Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-25
OUTLAWS READY
TO ENTER FOLD
EWING BRINGS WORD OF I'M
P0RTANT DECISION
WILL PROBABLY COME IN AS
GLASS B LEAGUE
State League and Coasters Agree and
Baseball War Is Nearly Over.
Ewing VIII Retire from
Presidency
BY A. e. DUNNING

Admission of the State league into
the organized fold as a class B league,
the strengthening of the Coast league
itself, and the election of new presi-
dent, involving the choice of a sue
cessor to President ]. Cal Ewing, the
present chieftain-these are the new
phases of the baseball situation on the
Pacific coast, as developed from an in
terview given out last night by Presi-
dent Ewing.
w. II. Berry, president of the Angel
City Baseball association, and Presi-
dent Ewing returned last night from
San Francisco. Berry has been in the
north for three weeks, in which time
baseball history has been in the MAX
ing. Several conferences have been held
with State league officials, in which the
plans for bringing the outlaws into Or
ganized ball were discussed In detail
by representatives of the State league
and the Coast league. The actual de-
cision has not been made, but agree
ment has been reached. says President
Ewing, on every disputed point, and it
is expected that the announcement that
the State league will throw off the out
law garb and don the sober organized
attire will be issued shortly.
Predicted the End
It is little more than two months
ago that l predicted the demise of the
State league. The outlaws have been
going broke by degrees, but the drain
ing of the pockets of the State leaguers
has been slow but sure. The class of
ball has been far from satisfactory, and
the games, though lately purified, have
been broken up in rowdy fights. But
the outlaws are now ready to consider
their long postponed decision to go into
organized ball. They have reached the
point where they are finally willing to
treat with the Pacific Coast league, and
therefore with an amicable settlement
in view the time has come to drop all
further disputes and get together to
work in harmony for the good of the
game on the coast.
That there will be no State league, as
1t now exists, next season is practically
a certainty. It is almost equally GER
tain that class B league, under the
rules of the national commission and
recognized as a regularly "organized'
body, will be playing baseball in the
central part of the state. This new
league, if formed, will be q secondary
body to the Coast league; in fact, be-
ing in a class below 1t; but will be
recognized as having a high degree of
standing. 1t will afford the Coast
league an opportunity to develop it's
ers will occupy the same position as do
the Southern league, Eastern league,
American association and Tri-State
league in relation to the major leagues.
The action which places the state
league in organized ball will be one of
the most important moves ever made
on the western slope. 1t will end a wor-
rying, wearisome baseball war that
has kept the players and managers and
an fhp pn9Ef in n turmoil fnIs
years. 1t will prove a big boost for the
game, and will enable the coast league
to present the strongest array in its
history before the fans next season.
Ewing VIII Retire
Another announcement of almost
equal Importance Is the decision of
President Ewing positively to refuse
to consider accepting the position Of
chief of the Coast league for another
term. Ewing has made the statement
to his friends several times. He has
stated his desire to retire and his un-
willingness to assume the arduous and
thankless duties of president again,
but this is the first time he has made
the fiat and unequivocal statement
that he will not accept the place under
any conditions.
"You may say for me definitely and
Ilndlly, SdlQ NIX. EWlIS AcioL hl6AilB
that / positively will not be consid-
cred as president again. 1 will retire
to private business. But being inter-
ested in the San Francisco club, I
will always be in the game In the
Coast league"
Ewing has worked hard to elevate
the game on the coast. The southern
fans have not always agreed with him
and have taken issue with him on sew
eral occasions, but they are free to
recognize his faithful efforts in behalf
of the league. Cal Ewing also has
made a record as a thoroughly honest
and unbiased official, and I believe
that whatever weakness In the way of
strict rulings has been laid to his
door. has been because of scrupulous
desire to do his best
Berry Urged for Place
His announcement, however, leaves
the field open to other candidates. Hen
ry Berry of the Angels has been urged
for the place and his friends are pre-
naring to further advance his name
Berry SAYS he doesn't want it, but
should the southern fans unanimously
demand his candidacy there is every
reason to believe that Berry will ac-
cent the honor. 1t is high time the
south is given consideration in the
choice of a league president.
Status of Outlaw Players
President Ewing, as representative
of the league, has secured from the
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