Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-06

With the coast league annual meet
ing only ten days away, the Los An
geles baseball lfans have aroused them
selves to a fight for Henry as president
of the league. The announcement from
Portland that Judge McCredie will
come to the meeting in San Francisco
week from next Monday, prepared
to put through the name of a Portland
man as president OF the league, has
awakened the south into action. The
supporters of Berry are rallying to his
cause, insisting that the move publicly
announced by MeCredie should be
fought to the bitter end. To that pur-
pose communications are being sent
to every director In the coast league
urging support of the candidacy of
= irry.
The statement made by Cal Ewing
that he would under no circumstances
consider the nomination for tf" place
has disposed of the present holder of
the chair There are several men mem
toned for the position, which, for the
reason that 1t involves the control OF
organized baseball in the west, is re-
garded of extreme Importance.
Portland has been fighting for the
upper hand in league affairs for sew
eral years. Under the leadership OF
the McCredies the north has been a
stronghold for rebellion against the
OiuGI SGtllOIlSt IuHltlNt lic iiuult pOT~
ton, comprising at present San Fran
cisco, Oakland and Sacramento, and
the south, in which are located Los
Angeles and Vernon. Portland will
send its delegation TO the meeting
pledged 10 battle for a northern man
for president and for an eight-club
league, the two additional teams to
come from the northwest.
The season closed has been marked
by one of the bltterest controversies
aroused in recent years. due to the at
tempts of the Mercedes to force at
least two teams of the north on the
Coast league. They were silenced for
the time being when their fellow direc-
tors came out emphatlcally against the
proposition to drop Vernon and sub
stitute three northern teams. But they
have not forgotten their purpose. and
the five other members Of the league
directorate are warned to carefully
consider any proposition brought before
the meeting by the member from
Oregon.
There is a wide feeling in the south
that the presidency for 1910 belongs TO
this section. For years the league has
been in the hands of q coterie OF Of
ficials with headquarters in San Fran
cisco. While furnishing several cham
pionship teams, lending hearty support
to the Coast league financially and
leaders have always been forced to act
in accordance with the desires OF the
league officials. The schedule arrange
ment has been a matter of injustice to
the south until the fight for continuous
ball was taken up and won by Henry
Berry, backed by the faithful efforts OF
the newspaper men of Los Angeles.
Now 1t is time for every fan to lend
his support to the south in obtaining a
fair share in the conduct OF the league.
For this purpose Berry's candidacy
should receive hearty seconding from
every southerner. Every Coast league
magnate has acknowledged that Berry
would make good leader-"none bet
ter is the unanimous statement. Il
is the McCredie spirit that is causing
dissension in Coast league ranks and
is threatening renewal of the troubles
that have been ended by the entrance
of the California State league into the
organized fold. 1t is this spirit which
should be kept out of the Coast league.
The way to do 1t is to elect Henry
Berry president Of the league. He will
have the entire south and several
northern officials behind him when he
travels north to attend the meeting
called for November IS.