The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-08-16
HELENA TEAM s
QUITS BUSINESS
Senators Drop Out of Pacific
National League,
OGDEN AFTER FRANCHISE
GREAT FALLS MAY ALSO MAKE
A BID FOR THE CLUB.
OGDEN AFTER FRANCHISE
Especial to The Herald


Helena, Aug. 15.-After Sunday Hell
ena will be no longer in the Pacific
National league What the Helena
fans have feared for some time has
come to pass. Forced to the conclusion
that the people of the Pacific northwest
do not want league ball sufficiently 10
patronize the game and brought face
10 face with a financial problem that
became more serious as the daily de-
ficits piled up, the Helena association
has been compelled to give up the I'M
equal struggle.
AT a meeting OF the officers Of the
association with Thomas A. Marrow,
the barker Of the team, at the Office or
the hitter it was decided 10 Withdraw
from the league. A telegram was sent
10 w. + Lucas, president Of the
league at Spokane announcing the as
sOciation's determination TO abandon
the field. Another telegram was sent
to Manager Carisch at Spokane. direct
ing him 10 disband the team after sun
day. The manager of the Senators was
directed to use the money in his pos
session in settling up with the players
as far as It would so and send state
ment of the amount remaining due 10
Helena. The sum viii then be for
warded and the club put out OF DEBT
The team is not in arrears 10 any ap-
preciable extent but there has been
such a constant drain upon the re-
sources of the club as to practically eX-
haust them.
At the beginning of the season Mr..
NARROW, who is president Of the Helena
Traction & Light company, guaranteed
the expenses Of the club. Since then
MIR. NARROW has been called upon a
number OF times TO pay deficits IN the
treasury As the amount so paid out
sOlutely no hope of an improved sit
ustion, he decided that it was neces-
sar-r to withdraw.
II is stated that Manager Carisch or
the Senators may play the team III
Great Falls for the next few weeks
The information that Helena would
drop out of the Pacific National league
was received in this city early yester-
day. Jack Grim Immediately wired
William Binford, former manager OF
the Ogden team, advising him what
had happened and suggesting that Og-
den at once apply for the franchise.
Word was received from Ogden last
evening to the effect that Binford had
telegraphed President Lucas, request
ing that ogden be given Helena's
place, but UP to a late hour nothing
definite had been received from the
league president.
However, there is but little doubt
that Ogden viii be given the Helena
franchise If it viii at once put up the
forfeit money required by the league
to carry out the season. This is eX-
actly what Salt Lake fans would like
to see, as the old-time rivalry between
Salt Lake and Ogden, together with
keep the game in these two towns at
fever heat. Ogden, by taking the
Helena team, would start out with a
better aggregation Of players than
Salt Lake got when this town took
the Portland franchise. Helena has
some of the best players in the league
on its team, who, together with such
men as Gimlin and Hansen, ought TO
give the Junction City a strong team.
From a story that appeared in the
Spokane Chronicle this week il would
appear that there are others who de-
sire to put team in Ogden. The Hell
ena team is now in Spokane playing its
series there. The following would in
dictate that il was known up there that
Helena was about 10 make the move:
Those who are we'll informed in
baseball matters know that the Helena
baseball mana cement has not met with
unqualified success. A losing team
does not inspire much enthusiasm or
draw patronage, and the Montana
town has been no exception TO the gen
eral rule 1t has been limited before
now that Helena may not be in the
league next year, and should that be
the case the baseball magnates viii be
ready TO consider some other town
for the circuit that offers a good pros
pect Of supporting the game
IF this thing happens. Harry Green
OF this city may be the man who viii
back ball team in the town of Ogden.
He states that he is considering the
situation and should Helena drop out
an ehort may be made to have the
Utah town take its place
Ogden is a town OF about 20 600 non
uiauon, on the Oregon Short Line.
thirty-seven miles north of Salt Lake.
and the prediction = made that II will
become good baseball town"