The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-19
TAKE M|SSQULA
INTO THE FOLD
University City of Montana will
Have Team in Union Base
ball League.
JOYCE GIVEN FRANCHISE
AT MEETING OF MAGNATES
Helena Appears TO Be FavOrite
in Race, Including Ogden
and Twin Falls.

William NJ joyce OF ST. Louis was
granted the Missou!a franchise at The
meeting of tho Union Baseball associa-
tion held AZ the Cullen hote! in salt Lake
City Wednesday afternoon. The situa-
tiou regarding Helena. OGDEN and Twin
Falls remained virtually unchanged.
Three flrst-ciass eastern men are said
TO be negotiating Tor franchise for one
OF the three cities with Helena rs the
most popular candidate for place in
the league.
For the members of The association
who were not present at the Butte meet :
ing in December. the constitution and
bylaws were again read. IL WAS de-
cidod 10 cqualiZc all transportation
among the various clubs of the league
The matter Of dcpositing by each club
or the remaining half of the $1,000 los-
felt was not touched upon. as the time
set for making this deposit is at the
scheduled meeting 10 be held in March.
w. II. Lucas. president uf the associa-
ton. presided ct Wednesdays meeting of
Lu!on league magnates. In ,sticndance
McCloskcy Butte; j. W. Cody. Boise L.
i. 7'hiel, Salt Lake City, and William NJ.
Joyce. Missoula.
McCloskey Is Cheerful,
President McCloskcy OF The Butte club
and President Cody of Eoise departed
after The meeting "Wednesday night. Just
before taking tho bus al baseball head
quarters McC!oskey said:
ITS been sumc little time since base
ball was the attraction that Il should be
in this region and | look for an amaz-
ing awakening of interest in the game
the coming season. With players OF class
working In all OF tho clubs the fans viii
witness some high class entertainment.
the game To he played in the Union
league Will he on the same high order as
that delivered in the big leagues. |
know that some OF the Union owners will
pey a good sum 10 gel certain players.
This means that fast hall viii be played.
Butte Is in fine shape all round this
year and that auguis we'll for the game
there. FITom what the boys are telling
team TO the limit. | have "A husky array
OF players ready In answer the call Of
the trainer and We arc going after the
pcnnant right frori the first tap OF the
gong.
Joyce Old Timer.
Mr.. Joyce. who was granted the Mis-
scUia franchise. was. in 1896 q, and rs
manager. or captain and third baseman
soclatcd with that club nc was al the
head OF splendid aggregation OF bali
players and established reputation rs
'onc of III" ncu who make the game
pay. Al the Cullen hotel Wednesday
night. President Joyce said:
II have number of friends in Mis-
soula. and when they told INC what Il
fine town they lived in I began 10 think
would like 10 have = ball team there.
When I learned that practical baseball
'1on were 10 have charge OF tho Union
league | made ~ my mind Ia apply for
= 'ranchise. am glad I got Missoula.
] aim TO give that city the best hall IL
over had. ] hope TO have my men signed
up within q few weeks. The PLAYERS will
NC Young fellows. whom I have watched
with considerable interest and with
whose playing | an, already familiar
Joyce will leav" for M;ssoula today.
Great Falls Has Backing.
in speaking Of the city which his club
will represent. President Reed of Great
Falls said:
Associated with mo are some OF the
best men OF Great Falls. and ! will en-
deaycr. To deliver the cleanest and best
baseball ever exhibited In this part cf
the country. No. Will not announce
my players just now. hut will say that
have already signed up some mighty
good boys
Great Fells appeals 10 me as a base
ball town. The people there arc az
amusement loving class. They -urn out
to everything that is right / believe the
game Will 60 with bang there next
, summer. Great Falls, In my opinion. Ia
the liveliest and most up-to-date spo
10 be found more than 'forty-iive mir
utes from Broadway"