| Show DUST c lIE HE Salt Lake club directors In T THE their meeting last Jast night did not dispose of the managerial question for 1920 but they discussed it at length and paved the thc way for an early settlement of this important matter The sum and substance of the deliberations deliberations deliberations delibera delibera- of the last Jast night is that Eddie Herr can have the Job again if he wants It it for a certain stipulated salary sal ary a a. very cry substantial remuneration for any manager and the equal of what hat the best In AA are arc getting as well as considerable considerable considerable con con- more than several are arc drawing down or he can choose to make a a. change is he so desires While the directors have suddenly become become become be be- come mouthed close In the managerial subject it Is a II known fact that they feel kind kindly toward Herr in many ways and that he can return if he wishes for a a. slight alight increase in wage but they also feel he has not set anything afire In his 1919 performance in handling the Bees Therefore they have decided that they can and will pay only what they have offered him a figure for which they could easily procure other managers of class If It we are guessing correctly the offer made to Herr last night Is more than what four managers In this league are getting at the present time Essick and included Our guess also Is that Herr will accept although It is known that he expected more If It he is wise Ise he will accept Eddie brought us an excellent ball team on short notice but as said above he did not startle anyone anone with the manner In which he handled the materia during the first half of the season at least and he did not prove proe the managerial card that some of us thought he would Eddie is not of the kind who endear themselves to the hearts of the fans like a or ora ora r a Rodgers for example Withal thai he Improved Improved improved Im Im- im- im proved as the season progressed and he has the nucleus for a a. great ball club so that If IC he be Is able to get et the new material material material ma ma- which he has outlined to us he should be able to produce a winner in 1920 Our belief i Is that he owes It to himself himself him him- self to take the Job for another year be because because be- be cause if after his efforts of 1919 he can get the players he says he can he has hasa a chance to make a name for himself Herrs Herr's answer is expected within the next day or two If It Herr does not riot accept th the Job the club is likely to consider other applications applications from experienced managers that have been received at the local offices Ernie Emle Johnson will also be considered St. St Paul and Vernon are slated to play the sixth game of their championship series at Los Angeles this afternoon The proceeds of the first five games of the series announced today as willbe will willbe willbe be divided among the players player of the two I teams 60 per cent to the winners and 40 per cent to the tho losers The receipts from the remaining games will be divided by the club owners Joe Devine Seattle scout and semipro manager of that city has hs been named to lead the Calgary club of the Western estern Canada league next year ea Charley Chancy Graham manager of oC the San Francisco baseball club plans to leave this week for the East where he will be beI begin begin be- be gin rounding up his players ers for next sea sea- I son Charley Chancy believes believe In making hay even though the weather be blustery hence his decision to call on a few major I league magnates magnate in the East to see what they have got cot In the line of players The I work of oC the Seal team this year e ar was a distinct disappointment to the bay city fans who thought they had a a. champIonship championship champion champIon- ship club lined u up for for 1919 San Francisco Oct 14 The H.-The The San Francisco Francisco Francisco Fran Fran- cisco and St. St Paul baseball clubs will play their r three game series In n San Francisco CI ot ae ga gane ne and Oakland on October e l IS 19 and 19 ac according according ac- ac cording to G George org Putnam secretary of the Seals Putnam stated last night that he had received positive information from the South that the objection raised by bythe bythe bythe the Vernon management had been o overcome overcome over over- ra rn r- r come and n that the champions of t the laWn t h ret American a association would come e here re rem no matter t how they finish li with the king kingpins kingpins m pins of the Pacific I rc g Coast league |
