Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-06-23
pa Of Dissatisfaction in Pacific
~ National League Begins
To Boil
TROUBLE AHEAD FOR LUCAS,
,... If His Unfair Attitude To
ward salt Lake He is Likely
To Lose His Job,

uont June % - The
pu, NJ dissatisfaction mas al
Prov ,oorced to boil In the Pa
Isau' NATIONAL league. The Paeihc Ma
'lN league has always been unfortu'
u0u'' IN that It's officers were seneraly
n"e " .rbeads with each other This
81 We ,rouble seems to be over
uw. ,asn, Lucas and the recent riot AZ
EN- lake, when Umpire FRANK 'ones'
s.nn, league magnates at Salt Lane
mo statement that President Luz
" Il slated for retirement and that
,es Lane Of the Butte Ban e.uD wal,
'" ,hly he head Of the Pacific national
Fyp"an next wear Honest JOhn MCClos-
ts"ni q. H. Williams OF lhe opon A',.''
have always been l'hcas suppo' 49,
"A nom the story Originating I'm ~,
tVullatns and Lucas are AT ouls.
haepu,tr baseball management nave
lt bsen very friendly with Lucas ana
~, rake has declared against Lucas
Hoe sn statement that there VIII De
he ~ nsos,denf for the Pacinc NauOnhl
mn very probable. according 10 re-
Ns In this city. The Butte DaseDhll
rssseement will wage vigorous Wal
'Ssinst the right Of portland 10 kveF
giehc skell Roach, accoldlns 70 s'a,st
nset made by President Chas' Lane laS'
night ,.,,orod Lame "was award
~ nnite by the National Association
" Minor Baseball leagues ana MColoS-
ssv was censured for giving nm ms az
VA release. Il was high-handed pro-
seSure' We pay for protection ana ssl
sene Now that Roach has been releas-
"A nv Newark and signed by Dusdale'
We intend to reopen the analr agar,
Spete Bowling Is expected TO JON the
Butte team any day"
This certainly looks like trouble ahead
,or Lucas. one u his warmest supporters,
q H. Williams is said to now be agalnst
me nresent head Of the league, and would
,ay6r somenne else tor presldent
INK trouble that brought this unfor-
unale affair about, began when the SAT-
lake team made Its first trip TO the
north According TO the statement OF
director Of the salt Lake team 70 tno
News sporting editor, Lucas MANIFEST
N hls prejudice toward Salt Lake on ev.
fry occasion, and did not lose an oppor-
whty TO give the team from this town
the worst Of II.
PRECEDENT W. n. Lucas, has been max
Ink threats OF late that the Salt Lake
team would likely lose its franchise for
he Jones incident at Walkers field
tg weeks ago. lie has denied that he
has given the local team the worst OF
h and he has criticized Salt Lake pa
ry for the comment that has been made
n the matters In point For the Jones
tfalr. Lucas Is as much to blame as any
ne else. He should have known better
han to appoint man so VIGOROUSLY in
tupetent TO hold the Indicator, There
Ne "enty Of good men who would be
IA Of the job, but Lucas preferred the
lfs fellow from Butte. II Lucas did
" intend 10 hand Salt Lake a bit the
prt Of 1t, why did M override umpires
B the north and himself impose fines on
al Lake players, while the players on
ne other teams were not ined2 Why did
y allow Hansen to be assessed $50 be-
agse he was assaulted by Carney, and
Ny nothing when Carney was only fined
~ II he is not preiudiced toward Salt
AXE why did he inform Jones that he
Aca9 would make certain Of the man
cement Of the Salt Lake team pay
sifg for the Sunday incident? Instead
4 the Sat Lake team losing It's fran
Disc II Is more likely that Lucas viii
~ the presidency Of the league.