The San Francisco call., 1913-12-02

POW WOW Of
MAGNATES
TODAY
Fate of Portland Northwest
Club and State League
Up to Them
By JOE. MURPHY

The annual baseball pow wow OF tne
Pacific Coast league magnates will be
held today st the st. Francis hotel.
1t will be sort of q joint. meeting of
the Coast. league and California
league, which Is is'practically the same,
as the Coast league moguls own the
California league clubs, too. and Al
T. Baum, president of the Coast
league, Is also the chief executive of
the bush organization.
Some important matters are to come
up for decision, one of them being the
matter of allowing the Portland club
of the Northwestern league to play on
: the Portland grounds next season. 1t
IS the exclusive territory OF the Coast
league and the Northwestern club has
been allowed to invade this territory
through courtesy.
II seems that the game was not as
prosperous in Portland as it has been
IN the other cities of the Pacific Coast
league last season. The Portland club
drew as well as it did in former years,
but it failed to show the increase in
business that marked the seasons re-
ceipts Of the other clubs. The lack of
patronage is attributed to Portland
getting too much ball, and that the
Coast league Is losing money as a
result.
It is. entirely in the hands of the
Coast magnates whether they allow
the Portland Northwestern club in the
field next season. There will be a big
delegation of Northwestern league
moguls on the job today to put up a
talk for the survival OF the Portland
club. and a great deal depends on
what kind of an argument they can
put up.
Fielder Jones. president Of the
league; Magnates Dugdale and Nc
Credie, and Nick Williams, manager
of the Portland Northwestern. league
club, will fight for the northwest in
terests.
Portland is big asset to the North
western lea que and the representa-
tives Of tha latter Organization can
be counted upon to make a fight be-
fore evacuating the Portland field.
Nick Williams viii have consider
able influence in making the fight, as
he is highly esteemed by the Coast
league moguls. He is a product OF
the Coast league, having been turned
over to McCredie by ]. Cal Ewing to
manage the Portland club.
1t is likely that If Portland is
turned down by. the. Coast league the
club will be moved to Everett or Bal
lard.
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Another important matter to come
up for consideration is the existence
of the California league. which is said
TO have passed through a stormy sea-
son In which the magnates of the diff
ferent clubs were forced to dig down
frequently to meet expenses.
Ewing declares that the Watson
vile club cost himself and Frank Ish
a cold $4,000. Unless there are some
drastic changes made Ewing declares
that he will not be an angel for the
Watsonville club any longer.
He takes the point that the Califor-
MIA league was organized as a farm
for the Pacific Coast. league but it
turned out to be a. home for veteran
ball players. Ewing contends that he
got interested in the venture for the
purpose of developing young talent
and he is seeking to have the mag
mates of the league agree to hire none
but youngsand aspiring tosseFs.
Henry Berryaand Tom. stephens are
expected 10 arrive from Los Angeles
this morning. but no word has been
received from either Hap Hogan or
Ed T. Maier of the Venice club.
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President Al T. Baum has secured
an umpire to fill the vacancy Of Bush,
who was dropped from Baun1's staff
turing the latter part of the season.
Gerald Hayes is the new Indicator
man, who will work along with Fin
ney, Mccarthy, Phyle, GAthrie and
Held next season.
Secretary Farrell of the National
association sent Hayes to Baum ana
he comes here well RECOMMENDED. He
is an experienced man, having worked
six years in class IA minor leagues.
He has worked successfully in the
American association and Interna-
tional league. -;
Hayes. it is reported, was anxious
TO come to the. coast and this is the
reason attributed for him leaving the
eastern league.
Hayes is undoubtedly a good man OF
he would not have lasted six years
umpiring in fast company. with
Hayes an addition TO BAur's staff Of
1mpires it looks as il the Paciac Coast
Seague is. thoroughly equipped in this
particular department.
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The papers of Los Angeles state
that Orvie Overall will be: back with
the Seals next season. Overall will
not come out and declare hfmsel1
but the newspaper men of the south
say that he has declared confidentially
to friends that he will be Howard s
man next SEASON ::
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Johnny Kane is:. playing little
winter baseball in the sotth He is
performing on Sundays with FRED
snodgrass' Oxnard team.