The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-07-30
LUCAS THROWS
UP THE SPONGE
Baseball Trouble Breaks Out in the
Northwest League.
LOOKS LIKE WILLIAMS WINS
M'cLoskEY SORRY AND SAYS HIS
PAL is a GREAT MAN.

More baseball trouble for the fans OF
this great west. w II. Lucas mas re-
signed as president of the Northwest
league. and that organization seems TO
Dc having It's troubles. Here is what the
spokane Review has to say about the
affair:
W II. Lucas, president last year Of
the Pacific National league and a MO
hser baseball man in the Pacific north
west mas rendered his resignation as
league. '
ca,, mere re- are confusing reports as to the
SausS OF Mr.. Lucas RESIGNATION b,}, IL
- generally believed in Spolcanes tt,f tt,iS
viii C SSI1IlaG OF Mt Lucas long litigation
60, go Ilyoe H. Williams. president OF the
Spokane team which PLAYED in The pa
S al ,N!suonal league this year until the
Mr.. Lucas positive stafeInsn+ bor-
fhst. "a representative I'm Seattle is
eeen profitable. and the best thing 7 can
90 - to get out OF it. . N'---
MT Lucas resignation comes as a
game here. as # had not been believed
~ .a s-a nls trouble with the superior court
standing as president OF the Northwest
t oas ne - .. Moore. Mr.. Williams at
t t8irney, said last evening that the injunc-
81 oL against Mr.. Lucas restraining him
rom playing baseball in Spokane. was
bes, IN I1, eIfect. and that it would have
hains had not Mr.. Lucas resigned
Lucas-WiIIians Trouble.
=, The trouble between Mr.. Lucas and
M Williams arose over the oTEanization
NJ me Northwest league last year Mr..
he aiii Ills charged that Mr.. Lucas started
ne acme National league and entrusted
~ ~ - Win official RESPONSIBILITIES. He
charged also that Mr.. Lucas protected
SeerrIt9ry under the national agreement
4 rS,I,i hls Northwest league with moneys
and that all demands bv Mr IVIIiisuoss
and others that Mr.. Lucas turn over his
books for an accounting TO the Pacific
National league had proven fruitIess Mr.
NllliSlnS then secured an Injunction in
Suoee Henry L. Kennan's court restrain
s;ISsSlIs 1p. Lucas from playing baseball in
-, The Pacific National league. without
Tue protection of the national agreement.
and played outlaw baseball until the lat
1T ~ PsrI or June. when the withdrawal of
me ogden and Salt Lake clubs broke up
Ane circuit Almost Immediately Mr. Luz
cas- sought to secure the removal of the
Inlunction on the ground that the plaintiff
FOR whom it had been secured had dis
con t operating baseball team IN
weeks ago Judge Poindexter dissolved
this Injunction.
Mr.. Williams. however took appeal
Snd Judge Poinde&ter fixed a supersedeas
bond at $3.50
Dugdale May Succeed Lucas.
1t was also rumored last evening that
u =. Dugdale. who Is hardly less known
IN the baseball world of the Parific coast
than Mr. Lucas. would take the reins of
The infant league and guide Ii through
me rest OF the season, but this could not
be confirmed.
John j. McCioskey. manager of the
vancouver team, which Is playing in this
Gity. and a close personal friend Of Mr.
Lucas. expressed great surprise and ex-
IRENE regret when he was told that MI
Lucas had resigned
Mr. McCloskey said: This is the first
intimation 1 have had that Mr. Lucas
contemplated such a thing at all Only
last Sunday he made a special trip up to
rockingham 20 look after some trouble
that arose there over Derrick. the league
umpire lie rode, down with us on the
train Monday. and not word of It did
near. or course. ! do not know what
caused his resignation but It is possible
that II L. his legal troubles in Spokane
that IT, what IS really the matter. I don't
know It II there's anything else wrong.
How long have I known Mr.. Lucas
Wen, I've been personally acquainted
with him Tor sixteen years. Together we
came out 10 this country in 1919. and Mr..
Lucas reOrganized the old Pacific Ma
tlOnal league the year following. We have
oeen associated together IN baseball in
timately ever since, and although Mr..
Lucas has his enemies. 7 have never
found him anything else but a square,
true fellow.
Mr.. Lucas began playing ball In 1883,
aud was member Of the old st. Paul
Red Caps, famous ball team of that
year Mr. Lucas first came west in 1890
and managed the Tacoma team that year
md the old Pacific Northwest league.
THAT was the year that John S, Barnes
managed the Spokane team. which think
was tho greatest baseball team the Pa
Clfic northwest has ever seen. From 1893
till 1901 there was no league ball I'm this
country until Mr.. Lucas brought il back
to life