Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-07-05

The Union associations six clubs
will renew the battle for league lead
ership commencing Tuesday afternoon
of this week when the second half of
the schedule opens. Helena and Muir
ray having been refinanced, the other
four clubs in the league-Boise, Butte,
Salt Lake and Ogden-are assured that
the season will be carried to a success
full close. Although there was some
doubt as to the league avoiding a
Fourth of July celebration due to the
financial difficulties Of Murray and
Helena, that period in the season has
been successfully passed over and the
fight viii soon be on for closing sea-
son honors for qualification to settle
the pennant- holder in a post season
series.
Boise opens the second half of the
schedule as it did the first-playing
Helena in this city. The Helena tribe
finished the first half of the schedule
in the cellar and had rough shedding
during the early months existence of
the league Helena expects to get into
the running during the remainder of
the season and proposes to open
strong here this week Butte will meet
salt Lake for the opening event at
Salt Lake and Murray viii play ogden
at ogden. In fact, the second half
of the schedule opens identically the
same as the first half. with the clubs
playing in the same cities
The close finish fight between Salt
Lake and Ogden was one of the bright
spots on the leagues SHOWING The
Csa1F 7 oil 01n had haon n
ing spelled success and there has been
no great surprise over its qualifica-
ton for the first half honors. Og-
den made a hard fight and Gimlin kept
the fans guessing on the outcome.
Boise's Finish Not the Best.
The finish Boise made the first half
Of the season was not the best At
one time the Irrigators were leading
the league. but on the final squirt they
fell down miserably allowing Salt
Lake to clean up the series and take
n lead that sent the Irrigators to
fourth and then fifth place. Fans had
expected a better showing from the
home pets Just what went wrong is
difficult to explain. The pitching staff
failed to pull games during the last
two series that looked easy and this
slump came as q hard jolt from which
the club could apparently recover.
However, the pitchers were not by any
means all to blame. A little loose
ball In the in and outfields helped and
a slump in the batting department did
the rest. Salt Lake was quick to take
advantage of the situation and the
Seagulls put away as many games as
possible to cineh their lead for the
first half of the schedules honors.
Boise, like Helena and Butte, will
have to do some strengthening to
keep in the fight for the second half
and to hold their own with salt Lake,
ogden and Murray. The three latter
clubs appear just at the present time
TO be the stronger Butte viii have to
strengthen in the same proportion to
Boise and Helena.
What Boise fans want to see durag
the next 10 series is a fighting home
club after every game and they will
hardly be satisfied unless they find
the nrigators lined up to make a BIT
ter fight for the last half of the
schedules honors. Manager Jensen
has a good club. Some strengthening
is needed to put II into championship
form. but that could be attended to
without a great deal of expense. Fans
in other cities in the circuit will eX-
pect the same thing of their home
clubs and while loyal to the Irrigators
the faithful here are anxious to see
games won and none thrown away
when there is a chance to win. They
do not object TO the home club losing
in hard. fast game, featured with
good baseball.