The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-08-27
HELENA IS GOOD
BASEBALL TOWN
Montana Capital Will Be in the
Union League With Strong
Team in 1912.
MANAGER IRBY is TO GO;
WEISS WANTS BLANKENSHIP
Butte Is Hopeless, and Will
Not Be Asked to Remain in
the Association.
BY w. d. Brdtz

HELENA Mont Aug aS.-The sole
ambition OF the Helena baseball bugs
the players Will 10 through the season
with that end In view. The local team
is nov fifty per cent stronger than II has
been heretofore and 1t is safe to say that
II Irby had started with his present ag
gregation Helena would now be occupy
ing position In the first division,
As Is the case with Salt Lakes Young
sters. Helena Is hard club 10 beat on
It's home grounds. Irby has a fine squad
OF pitchers and most OF his men are hit
ting the ball They have imblbed that
has to Fight hard to win a game
Helena will be In the Union league In
1912. according 10 Maurice Weiss. who
has fathered the game here this season.
OF the season. Helena was q poor draw
Ing card In the bigger towns OF the cir
cult. Notwithstanding this Weiss states
season and that, II accorded anything like
an even break during the remainder. Of
the present season. he will not lose any
money.
Mr.. Weiss is a large property owner
here and. like F, r. Van de Putte. the
| angel at Great Falls, he has been In
! the game this season merely because he
did not want TO sec his city 70 without
creditable representation in the Union
association. He wants to break even"
and nothing more.
Considering. therefore that he has been
reasonably successful under adverse con-
ditions. Mr. Weiss believes that with nm
~ team for next year and being able 10
profit by his experiences of the present
season. Helena will be one OF the leagues
mainstays In 1912.
Weiss states that he has received no
financial assistance whatsoever and that
be is agaln willing 10 finance the club
next season. This has been his Very first
pericnce IN baseball, but. as in bis
successful In the running OF baseball
! team. Helena fans feel grateful 10 Weiss
and they have supported him splendidly
by their patronage and good Will. He is
the most nopuIar man in Helena today
Weiss Wants Blankenship.
All indications are that Helena VIII
have a new manager next season. Mr..
Weiss and the fnns also are dissatisfied
with Charles 'Biubb" Irby. the present
manager They seem to have the kindest
regard for Irbv ms q PLAYER. but they are
loader.
fans seem to think that Weiss would
Ike veEy much TO secure Cliff Blankcn-
ship. Weiss and Blankenship have held
several confabs; but neither will divulgc
their nature. Weiss does not hesitate in
stating that Bankenship Is the man he
wants and Salt Lake fans can place a
little wager that Weiss will be another
of the Union league directors who viii
try 10 make a dicker with Cooley for the
present Salt Lake leader.
biankenship has accepted no offers as
.
the club owners in this league or In the
Northwestern regarding offers that have
been made him for 1912 position as
manager. In fact, he WIN not make any
choice until he can talk. matters over
with Owner Dick Cooley.
Helena VIII AFFORD splendid position
Tor tho right manager. Weiss states
that he wants the best possible manager
he can obtain for 1912 and adds that he
will make 1t worth his while Weiss will
pay the manager salary that should
1 o. n-.t k1 -
and nc will also give him a working In
terest In the club. we'll as a share of
The purchase money for all players sold
or drafted. In addition TO that Weiss
states he Will add certain amount OF
money for the manager II his club Wins
the pennant, a sum IL the club finishes
second and nice little piece OF money
| II Helena finishes third.
Helena Is Live Town.
This city is truly alive TO the great
scoffed at by certain promoters early last
| spring | predict that II will be one OF
| the best drawing towns In the associa-
| tion next year, second perhaps only TO
| Salt Lake or Boise. Helena was a splcn-
| did baseball town in 1904 and again In
| 1905.
The Union association for 1919 has FIVE
towns which can be depended upon for
| 1912. They are Salt Lake, Boise. Mis-
soulo. Helena and Ogden. r. II. Van de
| Putte OF Great Falls Is authority for the
| statement that his city will again be on
hand next year. but that remains to be
| seen. Great Falls lacks whole lot OF
being a good baseball town and. first OF
| all It must have a park few miles clos
! or To the city. Butte. OF course is out
| OF tho question.
| had n long chat with John McCIoskey
| early In the week and take ~ from me,
| Honest John for ono will never return
| To Butte. That city. although once n
| good one. did not pay for the balls use,.
! when SAT- Lake teams went there n few
years ago and VIII not support baseball
now The newspaper mon have boosted
the game there this season fever u WAS
boosted and this last trial should con
vince Interstate league organizers In this
does not want baseball.
Ogden viii be ready fer the Union
I league next season. Tho Junction City
has spent many thousand dollars on what
! proved 10 be Fourth OF July leagues
and It's baseball boosters were lukewarm
toward the new league this spring. They
pu, 1t, and now. since they have been
shown that AT least four OF the cities In
the circuit Will suppor, the game and
that they. with one other city (undoubt
edly city In Idaho) can be added To
make IL complete, they will also take
TO the first organization OF Its kind which
| has really gone through a season with
most OF the clubs ahead OF the game
/ financially.
ogden will be valuable addition to
the league IN lel2. Win new and up
to.da5e park and a man ma ,.. IKE Chester
fans WIN take to II just rs the fans have
in Salt Lake, Just the new and inviting
park. II nothing else. has made great
difference in Salt Lake City andSso IL
Will In Ogden.
Helena has fine little park within
easy access OF the city and needs nothing
but ball team Hike the present one NJ
the opening of the season 10 make IL one
OF the best In the league next year