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Show WILLIAMS' FRIENDS ARE MORE HOPEFUL j Special to The Tribune. i I LOS AXGEI.KS. Cal., Aug. 7. PrI- ' de:u Powers of t.:e Los Angeles baseball ' I club tonight annoumed that tie had re- 1 j cpived messages from President James1 i Brewster of the Seattle club ar.d Waiter! I McCrtdie o: tiie 1 ortland chin urging' j rort for ". J. Clymer. recent manager , of the Seattle cl'ub, for the presidencv of 1 the Pacific Coast league. The McCredie- I ; re w s t e r boo m f o r C 1 " m r follows the 1 announcement of Allan, i:atim that he I wislies to retire as soon "as p'.sible. Presi- dent Powers, who is ill at his "-each home, i intimated that lie would not reply to the ! messages, as it is understood that he has i . already ple-lged his support to Harry A. j 1 Wil.iams. who is tne Vernon and Los An- j gel-xs candidate for the presidency. Baum has refused to call a special m-T-t- ;ng of tae l.iuo directors .to act upon ; ' his own resignation, despite San Fran- I j Cisco's formal dem.md that he do so. He says that unless four directors apply for; the call for the meetii.g he will not ac : j ce 'e to the Seal request. I |