Show I ORT NORTHWESTERN DUBIOUS ABOUT ABOT ADDING i BUTTE BilliE I I SPOKANE Wash Jan 15 A A new angle in Northwestern league baseball baseball base base- ball has been uncovered by a rumor rumo to the effect that in all probability one oue of the present franchise holders holder holderson on the circuit will switch his team to Butte Mont for the 1916 season The dope has it that Vancouver o or Tacoma that Tacoma that is Bob Brown or Jo Joe McGinnity McGinnity-is is willing to make makO th the switch in the event of the Butte fans fan coming through on the tile question of support support sup sup- port for the club if it Is placed in Sn n th the Montana city I There seems to be little likelihood of any city in Montana aside from Butte being able to get behind a franchise fran chise for the tile coming season and aud a as Butte cannot be taken into the league without another town to balance up the circuit the switch reported may maybe maybe be no more than rumor Vancouver which ordinarily is one of the best if not the best town on the league circuit has been shot to pieces by the European war and as asa asa asa a result the sledding has been decidedly de je rough up ther there fo for Br Brown n According According Ac Ac- cording to report Brown has secured permission from the National association association tion to make the and still protect protect pro pro- his Vancouver territory to be used again when conditions improve and get back to normal Joe McGinnity would in a sr ability welcome the chance to tak the Tigers to Butte Bute He has sunk a wat wad of cash in Tacoma trying tring to make the fans wake up and support his bs club but up to date it i has been a question Queston of all al going out and aud mighty little coming in The business of settling the makeup of the league circuit for 1916 will wi be attended to at a league meeting to be beheld beheld beheld held next month in Seattle and by that time the Butte people will wi be in ina ina ina a position to declare decare themselves either eith i er or for or against holding a place on ont the thio circuit t The Tile addition of ot Butte Bute in place of either Vancouver or Tacoma would increase increase in in- crease the traveling expenses of the teams but without any doubt the drawing of the town tow would be befar befar befar far better than that of either Tacoma or Vancouver and if i the league directors directors di di- rectors really realy contemplate anc the switch with would it be a money maker in the end even with wih the additional expenses necessary nee essary to tomake make the tIle Jumps to Montana for games |