The San Francisco call., 1913-11-20
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CLOTHES
Local Magnate Threatens to
Get Even on Maier for
Overall Deal
By JOE MURPHY

war in the Pacific Coast league, and
the battle is not to be made by out
laws or any outsiders, but just a
good Donnybrook between the mag
mates themselves. The trouble started
when Ed Maier of the Venice club
brewery. which seemed to appeal to
OWE more than pitching for the Seals
and he announced his retirement from
the game.
When this news reached Cal Ewing
he Immediately tossed his hat in the
ring and, while not openly declaring
hosulities against the southern mag
nate, he resembled a man who was
preparing for a combat Ewing is
sore clear through, and he will surely
have an understanding with Maier
When the first news came over the
wire that Overall was going to retire
from baseball it was not taken Sc
riously. 1t was regarded as one of
those stories where the player de-
cides to quit the game In the winter.
but when spring comes around he
changes his mind and can be found in
the same old station when the bali
season starts
However, Overall is not the kind
that talks without meaning what he
says. If J@ says something, he
usually means il. and the first an
nonuncement from the south was
given some consideration here Ewing
received a letter last Saturday from
Overall, in which he stated that he
~ TN Of
a proposition offered him by Maier to
go to work for the Maier brewery
interests. but If given a $1,000 bonus
by the San Francisco club. to be paid
Immediately. he would be willing to
remain here
TROUBLE Is BREWING
Ewing wired Overall for time to
consider the matter. as he wanted 70
get into communication with Manager
Del Howard. On Tuesday Ewing re-
ceiyed wire from Overall stating
that he had decided to retire from the
game.
II Overall continues in the employ
OF Maier and refuses to return to the
game there is sure to be an unfriend-
ly feeling between the two magnates.
which may mean that one or the other
IS forced to retire from the game.
In a dispatch from the south. Maier
explains the deal by saying that over
all who had been in his employ. an
nounced his retirement from the rana
and asked for his old job that he
held before he went back to the Cubs.
Maier claims that Overall had openly
announced that he was finished with
the sport and that he did not lure him
from the San Francisco club
Maier is also quoted in the dispatch
as saying that If Ewing wsnts a fight
he VIII not be backing up It has
been long time since there has been
good baseball row in this direction.
In the last 10 years the coast has
seen couple of baseball wars. but
during the last few years everything
has been serene and quiet.
Ewing seems to shift the blame on
Maier. He has little to say about
overall
It may be that big JEFF realizes that
he is finished as a pitcher and, real
fzing the fact, wants to get out of the
game before some one puts him out.
He has an opportunity to get a posi-
ton now that he may not be able to
secure IL he should lfnger in the game
couple Of more years and be forced
to retire.
The big fellow pitched a fair article
of ball last season. 1t is noted fact
that he has dicky arm, which has
already forced him to give up the
game for a time Ewing is waiting to
hear from Del Howard He intends
20 go the limit, which may mean that
somebody will have to pull stakes.
Johnny Kane of the Venice club is
going to settle his domestic troubles
in court. He has filed suit for divorce
IN the south, alleging that his wife,
Adah Kane, had deserted him on Oc-
tober %. 1912. Kane was married in
St. Louis in 1907. 1t is understood
that his wife has gone back to her
folks in St. Louis.
Del Howard is boosting Jimmy
Johnston around the east. Howard,
who formerly played with Johnny
Evers Of the Chicago club, told the
club leader that Johnston will make
good II given fair show. Howard is
quoted as follows:
Johnston will make good without
a doubt If he is given a fair show"
said Howard. Il don't care what has
been printed about him. He is
wonder. and can hit. He hit .30S last
summer. and any player who does
that well in the Pacific Coast league
is some hitter. I have seen state
ments that he can not hit a curve
ball, but If he can not. then he must
He can steal bases just little BIT
better than any one else. There is
one thing that counts against John
ston in new place. He is not a for
ward sort OF a person and does not
get acquainted quickly. Some ball
PLAYERS are telling how to play in a
day or two after they join a new
team. but that is not the style of
Jimmy. He is one OF the most gen
tlemanly boys in the game and has
no bad habits. He would be worth
$4,000 10 my club, but ] do not ex-
pect to see him get out OF the big
league
The Portland Northwestern team
plans next season to take one of the
longest spring training trips of any
minor league team in the country. The
idea is TO spend one week or 10 days
in California, then leave Sacramento
for Salt Lake, playing several days
there with the Union association clubs.
Portland will play at Ogden, Missoula
and Boise. 1t is also proposed to drop
over the western Tristate territory.
IT is hard telling where the Port
land club will be located next season.
The magnates OF the Northwestern
league are awaiting the action or the
Pacific Coast league moguls In regard
TO the Portland territory, which be-
longs to the latter organization IL
is through courtesy that the team has
been playing in Portland =