Show WHOLE UNITED STATES BATTLES fOR FO AMATEUR ATE T BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIP B 1 PACIFIC COAST SAND LOT BOYS TO MEET CHAMPION TEAM OF EASTERN AND MIDWEST MIDWEST MIDWEST MID MID- WEST STATES AT SAN FRANCISCO EXPOSITION EXPOSITION EXPOSI EXPOSI- TION r FOR AMATEUR B BASEBALL TITLE AND CUP By Br HUGH S. S FULLERTON Ame America ca is to have haye another worlds world's championship baseball series next fall practically equal in scope to the one between the winners of the American and National league pennants The series will be between the amateur championship team I of the East and the a amateur champions of the Pacific coast and I in all probability it will be played in the stadium of the Panama- Panama Pacific exposition e late in October The further farther details of tho the tournament which will decide the amateur championship bip of oi the world orId will bo be arranged at the meeting of tho the National Amateur Baseball Association A of America which h ch will be Meld heM neld in in Cleveland January 28 8 St Steps ps already d have bavo been taken by officials of the association and by br the tho organizers of the California League Lt of Amateur Le Lee Leagues e and by bv the tho sports and and pa pastimes comm committee tt o of the Panama Pacific exposition n which bieh will ill be bo ratified at the Cleveland Cle meeting The series will entitle tho the winner willner to possession for one ono year of tho Pat Fat Patterson terson trophy and to permanent possession ion of the tho cup emblematic tic of tho amateur ama una- tour championship of the e world worM for 1915 the 1915 trophy troph being boing tho the gift ft of tho the Newspaper Enterprise 31 association of w which ich THE E EVENING TELEGRAM i ia is isa isa a mcm member ber California has bas taken up tho the amateur baseball movement with great preat eat enthusiasm enthusiasm en en- and at the Cleveland meeting will be Ibe admitted to membership inthe in the tho National at Amateur association that body bod which now no practically practical controls amateur ba baseball in iu the greater part of tho l United nit d States nation wide wido in scope II Tho The National association which bich grew largely last year pro probably a lv will 1 h have havo lO an act active c membership of or 1000 clubs cluba which announce announce themselves candidates for the tho championship and man many more moro thousands which h form the junior mem nem membership under the control of tho the as association With the admission of California's s leagues to the a association the plan of contests embracing the tho entire United States has hal become practical Tho The country will be he divided into zones each cach zone zona tweeting meeting the theone theone theone one nearest It in the elimination and semifinal series of games While the Eastern sections on are battling to determine their champion the leagues on tho the Pacific coast will be struggling nl to win tho boor h of representing the coast cOlt coast and according to represent Dt plans plan the tile Eastern champion ch is to go to the S San n Francisco Fraucisco exposition and p play y the coast coast winners for tho the championship California al always Gaya has hag been strong tor lor amateur baseball Its famous h high h Pi school clIO 01 tournaments which unfortunately unfortunate were abandoned several years ago oo gave ave a great impetus to the sport but this thi winter it has enjoyed a revival rc that has spread all an over the tho state San Francisco has its amateur lea league lc and tho the Southern California Amateur league is booming Los Log Angeles and San Diego leading the movement mo It is expected that Bakersfield Fresno and the cities of the valley vaHey will Trill organize the fourth circuit circuit- to join the tho t o state ta o league Bc Besides ides arranging the championship series and admitting new ne members the tho National Amateur association will elect eJect officers E. E C C. Pa Patterson the leading spirit of America in amateur baseball probably will tm be elected io president ilent Patterson has sacrificed much of his time to encouraging inc amateur or organization organization ani- ani and has enlisted strong support His ambition is to tu make amateur baseball baseball base base- ball in America rank in importance with the professional game Clayton C. C Townes df of f Cleveland vice lCt president au an and E. E C. C Seaton a of or Chi Chicago c cago o. o secretary an and treasurer probably will win he be re rc a s E Er C. C P Patterson pre president of ibo tho National Amateur D Baseball a a I I association nn and h head aJ of Colliers Collier is 13 n ct veteran ran w pae player r havin having pitched Pro pro pro-es- professionally es- es and h ho h has 13 been a a. J. J 0 I leading fan f nn for yc years y i. i T Tt A t t 1 4 I jt I I s Ac AcY v. v Y 5 4 elks Y I E E. C. C PATTERSON I Head Bead of oC amateur b baseball in America |