Show NORTHWESTERN I TO SETTLE ITS FUTURE JAN 17 Il I Plans For New Nev Season to Be Bei Determined at Seattle I Meeting 1 V WARM l ARl WELCOME IE FOR JUDGE 1 Present Indications Arc That Thai Circuit Will Be an Eight-club Eight Affair I IQ Q SPOKANE 1 E Wash Tan Jan 5 Pres Pres President i J i ident ent Blewett of the Northwestern Northwest Northwest- ern era league has called the meeting of the league for January 17 Ii at Seattle at nt which time plans plan for reorganization aniza hon tion will Avill vil be he discussed It had been expected to lipid hold the thc meeting a n week earlier but the date elate wn was as postponed because President Du Dugdale of the Seattle club was waH called called- east cast by the lentil death of a relative c and anci could coull not bein hein be lie in attendance at nl the earlier date With th questions pertaining pertaining- to the ad advisability ad- ad of or starting next season the makeup of ot the circuit election of oC otti- otti officers cers schedule committee financial re reports ro- ro ports pot of or 1917 and othe eC Important tant matters to come before the directors directors tors It will bo ho necessary to have e a tullaU full tull aU attendance n onee of ot club owners President McCredie of ot Portland willbe will willbe willbe be formally welcomed into auto the league directorate at tho the meeting and a Northwestern franchise for Portland given shen to him The great reat difference of or opinion among b H. H i. i the tho nth len league ue u heads I In regard to tui in ii A JU ie i.e. I. I for 1918 1915 should be means that anything any any- thing from a four Cour to an el eight club club ht-club lineup lineup lineup line line- up ma may be expected for Cor next season eason gI club Bight ht Circuit Io If Jr the best hopes entertained materialize materialize mate mate- an eight club league will be or organized organized or- or with Vancouver remaining a member and another elt city perhaps Boise or oralla Walla alla Walla alia selected to round out the circuit In adding two now new cities to make an eight club circuit one must be In the eastern section and one In tho the western Great Falls Falis and Butte still hold franchises III In the eastern end but bUl the financial up mix-up between the league and tho the Great Falls club chub will have hae to be bl adjusted at tho the meeting be beCore before be- be fore Core the Montana city can be listed for fora a place on the circuit for tor next season Ies Great Falls failed tailed to forward a check of something over o 1000 to the league headquarters due clue on games played Jul July 4 last season and until that money monE Is turned over tr to th the league le the Eec Elec tries will be on the In iii bad list In baseball May Dr Df If It the league Is reorganized it has lias been sugg-e sugg suggested ted that each cacti club be re required required required re- re to post host a sub substantial forfeit torrelt guaranteeing to pIa play out the lie season so that there will be no iio fluke Clulee such as ns witnessed witnessed witnessed wit wit- last season and which caused much hard feelings The club chub ma magnates I If the game ame Is to prosper must pIa play fair Calr with each cacti other othel and unless there Is assurance of or fair fah play backed up b by guarantees that will compel certain magnates to consider the rights of ot other clubs the chances of oC the league making a new start are not ing lug The territory Is available for or a good six club circuit at least but hut to obtain six clubs three of them at least those those In this section section must must have hae some sort of ot guarantee that tile the league ue will s go through An Interview credited to Nick Williams Will Will- J iams down In California that the league ue has no chance to start caused some somo surprise here lacre While It Is la known chat Williams Is not expected to return here hero as manager still that thal Is no rea- rea son Hon on for him to knock the tho league ue and Spokane fans Cans cannot believe he was tho the author of ot the remarks attributed to him |