Show r j CAl EWING HAS DONE MUCH FOR l LEAGUE E A G U E EI I His Hi Ad Addition to Directorate e Should Strengthen the i Whole Circuit j I J JS S WAS S REAL ANGEL J F Financed Four Clubs After San n Francisco Disaster Became President CAL EWING one of 1 the brainiest men I In baseball is again president of the Oakland club and his addition to the league directorate directorate directorate directo directo- rate Is hailed with delight by all who know him and his ability Swings Swing's open assumption assumption as as- of the control of the Oakland Oak I land club is probably probe ably the best thing p f that could have h happened for all concerned lor tor it simplifies what was an Intricate problem and led to considerable con con- trouble among the players and men who tried to manage the Oaks In the last four years No man knows more about the financial end of Coast league baseball base ball than Cal Cat Ewing who has at Various various va Va- rious times owned both the San Francisco Francisco Francisco Fran Fran- cisco and Oakland ball clubs and has been president o Of the Pacific Coast league But for his ability as a business busl busi ness man the league would have blown up In the days that followed the fire of 1906 It was was was' Ewing who at that time in m order to protect his holdings in the San Francisco club took over the Oakland club which was on the rocks and kept it going with Ed Walter at the head and Harry HaNY as manager Ewing did this for the best interests of the league There was little thought of or baseball In 1906 1006 and 1907 and there was no one courageous enough to want to sink money Into such an enterprise But after Ewings Ewing's money noney and energy had bad tided over the crisis and baseball In Oakland became profitable the fact tact p that that Ewing practically owned o both the San Francisco and Oakland franchises b became ame known kown and the cry of syndicate syndicate syndicate syndi cate baseball was rah raised ed Ewing then turned his stock over to toI I rank Frank Leavitt and Jack TacIt Cook In 1913 the year that the Oaks had won the pennant and stockholders had realized per cent on their investment The II new owner built a new ball park and andI went yent heavily in debt Cal EwIng retaining re- re I taming practical control of ot the club by i reason of a mortgage on the ther r r. sto stock to k he be had sold Jn the spring of ot last year Hen lien Berry Los Angeles magnate bought Ewings Ewing's Interests in the San Francisco club and T J. J Cal announced that he was out of ot baseball for tor good However Ewing reckoned without the call of ot the diamond which has been strong enough to lure Frank Chance back in the game and more recently strong enough to pull Del Howard oft off his farm A peculiar angle of ot the deal is that Del Howard had a year three contract to m manage nage the Seals when Ewing was owner and this contract had still two years to run when Hen Berry purchased the club and installed Harry Wolverton as manager Tho Though gh known as the father of ot the league T J. Cal Ewing Js s not an old I man maji being still under 50 Born in S Sno county California in 1866 E.- E. Eging Ing n moved to Oakland a a. year later I 1 of add arid on ott has made that city his residence ever since Jt H Hwa was wa in tn 1899 1809 that Cal took his first fling fling IntO league ball He was the them m behind the Oakland team in the California league which had San Francisco Oakland Santa Cruz Crus Watsonville Sacramento Fresno Stockton and California Market in the circuit G Games mes were played on Friday Saturday and Sunday of ot the week In 1903 the Pacific Coast league was otga organized organised iZ d as an outlaw organization It was a tough fight bucking against organized baseball but there were fighters in the ranks and and great progress progress progress ress was made The circuit at first comprised Portland Seattle Tacoma Los Angeles Oakland and San Francisco Fran- Fran Cisco It was a couple of years later that peace was made with the powers that be in baseball and Cal says that It was was as a good move for the best Int in interests In- In t rests of ot the game for organized baseball has done wonders for the players layers and magnates In the West G gal l' l still was Interested in the Oak- Oak 1 Ih nf g club b but eight days daVs before the fire tire In 1906 he purchased together with his Continued on page 4 J. J CAL EWING NG I Continued from page 2 t. uncle Frank Ish the San Francisco club Then followed dark days for forthe forthe forthe the league Jim Morley of Los Angeles Angeles Angeles An An- geles quit them cold when trouble was sighted ahead and It fell on on- Cal to save the tho Coast league For the remainder of the 1906 season season sea sea- son eon he financed the San Francisco Oakland Los Angeles and Fresno teams He lIe had to hustle to get backing backing backing back back- ing when backing was difficult to get but EwIng was consistent as usual I and managed to carry the league over o until he interested lien Hen Berry and I I others For Foi his activity during that dark period the Coast coas league leage i to its pioneer Ewing has twice been p pj the he Coast league and has hasse ti se p board of or arbitration of 4 leagues league's association from fl I when he was succeeded by Pr i Baum He lie was always aj al aJ figure around the minor Ings and has been heen a hard hard hard-ar ar worker for the cause causo o l |