Show League I Threatens a War COMA Aug 7 President President W. W H. H LucaS LucaA of the Northwestern league yes yes- VT i the tue hearing of D. D E. E Duge tle the Seattle magnate and Geor Georgo o M M. ethe the Tacoma baseball owner made the tho emphatic statement that un un- league next year is granted class A classification it the National Association of Baseball cede de from Irom Clubs and anel become an ancient dent or outlaw organization Jabot bet we well we'll n bolt said aid And if it were we're forced to do it we well we'll n Independent b baseball league in the world h hose ae are my sentiments too added 1 here re are two thin things t the te a Northwestern estern magnates will fight for and in in- I lr they attend the national meeting this fall The first Is a cation cUon ion which will protect them each year from the Inroads made madG by the th Tc Cast St league and other class cIas A organizations and the second is that iven ven the Portland territory Failing Falling to get both or either they will outlaw league In tho the northwest This has been definitely settled the th magnates and they n no longer make a a. secret of it league wants wants' I And the moment e W. W re te 6 says the word the North North- 11 attIA ue will grab ab Portland i Iet who owns own the Port Port- In is 15 S known to be favor favor- the Northwest league and has bas i Isaid publicly v that he be is tired Toast oat ast lea league ue Walter Valter McCredie ref f the Portland club has said that he would rather l circuit than titan with in the Coast i. U i McCredie has not yet prom prom- magnates that he hethe hew w nw the Coast league and cast east YUh h the The ie has bM made that promise Port Port- nto this circuit if it means I the Northwestern lea leaz ie to lImbed baseball tle I who has bas also been a i L firm i ij j inthe ithe the dignity and integrity rity i il l zed baseball as the members I tonal commission love to say sav jUe je e would not hesitate a min min- min j amp tho the or organization give ive a n snap naD of my fingers national association said the ignate at baseball headquarters I y snapping his hii fingers to emMs em em- Ms Is remarks v wp have never nevera a anything from affiliation with elation dation and now it is time that i id and aid d our ri rights and get et them 1 tO jump In the tho last month balked with verv franchise e 0 lea league ul and when I say Y L to bolt organized baseball I messing the opinion of every l h as s 's a cent interested in base base- h ant int Portland and if Jud Judge e eill ill come with us we will go gomand goV o V land mand nd rc regardless of what the I. I associatIon thinks about it fast Vt t waiting for McCredie to towe we word d. d When h ho does doeR it its it's s all off I h lid s attitude is If favorable to us hanot not vet yet given his promise is a rattling good ball The reason renson tho the Northwestern dO draw better is the dif dif- f Ea n classification l s fi t in the two Portland fans fan are prejudiced a against a class B 13 team on account of the tho higher rating in the tho Coast lea league ue The Tho quality of ball is the same but the classification is different Next year it ft wont won't be be mind that Why if f Portland would join us we would have the tho richest and best best independent independent inde inde- pendent lea league e in the tho world We can now figure fi re up inhabitants in inthe inthe inthe the circuit and that is is all that is needed needed need need- ed cd to give livo us a class A standing We Wo have bave been talking taking it over all summer and we WI are now a agreed reed that unless unless un less we get ct a class A standing next year and are awarded the Portland territory territory territory ter ter- providing the tho want to join us we will jump organized baseball baseball base base- ball an and ana run a league up here according to our own notion and run the best minor lea league e in the country President Lucas Talks I have been feeling out the men who control baseball in this league this summer said President Lucas and andI I find that all are of the opinion that unless we get et what we feel is coming to us from the national commission we should eat cut loose from the organization and form an independent 1 league of our own Wo We are entitled to class A r rating ting tingas as much as the Coast lea league e the Western Western West Vest ern em league or the Southern league both bothon on the tho basis of our total population and andon andon andon on the tho cl class ls of baseball being played and the tho salaries being paid the tho players And yet jet each year on account of our inferior standing our teams are raided by the leagues which play no better ball than we wo do and winch in in many cases do not pay as high salaries With Portland with us the Northwestern Northwestern North North- western Iea league e would be bo the tho stron strongest est minor lea league e in the tho country Portland will be bo with us next year if decides that way The little matter of division of territory made by the national national na national na- na commission will not stand in our wa way As a matter of fact we wo can lay claim to Portland justly However we will not fight the if they decide de do- decide cide to remain in the Coast league But this is certain Unless we get what we think is comin coming to us we will jump lump the tho National Association of Baso- Baso ball all Clubs |