The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-09
EQUITY DUGDALE
TRIES TO WRECK
THE n. w. LEAGUE
As Revenge Over Criticism From Seattle Fans, Dug
dale Wants to Kill Entire League; And He May
Be Able to Get Away With It.

Seattle because of his pinch-penny
policy of managing ball club, ID.
q. Dugdale, owner Of the Giants,
Is trying to steer the entire North
western league against the rocks
of an early closing and the dis
grace of near bankruptcy.
Other directors of the league
are well aware OF the fact that
Dugdale is behind the present at
tempt to close up the circuit. But
in order to maintain harmony,
they are not willing to come out
openly and accuse Dugdale OF
penuriousness. AS result, The
Seattle magnate is very liable to
accomplish his end.
THE NORTHWESTERN CIR
QUIT WILL PROBABLY "BIIOW
UP" NEXT SATURDAY.
IL sucn Is the case, Tacoma fans
have seen their last game OF pro-
fessional baseball this season. Be
cause Dugdale, who apparently
controls more than his share OF
the leagues affairs, fixed things
with President Blewett at Seattle
yesterday so that the Tigers would
remain in Montana for another
week, Seattle to stay at home with
Vancouver, and Spokane to play
In Butte.
Not another city in the
Northwestern league wants
10 abandon baseball. True,
none OF the teams are maxi
ing q fortune out of the game.
But the managers and own
ers are just game enough,
and have pride enough, to
want to struggle thru the
season i'm spite Of all obsta-
cles.
Russ Hall hasn't made
cent i'm Tacoma this year, but
he is stubbornly refusing to
listen to all arguments i'm IA
vOr of abandoning the league.
Herb Hester of Great Falls,
with the Great Falls direc-
tors, and Cliff McCarl of
Butte, with the Butte direc-
tors, are opposed.
Bob Brown of Vancouver, who
has suffered more than any other
ball magnate in the Northwest as
a result of the war, says he would
rather continue the season than
give up the fight. Spokane has
not paid we'll this year, but Nick
Williams and the men backing
him are anxious to keep on.
Dugdale became unpopular in
Seattle a year ago because of his
cheap policy in running a ball
club. He is even more unpopular
this year. Gout and other all
ments have made him most I'M
pleasant to deal with. He is try
ing to wreck the league, in re-
venge for the way Seattle fans
have treated him. And he seems
to have enough power to get about
what he wants.
At Dugdale's suggestion,
President Biewctt has called
a meeting of directors at
Spokane this afternoon. The
proposition of abandoning the
Northwestern league will he
taken up. A hot fight is en-
pected. The Montana teams
will ask that Seattle's fran
chise, and any other city
which does not want to stay
in the league. be transferred
to a Montana city, either Bill
fngs, or Helena, or Dillon or
Anaconda. II Dugdale sue
ceeds in his fight to kill the
league, Saturday will see the
last baseball.
After winning a nice game Sat-
urday. with Pillett pitching, Taco
ma dropped Sundays game al
Butte, II to s, in seven innings
A double-header had been sch cd
uled, but 1t rained hard all after
noon, and the seven innings were
played in a drenching downpour
Gardner was hit hard. Varian, a
Montana semi-pro, has been added
to the lineup to fill the gap made
by Greetings absence.