Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-03-23
RUTTE FANS WILL
DECIDE TOMORROW
Whether They Want League Base
ball or Money In
Sight,
OCDENITES ARE HUSTLING.
p,cs There Are Enthusiastic Over
The Outlook aud Are Anxious Tor
The National Pastlme.

romorrow is the time set for the dlreo-
,ors Of the Butte Baseball club 10 give
,s.Ir answer TO the officials OF the Pa
us. National league. II will then be UP
~ ,be Butte fans TO decide whether they
.s.n, league baseball. or whether they
would rather plug along with occasional
gsmes IN a two-by-four city organlza-
ton
sral persons have urged the organization
an city league and advised that the city
peen out Of the T.. N. T., Judging from
renerts from Butte the fans there are not
sxhiblting the enthusiasm that exists at
ogden. only 5000 has been raised and
hais Of that was subscribed by Mr. Whar-
ton ...,.,. A.. ..,,,., on,o,,r
ogine yesterday Manager Wilmot II. u.
s5enard and Charley Reilly were Ia Og-
dan Surfing up interest and gathering III
the coin. Last night they reported that
rood sum had been collected and thar
sbSre could be no doubt about Ogden be-
Inc In the league. The committee is out
again today, and are meeting with sue
cess.
cribed In the following from the inter-
IA n matter Of fact the members OF
the committee recently appointed to raise
funds for tho baseball club do not teel
much encouraged at the outlook Nester-
day, as reported n the lnser. Mountain,
N,a0 subscribed BY j, r. Wharton, act
me for the street railway company, but
outside a very few persons they aid not
meet with much Interest
"The fact OF the matter u.s., said one
member OF the committee, VI don't feel
that league ball is what the people want
here this year. II Is truo that we had
no trouble In raising money, although per-
sonaly | do not tNl1K that 500 wall be
anywhere near enough TO last out the
season. II takes more than money 70
make baseball a success, and II the people
don't care TO cooperate, the team cannot
make a success here. | never saw the
town 20 apathetio In regard 10 baseball.
The poor games put up here last season
seem to have killed ths sport. somehow
The Butte fans must have winning ball
or none at ALL In this respect they are
perfectly unreasonable, but the fact re-
mains that II their team does not play
winlng ball they do not give II even
fair support. | believe that IL tho Butte
team should lose the Grst three or four
clty would abandon It, Butte is not a
baseball town in the sense that It can
stand adversely. The moment team
loses a game the town ceases 10 have any
further use for the club or its manager.
And so Il seems to me that the outlook
Tor baseball IN Butte is not good. II the
entire, town that is, tho part of tine popu-
lation that might be depended upon under
ordinary conditions TO take ar interest In
the game would come to the front and
show some enthusiasm about the league.
Butte could go ahead with god prospects
OF Success AS It IL. have my doubts
about the seaon this year Butte doesn't
seem 10 be In the humor for baseball"
Before leaving for Salt Lake last even
ng, President Rshel said that be had not
quite given up tho hope that Buto would
take stand for league bali,
Il certainly am surprised at the lack Of
interest taken In the game here, he said,
"At the same time, ] believe there is
enough Of the old-time enthusiasm lGft 20
give tho city good ball IL the right man 10
selected 10 manage the team. II Is per-
fectly obvious that neither Walter VIII
mot, last years manager, nor John j. Nc
Cl0skey Buttes former manager would
prove success. Each, has too many enc
mics 70 permit him to get along where
united effort alone may hope 10 bring
about results. What is needed here is en-
trely new blood. Some man VINO could
unite the factions and seCuro the hearty
support OF both OF Wilmots and McClos-
Keys former partieans would be able to
make success OF ball here, but no other
han could hope to do IT,"
Clyce Williams admits that he Is not
pleased with the prospects 90 far as
league ball is concerned in Montana.
III Is peculiar situation" he said be-
lore leaving for Spokane last night.
Butte has enough money In sight for
Gseball and yet Is undecided what TO do
Ihe entire trouble In this city has been
lack Of n competent head. No one has
been willing TO take the Initiative and con-
sequenty the thing has gone by default
believe there Is enough interest among
lhe FANS 10 warrant the organization OF
eluo' but until the movement can be