The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-08-31
pnosrEcrs ron BASEBALL.
Nyer Cohen Would Like 10 See Big
Coast League.

Sfver Cohen. who was OF one time con-
ueetea with the Chicago Times and who
also worked on thu Brooklyn Times ana
re,enffv on California papers. has been
IN tho city during the past week. Mr..
Cohen is a great lover OF the national
game baseball. and hopes to see Cali
fornIa ard The Paciac Northwest unite
In the formation Of tsg league In talk
ing Of sports he said.
THE sudden demise or professional base
bah In the Northwest and he attempt 10
revive the sport in California this sea-
son. which also proEed a lsmeDtshle fail
IRE. is mainly due to the fac that
the time for ire revival 81 the
game on me Coast - not yet ripe. Many
reasons have heen assigned FOR the failure.
such az dun times. cheap players. poor
PLAYING ana Incompetent management.
The FIRST reason advanced Is easily dis
posed ur Look ut the attendance az the
National League games in the EsstT
Thousands ~ a single game, where saia-
RES FOR players are double that en This
coast. IN every city there IS always 2
number or fans WHO can make che game
nonuEar and prosrsToBs for those who
chance % handle the reins. But for these
fans 20 noFailsrize TIE game fhere must
Be good bail playing. and that brings 70
the FRONT tire second reason aova need
cheap players
''Plavers who work FOR small salaries
canot ~ expected 20 Vut up national or
even r2lnor league bail They 40 not
take the interest in taeIr work that high ~
raid upen woa'd. A player reasons that
TIA mana ger caunot secure a player for
less money than ~ tthe player is being
2a.H anf that he 1.-THE manager viN noy
paw any more 20 secure someone better
Therefore che player plays shout as he
likes although Be may try 20 win o1t for
his team.
stls course, with poor attendance. high
salaries cannot ~ paid. bat get the ma
ts~ial first and the patronage VIII come
srtervarf Feonle vii soon recognize
shRt woag ptayers are 81 their insist. ami
thav W7sI f3o-k IN the al % the game from
a dnaurlsl standpoint and a pure love %
t'.e greatest q ala outdoor sports One
wav - make IRA same popular here and
~ California ss - eouso3 tsts- TIE pres
ent fou~~>tlA rl~~1it "a too short. Tha
same ola fasss while sometimes pleasant
~ see get ti-esoms whrn brogkht - view
too cften. Then again. foo mach % che
- rle s. another way % killing g. For
80 have a ten-ciuh i~sg,le--foEgr from the
Nor hwest and fhe remainder from the
Golden state. A an example, take Sal
tl- Ts.sonva. Spokane e1d Portland from
this section. ans san Francssoa. oASlan3
Sa-rHreutn. Stockton. san Jose ard Los
Angles rom tallEaFE2ta- - NS2FS4 ttle
s>51is p. So arranged that each team
vv1aN aDusa~ fn arcsher CITY Aus twf~e
during a season. thai s.. Tor two series
% fear rar1es each with ter clubs Ia
TIE feax-se ard each club p}aysng eight
games aRav fro-a horse. ~ EsTnss volLi
~ D'ayes ia az ~ zach c2ah during The
Seass7n II would eaks Mira months 20
play tha ftsii complement % games. ard
g. woalA only - ne1sSSa-y - pslay four
-a-,es 4 n-essk Tfs @saSou shoa1 beTfn
aherfs March 2 Caasserusa ard end about
Tha~1xswfvfur tire n the same nsAce. TIE
wvssAsr wrss1aE recsSss tsee SEs-sa q p-oceRss-
frr srf ro~ the intermediate months
June. jay. August ars1 SepseEnesr. games
,.ata ~ 50 ar~an go a. 70 ~ r3sve-i here.
OF >os~sA tNaiffoFuts Noaid have 9anass az
tie tire. 3D. tsey would - 80 p1Ayed