The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-02-15
World Of Sport

- viz Stoi itS puDliSneu IN the coast
papers be true, little Bill Lucas and
his oreanizer-in-chief. Honest John"
McCloskey. have given up the fight
for the p N. l.. job and will have
Joint stock league with the four cities
or vancouver, Victoria, Bellingham
ana Everett to make up the circuit
Lucas Is quoted as saying that he
Will punish Spokane by refusing to
play ball here
For which punishment" many
thanks
o O o
If Lucas has really accepted his de-
feat without further fighting it will
really mean a loss to the fighters of
the Pacific National league, who have
been making money out of the an
tagonism among the ball fans against
Lucas. AS a matter of fact, there
won't be half so much interest taken
in the organization of the league.
Q o o
Two thirds of the interest taken
in the work of the directors of the
P. N l.. was. and is, due to the de-
sire to see Lucas licked so badly in
the scrap as to be out of the run
ming forevermore. 1t was something
to be gained to remove the Lucas
burden from baseball in this territory
and because of this interest in the
prospects of the league ran high.
o o o
From now on, if it be true that
Lucas has abandoned the field, the
only points of interest will be the
scrap between Manager Matt Stanley
and few other managers over the
ballplayers signed-and this will only
last for a month.
Then will come the rackets with
the umpires. the dispute over fines
and a few hot finishes on the ball
field. Pshaw!
Just think Of an opening day parade
with all those ballplayers in carriages
benin da band and no little Bill Lucas
to ride in the first carriage as the
supreme boss" 1t won't be a parade
at all.
o Q Q
For years little Bill rode in that
front carriage and from that ride al
ways dated his autocracy. Up to
then he would be melting, languish-
ing, loverly sort of little man with
the melting butter running out all
over his chin.
But the picture of sternness the
day after the ride. My! My It al
ways put me in mind of that funny
little jingle:
For his hat was
Two hundred and two feet wide.
With ribbons and bibbons
On every side:
And bells and buttons
And loops and lace
So that nobody ever
Could see the face
OF the Quangle Wangle Quee."
O Q Q
Although giving Clyde Williams
and his bunch of fighting directors
full credit for wisdom, it seems to
me they have been harboring one
of the enemy in their meetings in
the person of ]. w. Cody, who has
been at the Butte meeting ostensibly
representing the Boise stockholders
Cody is, and always has been, a
creature of McCloskeys. and, as such,
would be under the control Of Lucas.
This would account for the stand
Cody took to the effect that unless
protection was granted Boise would
not continue in the league this year.
Then Cody would brag about hav-
ing kilograms from Farrell saying
that the 2. N. L. would not be pro-
tected.
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Cody's drift can be easily figured
out. He stayed in the league for the
purpose of helping breed trouble at
the behest of Lucas and McCloskey.
Yet I believe that Great Falls has
been held back for just such an emer-
gency as Mr.. Cody getting too fresh.
Such would mean that Cody, who
has heretofore been McCloskey's
clerk, would have his dreams of man
agerial distinction cut short.
Q Q Q
But today is the all important day