Salt Lake Telegram | 1927-04-03 | Page 19 | Williams Predicts Sensational Race in Pacific Coast League

Williams Williams' lIns Predicts Sensational Sens tio al r R Race e in Pacific Coast ast League P I President s dent ident Declares Prize for Most Valuable Player layer Creates reates Interest res tARRY fl B By y HARRY HARRY A y i WILLIAMS LLIAMS S SAN A N cIs pi Av il 2 2 This i r rs a tI 1 e y year ar arh wh h when n things t spring into life and one of tl ese things is Is' Spring is the birth bri time of new life JIre anil fresh hop hops hopes s. s B Baseball responds to to this tIlls n und cr it it- comes omes a as ui the 11 harbinger r r o. o of ct happier l things aft tera ra winter ez o of dip dip- I. I But this this' year ear there teems to to be te temore bemo mo mote more than the h usual u. u l optimism Re ports I ha have r cled from tHe va various arious a rious effect that cities are re to to- th the the public p interest In in base baseball lr is rr ge greater ater ter than i any ny tithe time sin im Im- mediately after the c close ose of t. t the war war w when en the country went sport and amusement nt wild 1 4 Ic b J a l St tny my ny own optimism is Is gre greater thaI evel before i 1 feel that this this' optimism oJ Ii J. J titie l l. l but put is is' is isn Jn yn n a a ame me measUre S' S re the F f long iong d pa pa pa- hent tient effort The Th more co compact pact Circuit it pla places es the circuit on on n more a amore mort substantial basis basIs' than ever clore To the the circuit e time effort and nd m in ri ny y but It it Wa way a a accomplished ac a. even even when the theat attempt at seemed ne l hopel 5 f A TrUe r e th the t stands as as I S. S w WS s reis revIsed d lat last season but this thiC will wilt willbe willbe be the first sell seaon On that It wn it op opP c P und under r t favorable l conditions Last Lait season the Missions were new newin newIn newin in San San Francisco and and Hollywood 1 was n new In L Los Los' s Angeles Each club was was' was without t any natural natura following ving at t the start But nut now ow these clubs tire fairly well established and they i ha have e r. r rebuilt in a mann manner r more 1 suitable to their environment And their theIr- following will become Jn l larger lager 1 0 ar Offering a prize for Cor the- the most valuable player in 1927 the the f first first- time ime ln e. e has been done js S s certain to io st stimulate a great deal of Interest as well as adde added effort on the t e i part bart art of f the athletes s. s Conditions Condi CondI- a as I s a whole in in- inthe n the Hie le league are excellent When a tea team n tails falls to dr draw w what it should hould I 1 l have tv found this thi to be be du entirely to the the- fact fact that It at it t ti i is not nota 1 winning p club Or r. r to p purely Iely local conditions conditi ps s. s I I. I caru cannot ot myself always always' rectify ai aiO a i iO local l al condition on J These e e co conditions will will- willbe be found In in n every league and generally stability st b is' is a vital it l fac lac- tot tor Last Lt year Last year ear gue showed nu increase o of a a a q of f a million on In p paid t admissions dl Tha l ar suc such sh should have beeri beethe the ca case case e is almost almot a astounding ni in fact Jaet p that the therace j was vas wasso vasso so sided one id d. d that there was tier no doubt of ot the winner the att after r the i st ni h m made Q It Ita sea season seaon o without ut so so touch much as one crucia crucial eries An And in view of bt th the one sS or or r OlIu- OlIu lete absence bs nce of k 9 trace race the 0 ss showed by br managers and players player was wis lI surprising Four were assaulted l and there eVe y some personal encounters between players o 0 rival clubs Of course it w was necess necessary i for for pie ne to take drastic a Unless supported by bythe the a u of-u urn of-urn- pires would v uld be helpless s and lt would be virtually impossible to play play- playa a game grm of baseball alL inside of three hO hours hour's Irs If at all Realizing g that play players ers ers' lose th their ir heads in inthe the heat of co conflict 1 1 have been patient with th the tho fist first offenders unless the act Is extremely overt overt The rh chronic and ind malicious trouble makers are the ones ones' ones ones- who m must st b be- be curbed be curbed Baseball of f course bel being behig g a competitive competitive com corn sport port rig more than athletes In this alone league Isby is isby isby by nature a conflict in every angle It n never v r will be without Its Us personal b battles and ifs ifs' n near r riots But while these things things' are to to be expected ItIs it itIs itIs Is rie essar to tb apply sufficient pressure to keep leep t- t them within bounds and prevent the game from plunging back into th the chaos from Which It was was was' res rescued u d s me twenty years rears ago and which marked the thebe be beginning of oC its re real l pop popularity larity rhe The league is trong strong and well well- wel balanced ed and i I anticipate a sensational sensational sensa- sensa race race