Show RUMOR HAS IT THAT OWNS NEW CLUB Gossip Factories Report Portland Man Maii Holding I Control at Sacramento STORY DOES NOT NOTHA HA HAVE rE RIGHT RING Beaver Fans Dislike to Believe Be Be- lieve lic It Bill Stumpf Waives Exemption Special PORTLAND Jan Ian 12 There Thero There has hns hasI I been a steady stead growth g of gossip coming through h underground channels channels chan clan nels to local fans that the own the majority of the thc Sacramento baseball stock and are in actual control control control con con- of the club there This rumor started early last week here shortly after arler the deal teal for lor Rod Rod- gei gers CIS and seven other Beavers Beaves which sent them to Sacramento was closed At tirl first t It was on only a whisper but It Il Ilhas has gathered moss mo like a rolling stone until toda today there are hundreds of ot loyal fans who are arc asking themselves the question Can this be true Local sport writers Titers and others on the in inside inside in in- side who know the true conditions are laughing at the story but realize that something must be bo done to head It off ocr for local Is still sUIl nursing the sore spot caused b by its being cast out of or the Coast league The point which the they cannot understand understand under under- stand Is this this' There have have been so m many n reports In the papers that Columbus wanted anted Borton Dorton an and was willing to pay sno for tor him that other clubs wanted Wilie and were willing to pay a good price that It didn't seem possible that Judge McCredie would let them go to Sacramento at an average a price of ot about apiece The They could not understand how any man would dig into his pocket and voluntarily give another club chub money especially when the tho men behind this club were the ones who had forced Portland out of ot the tho league These rumors rumor 4 became so o persistent that Judge McCre le realized that It was time to do what he could to quell them lie He says B that when Fielder Jones came west est last fall he lie told the Portland owner oner that Columbus wanted Borton Barton and would pa pay a big amount I for tor him Walter wrote to Columbus and offered them Borton Dorton for tor but buthe buthe buthe he never received a a. reply The Tho simple truth is that no offers otters have havo been received for an any of ot the tho men and by selling ng them all more could bo realized than b by holding them here where the they are certain to be bo dissatisfied fled fied If It asKed to pla play In the Northwestern Northwestern North North- western with Its shorter season Beason and less salary per month That the they would be dissatisfied has already alread been shown In the case of or LeCt Lefty James who with Lee and Sig- Sig hin are aro the only ones left lett He imme imme- me- me conferred with ROdgers an and asked wh why ho was not taken with tho others stating that he lie would never play In the Northwestern ROdgers might have ha had him also but did not I ant ic-ant hIm It Ish i is believed lio ed that if It the were Interested in Sacramento the they would have Walter at the head of ot the club Instead of ot Rodgers Hodgers Judge McCredIe Mc Mc- CredIe has not yet et for forgotten otten ho how the last year car Sacramento was in the tho circuit each of ot the other club owners were assesse assessed the sum of ot 3 OO to keep the club going to the end of the season He lIe knows conditions there thore and would not be taking such a rl risk k without either having himself or Walter Valter in personal personal personal per per- charge of ot tho the club It will be bo remembered that the league directors some time ago asked tho the If I the they would be willing to transfer the team and franchise to Sacramento but this was turned down 0 Q Bill Stumpf received his Questionnaire questionnaire questionnaire question Question- yesterday and took tool It to Judge McCredie asking him whether It would be all right to write across the top Im ready to go whenever the they want me and leave the rest of ot It blank With the Judges Judge's a assistance he filled d dout out the tho list of ot questions and claimed no exemption EASY VICTORY St. St Louis Jan 12 In In its first Missouri Mis Mis- sourS Val Valley ey conference basketball game ame of the season Washington un uni- uni 1 ver defeated Drake university here tonight 47 7 to 2 4 24 s SNOW ov HOLDS MINN INN Chicago Jan 12 The Thc The western conference conference con con- ference basketball game gamo between Northwestern and arid Minnesota scheduled for tonight was postponed when word was received that the Minnesota players play play- ers era were vero snowbound at Milwaukee L |