Salt Lake Tribune | 1919-10-15 | Page 13 | Eddie Maier Again Vernon Tiger Boss

EDDIE li !GI VERNOrilGER BOSS Fatty Arbuckle Permits Option Op-tion to Expire; Old Fight Oven LOS AXCELUS, "Oct. M. Hoscoe .(Fatty) Arbuckle has completed his career ca-reer as a Coast league magnate, and Ed Fv. Maier Is about to make his reentry re-entry into baseball. Arbuckle c'elivered his valedictory 3'es-terday 3'es-terday afternoon. He has had an option on the Vernon club since early In the season, and during" its first pennant-winning year served as its president, said Arbuckle, "and intended to buy the club. But it looks as though they do club. "But it looks as though they do not want me to have it. The price placed on the Vernon team and franchise was 565,000. When the option expired I offered of-fered to take the learn and pay $35,000 down. I thought that a fair proposition. But cash was demanded, and cash deals of that size are not a habit in baseball. This, and the fact that the territorial rights here have not been settled, forced me to forego the deyl. So I guess I urn through with basebal) as far as the Coast ' league is concerned, except as a booster." This means that the Vernon team will revert to Maier, and his re-entry into the i game, at least as an owner, is certain. Maier retired in 1916 as a result of differences in the league, and because of the increasing demands on his time of his business interests. Although there has been no official announcement, all i the misunderstandings between Maier and I President Powers have been cleared up, ' it is said, and .henceforth all the fight-! fight-! ing will be done on the ball field, where, after all. lies the success. and popularity of baseball. With these two men backing- the local clubs, Los Angeles will become be-come a baseball town of major importance.