The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-01-21
STATE LEAGUE IS
DICKERING FOR
LOCAL PARK
Cy MOreIing Comes to Close q
Five Year Lease on Old
Ball Grounds
By T. p. MaqiIIiqan


Although the State league men said
yesterday afternoon that they had com
pleted arrangements and secured i've
year lease on the old Eighth and Har-
rison streets park. they admitted last
night that the deal was not closed. but
that in all probability it would be
some time today. Cy Moreing Jr.. who
viii take hold of the San Francisco
team, said that there were only a few
minor details in the lease delaying the
deal, but that he was sure the matter
would be fixed up today and within a
week force OF workmen would be on
the job getting the grounds in shape.
The stockton man is not only conf
dent that he will have the diamond in
shape and the stands up in time. but
he maintains that he will give to the
local fans the best article of baseball
this city has seen in recent years.
Moreing will be at the helm OF affairs
here himself and he says he will have
practically the whole stockton team in
his lineup.
The Stockton man is confident that
his new san Francisco cluo Will be Lns
Iouo Crash IN baseball on the coast TINS
season. ana although II IS a Tar cry
20 the opening VI Ine season AtOrelns
mas visions Oh a pennant noating over
MS PARK mere.
Danny Snay of stockton is Just as
conn0rnt as A1Orelng mat MS eesln WILL
Dc the real lOlse. anu me Tonnes Ok
league star say - shaL wnsn he SPRINGS
nlS Ilneup on tns pUDIlc, tie rOSLoc " ~
contain Inc nalnes o. prayers OF hlgn
RANK IN major league elFclcs.
A1oreing save OUT the nucleus OF his
CLUB last night. anu in MS lineup
we're 4onlmy Sneehans wAO prayed villa
5rookIyn last year. ben henderson.
Jimmy Mcha1e anu DOC AOskInlaIl
mat IS surrey a pretty neIty quarteL
TO DulId up arouAu, ana Il AlOfeIhes
can get otner payers gOOd as Tao
ones named ne should nave a prelIy
classy zoe OK ball payers.
The sp1te league circuit will contain
six Jea.Is ana VIII De q very COAayac.
one No city IN the IeagUs wIia NC
more than nve nours' rt0e from san
francisco, Fresno being the Iaruhost
point IN the circuit from this city. Lnv
circuit Will De composed OF san Fran
CISCO Oakland. santa cruz. san jose.
Stockton and fresno. sacramento anu
Alameda Will be droppeo.
Oakland will nave the Alameda
grounos. but until line scneudIe Is ins..~
up AZ Is not known now many games
the transDay city will De anotteG-
The State league people have not
given up the nope o. landing rams
Is a possibility that the Deli leader OI
the Chicago cubs will be with a TEAM
IN the Independent organization LnIs
summer.
II the State league has half the back
ing II claims 10 nave the organization
Is bound 10 pull through. FOr all the
confident air the slate league FAILURE
TO SHOW any real com OF Ine realm SO
far is not taken by the fans as an in
dication that they are overDurdened
with pelf.
shay and few other miIHonaires
dilated on the fact that Comiskey ana
other American league club owners
grew corpulent with coin out OF base
pail, ana they cannoI see why LneIr
road to wealth will not be as easy as
was Comiskey.s and his pals.
Cy Moreing Sr was at the state
league meeting yesterday. The elder
M0retng is the real man OF money OF
the independent league lie came mere
with certified cheek for $4,000 yes
terday, which ne intended to put up as
guarantees that the state league
would stand good for the lease on the
Eighth and Harrison street grounds, IL
valuable Bit OF paper and says ne will
put IL up today to bind me lease IL
ne can get the owners of the property
TO make a few concessions.
Danny Shay left for Stockton last
night Danny says ne has nearly all
the players ne expects TO use this sum
mer signed. and that he will have no
trouble in getting a full complement
of men for the Millers.
The State league elected officers for
the ensuing year last night. Frank
Herman was reelected president, Fred
Swanton vice president, and CT More
Ing secretary and treasurer
II all the teams in the state league
finish where their manag gers figure that
organization will have about six pen
nant winners the coming season
That Hal Chase will play again with
the New York Americans is almost q
foregone conclusion. OF course there
are still a few persons who think that
Hal will gambol around the State
league circuit, but he will not. From
what can be learned from the east
Chase will not only so back. but will
be glad OF the opportunity.