The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-11
SUCCESSION in COAST BASEBALL. WAR MAY Be MADE TODAY
Coast Ball
Dispute Is
YetHdnging
Nc arthy-Williams Fac
tons Argue Until q
O'clock This Morning
BY JAMES r. KOLRERT

BY JAMES II. kOLBERT
CHICAGO, Dec. 11.-Worn
~ out by almost Is hours of
continuous conferences, the
National Board of Arbitration
Of Professional Baseball
leagues adjourned at A o'clock
this morning without an
nouncing a decision in the dis
pute between William McCar-
thy and Harry Williams over
the presidency Of the Pacific .
Coast league.
j. H. Farrell, secretary Of
the board, said that the body
would resume discussions
around noon.
A decision may be handed
down late today or tonight, he
said.
While the conference room was
sealed and inquisitiye persons were
shooed from the doors, IL was man.
fest that an extremely bitter fight
was on
The board went into session early
In the afternoon on Monday and
the McCarthy.Wiiliams care vas
called almost Immediately. Summed
up, Mccarthy contended thnt The
vote ousting him and seating vii.
liams was Illegal. williams argued
the vote was legal in every respect
Six lawyers represented the con.
testants and final arguments in the
case were not concluded until after
midnight The board conferred until
I o'clock and decided TO sleep on
the matter.
Under the 30 far placid waters Of
the major leagues battle Is brew.
Ing that may erupt with a crash
tomorrow. The case OF Urban
shocker. Of st. Louis. contains the
dynamite. Phil Ball. president Of
the club. announced that he would
keep shocker in the face Of the lat.
ters demand 20 be made a free
agent. shoeker has applied TO Com.
missioner lands for a ruling to free
him from 81. Louis.
shocker urges that the club multi.
fled his contract By infiIcting an
unjustlfled penalty on him-slap.
ping a suspension on him because
he insisted on having Mrs. Shocker
accompany him East
n lands rules with shocker. the
explosion may follow. Baseball
sharks hold that lands cannot do
otherwise under the circumstances.
Ban Johnston. president OF the
American league. docs not feel any
too friendly toward lands John.
ston feels that lands has over
stepped HIS powers and resents en-.
upon American league
territory.
President Heydler, OF the National
league. was understood to have con.
forrcd with Johnston in the latter's
home.
What this conference portends no
one knows.
Tho two major leagues win meet
in Joint conference tomorrow.
The ivory hunters attracted 10 the
annual meeting OF the leagues are
doing a thriving business involving,
millions OF dollars and scores Of stars,
in conversation, az least
One Of the few facts is the willing.
ness OF Frank Chance, new leader OF
the Chicago White sox, to dispose OF
Eddie Collins. peerless second base
man. Collins. at his home in Lans.
downe. Pa, expressed surprise at
Chances announcement
Clark Griffiths OF the Washington
club may make an offer for Collins
10 manage the Senators. He con-
ferred with Chance last night, and
said he may talk business"
kid" Gleason is discussed as an.
other managerial possibility for
Washington. At the same time. De.
trolt is understood to be willing TO
take the kid" as assistant TO Ty
Cobb.
"ConN,e" Mack OF the Athletics ne.
gotlatcl the one big deal OF the day
by taking Max Bishop, star second
haseman, from Baltimore. The con.
sideration Involved was not given.
This revived talk OF deal between
Mack and Cobb. involving the trans.
fer OF Jimmy Dykes. the Athletics
flashy second baseman. TO Detroit.