Show 11 o 01 Two Sure I To Benefit the League I I Addition f of Portland and Seattle Likely to Stimulate Stirn- Stirn t f New Interest All Over Circuit Every Club Appears to Be Ready for Start U By W. W D. D Bratz BratzL i LL L along the coast the opinion seems to prevail i that the Pacific Coast league took a big step fori forward forward for for- i ward when it annexed the Portland and Seattle territory and everything everything- appears to bear out that conclusion I 1 Much depends on the drawing abilities of the new clubs in their home cities of course but the i addition of Portland and Seattle should do much to rejuvenate interest over the entire circuit during I this one year year at least even should the two cities fail to c come me up lip to expectations Considering the future baseball prospects of the thc Coast league therefore presents somewhat Tot or a problem though an easier one by far by-far far than was considered 1918 prospects before the disastrous ous season was cracked wide side open There were no prospects ln hi f 1918 It was merely a dis dis- dis- dis aster II I j I I I believe eve that tho league made matlo a ano sane move when it lt added the two NorthWestern North- North Western cities Their presence has rounded out a a. well balanced club eight circuit the first the league has ever er had Old rl rivalry between the tho north and the south on the tho coast I should bestirred bo be stirred up and all that remains then is for tor Portland and Seattle to show by hy bythe bythe hythe the turnstiles that they thoy appreciate a a. chance to return to real baseball The I two O clubs In the tho north are ar bound to I create rivalry among amons- themselves and anti then too too a visiting club will vIll have two series In tho the north thus giving it a chance chanco to break better than even e Inthe Inthe in inthe the long ride over tho the Shasta mountains moun moun- If IC either Portland or Seattle had de decided decided do- do to remain out of ot the tho league the circuit ml might ht not have looked as ns goo good With both of ot them in however the tho league cague begins to look like the tho real lIttIe Title Tit lIt tIe tle le major of ot the West Vest SHOULD HAVE GOOD YEAR San Francisco should have a n. good goodear I ear year Considerable new blood has been een instilled into tho the business end of ot the ho organization and a good ball club has las been assembled b by Charley Graam Graham Graham Gra- Gra ham am for whom those who know him best have o nothing but the highest kind of ot praise Jack Jacl Cook Walter Valter Mc- Mc Cre edlo lo and man many others freely state that Graham is one of tho the best allaround allaround all all- around baseball men er e connected with th the league and one of at Its finest gentlemen I 1 lo look k for tor Seattle to be a great help to o the league Seattle has had clubs club In n tho the Coast lea league eague before but this will bo be tho the first time Seattle has had hada a club in the Coast league without op- op position With D D. E. E Dugdale the old fox tox and young oung Brewster full of ot pep and enterprise Im I'm sure Seattle will bo be a asure sure euro firo hit from the tho start starL Seattle is 3 a a. great and antI growing city and It should draw as well as an any elt city Inthe in inthe inthe the circuit Judge and Walter alter are too well known to need much Introduction to Coast len league ue fans They're There both great baseball men and as Portland Is s a great rival of ot Seattle the rivalry rl between the two cities will wll aid baseball baseball baseball base base- ball in each place AS FOR SALT LAKEI LAKE I feel teel confident that Salt Lake with Eddie H Herr rr at tho the helm will bo be boa bea a better baseball city efty than it has ever eer been and Salt Lake has been a good od city ever eer since sinco it s secured cure a u franchise In n tho the Coast league Eddie Eddio Herr nearly nearl every ball bali player in tho the I country Thc They all like him and be besIdes besides be- be I be-I sides ho knows where to go out and land the best young players playon for he has been een a scout and a good one for fora a number of ot years rears Sacramento has a n good team this season and the fans all like Bill Rodgers Rodgers' style of or workmanship on tho the ball field lies lie's snappy full of ot tire fire and fight and hes he's ono one o of the real drawing rawin cards on tho the road Sacramento Sacramento Sacra Sacra- mento has the greatest organization in In baseball Tho The men backing ln tho the Sacramento Sacramento Sacramento Sac Sac- team are arc not In the gamo to get s-ct profit out of the sport port Th They y are arc backing tho the Sacramento ball club because he- he cause tho they know that a n. baseball club is the best advertisement a n. city can g get t and these men are advertising nd Sacramento through their hall ball club With Jim Morley back in the game at Los Angeles I look for baseball in that elt city to take on new life Morley lorley was always a great publicity man and anda I a good promoter and he ho has more I friends in Los An Angeles eles than Carter has pills Morley will boom baseball In Los Angeles I 1 think Vernon will also prove pro a n good s drawing card The showing ln the they made last year rear when no one figured I them a n chance made them a a. host of ot otI I friends and the they'll 11 Burel surely draw |