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Show LUCAS SAYS FStU? IS ONfOF-THE- BEST prOKANK. Wtih.. Marrh IS. A ron tract waa cJoaM Friday hetwen Prt-dent Prt-dent W. H. lauraa. hoaa of tbo I'nlon aaoelatton, and Ralph Frarv. hj has t'-een tha atar Indicator holder In the Norihraterrf leaaii for many seasons. ! whK'h will Blva the new league the nervines nerv-ines of tha "umpaf" fur the aensoit if 111. t A special rtaue ta liwluded In th eon-1 tract whlth will ralaaaa sry frnn die In Ion aaaorlatlon In th event uf ral- dent Lynch lasitlnff a i-ajl for the (tpoh.ine , man to report to tha big lea.n f r uni I plre duty. Frary ta racelvtnc a fat plum fttim the ynunaj lau. and will i naM a tkftter price than ha revived Uat year In Hie Norlhwastern oraraiilaatl.tn. lie will re- Krl to Frealdant l.u- In April, and will assigned in duly Just be for h open-In: open-In: of th tTnlon amaa. 'l consider Krary one of the heat umpire um-pire In th UnlrW ttaia." said Mr. .-oaa .-oaa thta mom In. "Knowing Dk ability of th Apoaan man aa an umpire. Hie I talon aasoclat ton waa willing to offer him a good contract and we fettl well ptaaaad with tha fa t thai ha haa atimtd up. "To my mind h la htt r ;wn mnv of th man on Lynch' staff at ttta pv4eii tlma and ther la tttl doulrt hut that h will go to th Nailnl fcnfua before lh season ta fmlshed." Vary la wo rw trig out wlt th local filayara to got Into condltl.t-, for the com-rg com-rg ssna work under President Lucas, |