The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-09-11
BY Hal SHERIDAN

written for the United Press.)
New YORK, Sept. III. Team lost
manager at half past four; Boss took
him out through an open door Wires
had a story at half past five; finding
q new manager much alive. AT half
past six a denial came Boss had
manager, but not that name. What
was the name, somebody crones The
answer was easy-it was Fielder
Jones.
There you have it. Ii landing upon
The Pacific coast d our minor
league rambles, one the big noises
found out there is Casey Fielder
Jones, one time White sox manager
and now president Of the Northwest
ern league. Any time a manager gets.
fired in one Of the big leagues a story
is sure TO come from Portland stating
that the Job has been offered to Field.
er Jones. And then Jones comes forth
with an explanation Of his business
interests in Portland One Of the big
sources of revenue for the newspaper
correspondents is sending out reports
assigning Jones to new berths in the
majors. And in these fervd days. it's
a duh time during which rumors Of
some managerial head about to drop
are not in circulation.
One slant along the general lines Of
the Pacific coast and Northwestern
leagues reveals peculiar situation
which may be untangled before next
year rolls around. There are two
teams in Portland, Oregon, both own
ed by former Congressman w. W. Nc.
credie One is in the Pacific Coast
league and the other in the Northwest
ern The Pacific Coast league has
class AA ranking and Owner MeCredio
recently put one over on the scouts
from the big Leagues by selling him
self several players from The Portland
Northwestern team and putting them
in the Pacific Coast Portland team
lineup Thus lodging The drafting pro-
cess.
The Pacific Coast league directors,
however, have voted in favor Of break
ing MP this combination by which Nc
Credie is w a position to help cut
1 his Pacific Soast league team BY
4 grabbing of players from his North
western league team and drawing both
ways ON the attendance. Should the
Northwestern people be forced to
switch the Portland franchise to some
other team, as now appears likely.
Fielder Jones viii have to persuade
them to name nonresident presideht
because It's said. those business in.
terests would prevent him from leav-
ing Portland.
Mixed up III the Northwestern lea
sue is Iron Man Joe Meeinniiy
former New York Giant pitcher Nc.
Ginnity is handling the Tacoma team
and in addition is taking his regular
turn in the box. Tho team is in the
kseeond division bur Joe is right up
lamong the lsAders when it comes to
the pitching business
The pennant race la the Northwest
ferh league, has narrowed down to three
clubs Vancouver. Seattle and Port.
land Vancouver Is the faYofite ia.
coma, Victoria and Spokane are the
trailers Three big sales already have
been made by Northwestern league
clubs. Scout Naguire bought Pitcher
eToolsv Schultz from Vancouver, for
Detroit putting mp $4,000 lor him. Van
couver also sold Pitcher Schultz to
Brooklyn, but the purchase price was
not announced Victoria sold Pitcher
Kantlehner to the pittsburg Pirates
for $4,000 oatfielder Parma Of spo-
kane also was taken up BY The Pirates
Seattle has a seufhpaw from the same
town in Idaho that produced Walter