Show 9 9 0 9 PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE INTERNAL FIGHT IS TRANSPLANTED TO CHICAGO 1 n I Officials caIs R of Major Maor and ad I i Minor nor Leagues to Convene I Williams Is Confident That Baseball I K t lion tion Will Support His Election as Prex Y Ir Dec Next G.-Next 6 Next years year's baseball season season took on on ona n a 1 very Jive J-ive aspect today as officials o of the major and minor agues agnes b began gan to assemble for their meetings which open here heren i n t It Monday Arran Arrangement ement of the i schedule exchange of players a league dl disputes s are to come b before fore forem m meetings I. I be e Internal fight filM within the Pacific Wt league was transplanted to Cht- Cht today with th the th a rance e of Har- Har ims of Los Loa Angeles Angelu one of the th C tp who i claim to be president of the Itne gue 1118 11 WOl 11 RESTORE HARMO HARMONY Y I said Mid that his mission watt was all to restore harmony to hIs hla organization and jt that he believed belle that If It th the le legality le- le of his election Is Qu questioned d. d the rational board of arbitration will uphold he decision of the club owners who e elected J. J ed him his Is a position I did not seek seek Williams eald eaid Id but five club owners of the league selected ted me and at atthe atthe atthe the annual me meeting of the league I was regularly and I legally gally el elected ct d. d The count of the ballots bAllot showed bowed five f fo myself mys lt and three for McCarthy If It don does not d defeat feat three then we have ball today but only golf golt where e 9 low score ecore win wins IUS 10 OU SEATTLE Regarding the recognition of Seattle there e Is no Question t I McCarthy t recoe- recoe I eS S Seattle t l on the ball all Reid field he recognized Seattle by placing that club In theo the O official cial standings he recognized recognised Seattle b 1260 In salary alary from them addition to assessments for league ex- ex p nea which he an accepted When I wee was chosen for the president I recognized Seattle aJ from the ep chair chali II ion There IB Is no provision precision In the Pacific Coast league constitution which by any conceivable c stretch of the Imagination could be construed nit ac depriving Seattle o a a vote Tote Furthermore there is la no no noa taint ant a nt of syndicate the Coast I league ague despite the efforts of ot to create that Impression now mow FIGURES IT OUT our p illiam J J. McCarthy the deposed p president claims 1 the league e rules pro pro- II lIe r M bl e that a candidate must rc receive five v votes tea to b be eI elected te and unless a man Is iss s elected t the holdover n v officer tI eon oon- sea to s serve With Seattle voting t there he were five Un votes for tor Williams and 9 the policies he is a supposed to a nt r contention is I Is hat the he Seats Seat- Seat fd s e club was not entitled tY vote e mong mone the ba baseball men arriving toe to to- rSS e were Oscar business manager man- man ager of the Lo Los Lo Angeles club W. W If II lepper pre president of nf the Portland club Charles Chance 1 L. L Lockart president of ot the Seattle club and II II H. W W. Lane head of he Salt Lake club Fred B. B Rivers sec to secretary of the Portland club Wade ade pr er treasurer secretary of the tho Seattle f lub Marty a Krug manager of the Los os Angeles Angela club Barney Barney Burch president N C. C the Omaha club 0 of the Western eague and Jack Lelivelt manager of or orthe the Tulsa Tula club of ot the same lame league r F TO TOE TRADE E STUART STRAND AN FRANCISCO Dec Deo 6 Owners Owners of Coast league baseball clubs who will 11 be In Chicago week attending e 6 ri r itie he annual n I convention tI of minor leagues league expect to put Jut over some deals deaI Dill Bill lane Xane of Salt Lake City Is ie understood to tobe tobey be bey trying to dispose of ot Paul Strand slugging outfielder If cash and players are are are forthcoming Strand with an average average aver aver- age age ge of 3 4 led the league at hitting la Beason Ray Kremer of the Oakland feam gain arn and Jakl Jakie May of Vernon both p c chera may go t to the majors a If the club owners can n nr arrange r g satisfactory Sf ct ades adee Be fact tact that the major leagues will b holding their meeting coincidental w b. b that of th the th minors will furnish an anex sz ex optional opportunity for dials |