Great Falls, for tho past two years, has boon as dead as Butte, and with a one, two team at that. |