Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1918-02-03 | Page 12 | Portland May Win in Cliff Lee Argument

I PORTLAND MAY Y WIN WAN IN N CLIFF LEE ARGUMENT Judge i McCredie Has lIas Hopes at Least Vancouver Insists On Name NalTIe Beavers Herald Special ORTLAND D Feb Feh 2 A A point In Portland's Portland's Port- Port P J lands land's favor as far as the Cliff CUt Lee case ase is concerned developed eloped when e McCredie received a letter from Cram toni Garry Herrmann stating that a r reply pl hind lind been received ell from toni Lee in th the mat mat- tel tar i It wn that believed b that Lee wish tto to pro go go with a major league club rather than titan come back aoi to Portland might not present all of or the facts In tho the most favorable light to Portland lIe ne dl did so o. o however and in his hia letter admitted when h he applied to Portland for tor a berth after atter tho the Three I eague league had HUS- HUS for tho the season h he lie told them he was a free agent as an he had not been pla playing for 01 several eral weeks and had h re received to- to no salary salar from Cleveland which claims him This ought to settle the matter and Judge McCredie Is now pretty prett certain that he hc will win In hl hi his case Word Vord comes from Camp Lewis Lewla that Mark MarJ ono one of ot the pitchers r. r with tho Portland team at tho start of last season is the tho latest baseball recruit to land and there An offer otter has been received from Crom Pendleton Pon- Pon Ore to ha have the Portland team train rain there this spring Judge McCredie Mc Mc- Credie Credle will undoubtedly undoubted go there If It the proper propel arrangements arrangement can be made mado Instead in instead instead In- In stead of taking the team to California As Vancouver cr has as the namo name of or Continued on Following PaSo Page PORTLAND MAY l WIN Continued From Preceding Page Beavers It being heing tho the national em em- blem blent of Canada the Portland team coming Into the circuit must find a anew anew aney new ney handlo handl lan 1 Many have been suggested suggest suggest- ed cd b by tho the fans but Judge has not decided yet yot No Xo word has been received from Paddy Pad Pad- dy thy Siglin and tho the Portland owner Is Isnow Isnow isnow now considering the qualifications o of several different men who might make a a good gool pilot hero here lIe Ho ha has practically given gl up tip hope of or landing Siglin or n at nt least of being certain that thal he can pIa play through the entire season with Port Port- land