Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-09-15
BIG SHAKE-UP
in THE COAST
LEAGUE Plan
TBy Latest Maill

SAN FRANCISCO = Official an
nouncement by President A. T. Baum
gives news of one of the biggest
shake-ups of the California Pacific
Coast League circuits in years. The
proposed changes are transferring the
Sacramento club to San Francisco,
giving San Francisco two baseball
teams, and permitting Oakland to
play its full share of games on its
own grounds.
The failure of Sacramento to sup
port its club was instrumental in
bringing about a league meeting, at
which San Francisco, Sacramento,
Oakland and Los Angeles were repre-
scented. The directors present agreed
that change was necessary and the
above plan was formed. Venice and
Portland are to be heard from, but
President Baum declares that they
will undoubtedly give their support
as they realize the existing condi-
tions in the capital city.
The idea of having two teams in
San Francisco to give continuous
baseball, with a rival attraction in
Oakland every day in the week half
the season, will be in the way Of an
experiment with the view of putting
lie plan into force next season. For
the balance of the present season the
games scheduled at Sacramento will
be transferred to the bay cities and
the games scheduled at San Fran.
cisco with the Oaks as the home team
will be played in Oakland. Accord
ingly, next week Sacramento and We
nice will be the attraction at Ewing
field every day in the week, excepting
Monday, with no Thursday or Sunday
morning games at Oakland, the lat
ter to be played at Ewing field The
Oaks, originally scheduled as the
home team here with the Seals, will
play their games on their own
grounds, with play every day except
Monday, and morning and afternoon
games will be played on Sunday.
Opposition Last Three Weeks.
The week following, September
18th, no games are scheduled at Sac.
ramento, and the original program
will be in order, with Sacramento at
San Francisco, Oakland at Los An
geles, and Venice at Portland. For
three weeks the Beavers will be al
home, and it will not be necessary to
switch games.
There will be continuous baseball
on both sides OF the bay during the
last three weeks Of the season Octo-
Der 9Th Los Angeles will play at Oak
land, with Sacramento and San Fran
cisco at San Francisco and Portland
at Venice. Then Portland goes to
Oakland, Los Angeles at San Fran.
cisco, with Sacramento and San Fran.
cisco at Venice The last week Sac.
ramento plays Oakland at Oakland
and Portland and San Francisco clash
here, with the Angeles and Tigers in
the south. -. .-,-.
If the experiment of having three
teams around the bay proves sue.
cess during the balance of this sea.
son, the same system will be tried
next year, with more games for Oak,
land. The Oaks would be scheduled
at home half OF the season with fif'
teen weeks on Inc road. Each of the
San Francisco teams would have fit,
teen games at nome and fifteen on
the road. Oakland, however, would
play each of the san Francisco teams
three games mere and that would
practically mean twenty-one weeks at
home r..
Oakland Replaces Sacramento.
According to the plan, there would
be opposition ball in San Francisco
and Oakland FOR half of the season.
with continuous ball in San Francisco
the year round. .:
The magnates argue that Oakland
has proved a better baseball town
than Sacramento. The capital city
has never supported its club. Mat.
tiers have been much worse this sea.
son. and it Is understood that Harry
Wolverton and MS partner, Lloyd ia.
cobs, are big losers. 9f