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Show CHARLES W. MURPHY, former Cub president, who has been ousted from organized or-ganized baseball officialdom. PACIFIC COAST MAY GET BALLOON RACES XBW YORK, Feb. 21. T'.io national balloon race may so to the Pacific coust this year. James M. Rclg of Portland. Ore., has wired Alan R. Mawley of the Aero Club of America, that the managers of lho annual race festival lliore had do-elded do-elded to set aside an allowance of $n000 If the race Is held at Portland during thn festival week, beginning June .10. Mr. Hawlcy has referred the application applica-tion to tho Aero club's contest committee. It Is stated that the Idea Is regarded with favor as tending' to stimulate Interest In the sport on the Pacific coast. Tlie result of tho national balloon race determines the selection of America's representative rep-resentative in the contest for tho International Inter-national cup. Kansas City, from which manv of tho national races have started. Is this- year to liave the international contest and ha been too busy in nrcpara--tlons for thlH bifc veia to give attention to tho smaller race. |