Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-02-04
NJ CLOSKEY LOOSENS
UP ON BASEBALL.
He is Apparently Disappointed
Because President Would
Not Resign.
TALKS ABOUT NEW LEAGUE.
Says There Is Chance That Charley
Reilly viii Go to Spokane and
Join With Lucas,

"Honest John" McCloskey has broken
loose agaIn
After declaring that he had had
enough Of baseball, he gives the Anaconda
fans bit Of romance through the Stand
ard as follows:
Evidence that the baseball situation In
the Northwest IL stln far from settled
is made stronger by the conflicting re-
ports from the different cities where the
war Is waxing warmest. When John Nc.
Closkey returned from Salt Lake, where
he had gone with W. H. Lucas in the In
terests OF the latters proposed North
west league he said there was nothing to
give out, but now that he has left this
neck Of the woods and landed In Spokane,
he comes out with the following state
ment.
AT the request OF Lindsey Rogers Lu-
cas- and myself visited Salt Lake Jan. %
ana held conference with Rogers and
Jos. Geoghegan. owner Of the Salt Lake
cub. We came TO an agreement at this
meeting but had TO submit our agree
mont 70 the stockholders.
'liil Rishel the new collected president
at tho fake Pacific National league meet
ting OF Butte, would not resign and no
compromise was reached They promised.
however, 70 reach a compromise after
Lucas and ] left but as the time has ex-
pired and no compromise has been reach-
cd, II Is all on with Salt Lake. Geoghegan
Is a prince Of a good fellow and would
have done all IN his power to give Salt
Lake good baseball, Geoghegan paid mon
ey ior protection and Lucas wanted to
give him a chance"
Then he goes on TO say SPOKANE will
nave good team I'm the Northwest
league, and has been protected" u was
his opinion that some surprises would
ture and he spoke Of "Big Chief Reilly
returning to Spokane with a team In the
new Lucas league, and said that II not
Kelly. he himself might be found In
spokane az the head Of an opposition BAH
outnt TO that which g. II. Williams in.
tends to put In the fold under Inc ban
ners Of the Pacific National league. This
only goes TO show that McClosloey rs
somewhat discouraged with the attitude
In Butte toward himself and Lucos lie
and says; at now looks as IL II would
be Butte Spokane, Victoria or Van
couyer, and Bellingham. Walla Walla has
applied for team"
The spokane paper quoted comments
upon the situation as follows:
whether Mr., Lucas will succeed I'm
making paying league OF circuit in
Guiding Butte Helena, Spokane, Belling-
nam, Victoria and Vancouver, time alone
VIII tell, but he has the sanction Of the
National association, and that settles the
territory so far as organized baseball is
concerned, Williams and Wilmot NAV or
ganize an Independent league and fight
Lucas. They may win, but at present
they have no standing with the powers
In the face OF these statements, the
directors OF the Pacific National
league are confidently sitting back
and waiting for the national board
to take up the case and hear the
evidence. When all the facts are sub,
ts rights restored and Lucas he out In
the cold This remains TO be seen, how.
ever. ana In tho meantime 81 Is assured
that the men on both sides will play the
game for all there is In IL.