Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-07-21
BOISE IS DROPPED
FROM THE LEAGUE
FOR THIS SEASON
Action of Directors Caused
No Surprise and Little
Regret Among the Fans
of Boise.

"Stung" to the tune of about $40, 900
is the fate of Maury r. Evans, owner
of the now worthless Boise franchise
because of the action of the I'm on as
ISOLATION directors in ousting this city
for a second time within four years
from that league. Having assumed all
the responsibility of financing the Boise
club and park after he paid to the old
Boise association $4,000 for the park
and franchise, owner Evans has been
forced to meet deficit practically ev-
cry month since, it is said, and the
sudden action of the league directors
leaves him holding the sack. Mr.. Ev-
ans is expected to arrive here tonight
from Salt Lake
Action Not Unexpected.
The action of the league was not
unexpected. When it became certain
to fans here close to the baseball stu
alton that Murray could not hold out
they felt another club would have to
go with Murray, and picked Boise as
that club for they have always felt the
Montana and Utah ends of the circuit
would strike at this city when trouble
arose, just as they did three years ago,
when, without warning, under the Luz
casHregime, Boise was kicked out of
theteague.
F'oFewarned was forearmed so that
yesterdays action did not come as a
surprise, and as result there is not
the greatest regret here over the di-
rectors' action, although fans feel that
Evans was made the goat The kind of
ball that the clubs have been furnish
ing has not been up to standard and
the transforming tactics used by visit
ing clubs did a great deal to disgust
fans with the league management. The
general verdict appeared to be that the
Union association article was not a bit
better than the Western iris State, if
as good. Therefore, there will not be
many tears shed over the second turn
down this city has received at the
hands of the Union association.
Poor Management.
That the action VIII prohibit Boise
from again seeking or considering
membership in the Union association
with the Montana end attached is GER
tain Having tried out two kinds of
league ball within the past three years,
they feel that the professional ball
played on smaller salary limit, less SAL
airy to league officials and better man
agement can be secured, but not in the
Union association, where the league
president is paid $500 per annum, the
salary limit is supposed to be $3.50 but
in reality has been run up by some of
the clubs to close to $4,000, and other
expenses are proportionately as high.
1t is this extravagant handling of af-
fairs, they claim, that is the cause for
the present condition of the Union as
ISOLATION.
Admissions Too High.
The grossest mismanagement of the
Union associations affairs is shown by
the fact that although the league di-
rectors decided to have one price for
admissions in all cities, or rs cents for
the grandstand and 80 cents for bleach
ers, the prices were cut in at least one
city-Ogden-and were kept up in 9TH
ers. In view of the fact that there has
been a somewhat tight money situation
all over the country, particularly in the
west, and fans did not have the money
to pay the high admissions, the league
showed mismanagement when, after
the attendance fell off in Boise and