The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-09-11
May DROP BEAVERS
AND SALT LAKERS
Pacific Coast Said To Be Losing
Money State League y
Protected

SAN FRANCISCO, August Zo--l ne
first thing Hen Berry will know they
will be taking that "Demon Manager
title away from him. He quit the Seal
champions cold up in Portland last
week. Hen wns around yesterday with
pxasperating explanations about how
he was forced TO leave ON Friday be-
cause OF pressing business affairs here;
but II was pretty weak. "A real Demon
Managef would never desert his post to
leave the bows to their fate, especially
after they had lost three Of the first
four games.
There is no excuse for that sort of
thing. and tFC fans will likely take
him severely to task. If Hen had stay
ed on the job. the chances are that the
Seals would have won the next three
g1mcs aud the series.
I'm not going TO make excuses,
puffcd Hen yesterday, when he hnally
rounded up an audience. "Of course,
the breaks went against us, but Port
land played better ball and is entitled
to all the glory and credit. There will
be different story this week when we
take on the Angela
The once Demon Manager had more
bad news. That celebrated big league
pitcher he was after is not to be had.
''Too great for the minors" is the ex-
PLANTATION. Whether it was Alexander
or Walter johnson, Hen refuses to
divulge. s".
Must Change Circuit
Hen accomplished something on the
trip north, however, in that he sue
cceded in busting up the Coast League
circuit in the public prints. He
dropped Portland to the Northwest
League and Salt Lake to an organiZa-
tiOn TO be formed in the Rockies, and
left an All-California State League.
"Those are my suggestions for the
solution of the problems that beset
u.s." he says, eff the war continues,
itsis cinch that we cannot go on as
we are. Next year we will have to
look ahead to make chance. We
are losing money now and something
radical will have TO be done. My idea
is to let San Francisco, Oakland, Los
Angeles and Vernon stay in the cir
cult. The long jumps to Portland and
Salt Lake would be eliminated and
we could possibly get by. 1t is a mat.
ter for the directors to consider, for
the league is in bad fix right now. "
The losing streak Of the Seals is
going to stop right now. Mascots have
been switched. Ollie the pig Is on the
job, with Spike the goat switched to
the background :,
Stovall Case Pending
President A. T.. Baum got back from
Los Angeles yesterday. He says an
effort was made, to, make his trip one
Of mystery. Gas matter of fact,
went to Los Angeles just for inspec-
tiOn," he says 1T was my first visit
since the opening of the season, and
| was pleased to find so much enthu-
siasm and conditions better than they
have been for months. -
81 did absolutely nothing in George
StOyall 5 case. have all the reports
and need no more information. The
Vernon manager is under indefinite sus-
pension and / will decide in day or
so how long he will be punished. ,"
Know what happened to Billy Lee,
the star Oak outfelder2 Why, he's
back in his home at Bayonne, New Jer-
sey, getting ready TO join the army. He
was drafted and made bee line for
the old fireside. He passed the ex.
animation and is ready for the trip to
France r.
Good Series This Week
Prospects loom up for some action
this week in the series at Recreation
Park. The Seals and Angels, once
looked upon as the only contenders
for the flag, come together. Both
have been slipping bit of late, and
1t will be interesting to see one gain
at the expense of the other. Indian
Smith will likely be primed for the
opener.
The Oaks took the full strength of
the company to Salt Lake, with the
exception of Ray Kremer. The young
pitcher, who showed such promise ear,
lier i'll the season, hasn't been of much
help lately, and inasmuch as Speed
Martin will put in an appearance, Boss
Del figured he could worry along with
out Kremer.
Portland is making the long jump
I to Los Angeles to play the Tigers, and
will not arrive in time for the fray to.
day. A double header will be carded
later in the week to make up for the
lost time.