Show I Ie Cook Q 0 Ie S Still till H Hopeful 0 e f u I 1 4 t 14 1 1 i. i Salt Lake Will Play PlayS i S SA SAN K 1 lan Ian nn After i. 4 After deci deciding in to tal take tac e Portland and nd Seattle into inlo the tho Coast league making the thc organization an eight-club eight league in- in of six Hix and pla playing paying ng nga a eight week week eight schedule tile the directors who have ha been in s session on here for br the two wo days as completed their labors this afternoon rno n a and d departed for respective chYo homes hODle 1 I mo ThO directors w were re unanimous InI in their desire to increase the league t to I eight clubs and ancl If It this plan miscarries It will be because e the powers that b bat be beat beat at Portland and Seattle do not care caro to como come Into the Coast league tol fold In Invitations Invitations' In- In to Join the Ue Pacific Coast CORst league have 6 been sent sont both hoth of or tho the northern cities and tho tin directors feel reel reasonably certain that the they will both accept provided the tho tran transportation can be arranged without handicapping tho the 0 organization Izat io a. a Jack Jact Cook Cook- of or Salt Sail Lake Is looking after ater this en end of oC the affair and aini he lie be believes believes believes be- be that even If It It Is 12 Impossible to get a reduction In fares tares It will be he po possible pos pos- sible elble to operate the larger circuit without without with with- out Jut having to turn over all the tho receipts to the In extending an Invitation to Portland Portland Portland Port Port- land and Seattle to come Into the league the directors had reasonable assurance from both cities that they were not only onto read ready but anxious to get Into the tho circuit Judge McCredie of oC Portland tried clasH cass B ball last year and his observations have led him to the tho conclusion that the Poi Portland Port Port- t- t land fans arc are now no- read ready r for tor high class ball and that thi this is the only onh kind they will stand for fOl It Is either good baseball or or none for Portland Seattle too Is in somewhat the tho same name cla class s with Portland That cit city has lias not had class A ball for twelve I years ears The Northwestern league furnished fur fur- ur- ur fair ball for tor a a. time but for forI I the past paRt two to years ears the cl clubs bs of 01 that organization have hae been composed In Inthe inthe inthe the main of ot bu bushers this being brought about b by the tho magnates hay hay- lug Ine to tighten lighten up tho purse strings in ord order r to make both hoth ends ands meet Professional ball baU players who ho have haye recently been working In the shipyards shipyards ship ship- yards ar s have dished cl up some real fancy ball and this has whetted the appetite appetite appetite appe appe- tite of ot the tho Seattle fans fan j for tor or high class ball all the time Seattle has a Zinc fino ball park and a a. population of ot from which lo to draw and the directors believe bellevo that the fans of that cit city will wm support a strong team without difficult dirI dif dir I I Cu 1 ty Representatives from Seattle and Portland are expected to attend another another another an an- other directors directors' meeting to b be held here February 1 and a prompt re response xe- xe to to tho invitation n to come In to tho league la is expected The proposed d schedule ache of ot t ent twenty twenty- eight l weeks la lt subject to revision re If It Johnny Powers of Los Angeles Is successful successful suc suc- In having the winning teams team from the American association and ancl the International league come to th the theCO CO coast for tOl an elimination contest with the champions of ot the Coast league It itma ma may be necessary to cut the tho schedule to twenty six Ix weeks It Is n now w Pt pf posed to open the season April S 8 and continue for twenty eight weeks A schedule committee will bo be named at atthe atthe atthe the February 1 meeting o of the mogu mo mo- mo- mo gu gul h. h |