Show NO NORTHWESTERN GLOOMS IN TEil LEAGUE I II I Blewett Circuit Had a Good I Season and Clubs Are Set for 1917 By B Telegram Special x Nets By A. A P. P GARVEY B. B C. C Oct Oc 7 The fact tact that V r tern league clu club owners owner were ding up their managers man man- agers ager and securing signatures to 1917 contracts contracts con con- trac tracts within twenty- twenty four hours of the close I of the season ason Indicates that they tey suffered no noI I I real ral financial hardships hard hard- had ships during the past pat seasons season's championship proceedings Not only have the majority of I club owners signed I their pilots piot for another year c but t the et league 1 as 1 a whole iI Is talking of branching organization forth as an eight club next ceason Whether these plans materialize depends de depends de- de ponds on the enthusiasm shown b by the fans of cities talked o of as possible members members mem mem- bers hers of cites ne next t years year's circuit Helena and Anaconda have talked enough about baseball baseball base baBe ball bal to warrant serious consideration Bellingham and Everett have also been mentioned as possible league berths in 1917 Needless to say however no riO claims fo for recognition have been entertained bythe bythe by bythe the moguls on the Blewett circuit until the necessary financial backing Is as- as Although h called for last originally cled I Ihas month the annual meeting of the league December in has ben hsen s t t hack back until th the tle m meantime I ex Blewett has re received re- re assurances that all aU of this year years year's s clubs will be In the running for the cubs wl bunting next year He also ascertained that that with the exception of Vancouver Seattle and Great Falls Fals the clubs finished finished fin fin- fn- fn the season seaon with wih a few dollars on the right side of the ledger ver dropped behind about 1500 1500 and Se Seattle Se- Se attIc attle a similar amount while Great Falls Fals atte couldn't have lost over 1000 This is an encouraging showing all al things considered The season was perhaps perhaps perhaps per per- haps the worst experienced in the history history his his- tor tory of the league Without Great Falls Fals and Butte in line the clubs cubs would have gone bankrupt Spokane did well wel fi financially 11 f- f because the Indians led the procession from May ay 9 a couple of weeks after ater the season opened until the fin fin- fn- fn ish Spokane runs on something like the same lines as o our r big salmon runs They have one great season and then fall away for a few geat years This year happened to tobe tobe tobe be one of the best in the Inland Empire and fans all al over the circuit are pleased with the results because President Farr wih of the Indians is popular in every hamlet hamlet hamlet ham ham- let in the Northwest The war had a lot to do with the poor showing In Vancouver but despite the fact nearly soldiers have gone that from Vancouver and about half of them were ardent fans the local club fared better than Seattle The Tacoma club beter handled by Russ Hall had a successful season Hall lal did pretty well wel in enlisting support In lii 11 the City CitY of Destiny disposed of several players at good prices and nett netted net net- t tool ted d sufficient to show a substantial balance balance bal bat ance on the the seasons season's operations All AU of this years year's pilots will wl be back back- in the running next year Nick Williams piloted Spokane to the second pennant in twenty years and as ds s a reward re received received re- re calved a 1917 contract calling for a substantial substantial sub sub- Increase over this season Herb Hester who swears fluently fuenty and can get more cuss words out of his system get than any other man In baseball has signed a 1917 contract with wih Great Falls Fails Fals Hester Is a a. good ball bal player but his rowdy work this season lost him many friends Blewett will wi be doing baseball baseball base base- ase- ase ball a good turn tur if i he takes Hester aside bal before goo next season opens and advises him to eliminate the rough stuff Hester disgraced disgraced dis dis- graced the game on more than one occasion occasion oca- oca occa occa- he sion this season Here in Vancouver Just about reached the limit A repetition repetition repetition tion may have disastrous results Tealey Raymond Ramond who had managed Seattle for fOl man many seasons is going to pilot the Tacoma Tigers next season piot Russ Hall Hal gets ets a good man In Ray Ray- Ry- Ry mond 0 The latter figured that la a change of residence sll might 1 tf Improve X v his IS ISa P playing I and he experienced no difficulty In comIng coming com corn ing trig to terms with Hall Hal Raymond Rymond wilt will wi manage the team and play short Joe McGinnity is going to heal the Butte team again next year ear Joe had a rather tough season sea Between fights with President Blewett uprisings on the ballfield ball ballfield bal field with the umpires arguments with the feld home borne fans tans and an occasional clash with his fellow directors the Iron Man was wih kept moving Butte fans however believe beleve McGinnity's actions were justified and that the umpires and directors were riding him too often So o Joe is assured of another seasons season's employment In the Northwestern league Bill Lea Leard Lard former Tacoma second secondI I sacker Bi is going to manage the Seattle club Bill Bm has been playing all an around cub the country countr in recent ye yes rs and has finally settled In a n managerial berth Bob finaly Brown will continue to guide the destinies des des- wl of the Vancouver club and Bob would not riot be satisfied unless he was di directing directing directing di- di his team on 01 the field fed This Thia sason season sea sea- son besides managing the team from the tile bench he broke into numerous contests Inthe inline fag-end fag of the season Bobs Bob's club cub was was was' a 0 a disappointment this season never neverin in the running and finished a poor sixth in a six club six cub race but he promises betten better better bet bet- ter ten results next season Maon and his record in years past makes Vancouver er fans lans feel safe ste ste. All things considered the league di directors directors di- di rectors Al should feel satisfied with results this year The attendance was a little shY ehy but Improvement Is anticipated next year President Blewett hewett conducted the leagues league's affairs well veI Only on one oc occasion occasion oc- oc c casion leage's slon was any weakness evident That was when he mulcted McGinnity SOO for behaving like hike a side line lne show allow freak Inthe inthe in inthe the Butte Bute park The directors later u up upset set Blewett's verdict going about bout It i in ina I Ia a matter maler of fact sort of way and re remitting remitting re- re two-thirds two of the tile fine and as further salve to McGinnity plastering Umpire Bush with a 25 26 hue fine This was waa 0 DO all al around Blewett was the goat for the occasion but rather than illan disrupt the league leage it wa was necessary to select some one and no doubt working on the assumption that all al southpaws are eccentric and Blewett b be- be ing trig a southpaw the league leage directors picked him Blewett deserved ed better helter treatment This condition Is the tho weak link In the Northwestern league chain tle te the president has so BO little to io sa say sa In the conduct of tho leagues league's business He HP can an do almost anything he likes but there Ino i is no certainty that the directors will wi stand for it Blewett Biewett had an awful time with wih W Neither umpires I could cot He couldn't the ld umpires please and any all one in i ial all al It was a regular for all any time an Indicator handler erred In a derision decision Time ma may work improvements In all al departments of the tho league If I the di directors directors directors di- di rectors haven't Blewett's goat he should be a strong man In the office offie next sea sea- ea- ea son So tar jar as tho the playing strength th of the league Is concerned everything Indicates a a vast t Improvement over this seasons season's results The class clas of or ball bal played in tho the Northwestern Northwestern North North- western cass this year is indicated by the number of players who have advanced not only those to the majors but to the Pacific Coast league leage as well wel In fact Co Continued i on- on on pa page T 4 NO NO GLOOMS GLOOMS Continued from rom page 3 the showing of ot certain of the athletes called In tn by Co Coast t league club cub after the Northwestern closed or secured during dining co dug the season might Indicate that tt the Coast COt has baa bs nothing on the to Blewett circuit a anga thing thine that a many te l are nga always willing ra to maintain wt by the way way- Playing averages issued by J. J Newton Cloves Clover COye of ot Spokane official statistician of the league show that Dutch Reuther Ruther of the Spokane tt b was the b most moat valuable Tu around all 8 ar player r In t the league o I as aa well wel aa ss al one of or Us its Ia premier pitchers and be he b Is fa now showing his b class cla to Coast no sowing Cot league IUle fans fan Lter Later be will wi have a chance I to prove his worth In the majors Generally Generally Gen Gen- It wa was a bad bd year ye for pitchers and anda I a his big one for hatterS batters le In this i league hut R Reuther cn whenever he went into Info th the e box I was waa wa always alway able ible to make the th sluggers be behave be- be b- b I have bave as all his hil average o of or eight strikeouts to 10 the game wi will indicate I |