The San Francisco call., 1913-11-06
OF MOGULS
STIRS UP INTEREST
AMONG LOCAL FANS
Bv JOE MURPHY

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Now that the baseball moguls have
departed east to attend the conven-
tion Of the National Association Of
Minor Leagues, the situation is quiet.
Even the Fireside league can not get
regular quorum. The departure
yesterday of President Allan t. Baum
and Hap Hogan for Columbus marked
the last party to leave from this sec
ton. Charley Graham of Sacramento
was to have joined Baum and Hogan.
but it is reported that he was de-
tanned at Sacramento and was unable
to go along with Baum and Hogan.
but that he will be flying eastward to-
day.
J. Cal Ewing of the local club is too
busy with his new ball park and he
was unable to make the trip. His
absence will be felt, as he usually
took a prominent part in the legis-
lating of minor league affairs.
Baum holds two votes in the con-
vention. one for the Coast league and
another for the California league
The business which Is to come up at
the Columbus meeting is expected to
be routine stun. No important mat
ters appear on the surface
Tha demands made by the Baseball
Players fraternity will be one Of the
important topics OF discussion. 1t is
hardly likely that this convention
will take a stand, as 1t likely will be
guided entirely by the actions of the
major league moguls.
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According to dispatch from Chi
cago. the American league. which
will go into annual session in the
windy city tomorrow, will take up the
demands made by the Baseball Play
ers' fraternity.
President Ban Johnson made a
statement that the league had never
been asked formally by the fraternity
to grant any reforms. According to
the program of the meeting there will
be no discussion on this subject.
The tickets for the. big games be-
tween the major league clubs-the
White Sox-will be put on sale next
Tuesday. Reservations can be made
at any time The opening game in this
section will be played on Thursday,
November 13, at Oakland. The teams
will play at the Recreation park
grounds on the following three after
moons. Though some protests have
been made against the scale of prices,
there will be no changes. Box seats,
$1.25; chair seats, 81; reserved seats,
>75 cents, and bleachers, SO cents.
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Frank Decannier, the left handed
twirler, who was a member of the
Seals during the early part of the sea-
son, is likely to be given another
chance in the Pacific Coast league.
Happy Hogan OF the Venice Tigers is
after Decannier and he will probably
land him. Decannier after he left the
Seals went to the Trolley league His
work in the bush organization was
highly commended. and to his efforts
are attributed the success of Oroville,
which won the pennant
Decannier while q member of the
Seals pitched some good balls. He
seemed to be an in and outer. One
day he would be able to baf1le the
batsmen. and tho next time he started
he would get a drubbing. Hap has
heard so many good tales of Decan-
nier's work with Oroville that he has
decided to give him another chance.
Roy Brashear probably will be miss
ing from the Venice clubs regular
lineup next season, as Hogan is dick
ering with Charley Comiskey for Joe
Berger. who held down the second
sack for the White Sox during the
latter part OF the season. He wants
to use Berger at short. and he will
shift Hosp over to second. Litschi
will play third.
Hogan has lot of regard for
Brashear as a ball player, and he
probably will be used on the team ~
q pinch hitter and utility infielder.
Rrashear has been slowing up on his
feet He delds we'll and hits the ball,