The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-01
Union Association Booste,
Will Get Together at Butte
to Talk Business.
LOCAL PROMOTER WILL
LEAVE HERE TOMORROW
Salt Lake Manager Signs Thre
More Players on the
Coast.

LOUIS F. Thiel owner OF the Sst r.
franchise in thc new Union Association
Baseball Clubs. and one Of the nri,I
movers behind the proposed circuit.
now busily engaged IN shaping m.,,a
preliminary 10 the first annual meoti,.
ar the organization. which is schesp,,I
10 be held In Butte. December :. pres1
dent Lucas is now IN Butte and ropres.rI
tstivcs from the other cities will lrr,
TO gather there during the noxt few dayl
The local club owner yesterday cari
into receipt OF letter IRON J. ". co,,|
OF Boise. which. in part conveys the foI
lowing Information regarding Tho sitms|
ton IN the Idaho city.
I'VE will hc on hand "a the p,,a
league meeting December Z with orr scf]
felt money. ready 10 talk and do bnsl
ness. | surely hope that We will bu > III
TO get together and organize league Ia
VIII give MS continuous baseball for &c.
years TO come. My business keeps me M
the ~ and the only interest | have =,
VIII have in tho game here Is because
love the sroTt and want To sec this cy,,
nave GOOD team In good league. n
intend 10 put up my own money as
Forfeit, 80 YOU see 7 think very ycJI 4
The proposed league, and am not y
all doubtful about raising tho money herl
l thtnk that in a few years a franchi2
tho lcaCnc and club mnnagcmeuts ~
things In = husiucsslilSe manner. A IeacsI
like this should break even nj least. an
possibly make some money after the ir3
year"
Thicl also had kilograms from cbayv|
Carr and George VI. Read. Roth ed
pressed their intention OF attending thl
butte meeting. Carr has been manaxe|
OF the indianapolis team or the America1
association and is anxious TO come yoad
lIo. with "Rilly" Neal. has hnd his oyl
on Groat Falls. Reod IL one of tho mos|
prominent baseball managers ia the ruil
nor leagues and TX also willing TO iuyeI
some Of his own money in the new lssr1,a
A letter from Manager Clim Blankcrf|
ship. inclosinc three more players con.
tracts, was also among Thicl's cveninl
man Blankcnship informed his bod
here that he is busy as tho proverbia|
bee IN his efforts 10 sigu UP good pIav|
ers. The three new contracts forwar,lel
10y BlanE"nshIp yesterday bore the sIruaI
lures Of Simon Kane. George McNamarI
and IicinG JanScn. Kane Is n south hpa 4
pitcher whom Biaukcnshlp labels as sthl
goods Mcnamara iS utility infieldcr|
and Jansen Is the third haJemsn. vli1
has performed with Tacoma. Seattle and
san Francisco i'm the Coast league Thia|
In speaking OF Jansen. states that be con]
Sidcrs BlankcnShip's choice a good one
as he believes Jansen one of tho bp.|
third sackcrs he has seen in tho TniuoI
leagues.
/ WIN Fails boosters VIII hold a ma1|
meeting tomorrow night, according to
letter from Father Tom Kelly. vh1
has hoco doing missionary work. then
for the past few days. Thiel will hurrr
10 Twin Falls 10 attend this meeting IA
his local business matters will permit and
will then go from there In tho Butt1
meeting.
Blankensbip will meet Thiel in ButfH
for tho lcagu" meeting, after which Id
will come TO Salt Lake for n brief stan
prior to going 10 the coast where he ex@
poets 10 pick up some more ball plsyer1|