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Show --53&SEBALL SITUATION IS ' GRADUALLY CLEARING UP ;.- The fcasebaU situation Is gradually clearing up. It ha now become evident evi-dent that jthe talk of the disruption of the Pacific National leasee mmm for the purpose of putting; Walter Wllmot out of business In Butte, and there is now no doubt that Salt Lake will . have . league ball. , : Honest John McCloskey Is after the ! Butte franchise and the Butte fans 1 ant him as manager. ' Wilmot realises I that McCloskey Is in with the Butte fans much better-than .he could hope to be and also wants McCloskey ' as manager but thinks that he is entitled -to payment for his good will. McCloskey McClos-key has offered him $500 and has said that Wllmot wquld be allowed to sell nay players he haa reserved -a- Mc-Cloekey Mc-Cloekey does not want them. Wllmot asks much more money than this amount, but it Is likely that he will have to take It or nothing as McCloskey has him where the hair Is short. Manager Williams of the Spokane team has already begun preparations for the coming season. He has signed Jack Doyle, formerly first baseman of the Philadelphia National league team, as captain and manaer to take the place of Charles Reilly. Doyle Is an old-timer and is regarded as a splendid man for the place. Mr. Williams also, announces that Heine Deisel, who was stolen from Salt Lake two years ago when the Portland team was transferred trans-ferred to this Tity, U to play third base In Rellly's place. Delsel Is popular with the Spokane fans and is undoubtedly a good inflelder. Gus Kkraf will hold down the short field position and he Is there like a duck with the stick and In the field. The men named are at least a splendid nucleus for an all star infield. in-field. It Is now practically certain that Boise will be dropped from the league and that Helena will fill the vacant space. |