Show STOVE iov L LAGUE ACUE bossi 46 pHE HE Pacific Coast league directors held another T r 1 night and after all had been said and done met the scribes and informed them that the tile ei i eight eight-clu ht- ht rn commence championship play April 8 and terminate I which means a twenty-six twenty weeks' weeks schedule four than previous playing codes Here is the schedule for the opening dates Portland at Salt Lake Vernon at Los Angeles i Francisco Oakland at Sacramento Sacrament April 22 was fixed as the opening date in the Northwest with Oakland playing at Seattle and either Vernon or Los Angeles Angeles Angeles An An- geles at Portland The full schedule for the tile season was not completed at last nights night's session but but will probably be arranged to today today today to- to day it was announced The rumors that President Allan T. T Baum would be deposed were set at rest with the announcement that all present officials of league will be bo retained Transportation Allan T. T Baum In Informed informed informed in- in formed the scribes will be one of the most difficult problems of ot the new sea- sea eon and It will be necessary to eliminate long Jumps as far tar as possible Willis Egan and and Joe Walsh the Tacoma Tacoma Tacoma Ta- Ta coma representatives again made a bid for admission Into the league and made President Charley Heeseman of ot Sacramento Sacramento Sacramento Sacra Sacra- mento a cash offer for his franchise Immediately got into long distance dis- dis 1 tance communication with his people 1 at home but r received elved a no for tor a reply i that actually cur curled ed up the wires j up Judge W W. W W. McCredie of Portland announced announced announced an an- Ii that his club will train at Crockett and President Bill Dill Lane of ot Salt Lake came through with a definite statement that the flees Bees will do their I conditioning at Pittsburg At the latter I place Bill Dill Steen is already arranging I II exhibition games for the Bees Dees Dill Bill has hasi 1 1 i strong club himself so Salt Lake should I find plenty of strong competition I I Chicago Feb 4 Third Third Baseman Plod Plod- II li of ot the Sacramento club and Catcher Devormer of the Vernon club have been returned to their respective Coast league teams officials of the White Sox announced announced announced an an- today They came to the local American league club toward the end of ot the 1918 season after the Coast league had shut abut down A Spokane dispatch brings the dope that David E. E Dugdale received for tor the share of ot the Seattle club which he disposed of ot to local people Dugdale came to the Northwest In 1896 during the Klondike rush and while waiting for tor passage north was Induced to purchase the baseball Interests In Seattle and upon his retirement as president of ot the club this week he had been boss of the Puget Sound city team for twenty-three twenty years ears Dugdale has been actively Identified with baseball for tor thirty-five thirty years He lIe was a catcher In his younger days and later when he took on too much weight to get down after the low ones he graduated graduated graduated grad grad- Into the ranks of managers and from there he made the step into the I franchise owners' owners class Walter McCredie backed by Portland capital made an effort to purchase Dugdale's Dugdale's Dugdale's Dug- Dug dales dale's interests this winter but didn't see I his clear to way meet Dug dales price Later Fielder Jones and Ed Lyon both bothof bothof of ot Portland tried to Interest Dug In a deal whereby the ownership of ot the Seattle franchise would be transferred to Jones Lyon et al but the price proved the stumbling block to the completion of ot the deal as It did In Walter Waiter McCredie's case Dugdale Dug later closed with the syndicate of Seattle fans tans for tor a majority of ot his baseball baseball base base- ball holdings including the baseball park a a a aRobert Robert Blewett former president of the Pacific Coast International league who sought ht Al AI Baums Baum's Job as president of the Pacific Coast league did not accompany the Northwestern delegation to Frisco because as a Seattle exchange puts It It he considered that hiS hid appearance on the scene would not aid his chances for tor the Coast presidency any I I i. i I I I I I V V I Bill Rodgers ers wants to trade Catcher Gus Fisher to Salt Lake for Billy Dilly Orr or orto orto orto I to San Francisco for tor Roy Corhan DIn r Dong Jumped Rodgers in such an unI unceremonious un un- ceremonious manner last season that he heis heis I is now slated for tor a new berth we are told I II I II Says Warren Brown In the San FranI Francisco Fran Frau cisco Bulletin When the plea of Tacoma for tor a place In the Coast league Is given a hearing today It Is expected that Luke of ot Alaska will submit a plan for tor placing placing- eight clubs in Alaska and make the Pacific Coast league a 0 sixteen sixteen- club affair lr The club is representing representing rep rep- resenting n are I fo II Hills Ills Star Star- Porcupine Dome and Outpost The chamber of ot commerce of Prince Albert land wanted to have a team entered In the league but the transportation tion problem eliminated the selection Charley Graham of ot th the f Seals has finally succeeded in landing Jimmy Caveney the former Murray and Salt Lake Infielder from the Columbus club of the American association lon He lIe has also secured Harry Harper a former Coast league outfielder a a a aCarl Carl 1912 Missoula pitcher has changed h his mind a about going going- I on t the stage and ft It is said expects c to go to g training camp with the Seals I Veteran Char Charlie le has been of offered offered offered of- of a position on the Sacramento club clubby clubby clubby by Manager Bill Rodgers Wonder Vonder if Rodgers Hodgers knows that belongs to the tho Oakland club 4 Bitt Biff again informed the San Francisco club that he and baseball have ha parted company coman I Tub Spencer the husky chap who I belongs to Detroit wants to remain in California this year ear Spencer has asked Grah Graham to try to get waivers from the Eastern Easte club and place him on the Seal I ro roster San San Francisco Ex Examiner miner I Jimmy Brewster the new president of the Seattle club Is a a. live wire and he lie has a 11 lot of ot friends in that city He I was down here to help usher In the year rear I 1919 in the right way and anti at that time he ha had no Idea of ot going going- Into baseball I He has 0 ft a string of cigar stores that Itee keep him pretty busy but after he got bac back home Dugdale made a 3 proposition that must have have- looked good for tor Jimmy Isnow isnow Is Isnow I now the president of a ball cut club and he- he will try to make It a good one In order ordel Ii to bring the game back Into favor t up I there Shorty Shorty Hughes in the San I Francisco co Chronicle I I Dill BUI Steen former Const Coast league pitcher I I who Tho h has been el managing a gl t the I ts I J Cal team a says a he will not t go bac back I Into organized baseball The San Fran- Fran I cisco club would like toot to to tog g of ot its pitchers Bobby who Is the best prospect In th league this season from the submarine hasgood bas has good work for tor the Sub Herald S 1 Big Dill Bill Dolt Dell who pit to a number of ot victorie expected to cop off ort tw i for the next the way Bill Essick f figure who was turned back byl by fall fait Roy Mitchell won i 1 I Cincinnati so 80 Garry Carry lie He hi his draft on Dell and s S' S There Is no ro question but bull most valuable of the tho two non Los non Los Angeles Times j J Louisville Ky Feb 14 44 Closkey the Louisville 3 11 known from coast to coa con gulf to the Mesaba rang word received here hero by hi hi- city has signed a conti the Beaumont Deaumont team of HI during the coming season questionably make a suc berth He lie has managed Cardinals Milwaukee of association Butte Me Mo Io Mont Salt Lake City ar Tar minor league clubs Ma Ia Mahood Mahood up hood go goe several e will lg give good oeo players i vi Ol o league as he Is la a I 1 |