Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-12-07
Still Want BOISE
IN union CIRCUIT
Efforts Being Made to In
duce Local Magnates to
Reconsider Decision.

Salt Lake baseball promoters pro-
pose to annex Boise to the Union as
ISOLATION regardless Of the fact that
President Bossner OF the Boise Base
ball club and President Sweet OF the
Western Tri- State league, notified
Dick Cooley that negotiations had been
called off and they would not attend
a conference at Salt Lake. Unless
Dick Cooley can show to Boise mag
mates that he is not responsible for
the faction stories that were peddled
by r. l.. Hughes, the man who came
here as representative, and is not ac-
tive in stirring up strife among fans
here, there will probably not be a
meeting of any kind II Boise is to be
invited into the Union association, and
the magnates Of that league feel that
Boise by all means should be taken
in, fans assert it is up to Cooley and
those behind the plan to come to
Boise and not for local magnates to go
to Salt Lake.
The Salt Lake Tribune contains the
following story showing that the
Union league magnates have not as
yet given Boise UP as hopeless:
'The Union association made the
worst mistake of it's existence when
IT permitted Boise to leave the organ
i2ation," declares Dick Cooley, owner
of the Salt Lake franchise. "It is a
mistake we are determined to remedy
and we will leave nothing undone to
have the great little Idaho city men,
Der of next years circuit" Mr.. Coo
ley is acting as a committee of one
representing the association in the eff
forts to bring Boise back into the
fold.
AS a member Of the 1911 circuit of
the Union association the Idaho CAPT.
tai proved live wire being second
only to Salt Lake in the total attend
ance figures. But Owner Cody and
the late w. H. Lucas. president Of the
association, could not agree and when
the league for 1912 was formed Boise
had no representative at the meeting
and dropped out of the organization
later becoming a member of the Tri-
State league.
The Union association soon discov-
cred, its mistake in letting the big
!. gest little town on earth" leave the
organization while the Boise fans, ac-
customed to the fast game of the
Union, have never been fully satisfied
with the Tri- State ball, although te
give the little organization due credit
its showing was an excellent one The
1912 season had not progressed fal
before it was generally understood
that Eoise would again have team In
the Union association next season.
But right here. the directors Of The
league showed poor judgment. More
than anxious to have the Idaho CAPT.
tai back in the fold, they did not OK
tend an open and cordial invitation IL
that city to resume it's membership
but waited for the Boise people to pc
tition for reinstatement. In this, the!
reckoned without the sterling indie
pendence and sportsmanship OF TIL
Idaho people. President Bossner o
the Boise Tri-State league club AM
President Sweet of the Tri- Stat
league are not of the kind to come
hat in hand asking to be taken in. TIL
Union association has at last awak
ened to that fact. and Cooley on behal
Of the organization has extended tina
city an open and hearty invitation t
again take up membership in the or
ganiSation.
with Boise and one other city i
the Union association we will have on
Of the strongest minor leagues in tn
country" says Cooley, "and am Ger
tain that when the Boise people real
lie the cordially OF our invitation
they will be glad to Join with us i
building up the organization"
Should Boise again cast its lot wit
the Union. 1t would mean the aban
donment of the Tri- State league as tn
Idaho capital is the backbone of tina
little circuit Should the little leagu
break up, President Sweet might b
available for the presidency OF tn
linton association, and his record q
the head Of the Tri- State proves hir
ut man for the position. The Tri
states annual meeting IL SET for Jal
20. giving the Boise people ample tim
In which to decide under what fla
IL 1915 team will play Pocatello