Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-07-07
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Where clubs open today-Helena at
Boise; Butte at Salt Lake; Murray at
Ogden.
Today's pool to win-Boise, Salt
Lake and ogden.
The cloud Of uncertainty hangs over
the Union association. but the start
viii be made just the same.
Crippled but not discouraged the Irri-
gators are home to go after the honors
of the second half of the schedule.
Fans want results from them.
Here is hoping that they get good
start Boise should win, but it Is also
un to Helena to make a good start to
gain confidence among its supporters.
Aside from Pitcher Shultz, a former
Salt Lake HEAVIER, several new players
are to be added to the Boise list within
few days If the league looks like a
go.
The league directors should get to-
egther and switch the Murray club to
Pocatello. The Gate city would GER
tainly support the team but the sched-
ule would have to be revised and more
games given TO Pocatello.
The Union association seems to have
harder shedding this year than since its
existence. Bad weather helped to cut
down the gate receipts and is really
responsible for the present condition,
Too much baseball for Salt Lake and
not enough for other towns did not inn
prove conditions.
It seems a shame to think OF allow
ing the association to blow" now that
the first half of the schedule has teen
played and there are better weather
prospects for the second half.
Helena comes to Boise today with
two of the Irrigators' former players,
both popular. They are Smoky" Joe
Woods, pitcher, and Dad" Clark. last
years manager and former first tase-
man.
Here's to one Bill Kuss. Bill got his
second hit Sunday since joining the
Boise club. You are improving Bill,
old boy; you sure are
II lower admission will help out the
gate receipts in the association the cut
can not be made too quickly. It's a
cinch that the attendance at Boise
games would more than double with
| 25-cent bleacher seats for the home
games. Give the fans a chance
Boise" says a Salt Lake scribe, fol-
lowing the conclusion of the season,
appears not to have been able to keep
the pace which it set at the start, al
though the Irrigators are undoubtedly
an excellent ball team. both on often
/ sive and defensive"
The surprise Of the league is said to
be John Fitzgerald. This veteran Of
so many battles in the Pacific Coast
/ league and in other high company
came to the Union association as a
member Of the Butte club. The cold
weather OF the early spring was ex-
tremely hard on Fitzgerald. and he was
turned over to Salt Lake. No sooner
did the sun begin to send down his
rays in earnest than Fitz blossomed
forth in his old-time form ICY" Nor
gan also was affected by the cold
earlier In the year. but the old scout
is now going the winners pace.
Lefty" Jim Allen suffered a severe in
jury at Ogden when he was struck on
his pitching hand with a batted ball,
and he was out of the game for several
weeks He Is a winning pitcher With
the coming of "Bnr' Bernhard, that
heady old vet, Hesters pitching STAFF
was rounded out nicely. In addition to
these. Salt Lake has on its staff a left
handler from Oakland, Lloyd Ramey,
who was tried out Sunday.