The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-04-25

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Tomorrow is the opening day of the baseball season in
the Pacific league territory 1t will be day of more than
ordinary interest owing to the ushering of the tight lit
tie league which has safely passed through all the Lucas
assaults and has big enough and strong enough
defy the national association and refuse to be cheated by
the crooked national board.
1t will be an outlaw league, depending upon comb
nation for support protection. 1t is league with
bright future and certainty of growth and extension next
year which will make it Of the most formidable circuits
in baseball circles.
Charlie Reilly and his band of saints arrived here this
morning and will be ready for the call of time tomorrow
after the big parade and opening ceremonies.
Reilly says he has good bunch together but is not
boastng about beating Stanleys Indians who have deve
oped speed and team work which is certain make them
leaders the early part of the at least.
The parade tomorrow will be featured with the play
ers riding in automobiles and members Of the city council
and city officials led by squad of police
Mayor Boyd will go out to the park to throw the first
ball over the plate according to the time honored custom
With the splendid weather the attendance at the opening
game should be far up in the thousands.
Barney Nullin and Indian Joe Gregg will fight at
Burke Ida, week from tomorrow night This has been
settled through letters received yesterday.
The first plan was to pull off the contest in Spokane
but the Idaho have heard much about the great
battle put up before by the two that they to the
The result that Burke outbid the local club guar
anteeing the fighters 500 their share of the receipts
AS theaer could be had at this time and the head
Quarters of the Washington Club in Washington hall
not large enough to warrant bidding 500 receipts
the match was transferred to Burke.
The change in the place of holding the contest is
great disappointment to many of the ring followers who
were getting themselves ready for another good show
Many Of the disappointed have announced their
intention of boarding the train the morning of May at the
10. r. n depot and going to Burke with the fight
ers They will undoubtedly be well repaid for the trip
have heard great deal of comment the publica
ton in these columns last Saturday of W. H. Acuffs posi-
ton the question of sports and athletics
Since Saturday the Acu heeers have tried repeatedly
meeting which Acuff has said he will pledge himself to
permit prize fights and wrestling matches.
To the credit of the club be it said attention has
been paid to the nteeecon talks and club the board
has decided to keep out of the mixup.
No has any faith in the Acu pledges to keep hands
off he has made directly opposite promises to the advo
Gates of the ''blue law enforcement.
In sporting circles it is not the who blows hot and
cod who succeeds in gaining the confidence of that ee
ment A "square sport with whskers his trousers
would be given freer hearing than like Acuff.who
tells the preachers thing and the followers of Sunday
baseball and athletics another. o..
The best thing for the club and sports to do is
pass up the embarrassing pledges the Acu people and
make of continuing their by voting for
Floyd Daggett. .ox, WILLIE B. GOODE;
wanted and partook Of mem cnecK Ior 9zI1 was