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Show Sentiment Favors Western Circuit Bowlers in Pacific ITorthwest Like Breakaway From New York Combination League. SEATTLE, Wash., March 25.-Scntimont In fuvor of a Western bowling association Is rapidly crystallizing. The We--rn men havo gone about their work will j much determination that Sam ICarpr, secretary of the American Bowling congress, is becoming be-coming worried and Is trying to head off tho movement Sam is smooth and suave. He was warnod by tho Western teams at Mllwaukco that If the American Bowling congress mado wholesale concessions to New York for tho purposo of getting them back Into tho fold, all tho Western teams would immediately start the movement for nn independent organization. Sam Karpf ovldontly thought tho Westerners wero shouting through their headgear, but ho now knows bettor. San Francisco Is enthusiastic over the proposed lcaguo; Butto wants It; Denver Is not only unanimous unani-mous over tho proposition, but goes farther farth-er and writes that Colorado Springs and Pueblo aro favorable. Portland not only favors the formation of a Western league, but stands ready to back tho movo to the limit. Even Hoqulam Is In lino. That busy town's representative bowlers wrlto that they will give their moral and financial finan-cial support. If Sam Karpf ovor thought tho Western boys were fanning the atmosphere ho Is now In possession of enough facts to dispel dis-pel tho fancy. Ho has been writlng'and appealing to bowlers all through tho West, but ho will get littlo or no hearing from tho boys who made a good fight against tho shameless surrender of tho American Bowling congress to tho city of New York. No Free Passes. The following ancnt the Pacific Coast lcaguo might bo of help to local magnates: Thero Is one thing that a certain brand of fans might as well bo getting accustomed accus-tomed to now as later. There will bo no passes to this year's ball games. Thero will bo no uso to ask for them, for Jt Is beyond the power of tho managers mana-gers to give free transportation to any one. The league, at its last big meeting, adopted, by unanimous vote, a rule doing away altogether with free admissions, except ex-cept to directors, for whom seven passes aro allowed: tho wives of players, who will bo given season tickets, and tho sporting writers of the press. Of late years tho pass evil has grown to such proportions that it has become an actual menace to tho financial success of baseball. With tho leaguo It was cither a case of throw Iho gates wide open and suffer a loss that would be dangerous, or close tho gates against tho froo list. Not bolng In tho game entirely for pleasure, tho leaguo choso the latter course. Tho cutting off of the pass privilege will cause distress to no ono. It la a notorious fact that nlncty-nlno in ono hundred of thoso who demand frco admissions aro amply ablo to pay tho fco chargod at the gate. Tho new rulo Is cast Iron, and it will go. |