Show TACOMA SEES SEES' ITSELF IN IM PACIFIC COAST j By JAMES P. P HUGHES TACOMA Wash Oct 16 That That the Pacific Coast league will enter the Northwestern league teague territory in 1916 is indicated more at the present present pres pres- ent cut moment than any time in the last five years True this subject is al always always always al- al ways a a subject for gossip during the he months when the Stove league makes players and wins Ins pennants with much more ease than during the pl plying playing season but this year the proposal comes from both circuits That there is a marked inclination for fol a union of the two circuits is shown by the statement Of magnates in both circuits President Powers of Los Angeles gave the movement Impetus when he made a a. statement favoring the Inclusion o of Seattle Ta Ta- Continued on Pa page El 5 6 5 A COMA OMA SEES SEES- I j t MB on u from page 4 d a spokane In the CO Coast t cir cir- ro h ct of ot forming foring a circuit Id Ideal l for both sec sec- mid uld ld comprise four clubs in aland and four in the Pacific st sir st The California Cubs clubs ilLos Los Angeles Vernon San ios 0 and nd Oakland while th those se q would be Tacoma Seattle f and Spokane dV in the circuit of o ter is patent Eight clubs league leage and the diVi- diVi il l above would work j both oth in schedule making h h 1 handling of I ider er the present system he in Iii the tIle Coast leagued league d d U p mal make e the lon long Jump to toL tolor L fora a single series then reo re- re lor California o With Wih four Is section they would orand thence t to Spokane LUrn r urn to tho the sound to play la ia and Seattle before return return- I aps playing the Port- Port I I another hother series after ater an In- In I three weeks before return- return grounds Ian bil has ha been discussed by hd Northwestern Northwester league owners owners and seems to many manyas as Ml the best way out o of the difficulties Conditions in are such that a readI readis' readis read- read is' is necessary and ald an amal- amal I of the tho leagues should shoula Jt to both continuation of ot the Eu- Eu Eu- Eu ar arf baseball is a dead issue a couver and Victoria Vie Vic out pf ot the league last business is so depressed in of the constant men rb for the front that it I is hopeless l task to put a team Id in 1916 mG should the war warI I still sti be In progress at the opening of the season Several plans calling for an amalgamation amal anial- of the two circuits are now under That such a move would wOld do much to rev revive vo In Interest int in- in t terest r st in the sport port In this section there tere is is' little doubt The season Just closed has been one of the worst Inthe in inthe inthe I the history history- of base baseball al In this sec sec- tion ton but the entrance of ot the Tigers Tiger I into the class AA league would do I much toward arousing the tans fans ans I That there will be a decided decIded- ch change In the wi Northwestern Northwester league In case the Coast league legue plan falls fals through has also been suggested by magnates in this circuit Both Butte Bute and Helena are tp t enter ente the circuit and it i is i hoped that an eight eight- club circuit with shorter series can cn be organized in this thiR section in case the Coast league combination cannot cannot can can- cn- cn not be arranged arrange to suit all al parties partes concerned Baseball owners throughout the country countr realize that som something thinS must be he done dOle to improve the conditions Under which they worked in the 1916 season and everything possible will willbe willbe wi be done to tp stimulate interest Interest in the game gane gale and add to tp the strength of t the league 9 as a popular at attraction |