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Show SUGGESTS PLAN TO HELP LEAGUES Portland, Ore, Oct. 7 W W Mc-Credie, Mc-Credie, president of the Portland baseball club, would revolutionize the organization of baseball He would erect a baseball structure around each of the sixteen major league clubs, force each club to recruit from its own house or family, establish ; fixed salaries for tho players In every league except the majors and eliminate elim-inate all financial operations regarding regard-ing playei'3 except those of salaries. "Tho trouble with baseball of today, to-day, particularly Niu the leagues under un-der the A classification, is that many of tho clubs cannot afford to pay the salaries necessary to maintain a good team," suys MsCredie. "Baseball is badly in need of a reorganization, with clubs usually graded downward Many towns are ' ti'ying 10 support B and C ball which should be suppcrtinp a D or E club, with salaries from ?40 to $75 per month. "The plan would be to effect a reorganisation, re-organisation, placing the towns In leagues where thev can support the ! ball, fix a salary for every msn in, those leagues, and build" them up 1 around the various sixteen major j league clubs' By tho minor league clubs being associated with tho sixteen six-teen major organizations each has a definite field for recruiting players. "While 1 would fix the salaries In 1 each club at a figure In harmony with tho finances of the league, and would pay each man the samo sum, the Incentive In-centive to rise, so noceBsary In tho samo, 1b still there, for every man has a chanco to roach tho top. "My schemo would permit each major ma-jor loagvte club to roach down through Its chain of subordinate clubs and pick up tho man It needs, not holding hold-ing it to tho A club Immediately under un-der It. The A club or clubs comprising com-prising tho last step in the ladder would be entitled to reach downward to the first steps If necessary and secure se-cure recruits with not a cent paid for the men In any case." |