The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-12-04
ANOTHER TRIAL
FOR TEAMS Of
NORTHWEST
Pacific Coast Magnates Grant
Portland a Year of
Grace
By JOE MURPHY

By JOE MURPHY
The Portland Pacific Northwestern
league club viii be allowed to con-
time in the field for another season.
The Pacific Coast league magnates at
{, their annual meeting yesterday at the
ST. Francis hotel voted to extend the
courtesy of their territory to the. Port
land club for another year
I. This action was forecasted. Recent
developments. in the baseball situa-
ton throughout the entire country
have caused men interested in organ
lied baseball a bit of worry, as the
opposition of the socalled OUTLAW
leagues has been pronounced. The
Pacific Coast league magnates real
lie that. while the Portland North
western league club is hurting the
Pacific Coast league financially, at
the same time il would not be an
| opportune time to drive the smaller
organization from the Portland field
| The magnates of the Northwe stern
/ league came down here thoroughly
worried, and they had reasons to be,
as the attitude of the Pacific Coast
league directors a month ago or so
! was for an exclusive field for the
Portland Coast league team, which
:meant the driving of the Northwest
ern club from the field The directors
of the Coast league were almost a
unit on this question, and it looked
mighty bad for the smaller organiza-
! ton.
In fact, those interested in the
Portland club We're looking for a new
home for the team. Everett or Bal
| lard were looked upon as likely towns
If the Coast league directors decided
to drive the Northwesterners from the
Portland field.
The Northwestern league sent
down an able body of representatives
to fight for the cause. Fielder Jones,
president of the league and one of
the ablest baseball men in the game;
! Nick Williams of the Portland North
western league club, w. w. McCredie.
d. F. Dugdale. r. W. Farr and Mike
Lynch We're present at the meeting
to champion their cause.
They made a good talk and won
out. However, it will be the North
| western leagues last year in the
field unless some kind of a dicker
can be made by which the Coast
| league can be assisted.
There was talk of the Coast league
! being allowed to enter the Seattle
! field. which would mean that that
city would have continuous baseball.
/ There has been desire on the part
of the Coast league magnates to en-
ter the northern town and expand the
| league to eight clubs. The courtesy
of the Coast league in allowing the
Northwestern league to enter Port
] Nv h
same treatment from the Northwest
ern league.
Another session will be held this
afternoon. The task of fixing up the
schedule for the coming season anc
arranging opening dates will take ur
most of the time.
Tom Stevens is seeking a new man.
ager for his San Jose club. He has
released Walter Nagle and wants a
man to succeed him. 1t is possible that
I Cliff Biankenship will land If Stevens
con get Blankenship's release from
the Missoula club of the Union asso-
citation. to which league he is under
contract. Blank is anxious to remain
In California.
According to Walter McCredie moth
ing has developed in the Lober deal
Mac is anxious to allow Lober to &C
to the Cleveland club, providing Som
ers will turn over Buddy Ryan tc
him He Is anxious to get the former
Beaver back on the job. but so far has
been unsuccessful.
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1t looks as though Roy Brasheai
will handle Hap Hogan's Stockton
club during the coming season
Hogan tried to get Doc Moskiman fol
the job. but the latter has entered The
, commercial field. and he has a nice
position with a sporting goods house
to which he believes he will stick
Hap says Brashear can have the jot
if he wants it.
y
Del Howard mingled with the base
ball gathering yesterday. Del say,
that he has a couple of more men II
view, but he will not know definitel,
: about them until the first of the year
} He is not ready to make public tn.
} Identity of the tossers he was tryin;
to land.
2
, The California league will banque
Z the Pacific Coast and Northwestern
) league magnates tonight. The clas
: d bunch are a live lot, and they wan
t TO make it known that they will b
heard from.