Show r 5 r J r S f Pacific Coast Opens Fight For Third Major Malor League COLUMBUS Ohio Dec 4 UP UPA UPA A A strong possibility that a third major league may be established by next season Beason was indicated today today to to- day by Clarence Pants Rowland president of the Pacific Coast league who said that officials of hi his circuit were ready to vote on the move Such a move would be contingent contingent contingent contin contin- gent upon approval by Baseball Commissioner A Albert I 1 b e r t Happy Chandler and the heads of ot the two major leagues Ford Frick of th the tho National and William WilHam Harridge Har- Har ridge of the tho American but theCo the Co Coast league officials were expected expect expect- ed to take preliminary steps in a a. meeting today This thing Is going to come ome eventually and It might come corne copie right away way Rowland said We have the population to fill the parks The people on the west coast are en entitled to major league baseball The vote on whether to apply for tor major league membership took tool t precedence over a a. previously scheduled Pacific coast meeting at which lh the club owners were to vote on whether r to seek Triple A minor league classification with the other current Double A minor circuits the American Association and arid International league This il ia is a vastly more Important Important I tant move than the one on whether we should hould expand to Triple A I classification R Row o w 1 a a. n nd d said However we wont won't decide to do doIt doIt doit It unless the club owners lU are Unanimously In favor of ot It If some ome of ot the clubs arent aren't ready yet yot we can wait another year or so 80 but well we'll have a major league circuIt circuit cir cir- cir cir- cult aoma some somo time You can be sure aure of that Activity eh elsewhere at the minor league sessions was confined to trade trado talk and separate meetings of a number of circuits With 19 more leagues slated to operate next B season than last lalit club owners were faced with the ta task k of se selecting selecting se- se managers from a wide array array ar ar- ar- ar ray of candidates and of lining up talent to fill rill their rosters A numb number number num num- b ber r of deals deats were expected to be completed d. d |