Show THIS FROM PROM BUTTE Monday was Avas the day that was ivan set at the last meeting of the thc Union league magnates for au m adjourned Dl meeting It was not held It may not ever b be held hel but we fC have hopes The Union league right now resembles re roo rc- rc the hibernating grizzly the tho only evidence of which is scattered thanks to a a. public for once among backwoods three string bands Nobody appears' appears to Imo know or care much about It This apathy will m probably be he dissipated along tho the first of tho the year cal when a gathering of oC the tho magnates ma will willbo bo ho held to plan for or the continuance or disintegration ration of tho the circuit There Is Js Isone Isono ono one ml mighty ht certain thing the tho guiding land hand of V. V 11 H. H Lucas will be sadly missed In n this territory which he understood so o well wen It 18 is hinted that not miot a a. little depends depends de dc- de- de on what Is dono clone In Boise Boise seems to be considered an important link linko to o the Union chain of or clubs this coming season and It Is Es with 1 th no little Interest that hat some sign will he be awaited as to the Intentions ot of that city lt There are In Butte Butta man many people still skeptical k as to baseball here fhe They fIte have havo a reason to be but ut yet ret Butte Is t far T from Crom bein being a n. hope- hope leis ess case under conditions that are so sowell sowell sowell well known nonn that comment la Is Is sa sary sar 1 Weather capable management nt a a comfortable place to sit sll while w watching the he games gumes and a I. real baseball team are aro ho tue principal ones All this ma may come conic The state stale lea league ue talk Is still heard he-ar Nobody Xo- Xo 1 body od really can prognosticate with an any degree of accuracy what hat is going to hap hap- pen But nut there will be little to bank on until the first of the car yeat at least Butte Miner IThe I f The last batch of or decisions received leeel b by bythe bythe the thc arbitration board of ot the National Association As As- of or Professional ProCessional Baseball Clubs Included this ono one Claim of oC Portland against Butte for tor 00 was allowed This This' claim is for Mathes It Il appears that Matty Matl and Fries les were both dt drafted b by bythe bythe the Coast league but turned over to the Portland club of oC tho the Northwestern league When Butte was as after Mathes s and Fries PrIes Portland sent pent Mathes but held onto Fries Files sending Klein In his place The Tho Butte club never paid laid over an any monc money to Portland Port Port- land hand Jand awaiting waft n a settlement of tho the mat mat- ter The he Butte club will now probably I have to pay the claim of or tho the Butto Treasure St State e- e hereby admitted to membership In the sports writers writers' le league league Is gue-Is Is however strong stron for a t. state league JM as h he has lias bc been n al al- al W. W ways 8 Heres Here's the latest It Tt begins to look 1001 as though professional baseball for fur Montana na in Is a vanishing hope Th The rhe Butte lovers hovers of oC the national p pastime arc are willing and and reaLly ready to proceed in spite of 0 slight financial losses this year car But Dut Butin Butin in Helena Maurice Weiss the tho owner owner or of that franchise has determined to quit Tho The situation In iii O- O On n n is precarious on account of or the announced departure of John Jolin y and to add to the tIle un uncertainty tin un- certainty o of life liCe for COt the tho Union association association tion then the national s b baseball hall commission Is II threatening to put Jut a maximum limit oCl of oC l OO o on class lass D leagues The best move now possible for the preservation of or th sport In lii Montana l nl lIa would woul ho be to begin n thin work of oC formulating a strong tate state JCl league O with Butte Helena Telena Great Fa Falls Missoula MIs- MIs noula soula Dillon Billings and or ot some om other r strong stron- town In Inthe inthe the lineup B Baseball Is more worth worthy o of encouragement t than a any an- professional p pastime pas pas- s- s I time tinie and as an a ling of ot friendly rivalry be the cities o of the state stat It IS IS- ISan an ex ex cx- e of all state interest interestS and andor of or mutual Intercity advantage c. c The season season sea sea- Cl- Cl son expenses e J of such Uch II u i league Jea would be 50 per cent less lens than thian tho thiu i e of ot an Inter Inter- league and It J Is almost certain public Int Interest rr st and patronage pJ o would b be greater The Tho promoters and lovers of ot basc baseball all in Montana should hould perfect their I plans before New Xe 1 cars car's and It Is not flot an exaggerated guess that the Montana I league plan will 1 prove pro tho salvation the sal and ani restoration o of the Jr great t gaino gamu In iii this state Late I 4 4 ft Milwaukee Wis Nov 0 20 Connie Connie Mack tin tiro manager of ot tho the Philadelphia J Athletics believes that t Leslie Bush the tho no pitcher he bou bought ht from rein the tho win pennant ning Missoula Jula tram team of or the Union I as association cla cla- tion will develop clop Into a great artiste artist This rIds much Mark admitted last t week while I he was attending the meeting of the I minor league clubs here heres As s a a. rule rulo Ia Mack k talks talk's g gery ery very little consequently when he does docs open hl his mouth liEs his words norda count a great dual di Here Is la what ho had J t to t say a shout about tho the jonne onn pitcher from front Missoula I believe lIt and Jud Im I'm sincere when n I 1 say it It that Bush will develop Into n a great Pit pitch Hell er cr Ho Ito ha has the size the stuff sture and tho the courage You know Imo there are aro Um times J a when whenn n C pitcher who ho i Is lit jog hit lilt hard i 1001 rood in of or It II That's the lh hn W y Bush flush Impresses inc me T J expect to keep heep him on m my team ft ft Chicago Nov XO CO Mord Mordecal O. ecal Brown Brou former ormer star pitcher for tho Chicago National Na No- team te-nm may bo ho an umpire In Inthe Inthe inthe the American league ue next t season eason dent Johnson has two to vacancies In the tho staff larr of or umpires to 10 nh nil fill and nd it is It said Id Brown Drown Js is being considered for on one Q of the these c po positions position ft r Chicago Nov O 20 The W.-The Thc Chicago Na National tonal anal League Baseball dub club today traded Tom Torn Downey utility to the Sat Sac club of the tho Pacific lne Coast In exchange n for Edward 1 McDonald hl nl m-nl Li to 10 the thc Sacramento r from Unno tin Un no Nationals a Jt al last l year r. r i |