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Show I PACIFIC COAST I LE SAFE H Only Minor League That Has H Not Issued Warning of Re- H trenchment. H SAN FRANCISCO. May 21. Of all H: the minor baseball leagues in the H United States the Pacific Coast is the H only one so far that hasn't found it Hi necessary to issue a warning of rc- M trenchment From the American as- HJ! soclation there has come word that H players must be reduced if baseball is M to continue for the remainder of the n season. Hj: President A. T. Baum, who was at Hr his office today after a trip of inves- tigation to Salt Lake, declared that H no salary cuts or reduction in the Hl number of players are as yet contem- Hli plated. H1 "I've talked with all the club own- M ere save those in the south," he said, Hi "and from what we can gather our H league is In the best condition of any l of the minors. M "We're not going to cross thorlver B until we come to it. No meeting has H been called to consider the war sltua- M tlon, as it affects our business, and I M don't believe there will be such a con- H ferencc unless we should face disaster. H Then will bo time enough to take ac- M "San Francisco and Salt Lake have H been holding up tho league. Of courso H we could do more business, but on tho H. whole the attendance has been satis- H factory. Los Angeles has been up M son why they do not compare favora- Hi bly with last year. H "Conditions in Portland aro improv- W ing. Of course they have had a lot Hu of rain, but the McCredles are on- j couraged over tho outlook and I think M when the Beavers return home they M will play to better business. H ii "We have discussed no war meas-M meas-M t ures and as I have said we will make H no move until the time comes. H "Salt Lake has been standing by the H league In great shape. The Oaks had H somo hard luck in not being able to H play the Sunday game, for thoy were H sold out as early as last Tuesday, and M I am sure there would have been a H record crowd." |