| Show GRAHAM TELLS EM TO FORGET TALK I OF DROPPING BEES i iI I FROM P. P C. C LEAGUE I Informs I Theres There's No Chance While I II I Salt Lake Fans Fans' Are So Ready to Support T Team ea eaBy By Lou Kennedy ORTLAND Oct 14 C Charlie h a r 1 Ii i e I Graham one of I the big men of I the Coast league and anti manager as asi aswell aswell i 9 well as part owner of the SanI San I Francisco Seals is not in favor of f making any change in the Coast league circuit it is believed believed believed be be- from his conference here herewith herewith herewith with Nick Williams Nick saw Graham here last week and tried to get Charlie lined up on his side preparatory to enlarging the league to ten tell clubs by taking in Spokane and Vancouver B. B C. C Graham told Williams that he believed in letting well enough alone at present which is believed believed believed be be- to mean that there will willbe willbe willbe be no change in the circuit next year ear Graham also Is ia wen well pleased with the way Portland and Seattle have supported baseball this year ear earThe The addition of ot these two towns made mado this one ono of the greatest seasons the Coast league has ever had continued continued con con- Graham Naturally I am glad to see both Portland and Seattle make such a record as I was confident the addition would be a great success and the have vindicated my Judgment judgment judgment Judg judg- ment and the work I did this spring spring- to assist in fn making It possible Graham doesn't a agree ee with Bill Rodgers S that at It would would-be be I a good thing to throw Salt alt Lake out of the circuit next year I As long as the citizens of Salt Lake want to support a team there It would ba folly to oust a II club The San Francisco Fran Fran- cisco owners as long as I am connected with them will wilt never vote vote- to forfeit a franchise It hurts baseball there and hurts It for years Rod has In Invested In- In Of OC course Rodgers Rodger ers no money vested ted at Sacramento I lived In that city long Ion enough h to see what harm was done when baseball was dropped cropped there It was necessary however as the Sacramento Sacramento Sacramento Sacra Sacra- mento people wouldn't foot Coot the operating expense and naturally the other league leacue I directors didn't want to be ba held sible aible TRIP IS COSTLY There Is no doubt that It la b s a costly trip to Salt Lake for a a. week one-week series However with eight clubs In the circuit It is necessary to go 10 there only twice and whatever loss Joss results Is made up when Salt Lake plays on the tho road i I I am for expansion rather than re re- re Last winter at the league leaguer meeting it was proposed to drop salt I. I r bas Lake and s' s substitute lt Fresno sn making ln a I strictly state league traveling between cities by automobiles I Had this been done the league would have lost prestige and money Instead it ft expanded and is now beyond a doubt the most powerful of the class AA AJ cir dr I cults cults- IS GOING EAST I Graham who Is manager and part owner owner own own- i I er er of the s Seals plans plans to make a a trip East about October fo 20 0 He will look Jook over a alot alot lot of oC ball players and try to arrange e for building up his 1920 lineup He will sell none of his players forcash for forcash cash but may make a a. few trades provided provided pro pro- I vided he can get the men he wants In return Neither elther will be draft any players players play play- ers era at per draft His idea is the same ume as Judge Mc- Mc Ic- Ic Credle Cradle on this point The only Jo logical thing to do Is s to ha have hare e the Coast league leacue owners meet soon and plan some sort of policy to be recommended at the National Association of Minor leagues league's annual meeting which will ill be held at Springfield Spring Spring- field Mass November 4 The drafting rules as now constituted are a Joke The proper thing for the Coast league to do I Graham says would be for each of the owners to attend this ls meeting ln in person I which of course is hardly possible but t practical II I I |
