Show I MISSOULA AWAKENS Tho The dope from Missoula now is that the chamber of commerce in that city has has- definitely decided to finance a Union 3 association team in 1914 and that CUff Cliff Blankenship will win be engaged re-engaged as a playing manager Whilo tho the Missoula organization or has taken no d definite steps toward immediate plans it is reported that it has become 4 peeved over the statements that Missoula would not bo be able able- to enter a a. team and that therefore it will win retain and finance a franchise franchise fran fran- chise at any cost All rAU of which really sounds good at this end Missoula's Mis Mis- Missoula's soulas soula's finances are arc in bad shape and therefore if it the local boosters finance another team aa as well as assume the responsibility of startIng start- start Ing tho the team with a a. clean slate all In Inthe the more moro credit to the splendid sportsmen in that little city J Nothing has oa os yet et been heard from Helena where conditions are aro about bout aa as bad as they are aro or or S were v at Missoula W. W 7 Fred Bossner president of tho the Bolso Boso club In the Western Trl Tn has written writ writ- ten President-elect President Murphy o 0 of the Union association Informing him that his city has been beon granted permission lon by the West West- em era TrI State to enter the Union If it It so sotIe tIe desires and that he Is la ready to talk busi busl- ness neBS The dope In the north also is that Pocatello has 2500 to say Bay that It Is read ready to Join hands with the Union but up to tho the present spreading of or the Ink Inic nothIng like It has como come this way from the Gato Gate city 1 T 1 S v The Thc following bit idt bit of ci good 00 1 sound Is from tho pen of or Spike Ha of tho the Butte Dutte Miner 1 Now ow Incidental to to raising the mODe money for tor a team here It might not be bo a bad bul Idea to ho hog tic tie a a. manager who can play the game himself and deliver cr pome some players to help him out aut a little A playing manager manag-cr Is at least some sonic saving savinI financially and anti It has worked out satisfactorily satis satis- many times In the bushes I Larry Lam Duggan president of oC the the- Butte club has hag sl up up Do Mars l a. a big left- left handed Indian pitcher Pilcher from Choteau Choteau- Mont for 1914 The Butte president also states that he will soon start on the task of Interesting local capital In the financing financing financing finan finan- cing of a club there S a Decatur Ill HI Oct 27 Arthur i.-Arthur Arthur Wilson Wilson Wil Wil- son catcher on the New York Giants has hu slimed a n. contract to play winter inter baseball with the Oxnard Cal team ham In an on Independent Inde hide pendent league Th The Oxnard team will wUl willbe willbo bo be managed by bv Fred of o tho the Giants Both Wilson and Snodgrass have havo received special permission from Manager tanager McGraw McCraw to pla play winter toll ball Wilson will report at on November 0 JO iO I S The Tte Cincinnati base baso hit Is doomed Tho The scoring rule framed last winter to legalize this will be wiped out Jn JIl December A A. new rule committee to be made mallo up of or two club owners two active team managers and two baseball writers will revise the entire pla playing code The Tile absurdity of pf the Cincinnati base lilt hit never was was was' more clear clearly illustrated than In th the final game Iame of oC tho the worlds world's series With Ith Eddie Murphy of the tho Athletics on third thIn Frank Baker rolled a grounder rounder along loll tho the first base line tho the Giants Giants' first baseman picked up 1 the balland ball balland balland and prepared to ta tag Baker before throwIng throw- throw In hog Ing to tho plate plato to get ct Murphy But Dut Baker and Murphy both stopp stopped d running so KO that bewildered didn't know what pIa play to make He Ic finally threw to the pia plate to hut the ball lahl arrived In Mc- Mc Ieans ean's hands too late lal to head off ort a run aker Baker dash dashed d to first base In barety Under the obnoxious scoring rule ruTe Baker Balcer received credit for a base hap hit a B Cincinnati ba base bas c hit hIt when as a matter I of ot common t It 11 should have havo been 0 a Holders fielders choice holce The Tho tl attempt to give e batsmen n hits hilts un Ter such ll ridiculous C condi conditions Is in decidedly unfair to pitchers s an and th the rule role has lias been leen condemned by practically se all nil the managers and Now New York Sun a a Kansa Kansal City Mo Oct 27 George c Stovall former Inan of oC tho the St. St Louis American lc u tl baseball club has lias announced an an- J 11 I that hat h he 1 a it year ono contract with the Kansas city Federal league team at af a meeting In Indianapolis next Saturday Stovall Sto announced that after the thc Indianapolis meeting ho he would make a 0 trip till to the cast east to sign several sc big league players he has hias already tentatively tenta tenta- engaged ens Before managing the tha St. St club Stovall all played with time the Cleveland Cleve Cleve- land Janil American league team President Hedges of or the St. St Louis Louts club dub has refused to give Stovall t aJl an unconditional release and when he ha signs a u. Federal lea league e con tract he hc will be considered an an outlaw by organized d baseball S S Sit St St. t. t Louis Oct 27 j. Tills Is going to be a n merry old winter In lii b The Tho Federal league plans and amid I Is h now Lus busy on war schemes which will go 0 Into effect within a a fortnight Li Lists ts have ha been made lIe and major majot league players approached Tho The Jo Federals have agreed with 1 II I numerous numerous' stars of or the time diamond as to compensation for tm l J 1914 H and are aie said to be willing to put th the mone money In the banks bauks In an any form desired de- de i sired lr l b by the thc players The Tho war will break break Imm Immediately latel after November Xo 1 Tho rue Federals Fed Fed- I orals are arc receiving assistance ce from the I Basc Players fro fraternity as that tha t association as as- ha has Is Issued instructions to till nil Its members member not hot to sl sign n contracts until after atter th tile the first l of or the ear vear ear according to decla declarations cla- cla rations H of local Federal league men |