Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-01-28
BOISE NEWSPAPER
DEFENDS LUCAS
Declares He Had Nothing to Do
With Disruption Of p n
League.
WAS NATIONAL ASSOCIATION.
Decided That the Organization Was
Dclunct Because Boise Dropped Out
Says Williams Had No Authority

AZ least one paper has come TO the de-
fenso Of W. II, Lucas, former president
OF tho Pacific National league, The paper
is the Capital News Of Boise and has the
following on tho present baseball muddle
A well known local baseball devoteo
puts Ia a word in defense Of Mr.. w, H.
Lucas actions regarding the dlsband-
mont ~ the Pacific National league
To states the case as follows; on or
about the first Of December, Mr., John Nc
MILAN wrote 10 Mr. Lucas, and asked
Him 10 return tho protection money paid
TO tho National Association Of Minor
lcakues for protection during the season
OF 1895 He stated positively that the
Boise Baseball association was out Of
baseball for good, and he demanded the
return OF the 50 protection money to APP
ply ON debts Of the association, Mr. Lu.
cas- forwarded the letter to j, III, Farrell,
secretary OF the National Association OF
Minor leagues, ana at the Cincinnati
meeting o. few weeks ago, the national
baseball commission decided the Paplhc
National league was dsbauded, as there
remained only three cities iu the league.
Mr., Lucas did not attend the Cincinnati
meeting, and therefore had nothing 10 do
with the actions Of the commission In dis
banding the Pacific National league, lie
only sent Mr. McMlllan's letter as evil
deuce that tho Boise Baseball associ3-
ton, limited, was out Of the business,
At the Butte meeting OF the so.called
Pacific National league hold last week In
Butte, the directors Of the cities In the
now disbanded Pacific National league
claimed that MI. Lucas was instrumental
~ having the national commission take
tho action they did In regard 60 the dis
bandment u the Pacific National league
by false Interpretations Mr.. Lucas
has labOred hard 60 give the northwest
good baseball, and he was honest In this
Mr.. clyde Williams, owner and presi.
dent Of the Spokane club, tried bis best
to disrupt the paCiD National league IN
mid-season last year. by trying 20 get I'm
person who is making this war against
Mr.. Lucas.
An the boys would like to see Walter
Wilmot get a fair price for his Butte
season and Is entitled TO some consid-
Grafton because he ~ good fellow
personally and "A good manager, al
though he had a bad year last sea-
Immediately after the national com.
mission decided that the Pacific National
was no more, Mr. Lucas applied for and
was given protection in the following
cities Spokane, Butte, Helena, Great
Falls, Ogden and Salt lake by the Ma
tional Association Of Minor leagues, but
the Great Falls franchise will be trans
ferred to Boise, now that Boise Will have
q new organization to handle baseball
for the season Of 1895. The national COM
mission also decided that all players un-
der contract 90 any club IN the old Pa
cihc National league were FREQ TO sign
where they pleased for the season VI
1906 and an who are posted firmly be-
lioVe the national commission Will not re-
open the case again, as they must have
had good evidence TO order the disband-
mont Of the Pacific National league, The
reorganization Of the league VIII be a
good thing for the Boise club, as all clubs
IN the new league VIII have competent
and popular managers which WAS not the
case last season Walter Wilmot may
manage the Ogden team and he Is sure
30 make good, as he is a first class base
bail general with McCloskoy IN Butte
and Reilly In Salt Lake, and our old pop
ular Buck Weaver az the head Of the To-
cal club, we are sure TO have first class
ball
We win also do twice tho business on
the road we did last season.
The reorganization Of the Boise club Is
getting on nicely and Boise VIII have q
last years club. II Is not good policy 20
publish the names Of the players who VIII
represent Boise fer the season Of 1893, but
the fans can rest assured that Boise VIII
have a team 20 ba proud OF,
At the December meeting Of the Pacific
Coast league held I'm san Francisco On
the 18TH OF December 1914 MI Williams
again asked TO have the Spokane club adj
mittcd In the Coast league on the grounds
that Boise had disbanded, and the Pacific
National league was entirely disbanded
Failing again TO gain admittance IN the
Coast league, he came back north and
called the meeting Of the Pacific National
without any authority to do sO and has
been the direct cause Of the present mud
die IN baseball affairs
Mr. Lucas has always worked hard 10
give tho public IN the northwest good
baseball, and has always conducted the
affairs Of the league In business-like
manner.
Here is a copy Of a telegram from J,
II. Farrell secretary OF the National As
ISOLATION II Minor leagues
Mr. W. II, Lucas, Spokane. Wash!
Pacific National league disbanded by
board all players reg II. FARRELL
So II Is a fact that the Pacific Ma
tlonnl Ii no more The National Asso-
citation OF Minor leagues control the base
hall leagues throughout tho United states
and when they hand down "a decision il
has the Same effect as the supreme court
Of the United states. Baseball law and
civil law are entirely different and the
national association Is thu supreme rul-
en- OF all baseball Organizations, and when
they make decision they stand by II
Go the end Mr. william Damman, of last
years Spokane club received word from
sign wherever he wished 10, A number
0f letters have been received from play.
ors OF other clubs In the old Pacific Ma
Uonal who want TO play with Boise In
the new league this season,