Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-04-05
LOOKS LIKE A
GOOD YEAR FOR
COAST LEAGUE

Some interesting sidelights on the
Coast League, and it's prospects for
the present season. are found in the
following, from the San Francisco
Chronicle of March 80, the day the
Coast League season opened:
The Pacific Coast League will in
augurate baseball in the United States
for 1915 this afternoon.
First of all the leagues in the
country to get under way and the
last to wind up in the fall, the Coast.
ers have been planning for two
months past for the festivities today.
For five and six weeks this spring
have the various clubs been drilling
and training, and that they have been
anxiously awaiting the changing of the
gong to send them away, inadequately
expresses their sentiments
What with the setbacks profession.
al baseball the country over received
In 1874, the reteptfon accorded tfre
Pacific Leaguers will be awaited with
interest in other sections of the Unit
ed States, as an indication Of what is
to be expected, not only from stand
point of patronage, but Of general en-
thusiasm as we'll. 1t will be a test
case in fact, and it is unquestionablV
up to Westerners to prove that the
great American pastime is still on the
upgrade.
In many ways the Coast League
will open its. gates under new condi-
tons and In such a fashion as to mer-
it the approval of fans this country
over.
One shift has been made in the cir
cult and three important changes in
club arrangements. Salt Lake City
has taken the place of Sacramento
that proved to be more or less Of a
financial drag. and body of wealthy
men, who love baseball for the sake
of the sport, have taken hold of the
reins. ...
Berry's Shrewd Move.
Henry Berry, for years the back
bone of the Los Angeles club, has
purchased the interests formerly hello
by J. Cal Ewing and Frank NJ. Ish.
That in itself was a move calculated
to restore local confidence, but when
Berry consummated that further deal
by which he provided for the return
Of the Seals to Recreation park from
Ewing field, he did something for
which the entire league owes him
vote of thanks. The chill wind and
the fog at Ewing field last season did
more than anything else to keep down
the attendance and to make the league
o1 fo
Berry's interests in. Los Angeles
have been taken by Thomas OAR
mody, the managing head of the club,
and Johnny Powers, both Of whom
seem to be the right men in the right
place.
Management changes have not been
as far reaching as was anticipated in
the, early winter months. Harry VOL
yerton. than whom there is no more
popular skipper, is at the helm with
the Seals, in the place of Del Howard,
and already he looks to have justified
the move. Cliff Blankenship is in
charge of affairs with the Salt Lake
Bees, and while it is no sinecure to
build up a pennant winner in the
short time he has had his hackers
apparently have the utmost conf
dence in his ability along those lines
Of all the minor leagues-and not
one but was dealt heavy blow last
year from a box office standpoint
the Coasters seem to have come
through in the best shape With the
double umpire system again in force
and the teams quite evidently
strengthened, there is every reason to
look forward to a close race.