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Show HIGHEST-CLASS OF BASEBALL ASSURED It anyone is In doubt about the class of baseball that may be expected of the Union association teams this year, let him cast his eye over the scores of recent exhibition games. I For example, the Murray team hold the Chlcngo White Sox, a major league organization, to a nothlng-to-nothing tie for nine brilliantly played innings. That certainly was a grand achievement on the part ot a class U cliib. Two noteworthy events took place Tuesday, one at Boise and tho other at Portland. At Boise Erven Jensen's team shut out the Spokane club of the Northwestern North-western league In a 1-0 game. Tho mighty Indians were unablo to do better than four hits off Slevo Mel-tor, Mel-tor, Jensen's pitcher. That also was a performance of which to bo proud Portland fans saw startling ball Helena club played the Portland Northwestern club a 4-to-4 .tic In seventeen sev-enteen innings. AVhen a team can go seventeen innings, twelve of them without being scored against, It can be set down as "going some." Both the Spokane club" and the Portland club are claBB B teams. Class B is two notches higher, than the class In which Boise and Il,clena travel. In view of those facts, can there be any question as to the character of baseball the Union association will furnish this year? |