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Show BAUM REFUSES TO CALL LEAGUE MEETING ! SAX FRANCISCO, Aug. 7. Allan T.' liaum of the Coast league has refused to call a special meeting of the I league directors to act on his resignation. I The San Francisco club yesterday made a formal demand upon him to call such a me..-ting and his reply was that unless four directors made the request lie would not comply. He said he could see no reason rea-son why a special meeting should be called. Now the owners of the local club will get busy with the other directors and ask them to attend a meeting, probably Monday. Baum resigned some time ago, but it is understood that lie would like to finish out the year. A report comes from the south t::at Cal Fwmg will support sup-port Harry Williams, the well-known I sport .writer of l.os Angeies. for president. presi-dent. Harry already has the support of Johnny Powers of the Angels and Fatty Ar'nuckie of the Vernon club, and if Kwing e:s behind him he will have quite a start. President Strub of the local club Pays all he wants is a man who is competent j and who will stav on the job. and if he is shown that Williams is the riirht man ) he wiil have r.n objection. He does think I the president should he a San Francisco j man. however, but will not make an issue . of tiiat point. i I |