Show lI l W k R JUMPS FOR LONG LONG 1 NEW EW YORK Jan 1 Railroad I.-Railroad Railroad fare will quickly eat up tho the capital capi capt tal of tho the Federal league in the opinion of Secretary John B B. B Foster roster Fos ros- ter of the Giants The Jumps inthe In tho the Federal league will be M longer than those in tho the National league explained Secretary Foster in a a. statement yesterday and and railroads railroads railroads rail rail- roads and hotels hotel eat up a a big part of the profits It costs 1500 1500 to take the New Now York team to St. St Louis Lows under tho the arrangements now in iii vogue and Kansas City is a a. nights night's rido beyond St St. Louis so the tho Federals can figure on spending considerable ble money in tion The The Giants always fighting for the tho load lead and for the prestige of having won two t successive pennants pennan pen peti- nan nants failed t to make money on any of their western trips last season BolfiO Biso O. O Ida Jan 1 President t Ed EJ F 1 Murphy Mu of or the Union enlon association me met with t tie e directors of 01 th tIn Bol Bole Boise e baseball club And PrE President V. W N N. Sweet o of tho the Western estern league here yesterday afternoon and anti went over time the proposal h lie he brought that Boise Bolc Join the tho Union Ip league loague ue Definite action was not taken PresIdent President dent Murphy Murph as assured the Boise magnates magnate that the Montana end of the tho circuit to to- to gather Jether with Salt Lak and Ogden 1 is 11 unanimous In extending an Invitation to tool Boise ol to Join The matter matt of making tho lea an nn eight club circuit was t die die- cussed d. Idaho Falls and areto areto are areto to l be e given cn n fi franchise between them and nd Boise the other ont one according to tho the proposed plans In tho the event tnt that this combination falls fails Boise will 11 probably proba proba- bl bly succeed Great Greal Fa Falls 1111 Baseball Isn't In a vcr very healthy condition con con- dillon In Montana towns according to the tIle newspapers says ars tho the Helena Independent Inde Inde- pendent The ono one that looks Ieok tho the best bestIs is Missoula oula which has been assured baseball by Iio tio Commercial club Blankenship Blankenship Blank- Blank enship has a agreed to turn return despite the tIme fr frequent assertions that Salt Sail Lake ex expects expects ex- ex to land Jand him Butte Butto comes next with Duggan Murphy Murph and other well to todo todo todo do fans back Lack of oC th the franchise and third In encouraging signs I s for mem membership In Inthe Inthe inthe the league is Great Groat Falls It Il Is said laid however that unc- unc unless a downtown park can be secured It Jt will bo difficult to pet get et any mo moneyed red men O t to RO go go b back k of oC the team tearo The old directors Indicate the they are out of or It and one ono sporting writer t says the tho panic game U Is up In tho the air Last In line Is 19 Helena Belena To Tio dh disappointment tho fans Cans felt over o the showing of ot the team after It had d led tho league for practically practically call cally the tho first month hasn't been dissipated i- i paled yet ret It appears appear to have taken tho the scrap out of oC them for tho tha time being Anyway Anay baseball rea really II never warms ann up until spring and yet et If it Helena Is to get in line lino for the coming year It will be bo necessary for or somebody to et to the center within tho the next two weeks January Janu Janu- RI ary v 10 Is not far awa away Jack Tack Flanner Fiannery Is hopeful of a L turn for the better and so are some of ot last years year's directors It II Is known th that t several se of or tie t Int Interested rested fans unofficially have been for Cor a a. manager And ha have located ono one they 1 be be- 0 lieve would he be rec received hed with open arms aegis by b- Helena na He Is le a n pI playing ln mant manager er at Itt that There 1 is a nucleus of a about bout six six- players around which a strong team can be built If Ir Helena wants wantA to take another n flyer Ar In the league this year Pitchers and at 1 least a couple of 01 hard har hitting out out- fielders are the tho ol only Y Ia ers bad badly I needed San Francisco Jan I. I The I.-The The Federal league threatens to make serious Inroads Into the t playing strength of or the Pacific Coast league Overtures O have C been made to a number of players and nd the time re report report report re- re port Is that Carl form former r manager of ot the Oakland team Is being sought by the tho new organization It is 18 said laid that George Gorge Stovall the former St. St t Louis Ioula Brown Bronn manager who Is tf to lead the time I Kansas CIl City Reds wants Mitze and IH has made him a liberal otTer offer It Is al also o said that Gene Krapp rapp and of the tho Portland team have had offers from Crom the Fe Federals and that Orval Overall Overall Over Over- all 11 and Charles of San Francisco can Jump advantageously ad I If It the they wish Elmer Rimer Koestner and Walter alter Carlisle aro the time Venice p players sought by the Federals Fed Fed- while Dutch Klawitter o of Sacramento Sacra Sacra- mento menlo an and l Carl Cart Maggart of or Los Angeles are also wanted Chicago Jan 1 1 Greetings 9 of the thc season season sea sea- son lion were addressed cd yesterday to tIme the worlds world's baseball tourists at nt Sydney Australia The cablegram carried nine nine- three ty-three signatures of or friends 8 of or Charles A A. Nc e York Jan 1 l.- l. 1 A cut ut in the ad admission ad ad- mission lon price to National league baseball games at tho the polo grounds this coming season Is 11 being b by the Now 0 York club it was as announced yesterday esterday b by jy Secretary John B B. B Foster loster Tie Tio contemplated con con- reduction rails rail for Cor a rearrangement rear lear i In tho time seat seat prices so 0 there would bo be fewer Jl t seats seals and more i 73 75 ent t seats t H |