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Show M'CLOSKEY OP BUTTE WILL TAKE TRISCO TEAM. PORTLAND, Or., March 17. John J. McCloBkey, manager of the Butte baseball team.. arrived .yesterday from San Francisco. Fran-cisco. McCloskey is on his way to Butte for the purpose of securing hia release in order that he may assume the management manage-ment of the San Francisco team of the Northwest league. In speaking of his successor as manager of the Butte team. McCloskey said: "I would recommend 'Piggy' Ward. He has bad practical experience in Scranton," Pa., managing a team, and is a careful man, one whom I am sure would make a success of it." . - Work on the Portland grounds of the Northwest league was commenced in earnest ear-nest today, and H la expected that the grand stand and bleachers will be finished fin-ished In about three weeks. |