The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-05
PACIFIC COAST
 LEAGUE WANTS 'MAJ0R' RATING
By CARL LUNDQUIsT United Press Sports Writer)


 Columbus, O., Dec. 5-(UP)-The American and National leagues, basehall's big-time partners for al- most half century, faced the issue of the eternal triangle" today - whether or not to admit the grow ing and ambitious Pacific Coast league into their company.
 Officials of the Pacific Coast cir- suit, led by their President Clar- ence (Pants) Rowland, voted un- animously last night to seek rec ognition as major league club in a sensational development to the annual mid-winter meetings of the minor leagues.
 we had decided beforehand that any action on the major league question would have to be unan- irnous," Rowland said We had most of the clubowners lined up in favor of the proposal before coming here, but didn't realize the senti- ment would crystalize so quickly and decisively."
 The next move was up to Base ball Commissioner Albert B. Hap- py) Chandler, thus far one of the few absentees among the 1,100- odd Chandler, who had previous en- gagement at Louisville, Ky, yester- day, must decide with President William Harridge of the American league and Ford Prick of the Ma tional league, whether such an ex- panSion would be in the best inter- ests of baseball. President William G. Bramham of the National Asso- ciation of minor leagues also will have voice in the matter.
 Problems
 Acceptance of the Coast circuit blto the majors would create sev- eral immediate problems which would make amendments to the major-minor league agreement nec- essary Although most Coast clubs are owned independently, the Los Angeles franchise belongs to the Chicago Cubs of the National league.
 Presently, there is nothing to prevent one major league club from owning another.
 Also of concern to the nations baseball fans was how the world championship could be decided with three pennant winnings teams elig- ible to play in the annual post-sea- son series.
 Rowland said that a three-man committee of himself, President Charles Graham of the San Fran cisco Club, and Victor Ford Collins head of the Hollywood team, had been named to start negotiations with the majors for necessary ap- proval and to plan reconstruction of the league on 8 bigger scale.
 While the Coast circuit sought to expand, the opposite trend was evident in the Southern Association where several club owners reneged against proposal to advance from class Al class A in the minors.
 Re-establishment of the eight team Texas league on a pre-war basis influenced the Southern Asso- citation executives to some extent ne CIldulplOIlSLllp GSdIlS III cdSA circuit met in profitable Dixie series each year which would not be possible if the Southern group stepped up to a higher classiflca- tion.
 Two Left
 The action of the Pacific Coast league also left the other big minor circuits, the American Association and International league, alone in their fight to become trtple-a loops. This new classification would put a higher price on men taken from them in the annual player draft and would establish new salary and player limits.
 The bidding bee for players still was in preliminary stages. Only one major league deal was consummat- ed yesterday, the Philadelphia Athletics sending Pitcher Steve Gerkin and Outfielder Mayo Smith to the Portland Pacific Coast league in part payment for left-handed Wendell B. Mosser, who won F games last season.