Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-11-25
CLASS c BALL IS
NOW TALKED FOR
S-CLUB CIRCUIT
John McCloskey Wants to
See Pocatello and Boise
Added to the Union Asso-
citation.

Confident that an eight-club league.
instead of a six, for the 1913 season
would give a higher class ball, as
class C, and it follows a raise in the
salary limit from $1,000 to $3.50, Hon
est John McCloskey is out with pro-
posai to annex Boise to the Union as
scciatCr.. together with Pocatello. His
dope is interesting at least. Boise fans
will be amused in reading it in the fol-
lowing ogden dispatch:
Eight clubs for the Union associa
ton next season and less killjoy dope
from the baseball scribes around the
circuit about the pulling down of the
forfeits and the lack of preparations
for 1913 are the sentiments of John
J. McCloskey regarding the outlook for
next year. Regardless of what may
develop for Honest John" between
now and next May, he is for baseball
in the west and some settlement in
the vicinity of the Rocky mountains Is
going to claim him for permanent
resident long before he has grown too
old to don "unie" and call 'em
"boneheads" from the coaching lines.
Since the death of President w. H.
Lucas there mas been much speculation
regarding McCloskey's plans for 1918.
AS President Lucas was largely re-
sponsible for McClosks VS. coming to the
west, 1t has been argued that he would
now prefer to return to the east. Of
fcrs Of all kinds from middle west
baseball interests have strengthened
these reports and it Is not improbable
that Honest John" would accept an
offer which is to his liking; but be
that &c 1t may, he announces with con-
siderable emphasis that eventually he
will locate in the west. This statement
is backed by the fact that he and his
son. John. Jr.. have taken up a section
of dry farm land ia Idaho.
May Be Salt Lake Manager.
Next to the right kind Of an offer
from the east, Mack is not losing sight
OF the opportunity offered by the de-
sire of Dick Cooley to sell out his Salt
Lake interests and remove his tepee
to San Diego, Cal. The report is not
all runor, which has coterie of Zion
men taking over the Skyscrapers and
putting McCloskey in charge as man
ager. Mack likes the idea and there
are hundreds of Salt Lake fans who
would be mighty glad to see him on
the cob. Then, too there are Ogden
and several other Union association
cities which would be glad to chance
their baseball interests to Mack's keep
ing.
To revert to the Union associations
makeup for 1913 McCloskey shares
the view of Cliff Blankenshp to the
extent that something must be done
to get the league above a $1,000 rating,
such as is demanded of class d Or
1~-s.~ III -
dispensation might have been obtained
had there been league representa-
tive at the Milwaukee meeting, but that
Is something else again." The death
Of the president left the leagues affairs
IN such condition that no official was
empowered to represent the Union as
ISOLATION. this league being the only
one in the country that was not repre-
scented.
Eisht-CIub League.
To obtain the higher rating, Nc
Closkey would increase the circuit to
eight clubs, adding Boise and Poca-
tello to the present list, and thus in
surfing class c rating and possibly a
standing one. notch higher. 1t would
! at least allow a $3.50 salary limit over
and above the manager, and that, ac-
cording to Mack, might permit some of
the clubs at least to keep within the
bounds of reason. Then he would ar
range schedule which would ma
terially reduce the unnecessary ex-
pense resulting from the long jumps
One trip for the Salt Lake, Ogden.
Boise and Pocatello clubs and one trip
south for the Missoula. Great Falls.
Helena and Butte clubs would be his
plan, both groups to open and end
the season among themselves.
Az to the complaint which has been
beard regarding the lack OF prepara-
ton for next season. McCloskey almost