Show DONT LIKE KNOCKERS so says president lucas in speaking of salt lake sporting writers it is probable abat if the era who write sporting columns for the salt lake papers liae their way utah will have no more baseball and will be prevented from joining the pacific northwest league president W II 11 lucas h outspoken against unwarranted roasts and false statements recently made in the salt lake papers and so the extension of the league may bo made by taking in vancouver and victoria instead of salt lake and ogden lie says As a matter of fact I 1 think most oi the clubs favor salt lake in preference to victoria and vancouver the question of a jump cuts no figure with us if the right people have a hold on the proposition and the matter of rates is adjusted satisfactorily the long jump haantz injured baseball in helena and butte 1 I would rather have a city miles away with the cioper rates and a good club and good management than a town 30 idilea away with poor management and no club capable of taking a place in the league vancouver and victoria have made good applications and ono man in vancouver has over 1000 put tip there that is business jou know but I 1 went to salt lake believing that the climatic conditions of ani salt lake would lie arcag thing in favor of those towns you see with salt lake and ogden in helena and Butte Bulte could open and close back here lt necessary butte and helena are in the league 0 o stay and with utah cities in the league it would simplify the task of making up the schedule that is one thing greatly in favor of the butali towns and I 1 understand that ogden is one ot the best baseball towns in the inter country for the reasons mentioned the utah towns would have tad the preference when I 1 went to salt lake it was with anis belief there I 1 met of the best people in the city financially and socially an were the people I 1 did business with I 1 dont liap those roasts which arc written on unwarranted statements and if salt lake people stand for them much prospect of salt lake getting into tho league |