Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-06-22

whatever league controls the circuit In
this territory,
Information from Butte and Salt Lake
Is that Charles H. Lane, who for three
years has been president or the butte
Baseball association will be proposed as
president and will receive the united sup
port OF the ant-Lucas faction, winch IL
gaining strength In the different cities
"The opposition TO President Lucas has
grown with extraordinary rapidly since
the announcement was made In me
newspapers that he will take away the
Salt Lake franchise In the event the state
ments OF Umpire Jones regarding ms
false arrest are proved true. Such
statement from the president or o league
so situated as Is the Pacific National
league is unfortunate, say his critics,
Salt Lake has been none too well sat
ished with the existing conditions, WIN
a club at the tall end ana be-
leying as the fans in the Mormon city
firmly do that they have had the worst
OF 1t on the umpire question, the man
agement would lump at the least provo
cation should a tight four club league he
organized I'm that territory regardless OF
the thousand dollar forfeit. That there
are other towns Just as good a. Salt Lake
at this time for the Pacific National
league IL merely bluff talk, which no one
believes.
lin addition, It does not rest with the
president alone TO take away the iran
chise of any club, and the threat TO do
something which he IL not able TO DO.
without the vote Of the directors OF the
league, Is another Of the blunders which
is threatening the life Of the present com
blnation
According TO the news from Butte re-
celved yesterday, the club management
there stands ready TO consider the tenta-
tive proposition to look into charges
against President Lucas instead OF
against Salt Lake. In Butte the talk
has been more In the nature Of criticism
of the president for failing to take the
first train to Salt Lake. and by his pres
ence and influence avert the spreading
of the trouble which threatens disrup-
tion. Instead Of remaining at home to
send expensive kilograms and write re-
piles for the newspapers the fans say the
presence OF the president Of the League
at Salt LAX would have resulted In re.
straining the outbreak and thus bring
about more pacific settlement
only few days ago President Lucas
blundered In making public attack on
a Salt Lake newspaper which has been
one Of tho staunchest supporters Of the
game Trouble with the newspapers In a
circuit has been considered n chronic af-
Fiction Of the president and ono which
has caused demands to be made upon the
time Of Honest john McCoskey TO set
tie as fast as he could get around the
circuit. Al Salt Lake the belligerent
writings OF the president have increased
instead Of allaying the feeling against
the league management
president Williams, who returned from
Butte yesterday decided to say nothing
at this time for publication In reference
to the stand taken In the Salt Lake mat
ter and the threat TO take away the
franchise. Mr.. Williams said II was not
within the power Of the president 20
execute the threat, and he believed that
with Salt Lake out OF the game IL would
mean the disruption Of the league.
81 do not care to say anything which
would be In the nature OF "A criticism
until | have asCertained the facts I'm the
case and talked with President Lucas"
said Mr.. Williams at would be in as poor
taste for me TO talk at this time as II
was poor taste for the president to air
the matter In the papers lnsead Of try
ing TO adjust matters at Salt Lake In
person
President williams does not believe
there Is any danger Of Salt Lake with
drawing from the league at this time. He
believes the trouble will be adjusted, as
the directors have taken hold Of the mat
ter aud will urge action by the president
on different lines
In speaking OF the talS in Butte about
another president for next year. Presl-
dent Williams said the name Of Charles
II Lane had been mentioned, but that AT
this time there was nothing to the rumoT
OF an immediate succession
81 think Charlie Lane would make 2
splendid nresdont OF n baseball league,
said Mr.. Williams. "He Is strong bust
ness man. conservative and popular and
with his splendid judgment would make
the very best kind Of an officer. But
that IL a long way om.and Just now we
are wondering what viii be the outcome
of the mixed up mess at Salt Lake"