Salt Lake Telegram | 1923-01-18 | Page 4 | Landis Receives Coast Protest

Landis Receives Coast Protest CHICAGO C Jan IS Baseball Baseball Commissioner Commis Commis- abner K M. M i. i Landis d j l. l I ac acknowledgment ac- ac of ot receipt of the statement statement statement state state- ment sent to him by the four clubs which had opposed the action of President President dent William H. H McCarthy McCarty at Tues Tues- I days clays meeting of the Pacific Coast league at Portland Ore The four clubs' clubs representatives Portland Portland Port Port- land Oakland Los Angeles and Salt Lake opposed a motion giving Vernon equal territorial rights with Los Angeles Angele In the Los Log Angeles metropolitan area President McCarthy voted In favor of the resolution and the four tour members after leaving the meeting wired Commissioner Commissioner Com Corn missioner Landis a a. statement denouncing the action of President McCarthy In casting deciding votes to pass the anti anti- draft r t resolution r adopted pt Monday y In s sup support support sup sup- port of McCarthys McCarthy's t opposition s n Ira Iras to the g major league plan to tie a string to re released released re- re leased players the resolution Increasing the leagues league's player limit and Tuesdays Tuesday's action In the vernon ernon matter