The San Francisco call., 1910-10-06
GRAHAM FORBIDS
HETLlNG TO PLAY
Coast League President Issues
Summary Order to M Manager
McCredie of Portland

After days of stalling and side step
ping. it begins to look as though the
troublesome and perplexing Hetling
matter will be brought to an issue
within the next few days. President
Graham of the Pacific coast league took
the bit in his own teeth bright and
early yesterday morning and wired
Umpire Van Haltren at Portland not to
allow the disputed player to appear in
the game against Sacramento. And
HetHng did not appear either.
Graham's telegram was in answer to
rather impertinent one dispa tched to
him by W. w McCredie, owner of the
Portland club. McCredie intimated in
his wire that Portland would play Het-
ling if 1t saw fit. This probably
aroused the leagues chief executive
and he acted quickly.
Graham really has allowed the Port
land ma gnate to play horse with him
toe Long. Had he taken action when
Hetling was protested by Captain VOL
verton a week ago, all this needless
dispute would have been avoided. 1t
begins to look now as though Wolver-
toms protest will be upheld by the
national board though that, of course,
remains to be determined later.
From the way he has been acting,
McCredie evidently is endeavoring to
run the league as he sees fit He sits
on his high horse up in Portland, and
up to the present time he has prac
tically ignored all the instructions sent
to him by Graham, who at last woke
up and realized that the only way to
get action was through his umpire.
Now he's off to good start.
1t is nearly a cinch that Portland
will take the present series handily
enough even without the aid of Het-
ling. but this is not the question. Ac-
cording to Graham, McCredie is avoid
ing the issue and endeavoring to act
upon his own authority. Certainly his
actions would indicate that he is anx-
ious to show up the president of the
league and get away with it in his own
town.
Il have ordered my umpire to pre-
vent Hetling from playing till this case
has been settled" said Graham yes
terday. This is final and McCredie
must obey the instructions of the UNI
pires In the event that he fails to do
so and insists upon playing Hetling,
then the umpire will forfeit the game
or games to Sacramento, 9 to o. How
ever, 1 do not look for anything like
that
Jimmy Lewis was given a layoff yes
terday afternoon and Madden did the
honors in center field. Madden played
nice game, too, getting a hit and ac-
cepting several hard chances, two or
three of which looked like two sack
ers when they left the bat.
Both Cal Ewing and Ed Walter are
opposed to post season exhibition
games. Walter announced that under
no circumstances would he permit his
team to indulge in a series with Port
land or any other club after the season
closes. Ewing went even stronger. He
says that Recreation park will be
closed up and bolted on November Z
and remain closed till spring practice
time rolls around once more.
Miller had a world of speed and
whisked eight of the Angels to the
bench on the third strike. His control
also was excellent, only one of the vis-
itors being able to work him for
base on balls.
Kid Mohler's batting eye is improv-
ing since he switched himself from
second to eighth place on the list He
was there with another nice one yes
terday, while Shaw, who bats second,
is also picking up in his work.