Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-01-31
.. oHoucst" One Returns 10
~ Butte and Tells Some
Funny Tales
v 4. LUCAS QUITE OIcNIFIED.
s,vs Former President Of Pa
J'n ,s. National League Still Holds
w. T,auO Cards and viii Play Them

.ns and statements OF W. ~
inc I sormer president of the Paclhc Ma
LQcas' a,c and John j. McCloskey'
uonpI .,Honest John" are to laugh'
k, n",ertly Lucas made the statement ~
Ssov,ne paper that he was nor uep ,ossa
spOhsid%o Of the p. \. l.. lie declared
as ~, ,,aorates had no authority TO de-
ms' r s,n, and then IN the next preath
COY S,' S that the Pacific National was
~ utv organization. According TO MS
n,,s AZ things, he is president Vi 7"
,,,g,e that does not exist.
H' /" 1,n he recalled that these men palu
'.i.t 10 Salt Lake a day or TWO ago
M, acted In most mysterious manner
my - town quietly and refused 70 De
came ,uuoos would not talk, but McClos-
seem iaiIidnit help Il when he was many
KY "a 1S''u liz said they came down 10 set
lotaeowm matters with the local mag
os,,s although said magnates uehleu 'nc
story, ..,,rr,re N Butte. John had
~ p,.d more 10 say, but still acted IN a
n."v r,n.sterloug manner Here IS inc
mVs ,. a. nuhllshed by the Butte Miner;
tWik McClOskey was not very thlk-
W., sv" Yesterday. lie has just returned
s eom salt Lake, where, with W. H..
Iycas. he has been talking 10 We
l hassssTt oday for Spokane, but declined
" wSke any statement yesterday Pc
VIII dociarlng Lucas stil held the
!. pn in this baseball war; and that a
susgNslactory ending would come from
ky present muddle. Just what that
trdlng would be no one can say, Dut
II XXX feels confident, and In his own
lava gords "All ] want Is harmony, and be.
Ilsye Inc present discord Will resolve ~,
ssf into agreeable situation all
around" 49, .s 1. 4,
dSated by the silence OF both McCloskey
md Lucas Some might take THIS silence
I'm weakness on the part OF Lucas ana
ma friends, but II Is a different sort OF
Silence IL is the Indian silence that bodies
no good to enemies and indicates feel
nr of certainty Of position that cannot
be mistaken
seattle sets forth that Mr.. Lucas has as
yet made no deal with the towns OF Van
c0nyer Victoria and Bollingham, and, al
though he has protection for those towns
ma IAN put In teams whenever he feels
sd Inclined he has not bound himself
by negotiations 80 emphatic but that he
can retire gracefully from the league he
has planned and organize another. Just
a.
10 guarantee any old circuit. McCloskey
hitting at future possibilities and assert
lnr strongly Lucas success, while the
opposition stll affirm their growing
strength,
McGloskey was asked yesterday as to
the strength Of the towns on the other
slde OF the mountains providing MIR.
Lucas carries them along In league
comprised OF Butte, Helena and spo-
kane on this side II has always been
supposed these towns were not any too
strong on patronage, and, although sew
ttal times considered In the past have
never been taken seriously into considera-
ton until now.
McCloskey states the towns arc dead
ripe for baseball lie says the American
population alone will furnish sufficient
patronage while the EIrtishers them
selves Ike the game and want It, and
won't be happy TIL they get IT," Me-
Closkey cites Instances Of exhibition
pmes played IN these towns within re-
cent years, when the attendance has
reached as high as 1900 and 1850 people,
and adds the formation OF such a circuit
as Lucas plans will be as desirable as
could be obtained In the northwest ter
fllory Of course, with the exception OF
The cities now numbered IN Henry Har-
MS ex-outlaw league.
Then, as 10 Sunday, the greatest day In
Stumbling block but the following dis
patch from Seattle covers that question;
As there can be possibility Of Sunday
mll IN Victoria and Vancouver. II is pos
sIble Sunday games for these towns may
y played In Seattle or Tacoma. II satis-
factory arrangements can be made with
me coast league for the use OF the park
On non'c0nhicting dates.
Lacas wants either Dugdale or Matt
stanley TO take Bellngham, but DuRdale
ayS he Is out Of the game, and II is not
unlikely that Stanley will blossom out as
: manager for he has received two Of
tfs, neither Of which he has accepted.
GeoIge Howletts Is In Vancouver looking
over ihe situation, and II Is practically
settled he Will manage that team"
Ibe stumbling. block will be the Sunday
ssmes on bloody, bloomin' English soil.
y know" 1t does not seem likely that ar
alBements can be made with the Seattle
sna Tacoma owners Of grounds In those
gIts Tor Bunday games for this reason.
Ihe same time Of year the schedule for
games on the coast In Lucas proposed