Los Angeles herald., 1905-03-20
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BY Paul Bartlett


bilities and promises to require tht
services of an arbitration board II
actual warfare Is to be avoided. This
regrettable state Of affairs Is caused
| by the determination Of James F. Nor.
ley of Los Angeles and San Francisco
principally the former, however, to pre-
vent the eastern baseball moguls from
knocking him on the head and reliev-
| ing him Of his most valuable asset
Hal Chase In a felonious and unlaw-
ful manner. James r. Is quite naturally
averse to having the New York Amer
leans secure the services Of the Santa
Clara lad in anything but a strictly
| legitimate way.
When Messrs. Hart. Hanlon and
johnson journeyed to California In the
interests of peace" last year they
verbally agreed that no played would be
drafted from the Pacific Coast league
until November 1st. In the east Sep
tember is the month that the majors
reach out and annex promising ma
terial In California the season always
continues until November, and the
drafting of players two months before
the season ended would exercise de-
moralizng effect upon the Pacific
Coast league clubs. 1t was reasoned
and admitted without hesitation upon
the part of the peace delegates that
a player who knew that he had place
secured for the next season in one Of
the big leagues would not go to any
great exertion in advancing the for
tunes of his club
1t now remains with the national
commission, composed of Garry Her
man, Ban Johnson and Harry Pullialn,
to consider the contentious of the Pa
cfic Coast league. 1t will be recalled
that Morley endeavored to learn of
Johnson's stand in the matter and
whether the president of the American
league would disown his verbal agree
ment with the Pacific Coast league
managers.
johnson has never replied to the
weighty communication dispatched by
the local magnate, but declares that
the preserves of the big leagues will
be protected" and young Mr.. Chase
bundled along east. The lad in ques.
ton would prefer to pursue the sphere
on the coast and there seems to be
some little" work ahead for Clark
Griffith.
S0utbarv CoIifor,io bo ceha1I epthi1ei-
asts will probably have an opportunity
of witnessing a Japanese baseball team
in action during the month of April.
The athletic management of Stanford
university has arranged for two games
with the University of Toxic team on
the Stanford campus the second week
in April, and a game or two will also
be played with the Berkeley collegians.
Professor Harvey Holmes Of U. S. G.
is doing a little dickerin along this
are likely to have the u. S. c. team
on their schedule when they arrive
from the Orient. 1t would certainly
be a unique attraction and would un-
doubtedly add to the duties of the Jap
bursar. The brown men are credited
with but one popularity or national
on the diamond. A towel
round about the headpiece and they
are ready to play ball. The idea is
to the Seraphs. 1t might
the batting averages and will
assuredly act as a hair preservative.
On the last day of the month in San
Francisco Marvin Hart and a shadowy
'pussun by the name of Johnson will
step over the ropes and mix things in
the accepted mode and fashion. Hart's
home port is located south of Mason
and Dixons line and, "other things
being equal" there is certain to be
some trouble when the dingy and aris-
tocratic southerner squares away with
the mits. Hart occasionally tacks the
word champion to his name, but the
acquisition is never taken seriously.
Hart has defeats by Gardiner and Root
tabled up against him, while Johnson
could undoubtedly cause acute distress
to both of these gentlemen, judging
from a strict Interpretation of dope"
If the two NIT wielders do not talk
things over before March 31st some
thing of disturbance in Woodward's
pavilion is certain to occur.
James Edward Britt, property owner
and native son, has waXed quite conf
dent of disposing of Jabez White, f, r.
G.. s., London, England during the
April argument in San Francisco.
Jem Bowker and White are the best
that the realm of King Edward has to
offer this year, and while White cannot
claim a clear title like his fellow
he will not lack hackers
when he opens his debate with the
pride of the Olympic club. Battling
Nelson is naturally quite wroth at
being left out in the rain, and his fol-
lowers threaten dire vengeance, al |
though the fiddling mayor of the north |
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