Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-01-23
Reorganization Takes Place at
Butte and ". D. RiShel Elect
cd President
WELL KNOWN IN LOCAL SPORTS
Farmer President W. II. Lucas Is
Given His "Needings"--ogdeu and
Helena Are Taken In

u-,o saws the Pacific National league Is
dead? A.. , and
,ow no is dead one at least 50 FAR
a. the p. N. L. Is concerned. That man
q ". II. Lucas, ex-president OF the
league ,,......,. 90 ,,o
,.o,cie held a meeting at Butte. The ao'
,,on taken by the directors fulfilled tho
,rodictlons made by the News several
laws ago, and was right in line with the
policy suggested
those who attended the meeting were
Rogers and II. O Shepard Of the
estt lake club walter Wilmot or
5Ra,te, ~ r. HEWITT OF the Boise club
PuH Williams Of the Spokane club
n was not long before the directors got
down to business. They decided 10 kCep
M the league and franchises were grant
SG 10 ogden and Helena, thus making u
sy club circuit A committee was APP
ronted to 90 before the board OF Nation,
al association TO attend 10 the matter or
nrotectl0n and straighten out the tangle
Fused by the action OF Lucas In misrep-
resenung that the league was dead
W. D. RIsHEL, PRESIDENT.
During the first session, one Lucas was
droppad from the presidency WIN a sud-
Ssnness that must have created a consid-
orsble inr He was removed ON the
grounds that he had refused to call a
meeting, falsely declaring the league ais
banded, and for alleged MISREPRESENTATION
10 secy. Farrell Of the National assocla-
lion 4. II. Williams was appointed agent
for the league to secure from Lucas all
assets belonging to the league, ana Lucas
Mn be required TO give an accounting for
all moneys received by him as president
Of the league
president. w, u Rishol, sporting editor OF
Inc Salt Lake Herald.
the selection Of Mr.. Rishel came AZ
great surprise, akin TO "a shock. to him,
yesterday afternoon when informed by
wire of his election.
Nh. Rshe has been I'm Salt Lake for
about " years For many years he mas
been identified with sporting events or
various kinds, lie was formally associated
with the bicycle racing game ana for II
season managed the Salt Palace track In
baseball matters he has taken great IN
terpst and Is thoroughly familiar with the
game I'm all its phases. That he VIII
make a competent presiding officer In the
Pacific National league, and that he VIII
work to the best interests of the sport
and be fair and impartial to all concern
ed Is confidently predicted by his friends'
"Of course, 1t is too early for me 10
talk about the future said President
% am so surprised at the action Of the
league directors that ! hardly know what
70 do do not know just what my duties
will be-. nor what Is expected OF me until
have conferred with the gentlemen who
have so honored me. But one thing is GER
tain, We are gong 10 have good baseball.
The meeting adjourned subject to the
call of the president or two directors, and
at the next session tho subject OF sched-
ole win he finally taken up. Some OF the
bylaws were changed governing the pow
eS Of officials so that now the directors
aIe the governing power,
The action taken by the directors does
not mean that the fight against McClos-
key and Lucas Is at an end, The latter
sim has franchises for a. slX-cmb league,
ana Il is likely that, II he can secure tho
necessary backing, he win have a rival
league I'M the field
McCloskey Is still In Butte trying TO get
control of club there to Join with Lat
cas- but II is extremely doubtful " he
viii be successful.