The San Francisco call., 1908-12-21
BALL MAGNATES
FAIL TO COME
TO TERMS
Prospect of Lively War Be-
fWeeH the Coast and State
Leagues Next Season

The dove OF peace, which all the fol- I
lowers OF the good game Of baseball
expected the warning magnates of the
Coast and the State leagues to cap
lure and tame. is still flying wildly
about, an6 from present indications, it
win keep on its flight and make room
> for the gloomy clouds Of war which
nave been gathering in the baseball
lorlHOn the past season. The magnates
are as far ii not farther away from any
0etinlte peace settlement as ever and
, unless somebody offers something that
ncbody else is looking for. the gaunt-
Jet VIII be formally thrown down to-
day
The fact that the magnates of the
toast league viii hold their annual
sce'ing To-Day Is another significant
sign. should they get together before
me net conference with the. outlaws
tney VIII either decide on war or adopt
y measure which may possibly result
IN some form of truce, but this does not
seem possible at present
~ there was any chance 10 settle the
nisPatc, surely the Coast league people.
their rivals. the State league men and
Presidents johnson and Pulliam of the
DIX ieaSNes had ample time TO reach
an agreement Saturday when they
spent several hours at various sessions.
ms IN itself Is enough TO convince the
lahs tnat neither side is willing to
Yield a point
JOHNSON - PERPLEXED
Those who are yearning for peace
are praying that johnson viii come to
the bat at the eleventh hour and per-
form a diamond miracle that viii rev
oluuonize baseball on the coast What
j onnson Is expected to do. these well
Mlshefs DO not know themselves, but
theE stu cling TO the fond belief that
Johnson can do the right thing at the
right time.
The American league president is far
from pleased al the outlook. and init
mates that the war signal viii be hung
out soon A careful student of the
same. Its legislation and all its finer
points. the great leader Of the Ameri-
can league has gone up and down the
line as Ear as he can, but stin he has
been unable 10 strike the right chord.
Evidently Johnson finds conditions
here IN far worse shape than he antici-
pated- Though he does not say as
much, this great diamond politician
shows by his actions that he came all
tleSe at0e miles Tor nothing. He al
ready sees that the state league people
are bent on war, and within twelve
hours the fight likely viii be on.
mere was no conference between the
rivals yesterday. most OF the State
League managers going home with the
promise that they would return this
morning ready to take another whirl
AT the conference. All Of them said
that they would stand pat and that
unless the big fellows came to their
terms. they would be willing to con-
tinue the fight.
Before the session ended early yes
terday morning, President Cal Ewing
- of the coast league announced that he
Was willing 10 allow the state league
10 retain all its players fOr a period Of
Two years. provided the magnates were
willing 10 come into the fold. But
after a brief caucus the bushers turned
down this offer and the meeting broke
up.
Evidently the state league people are
standing together and the recent rumOr
MnTHfnE "a
left 10 fight his battle alone and un-
aided seems to be without the slightest
foundation. Thus far the others have
gone right TO the bat with Moering
every time he started anything, and IL
does not seem likely that they will for
sake him in the ditch.
so Tar as we are concerned there
VIII be no change of front" said Pres
ident. Frank Herman of the State
league last night We have states our
ganized baseball see their way clear
% grant our demands we will continue
the fight. We are all banded together,
and can safely say that nobody viii
weaken.
IF it comes to a fight. the State
league viii be fully as well equipped
"a $ the Coast league. We have ample
funds in sight, and we can get more
money if necessary. We are not boast
ing and we do not want any trouble,
but at the same time we will stand up
Cor our rights and there is nobody in
organized baseball who can bluff US"
PULLIAM DEPARTS TODAY
Judge Mccredie. the owner Of the
Portland club, will attend the meeting
OF the Coast league today. He sends
word that everything is ready for the
placing Of two clubs in Portland next
season. one in the Coast lea que and one
ia the Northwest league. AS Ewing
saws this was done at his suggestion,
everything appears rosy enough IN the
north.
When bostilities are resumed this
morning the brunt Of the trouble Will
be up 70 johnson. Pulliam viii leave
either this morning or this evening for
southern California, where he will
spend a few days. after which he viii
return TO his homo in Louisville He
leaves everything in the hands of john
son. who consented to DrolonS his stay
Johnson probably viii be consulted
relative 10 the question of enlargins
the circuit, one of the leading PROPOSE
lions that viii come up at the Coast
league meeting today. At present no
BODY has a line on. what VIII come off.
hut the very fact of a war on the list
Is bound 70 make difference of a cou-
n1e of clubs in the league next year.
Johnson and Puliiam spent yester-
the guests Of Ewing and Henry Berry,
manager Of the Los Angeles team. They
visited the principal points OF interest
en route and enjoyed the trip. 1t was
rurnored that Johnson also endeavored
10 bring Hal Chase back into the fold,
but nobody would confirm this.