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Show The skyscrapers" will return afler a five weeks' stay away from home at about o'clock this evenlns. Manaser Rlankenshtp. like Owner Dtrk Cody of Bolee, Is reported to be bitter bit-ter aerainst the treatment accorded htm on the road bv tTmplr. "Raaty" Wrlffht-Klankenshlp Wrlffht-Klankenshlp Is quoted aa aaylns; that Cody easily has a kick coming and that his club also suffered badly at the hands of President Lucas' Indicator. Pitcher "Pat" Butler, taken on from Seattle while the club waa at Helena, has ben dropped by Salt Lake. Butler appeared to have a great deal, but waa unable to set started. Claflln. the other new pitcher, will report with the team tonight. Blankenshlp's pitching staff now Is composed of Garher. Morgan. Schlmpff, Hummel and Claflln. Union series this week: Great Falls at Halt Lake. Helena ax Botes and Missoula Mis-soula at Butte. Bait Lake's showing In the Orel three series waa good, but that at Helena and Bolne was a disappointment to Manager Blankenship. principally due to a slump In the pitching department. Fortler's "pegging" le apparently the only point In the former Murray backstop's back-stop's catching that does not satisfy Manager Blankenehlp. "Blank" may do a great portion of the catching himself during the neat four weeks, which means a switch of Van to first and Fnr-tler Fnr-tler to right. Van la a splendid left handed first sacker. Missoula papers announce that President Presi-dent Lucas has arrived there m the hope of straightening out the Joyos tangle. Mlaeoula fane threaten that If Joyce dose not atep out and permit them to finance and run the team, there will be a "revolution." "revo-lution." The fans there have promised Lucaa that thev can raise any amount of money necessary to put In a winner and that they are tired of Joyoe'e policy pol-icy of cheap ealartea and bum ball teams. It Is known that three merchants there have offered Joyce several thousand dollars dol-lars If he will sell and atep out. and It may be that ha will have to be forced out. Joyce la said to be figuring on signing sign-ing Pitcher Ingebretaen. a Spokane caatoff. TTp at Bolee they have dubbed George Hummel "the correspondence school t wirier." Rov WHHtts. former star of the Denver I.uiue team, who has been with Vernon In the coast league for two seasona, has been released. Terry McKune was dropped with him. It's a shame that Mlaeoula fane are not given that which they deeerve. IfcCloakey Is with Luraa at Missoula In an effort to atralghten out the muddle. Really, this race In the I'nlon league la becoming Interesting and It will not be long before Boise and Helena take a hand also. PrnhaMT sftcr all President Teaa is considering the retirement of one of his umpires. It may be "Raaty" Wright and then again It may be L-swl Oenre Ixmganecker may Join the Union association", associa-tion", umpiring ataff. He Is said te he dickering with Lucas. A Kpokane report re-port haa this ex-northweetern indicator alated to succeed Lewler. Halt Lake plays Great Fells. Helena, Butte and Missoula here aad then hikes off on another five weeks' trip over the circuit, closing here with Boise September Septem-ber 10. The Eagles defeated the ftilver Grays In a game at Poplar Grove yesterday morning. morn-ing. 4 to 4. Peterson and Broshlnakl comprised the Begin' battery. Rait Ike dropped both games ef a double header at Bolee Saturday, I to 1 and 12 to 9. Butte won one from Helena. 4 to 3, and lost the other. I to 1. The Oreat Falls-Mlsaoula series was postponed post-poned on account of rain. The Ely. Kev., papera refer to a new Inflelder signed hy Ely's club. They call him "Rabbit" Fturgeon. Wonder If the "Rabbit" la going to lump Missoula. Boise sciihee state that the skyscrapers skyscrap-ers "show no signs of team work." What Is that? The Z. C. M. L beat the Murray Are-men Are-men Saturday by ths score of 14 to 4. Barber was In the box for the Z. C. M. I. snd pitched bis usual steady game. The Budwelsera and the D. AU G. leame divided a loueoly played double- I header yesterday afternoon at Walker's rield. The Budwslsers took the first rame. It to 4, and the O. A Ft. O. team the second. II to 44. Jai kenn and Wat- I on comprised the battery for the D- A R. O. team In both game. Cooper pitched tnd Peacock caught the first gsme for the Budweisers, while Bmith pitched snd Stock csught the second gsme 'for that learn. Tbe attendance waa good. In a one-elded game In which Park Cltv'a baseball team was outclassed, the retail clerfca' team of Halt lake won I by a acore of 14 to 7 at Park yesterday. At the end of the firth Inning Barry, pitching for Park City, waa taken out after eight hits had been made off hul delivery. Rush, who succeeded him. rould not do aa well, for In the r- mainlng four innings nine hits were msde by the clerks. Price, whe pitched for the clerks. lliowed nine nils during the entire gam. |