Show UNION ASSOCIATION l r rl ru u TO REMAIN SIX CLUB CIRCUIT NEXT YEAR I reports from the northern end o of the tiLe Union association circuit L LATEST arc to the tile effect that the league will start of off with wilh six clubs again next year and that aside from tho the substitution of Ogden for Butte their will be no changes lit ill the circuit President W. W II Lucas and John J. J Mc- Mc c- c owner of the Butte franchise arc at Butte but have c been unable to get et j the c fans there to take over 1 t the e team for next year This means that McCloskey McCloskey Mc- Mc Closkey will transfer his franc franchise ise to Ogden and Butte will have ha no DO o team H. H A change chanse o of oC this kind win will Will bring brine orin i a heap of oC disappointment to the baseball baseball baseball base base- ball fans at Pocatello who have been fl flouring figuring on having ha a team there next summer Lefty LeCty Jen Jensen en the thc North North- Northwestern western league pitcher and C C. CN N N. Sutton Sutton Sut- Sut ton tun of oC Salt Lake Lalee are arc said to be ready really to place a team In Pocatello and arc are willing to post 1000 as ns a guarantee that the team will s go through the sea sea- son on The They had Intended going to the tho league meeting at on December December December Decem Decem- ber 14 and post their mane money at that time Unless the Butte fans fana keep a a. team there and let McCloskey start off ore with witha n a ric new club at t Ogden Pocatello has no chance chaneC of or getting Into the len league ue as all any league must comprise an even en number of or teams or a continuous schedule I ir Ig Impo Impossible Many Inn of oC the league magnates are hoping that Butte Dulle will keep a team as the addition of or O Ogden and Pocatello would mean that the l ague teams could avoid the tue bad weather in jn the I north at the early part oC of the season b by starting the season In the southern Cities It was this bad weather which crippled the Montana clubs last year r c With Ith the season starting 0 off In Salt Lake O Ogden Pocatello and Boise this bad weather could bo ho avoided a and allor all of or the clubs would stand a better chance of or making mone money trying tring their Lucas and are best to get somebody In Butte Butto to bandie handle han ban die dle that club next year The They arc are of offering offering of- of fering the franchise for nothing providing providing pro pro- viding that the thc person who takes It will make good McCloskey's loss of ot 1000 Incurred last summer If Ie the they cant can't get this price they ma may cut It considerably rather than lose the f chance ince of oC Increasing tho the league to an eight club affair The rhe offer of or Jensen and Sutton to place a team In Pocatello Is pleasing to the Union association magnates who believe that the Northwestern leaguer would be bo able to get et a good t tram team am and be well ell up In the race all season cason There arc other people who also want ant the Pocatello franchise in incase incase case cuJe that city Is admitted to 10 the league hut Sutton and Jensen will have ha the first call and are ready to make good goodby by hy posting their 1000 guarantee |