Salt Lake Telegram | 1952-01-01 | Page 23 | Pacific Coast Closing on Major Status

Co siS Closing Cllon on iM Mor or St tatus A COLUMBUS 0 O Jan 1 UP UP- UP The Pacific Coast League moved a step closer to major league rank Tuesday and its players were safeguarded for at least five years from being drafted by the big leagues Minor League Pre President sid e n t George said that the theP P C L application for or an open classification was approved formally formally for for- or- or mally by Baseball Commissioner Ford Frick and the major and minor league executive councils The new classification ranking the league between the Triple A clubs and arid the majors was first approved at the lie minor leagues league's I convention here early last month The former class AAA circuit I had threatened to lo withdraw from organized baseball unless it was given major league ranking Creation Creation Creation Cre Cre- of the open classification was considered an attempt to appease appease ap ap- ap pease the angry P peL C L. L