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Show COAST LEAGUERS WAITING TO SEE I WHAT NEXT YEAR BRINGS TO UK 3 In No Hurry to Talk About Future Plans; Could Start on Short Notice; May Take Seattle - Portland tAS FRANCISCO, Til I'm iflM'fMW league probably will bfl reprr-n-ntf-d at thr coining mrptinin of tlift minor in J iVoria, " (hough j i IWtlrnt Al Bauir of the Irapue haft dropped interest in the gain temporarily, having turned to polities after the aeaiion closed; and the various club magnates do not seem to be showing a great amount of interest in-terest in the future. But the Pacific . Coast representatives, when they appear for the annual confab, won't be able to an-nminefi an-nminefi to their fellow minor magnates anything definite as to resumption. , There are ft number of problems In- volved In reorganisation of baseball In ' this territory, and It will take some time and considerable maneuvering to set them solved so that tha gam can be started again on a sound foundation. Tbs club backers won't be likely to take these atepe. after what they sutler last season, sea-son, unleoa there Is pretty positive aa-aura aa-aura nee that tha fans want tha old professional pro-fessional brand of baseband Indifference was apparent in several cities of tha circuit last season and It was not all due to the wsr. There wera " .vombl nations of ma nates that did not aileaeo and there will have to he several sev-eral new deals before the fans will warm up. Tha matter of reorganising flnancea will be harder to solve, c mm, tnan getting playera. Tha bulk of the former 'omit leaaue athletes are wlW- hand can be quickly laid on them, and while moet of them are prospering in their i new lines ot endeavor. It la believed the call of tho game will be as strong as I ever in the- spring. t j PLAYSKS API WITHIN CALL, i A census would Indicate that only m small proportion of tho athletea have gone abroad. Many of them joined naval or military detachment a that permitted while the larger number went to work In various ahlpvarda and Industrial ptants. Thera ioes not seem to be any prejudice preju-dice In this section against the shipbuilding ship-building ball player, who Is generally considered to have done his duty fully as much as tha players who Joined sub-mart sub-mart ne bases or went Into army office work and other assignments that have permitted the moet of them to Stay clofte . to horns. - There probably are enough players. In uniform or overalls, on the Pacific coast right now to provide for a el -club league, and with early peace snd disbanding of the home military forcea. It would not be great trouble or occasion much delay to get them back on the diamond. The proposition of reetKanisIng the circuit cir-cuit Is the bigger one. The plan of two clubs and continuous baseball In l.oa Angelea hae not been ae successful in recent years as It waa when the Idea was Inaugurated. Tha Vernon club was In strait a when ths season ended, and the Angels had not shown their backers anything In ths way of financial returns. Kan Francisco's season waa both good and bad, with Interest declining at the end. Oakland was not sot rig well, and Hac-ramento, Hac-ramento, after ft flourishing beginning, dragged, while Halt Lake did not near break even. TALK OF eXTtNOlNO. NORTHWARD. Much of what little tslk haa been heard tends toward a reorganisation that will Incorporate Portland and Heat tie Into the Pacific Coast lgue, probably succeeding suc-ceeding Hacramento and Vernon. Thoae clubs are controlled by Judge Mc4'redie and Kd Dugdale. It haa been hinted that the last named magnate mav retire, and if ft new angel ran be tound for Heal tie that city should go big In class AA ball. HueWeee Is boqming up there arid ship-yssd ship-yssd -haaehall had at big following after the profeeelottal game ahut up ehop. The SMOte guea fur Portland, where the ahlp-ard ahlp-ard brand waa more popular by far than the claaa B article Ihe P. C. I. league furnished Humming up lbs altuatlon. It Is not Ilkelv that am definite decision will be reached aw to baaebalt resumption In thia section until later tn the winter. Then, if Ihje outlook seems lo warrant, ths club back era will start sornetnlng. A safe prediction Is I hat when base' ball doea reauine It will be With a circuit cir-cuit including Portland a no Heal tie. and per ha 1 mi with some pretena.ona of being a "third major " or at laat a minor lh.it j will 'aim something like eiual rights to players with Ihe present big leagues. The Pacific cortat eection long has fretted uttdr a svatem that compels It to pla' second fiddle to the aocalled major ma-jor of the Kaet, and while It has no intnliors of going "outlaw ' again, still ' It de mean ot take a at and. Inside or- gaistsed be ee he II. that wilt give It the j privilrgee its situation. Its population and 1 Its interests demand. 4 I I'ndersiand us out here on the coast, this is meant aa no dn-rlaratton of war. ! but an anaertion of nghta ihat we I leva will le recognise when tha rarriv j are laid on Ihe 1.4 Me. f (-our, if i.m J rcciMxntsetl. then there nutv lr another ator to t-M. Thia la lit- ace of iihIc- I pendent. e. ai;d enough said. is enoiich |