Show PAY ills S BALL LAYERS P-LAYERS BAl J S S Portland Writer Kids Himself Himself Him Him- self Into Belief That Coast Is Is- Fast as A. A A. A Baseball fans coming from the east r c refuse fu to believe beleve that the tho Pacific Coast league is as fast as the American association association asso asso- caton and tho Eastern league until they have havo o ha s been seen en a i a few f few cw games and tb then n they wonder wonder how how thoy they do it H. H because in inthe the east it is industriously circulated that the two class A A. circuits A-circuits mentioned pay the tho nearest to maj major malor r lea league salaries s of an any business s s says ys the Portland Telegram The past season tho the Coast Cost league leacue duh lube unloosened unloosed to their players a lotmore lot act lotmore more than before and ever er e playing play play- pay pay- In ing 11 two thirty-two weeks hero hero- gol considerable consider consider- able more money than any but the overpaid major ex-major leaders leaders' i the tho eastern east east- cm ern circuits Lest the tho clubs tn run to tho the extreme in that matter mater at the tho- annual meeting of the Coat CoaSt Coast league eague this year yeu yeara a a salary limit of a month was adopted The Thesa Theal salary sa ry limit i in AJer ican association is ln t th thir r season season season sea sea- son is is only six months white it is seven out ut here so so- soa a Co Coast s 1 league agtie paying payin up to o the limit will wi give its ts players In n a season willie while an A. A A.-A. A. A. A club will give gh-e its is men men wi The Coast Coat league e puts no lIi limit on the men a club may carry The Tho Northwest Northwest Northwest North North- west has a salary limit of f 2700 2100 and nd nd a a. a limit of fifteen pl players I Manager McCredie fays ays says says' the tho Clove land club was much ov over r Port- Port lands land lands hard fight for the penn nt W When en Artie Krueger was sent out ont here here n. n Cleveland Cleve I Iland land had a couple le of other men it offered offered of of- McCredie hut ut told them tem he thought he had the the rag Q cinched if if he got Krueger After those bos three games ames were taken from tho the leavers beavers avers and it was too late to strengthen the team Cleveland thought McCredie bad had been foolish i he did not take tako the other ther men offered but when the fight ht was all allover allover al over President Somers congratulated Mac on his Judgment In couple coupe of l a days Buddy Ryan Rya and Vean Gregg will wi start on op on-a on a bear hunt Ryan has has' gone hunting from here ea each h season since joined he-joined joinEd Port Port- I e land laud He has never had haa any bear bear meat to distribute among his fri friends so so- so-it so it it is is not known kown whether th their ir intentions are serious this trip OrI Jot Ryan and Gre Gregg Gregg- g. g are re both plasterers by trade and after heir beir opting they they are are going to establish h a plastering firm for forthe forthe forthe the winter Ryan Ran has not worked at at atIt atit it for three jears years but Grel Greyer was smearing it on the l laths last w winter ter Now that the fray is is all all al over over the te players like to talk about the tho last three wee weeks s sf of f play they went through When I President Graham took those three games James from Portland Gregg Steen arid and Krapp hel held a conference They They- They knew knew kne an they were the backbone of Macs Mac's pitching pitch ing staff staf and that and th that t it was was' wast up t to them They told Mc McCredie redic that they were willing willing will will- wi- wi i ing g to to pi pitch ch s' s so o ten as s h Y could ld possibly possibly possibly pos pos- sibly st stand nd d' d it a and for him to to go ahead ahead and call cal upon them them- three times Jo a a week ea each h if i necessary m a has ln lineon a y young u second second second sec sec- sec sec- ond baseman who may may try tr ou out with the beavers next year Ho He is Anderson Andeson of Denver He belongs to the Toledo club now bu but can be be sec secured red t through rough Cleveland |