The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-16
LUCAS 'AGIN' PEACE
Pacific Northwest League Baseball
Men Reject Olive Branch Prof
fered by Hickey.
Outlaws Were Ready to Enter Ma
tional Agreement Coast League
Has Whip Hand.

AS predicted in Saturdays Journal,
PRESIDENT Hickey of the American asso-
ciatiofl has returned from the racine coast
and the baseball war in that locality is
still going on nerrily. Contrary TO ex-
pectations, however, it was the faci1c
sNnrtI1west officials. and not the Pacific
Coast league men, who blocked the peace
oyertures The magnates of the Pacific
Northwest league impugned the motives
Of the peace committee, and said they de-
sired nothing but war.
The result shows that it was unWlse
to send Hickey upon peace mission 10
the coast in the face Of the open opposl-
tion of Lucas of the Pacific Northwest
league to the American association pres
ident. Had Lucas me t them nall way,
the outlaws would have been glad TO
make an agreement with the national as
sociation Of minor leagues. ~
Mr.. Hickey found the California and the
Pacific Northwest leagues in war that
is certain to wipe one or the other from
the baseball map at an early date. The
chances, according to Mr.. Hickey. are that
the Pacific Northwest league, which prac-
tticaly precipitated the war, will have hard
shedding before the season is very old on
account Of the distances and jumps which
the teams will be compelled to make. The
league includes the cities of Helena. Butte.
Seattle, Tacoma, Portland, Spokane, San
Francisco and-Los Angeles 1t is figured
that the Montana teams will be compelled
to travel 2,400 miles when they visit Los
Angeles, and the California fans could
not igure how the teams could make both
ends meet with the expenses which such
haul would make necessary.
President Lucas of the league. however.
thinks it can be done, and he has placed
j: j. AIcCloskey, formerly of Louisville,
tor the San Francisco end Of the enter
prise.e Salaries. have also been boosted to
an unl1eard-of degree on, the coast, and
President Hickey confirmed the report; that
| Morley Of the Los Angeles California
league team al a big salary. +. y. -
! The California league holds the whip
| end, as it will have a. season of eight
months, while the Pacific Northwest
league will only play five months.
Manager Leonard Of the Columbus base
| ball team has announced his team for the
season follows:
| Catchers-George Fox, NJ. s. Roach and Johr
S1attery, New York State league
| Pitchers-Ivor Wagner: Harvey, Bailey: Johl
Dick Williams, W. Crystal, E. G. Crahin ant
FsE"fg % # Ssgt %'sn NIKE Sas5 ss5
lock and Fl. Bridewell.
ogtheld = James Bannon, James Hart, Hui
Bannon probably will be the field captain ane
| with Billy Clingman and Fred Raymer. formerly
| captain of the Los Angeles team. there will bt
two old heads together i'll the critical points O.
! the infeld. Columbus expects much of its pitch
ers and thinks they will make good
| The players will report in Columbus a nc
begin spring practice next Monday. Al
the preliminary work will be done on the
| home, grounds.
Ban Johnson having shown that thu
American league really has baseball
grounds in New York. President Brush o.
| Lick Springs to recuperate:
Mr.. Bush was also asked about the
story that Barney Dreyfuss intends tt
"spring a sensation in the near future
to the effect that a syndicate is being
! formed to buy out John T. Brush's inter
est in the New York club" Mr.. Brusl
laughed and said:
stranger things have happened"
! He would not explain, however, whetheI
there was any truth in the story.
! W. A. Speedy. who holds the Dulutl
franchise in the Northern Baseball league
j, is to have opposition this summer in the
zenith city. P. Van Praagh. local cigal
manufacturer, announces that he will have
an independent team in the field, ane
famong the players already signed is George
Wilson. the whirlwind pitcher who played
with Waseca last season. Owing to the
opposition to Sunday baseball by one o
the local ministers, Mr.. Speedy says there
will, be no league contests in Duluth or
the Sabbath. Van Praagh of the inde
pendent team. however, says, he will fur.
nish the city with Sunday ball.