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Show BOSSNER TALKS ON THE LEAGUE I From time to time there have ap peared in various intermountaiu news-I news-I papers articles purporting to be the expressions of W. Fred Bossner, pres-j pres-j ident of the Boise baseball club in tho 1 Western TrUState league These articles ar-ticles quoted Bossner first as having said one thing and next as having said something else. Sometimes Bos3ner was for Boise In the Union association and sometimes he wasn't according to the views alleged to have been expressed ex-pressed by the Boise president. Tho following question was put to Mr. Bossner: "You have been quoted as saying that Boise will not re-enter tho Union association unless assured that such action will be to the best Interest of the game in your city. "Will you inform in-form us just what you will require from the organization as a condition of Boise coming in? Please wire fully, our expense." In answer to this came the follow-j follow-j lng reply: i Boise, Ida , Dec. 17. The quotation to which you refer mpy be a little mis leading At present Boise is connect? ed with tho Western Trl-Stato league, which is protected by the National Baseball association. Hence, Boise s not in a position to act regarding associating as-sociating with the Union league. But if at the annual meeting on January 20 it is found that some of last year'B towns are not prepared to ahead next Benson, then it will be up to us to dc-I dc-I tcrmlnp whether it w' 1 be better to j reorganize this league or to cast lots with the Union association. At present it looks as though there is a possibility of certain towns dropping drop-ping out. At the same time we are assured that others are -waiting to ! - come Into the Tri-State league. Just J now we are seeking information re garding the Union association, to use in case it is thought best that Boise i should return to the Union. Our de- I sire is to give the Boise people the I best baseball possible under the most ! favorable conditions. However, we must "be assured that we will not be handed anyjemons, ao ; was the case when -ve belonged to the , Union association formerly. Long rail road jumpB Into Montana might be ' one of the things which would cauae us to hesitate. Personally, I prefer having Salt Lake and Ogden cut loo3e from the Union association, thus eliminating elim-inating big jumps into Montana. In other words, we prefer to be in a ! league with Salt Lako and Ogden, but j I do not believe that Montana towns , pan be figured successfully in a league In thjts territory. |