Show I Maier Scores Coup in m Fight to Retain Club A A PROPOS of at the efforts of ot a few tew of oC oft t tho the Pacific Coast league directors to to oust Ed Mal Maier r from tho the circuit a Q telegram from Los Loa Angeles Indicates that tho rotund president of ot the tho Vernon club probably will hold his franchise with little trouble Maier ller when threatened with being ousted from tho the league gue came back backwith backwith backwith with a n. declaration to th the tho effect that ho he would sue eue the tho league if It ousted thus costing every eory club In tho the circuit a a. hugo huge sum of or money mone with tho the probability Ity ty that Maier would win tho the suit and nothing come como of at the efforts to oust him save savo a n. nice little court bill Yesterday however howe Maier Malor alor acted In a manner to Insure his retention of or his sail ball club Unless he stays in tho the league Los Angeles and Vernon will win have no baseball park Mater Maier has closed a n. lenso on Washington Washing WashIng- ton park where the the- Los Angeles and Vernon teams play all aU their games with tho the exception of ot the Sunday mornIng morning morn morn- Ing game In Vernon which IB is played at Maler park rJ The lease is la a long long- term ono one one expiring A few to minutes after the tho lease had been signed Maier Maler issued a deft deCi to tho other magnates Unless Unless Maier aler is unmolested un Un- molested the tho Vernon proxy will refuse to sublease the tho park parl to Los Loa Angelos also refusing to sublease his Vernon park This In Itself would not matter eo so o much if ft It were not for tor tho the fact f that there Is no location for tor a Q ball grounds rounds In Los Angeles other than that occupied occupied pied pled b by Washington park The blocks In the tho Angel Angol city aro are all nil short with tho the result that no sJ space can be had for tor a ball park Washington park being tho largest plot of ot ground anywhere any near noar the business section If It Maier Maler In im ousted Los LOe Angeles s and Vernon Vornon clubs could not possibly even oven break even on their expenses es a as i tho the closest available ball balt park parl would be at such a distance from the tho business section section sec see tion of or tho city as to keep away tho the majority of ot fans famis Despite the advantage In the argument ment meat gained by this coup Maler Maior Is takIng taking tak talc I ing no chances Ho Is ready to fight tight out the trouble to the tho end cad and contends contends contends con con- tends that the league directors have no right to oust him and that such notion ao ao- tion would be Illegal I The Tiger prex declares that he has observed the league rulings as to salary salary sal sal- ary and player limits as ae closely as any other club and that he can prove provo it It appears that tho the Derry Derry- Berry Mater aler feud will not stir sUr up much trouble nt at tho the coming meeting mooting of ot the directors On tho the other hand Maler's alers fight tight against President Al Baum threatens to occupy tho the center of at the tho stage with th chances In favor of ot the tho Vernon boss It would surprise no one If It a a. anew anew new man were nere elected president of ot tho the Coast loague |