The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-03-07
STOpA[[ Will SPHINX
!. M'CRpBF, HE SWEARS
Vernon Manager in Coast
League Says He Is Going
to Show Up Rival.
CALLS HIM YELLOW
"I'H Make Him Call Me
Uncle at the First Game,
George Promises.
CALLS HIM YELLOW

Los Angeles, March 6.--LaSt spflhs
coast aeage fandom heard n lot abou
the teapot tempest between Henr!
Kerry. president of the San Francisco
club. and Waiter Henry and Judge
Mi,lam Wallace McCrcdie of Portland
TEis year the western slope has an
other '.tc,npest" It's between AH"E'
SIoyall. new Vernon leader, and Walter
Nd. 'redic
George Stoyali has opened his spring
rampaign with II stump speech III
which he declared that waite" NC
Crcaie is fish-the 8 rdir.e OF nc
Pacific Coast lea.,ge.
The .Firehrand' listed tic ,ttices
nj the 7 ,os Angeles Examiner the other
night and gave IL. NJ. Walker, It's
sporting editor. n line of surprise talk
that threaten TO cause a lot OF SIR
along the coast.
Didn't Want Stovail in League.
several weeks ago McCredic step
ped ont of line with an uncalled 1oI
lab at me-" said Stovall. "lie said that
inasmuch as | had been Il Federal
league raider should be barred from
entering the Coast league.
This was q pretty big mouthful oil
talk for a lightweight like Mac tc
make. | didn't answer then, as l was
busy trying to land the Vernon JOB
Now that everything is settled.
want to let this -flusher know
where he stands with me. ! want t1
cali his hand.
"At the meeting in San Francisco
last week all the club managers poseC
for a group photograph, and the only
'busher' in the crowd was McCredle
Each of the other five had all seer
major league service. McCredie land
ed in Brooklyn for one week, but ne
never even saw game; they put him
on the gate.
Calls "Mack" a Physical Coward.
For years McCredie has been get
ting away with his 1ough-guy' stuff
in this league. Like all burlies who
talk loud and kick at little boys Mac
is a physical coward. I'll prove this
the first time the Portland club play:
at Washington park this year.
If McCredie darcs to come out or
the coaching line I'll make him cal
me Uncle before the whole crow'
or III run him back to the pit.
1t Snakes me laugh the way thi
fellow has been putting it over on tn
coast crowds. The coast people th'nl
Mac is a bad man. I'm glad he wen
out of his way to take this slam a
me; it gives me an excuse to make hin
jump tha fence every time he leave
the bench. Rough stuff? Well shoN
this gent what rough stuff looks like
If he is a bad man, then Sandy Fer
ruson is the worlds heavyweight
champion.
They tell me that one afternoo
last season he pulled Gus fishe
away from the plate to tell him som
inside BAN ana when ne was talk
ing a runner stole home from thir'
I've got a list of twenty or thirt
times whore Mac shows that h
knows as much about baseball as
rag doll docs about politics.
"McCrcde has always been dis
turbcr for the league. He's alwaI
giving out piggy squeals that u
get the whole league in bad. Did J
ever show fight when it came to
Showdown" Didn't he take himself Oh
of the game because his nerve fail'
I, ola him
and | thought ] had hold Of a "
towel.
To Spank McCredie Before Public.
II respect men like Frank Cham
ana Harry Wolvcrton. These Kind
men try TO whip YOU al over III" b;
field, but after the game they pa
their buds and 80 away without
word McCrodie quits like a sheep
from the hotel. III bet "a dollar TO
doHelnur lhat | spank McCrcdic
r6niic before The first Portland crn
series is at an end.
isn't NcGrcdie always QUARREL
with n $ own players? They hate
ElIHt bl NUN. / Dt only IttSoH llt Nv
his JOB is because he works for
small salary.
And this is the kind of a man "
tried 10 knock me out of a job. AS
we are not all working for the sa
thing--our bread and butter. ! ne
made this kind of talk in my life
fore, but it got under my skin WI
this small-toWn jasper tried. with
the slightest provocation, to keep
from securing employment in the
Cific Coast league,
Just for this I'm going TO show
fans how yellow Mac really is.
first series with Portland in
Angeles--watch the date-lm &C
TO run him off the grounds or sp
him in front of the grandStand NJ