Los Angeles herald., 1905-08-31
NJ 'CREED|E WANTS
MORLEY PUT OUT
ACTING PRESIDENT TALKS
SASSY" AT FRISCO
Says He viii Wait to Hear From
Officials Before Being Overcome
With Anxiety-What Nc
Creedie Says

! Acting President McCreedie of the
Pacific Coast league has taken occasion
to vent some of the spite he holds to-
wards Magnate Morley of the Los An
geles club, and some Of the fans who
are not aware that there is little Damon
and Pythias business between McCree-
| die and Morley are alarmed at the
statement that has come out of the
wild and woolly north that Morley will
not be at the head of the Angels next
season.
President Bert was i'll and not being
able to WELD the gavel at the annual
meeting of the league at Portland last
week, that duty was delegated to Nc
Creedie. Morley was too busy to at
tend the annuai meeting and sent his
proxy by Uncle Henry Harris. Morley
says he was too busy to attend that
meeting, and there is no reason to doubt
| his word, but some of the knowing ones
suspect that the fact that McCreedie
occupied the chair may have had some
thing to do with the pressing nature of
Morley's business. 1t was almost a
foregone conclusion that the Los An
| geles magnate would have received but
little consideration from McCreedie If
he had attended the meeting, and as
Morley will not submit to a snub with
out vigorous protest, some friction may
have been avoided by his absence But
| this gave McCreedie the chance of his
life to haul out the little mallet that
he keeps especially for Jim Morley, and
when he reached San Francisco the
aforesaid mallet was in full swing.
What McCreedIe Says
A reporter for a San Francisco even
ing paper got hold of the acting presi-
dent when he was evidently feeling the
worst and quotes him as follows:
"At the close of the present year the
Los Angeles franchise will be at the
disposal of the league, and 1t is de-
cidedly an open question as to whether
or not Jim Morley will get the plum.
There is considerable opposition to the
southern magnate in the league at the
present time and the chances are that
some one else besides Morley will be
awarded the Los Angeles franchise.
| The league directors did not like Nor
ley's action In ignoring the meeting by
not sending his proxy. AS considerable
business of Importance was to be trans
acted, Of which Manager Morley was
fully aware, the rest of the board
looked for some action on the part of
the Southern California clubs man.
ager.
"Of course Los Angeles will be In the
league next year, but some one else
besides Jim Morley Will be at the head
OF affairs This is not the only time
that Morley has offended certain of
the league directors by his actions. and
when he failed to put in his application
for the franchise and totally ignored
the whole matter, the members of the
board decided to round him up with a
sharp turn"
Morley is not alarmed and when the
matter was brought to his attention
yesterday one Of his wan, pale smiles
swept across his countenance and he
stated that he did not believe the story
that he would be refused franchise
and would take no stock In 4 until he
heard from the league officials. He
further stated that he did not know
that applications for franchises would
be made at the Portland meeting.
Under the management of Morley the
Los Angeles club has attained a suc-
cess that 1t had never before enjoyed,
and he has grown famous for his happy
facuItv of unearthfnp "DhenonnsO