The Daily Missoulian., 1913-08-12
FINANCIAL BACKING is PROMISED
AND LEAGUE TAKES OVER
CLUB TEMPORARILY.
future OUTLOOK GOOD
President MuIroney, on Behalf Of Cir
cult, Pays Back Salaries Of Players,
and All Is Now Serene-Schedule
Will Be Carried Out.

Butte, Aug. Especial There
is enough baseball interest in Butte tc
warrant the continuation Of the Cop
per's schedule Financial backing
won't be lacking in the future and the
club will finish the season."
That is the substance of the decision
reached by a meeting of the directors
OF the Union association held at the
finlen hotel this evening After a
lengthy conference with prominent
Butte citizens who desire their names
kept secret for the time being Presi-
dent y. G. Mulroney formally took over
the Butte franchise on behalf of the
league and paid the overdue salaries Of
the players. The team will finish the
season according to schedule.
The Intervention Of the league is
merely q temporary Natter said Mr.
Mulroney after meeting. I'VE have
interested the right men in the mat
ter, men whose integrity is beyond
question, and they have assured me
that they will repay the league within
a week Or two. Under the peculiar cir
cumstances the men desire their names
withheld, but | can assure YOU that
they are thoroughly responsible and
that the money will be in my hands
when the time comes
The new hackers of the team will
commence raising the necessary funds
at once, and they are men who are in
a position to get hold Of the cash.
This sudden change in the situation
makes the success of the 1914 season
almost certain. The local clubs new
1,la a foe CA l,1f ~,
ball too great an asset to Butte to al
low the game to die out for lack of
money. They will finish the present
season and will support a team next
year even if they lost money by it. And
that is not hot air. Let me repeat that
these are men whose financial stand
ing is beyond question.
THAT leaves Missoula the only weak
link in the chain l went over the sit
uation with representatives of every
club in the league and found that all
except Butte and Missoula were in good
shape for this and the coming season.
Now Butte's troubles are over and
am going to start campaign in Mis-
soula which will put the game on a
firm footing over there
Mike Sheehan represented the local
club at the meeting tonight and pre-
sented the proposition of the silent
sponsors. Dad Gimlin controlled Og-
denis vote, Jack F'lannery represented
Helena and I'll. r. Raban, secretary of
the Great Falls club, voted for the
Electrics. Missoula had no representa-
tive, but President Mulroney carried
BlanlSenshp's proxy.
Relief was written large upon the
faces of the magnates after the meet
ing had ended. All agree with Presi-
dent Mulroney that the situation is
clear again. This morning the imme-
diate dissolution of the league was a
possibility and it's death at the end of
the present season was considered in
eNitable. Now there is no doubt that
the present season will be finished and
the outlook for next year. is bright.
During the meeting the Butte play
efs waited neryously in the lobby, for
failure to smooth over the situation
meant that the players would have to
fight hard for back pay. As soon is
the meeting WAS over President Null
roney called the players to his room
and paid them in checks against the
leagues account. They came out smil-
ing and happy and were told to be
ready at Y o'clock for a trip to Hell
ena, where they are to play all this
week. All of the men except Jack
Glynes will make the trip. The right
fielder is still suffering from the blow
he got under the ear and won't be able
to put on "A unie again until Thursday.
Butte will play in Helena this week,
Ogden will be in Great Falls and Salt
Lake will meet the Highlanders in
Missoula.