The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-01-30
TWO COAST LEAGUES.
Consolidation Plan Has Fallen
Through.
PACIFIC NORTHWEST LEAGUE.
1t VIII Have six-CIub Circuit-Pro-
lection to Minor Bodies by New
National Agreement.

Consolidation has fallen through, and
there will be a Pacific Northwest League
and California League during the base
ball season of 1892. President w E. Rock
well received word yesterday from the CAL
ifornia officials definitely deciding the
question which has been in doubt for so
many weeks. With this matter settled the
Pacific Northwest League will start the
work at once of the organization of a six
club circuit. 1t will contain the four cit
les OF last season-Portland, Tacoma, Seat
tie and Spokane-with the addition of two
others selected from Walla Walla, Wash,
and Wardner, Coeur 'Alene and Moscow,
Idaho. This viii give three cities west
and three east of the mountains. 1t is
almost certain that one Of the new men,
bers will be Walla Walla, and the other
Will be chosen from the three Idaho
towns
8Ihe new territory which viii be annexed
Is, OF course, not nearly so populous as
the California cities which were figured on
IN the makeup Of the proposed Pacific
coast league, but with the failure of con-
soiidation the Pacific Northwest officials
are following the course which their best
Judgment dictates. They recognize the
necessity Of increasing the circuit and are
dong 1t in the best way open to them.
None OF the new towns spoken of for
membership are large, yet they are ell
thriving young places with populations
that are very generous in their support of
baseball and other sports. They are all
eager for admission and have offered
strong financial inducements to be taken
into the fold. At the recent league meet
ing held at Portland each of the towns
mentioned had an agent there authorized
to deposit cash $3.50 guarantee that it
would enter the league and play through
the season.
With the new circuit visiting clubs will
be paid 500 guarantee for each game.
Last season the Seattle club made the
long trip east of the mountains for a
series of four games with the Spokane
team and $500 guarantee; this season it
will have twelve games with the three
eastern clubs and get 81, 200 in guarantees
There will be great saving, too, in rail-
road fares, as the transportation for
twelve games will cost but little more
than it did for four games last year, as
none of the candidates for membership
are far distant from Spokane. A league
meeting will be called in the near future
to determine what two teams shall be
added to the circuit.
The California League is also counting
on circuit of SIX cities. 1t will have San
Francisco, San Jose, Oakland and Sacra-
mento, the four clubs of last year, with the
addition of Los Angeles and probably
Fresno.
The causes which resulted in the failure
of the attempt TO consolidate were numer-
Gus and long consideration convinced the
officials of both leagues of the inadvisa-
bility of consolidation for the present.
The announcement telegraphed from San
Francisco several weeks ago that the
scheme had gone through was altogether
premature and unauthorized. The reports
sent out were based alone on the fact that
a schedule had been drawn up to see if a
feasible arrangement of games could be
made. At that time the outlook seemed
very favorable at the California end
and the officials there were favorably in
clined to the union. In the meantime
the Portland club had raised strenuous
objections to the plan, and a great deal of
work was necessary to bring them to give
consent to consolidation. When finally
they did agree. the aspect of affairs had
entirely changed in California The rail-
road rates desired could not be obtained
Sacramento and Oakland were kicking
vigorously against being dropped from the
new league, and other obstacles presented
themselves. Opposition continued to in
crease, and finally nothing remained for
the California magnates but to call the
deal off,