Imperial Valley press., 1913-09-15
" Fielder JONES'.
Popular Rumor
(By Hal Sheridan.)

written for the United PreSS.)
NEW YORK, Sept. 15.-Team lost
manager at half past four; boss
took him out through an open door
Wire had a story at half past five;
find a 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 is easy-it was fielder Jones.
There you have it. In landing upon
the Pacific coast during our minor
league rambles, one Of the big noise
found out there is Casey" Fielder
Jones, one time White SoX manager
and now president Of the Northwes'
ern league. Any time a manager get
fred in one of the big leagues a sto.'y
is sure to come from Portland statin..
that the Job has been offerd TO Felde.
Jones. Then Jones comes forth witn
all explanation of his business in
terests III Portland One Of the bie
sources of revenue for the newspaper
correspondents is sending out repor.~
assigning Jones to some new berthS II
the ma jors And in these fervid day
it is dull time during which rumors
of some managerial head about tc
drop are not in circulation.
One slant along the general lines
of the Pacific Coast and Northwest
ern leagues reveals a peculiar situation
which may be untangled before next
year rolls around. There are two
teams in Portland, Ore, both owned
by former Congressman w. W. NJ
Credie. One is in the Pacific Coast
league and the other in the North
western. The Pacific Coast league
has class AA ranking and Owner
McCredie recently put one over on
the scouts from the big leagues by
selling himself several players from
the Portland Northwestern team and
putting them in the Pacific Coast
Portland team lineup, thus lodging
the drafting process.
The Pacific Coast league directors,
however, have voted in favor of break
ing up this combination by which Ne
Credie is in position to help out his
Pacific Coast team by grabbing off
players from his Northwestern league
team and drawing both ways on at
tendance. Should the Northwestern
people be forced to switch the Port-
land franchise to some other town, as
now appears likely, Fielder Jones will
have to pursuade them to name a non
resident president, because it's said,
those business interests will prevent
him from leaving Portland.
Mixed up in the Northwestern lea
que is "Iron Man" Joe McGinhity,
former New York Giant pitcher. Nc
Ginnity is handling the Tacoma team
and in addition is taking his regular
turn in the box. The team is in the
second division but Joe is right Up
among the leaders when it comes to
the pitching business.
The pennant race in the Northwest
ern league has narrowed down to
three clubs-Vancouver, Seattle and
Portland Vancouver is the favorite
team. Tacoma, Victoria and Spokane
are the tailers. Three big sales have
been made by Northwestern league
clubs. Scout Mcguire bought Pitcher
"Toots" Schultz from Vancouver, for
Detroit, putting up $4,000 for him.
Vancouver also sold Pitcher Smutz to
Brooklyn, but the purchase price was
not announced. Victoria sold Pitcher
Kantlehner to the Pittsburg Pirates
for $4,000. Outfelder Papa, Of Spo-
kane also was taken up by the Pirates.
Seattle has a southpaw from the same
town in Idaho that produced Walter
Johnson. He is "Weiser" Dell and is
expected to be drafted. Pitcher Alvin
Gipe, of Seattle; Charley Fullerton,
a spitballer; and "Stonewall" Jackson
Seattle's first baseman, and Pitcher
Lou Standinf Of Portland, also are ex-
pected to go to the big leagues by the
draft route.
The Pacific Coast league is all tan
gled up in one Of the tightest fights
in its history. AS the season is not
scheduled to close until Oct. 26, they