Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-18
MORLEY WILLING
TO CONTINUE
SAYS HE WILL PLACE $4,000
BOND
Bert and Ewing Leave for North
Without Having Accomplished
Mission-Muddle Is Now
Worse Than Before

The latest proposition to enter the
baseball situation came last night when
James Morley made an offer that may
or may not be considered by President
Bert and Cal Ewing. He said:
'In order to show these fellows that
I am not afraid to risk a finacial loss,
and that 1 want Los Angeles to have
baseball, l make the following PROPOSE
tion:
II will place cash bond of $25, 200 to
continue baseball in Los Angeles for
any time up to five years, providing the
other clubs will do the same. Let every
club place the money In bond and the
last club to cry quits may take the
coin"
What Bert and Ewing will say to
Morleys last offer remains to be seen.
The Los Angeles baseball situation Is
in worse muddle than ever before.
President Bert of the Pacific Coast
league and Cal Ewing, manager of
the Oakland team, left for the north
last night without having accomplished
anything toward the betterment of the
tangle.
Outcome Uncertain
No one appears to be certain as to
what the outcome will be. Bert and
Ewing say that Morley has forfeited
his right as stockhoder or director in
the Pacific Coast league and that never
again will he be connected with league
business on the Pacific coast. Morley,
on the other hand, declares that he still
retains his stock and official capacity
by reason of the fact that he did not
sign an agreement to deliver the Los
Angeles franchise or any of the local
stock.
There is a strong proposition that
legal complications may result before
the baseball war comes to an end. With
the league officials declaring Morley
as out of it, and the latter scouting the
idea because it cannot prove whereby
he legally resigned.
A deadlock has been reached that
must eventually lead to serious de-
lberattons before the affair is settled.
In that Morley did not sign away
the Los Angeles franchise or any of
the local stock, 1t would appear that
he still retains his official capacity,
despite the assertions of the league
officials, who claim that he is abso-
lutely out of baseball because of his
action at the northern meeting.
Irrespective of what the other stock
holders may do, Morley, John Brink
and AL Levy will act in unison,
and as they own d controlling inter-
est in the Los Angeles club a fight to
the end will result. The trie said
yesterday that they will turn over
the franchise and players with the
understanding that an agreement be
placed in escrow whereby the Los An
geles players cannot be sold without
the consent of the Los Angeles club.
AS they ridiculed the idea of The
$4,000 bond, which was suggested yes
terday,, so do Ewing and Bert regard
the proposition to allow Morley any
control whatever.
The last words of Ewing last night,
before he left for Oakland, We're:
"The Los Angeles club is scheduled
to play on the Portland grounds be-
ginning next Tuesday and we expect
that they will appear. Should Morley
come north with the team he will not
be considered as Pacific Coast league
fixture any more than anyone else
who might happen along at the same
time"
Nothing was accomplished at the
meeting held yesterday. The bond
consideration. Then the proposal that
the Los Angeles club be allowed a
guiding hand in the disposal of any
players that may be sold was also
scoffed at.
A meeting was to have been held
last night, but failure of the officials
to make connections resulted in the
avoidance of what would probably
have been another meaningless gath
ering.
A hundred rumors were afloat yes
terday centering upon various indi-
viduals as prospective managers,
though nothing definite resulted so far
as any future manager was concerned.
So far as can be seen Morley still
retains his title of manager despite the
fact that he verbally resigned in Oak
land. 1t would appear that before some
other man steps into his managerial
shoes a series of Incidents will occur
not calculated to raise the stndard of
the game.
Prior to leaving for the north last
night President Bert made the follow
ing statement as regards the situation.
Bert's Statement
"Mr Ewing and myself were ordered
by the Pacific Coast league to come
here to carry out certain definite
proposition. We came in good faith,
thoroughly prepared to meet every
proposition of the Los Angeles baseball
association presented to us at meet
ing held in Oakland May IA by its
duly accredited representative.
THE said directors of the Los An
geles association with whom we were
called upon to deal were dominated
and swayed by their representative,
who made the proposition, which after
due and legal acceptance by the Pa
cific Coast league he sough to repudi-
ate.
"We realized that we We're simply
wasting time trying to come to terms
and decided not to be trifed with
further. We are leaving for our re-
spectiVe homes in Oakland.
The Los Angeles Baseball associa-
tion has certain obligations to meet,
prominent among which is to finance
the club, play all games as scheduled
and keep the team intact. They are
legally bound to play all games with
Fresno to and including next Sunday,
and then send their team to Portland,
as per schedule.
I'VE hope that they will meet this
obligation. If they or their represen-
tatives fail in any particular it will
be the duty of the officials to deal with
the situation. They are being advised
by an eminent baseball authority and
know the penalty If they fall to comply