Show COAST SALARY LIMIT i REDUCED TO SEASON OPE S APi Magnates nates Forget Opposition Opposition to President A. A T TI Players Warned to Refrain From Taking Part Games With Federal Men I SAN SAN FR FRANCISCO Nov 15 The The monthly salary limit oc of o c fic Coast league has been cut from cut from to The s se 1916 will open April 4 and close October 29 Clubs will be alf alii carry eighteen players layers Players have been warned to refrain f fr Ing with or against Federal league men Umpires salaries l dergo a slight downward revision The foregoing are sums un up In ar aV what hat the Pacific Coast league magnates did at their annual mei meet The cutting of the salary limit was not accomplished with argument Maier of ot Vernon wanted to to leave the limit at 1 balance of the club owners s wen went against him Maler Maier did not re ren r the sessions after the salary reductions reductions had been argued upon He lie left the the- meeting saying that he would turn over his proxy to Thomas Dar Bar mody It Is going to be put up to President dent Baum to see to-see see that clubs live up to all agreements for if one club is is allowed to have its own way others will be forced to spend more money or stick way down in the pennant pennant pennant pen pen- I nant race The opposition to A. A T T. Baum as president of the league fell by the wayside when it came to making an issue and save for the tile fact that the leagues league's chief himself insisted on bringing up the subject it Jt is questionable questionable ques whether there would have been anything sain Maier presumably one of of the two against the present regime would make no remarks but it is understood understood understood under under- I. I stood that Leavitt of Oakland addressed addressed addressed ad ad- I dressed the gathering The other four clubs however stood solidly behind Baum and expressed expressed ex ex- pressed their confidence in his administration ad ad- ministration by a vote Opening dates for the clubs on the circuit which remain the same have been allotted as follows Portland at San Francisco j jVernon I Vernon at Los Angeles Oakland at Salt Lake It was also announced that next spring Salt Lake will have the opening opening open open- ing week In Portland against the Beavers The first game in Portland Portland Portland Port Port- land is not played until the latter part of May and is a choice date In order to give due warning to all aU Coast league ball bali players who may have planned to accept berths in the I Imperial Valley league President Baum has sent a dispatch to Umpire Um Urn- pire Billy who is headed for forthe forthe forthe the South advising him that the national national na na- na association and the Coast league have decreed against organized organ baseball players taking part in exhibition games against ineligible players LOS ANGELES S. S Nov 15 That That i the Winter league will not t Federal league men in a ac acwith ace with the demands o of orga i ball baIl tut but go along as it ha has fore and use only ers is the belief here Tl TI issued against the Feds byj le leagues is so str strong ag that it i i believed any man will risk hi ing to get the uncertain re tion by playing with Feds a being dumped out next sprint national commission a Only one manager Bill Co San ban Bernardino who always a break with the agreement by the Coast lea clares dares he lie will use Fed men inen menI I others say they will wUl not pi pl I him Wm if he does So its it's a cit cir William if he wants to pIa will have haye to abide by the ma maj quit and the latter is his intentions 1 The same ruling as has come every every ye yeso ye re so far it has been strictly ol oland and all aU indications seem to it will be obeyed this vint 1 |