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Show 1TOEDIE IS NOW BEEJMGER Sacramento Formally Given ' Portland Franchise by Coast ; League Mogul. i - PRICES TO BE HIGHER "Spider" Baum May' Be Selected Se-lected to Manage New Addition Ad-dition to League. A brief dispatch from President H. W. Lane of the Bees, shortly after midnight, brought from Los Angeles this information: "Tell the fans that We have signed for the 1918 season the I best manager in minor league baseball Walter H. McCredie." I This bears out the many rumors I which have been coming from the I coast during the past ten days. That i Walter McCredie has had his heart set upon coming to this city In the event that Portland was to be dropped, has boon known for some time, but President Presi-dent Lane would never admit that he was considering the ex-Beaver for the Job. McCredie's selection should furnish fur-nish good news for the fans. LOS ANGELES, Dec. 17. Sacramento Sacra-mento was given the Portland franchise fran-chise in the 'Pacific Coast Baseball league at today's meeting of the league officials. Charles Graham presented pre-sented the claims of the California capital and was tendered the document docu-ment formerlv held by Judge McCredie. McCre-die. The meeting was opened shortly before be-fore noon at the Van Nuys hotel. Dur.-ing Dur.-ing the afternoon session it was particularly par-ticularly agreed that Salt Lake will be a member of the league next year. President H. W. Lane of the Bees was elected a director of the league organization, thus indicating even stronger that the Utah metropolis will be among those present when the season sea-son opens. There ,will be no raise in Coast league admission prices next year. The magnates, after considerable discussion, discus-sion, decided to let the old price stand despite the war tax. One-number System, Contrary to expectations of President Presi-dent Baum, the clubowners decided to worry along with one umpire per game next year in order to save expenses. Also it was decided that Coast league clubs may play as many exhibition games as they please prior to the opening of the regular league season. sea-son. The length of the playing season has not been definitely decided upon, but it is the apparent inclination of the moguls to let' the thirty-week schedule sched-ule stand. That "Spider" Baum probably will manage Sacramento was made known Just before the meeting. Charlie Graham Gra-ham undoubtedly will be the controlling controll-ing figure in the club, and it looks today to-day as though Baum is assured of tho managerial job. Hen Berry admitted that he bad heard of the plan and he expressed a willingness to give the "Spider" a chance to handle the Senators Sena-tors next season. Reduce Player Limit. Although it is still undecided it was generally conceded that the plnyer limit lim-it will be reduced from eighteen to sixteen six-teen men. Graham of Sacramento is said to favor reducing the salary limit lim-it from $4500 to $3750 per month. No sales or trades were recorded Co-day, Co-day, although a largo number of owners own-ers and managers, including three American association men, were present. pres-ent. It is expected that a number of Portland players will be knocked down from the block as the Sacramento deal carries the Duck franchise alone and includes no players. The league magnates decided that a day be set aside before June 15 next year upon which date 25 per cent of the league's receipts will be given to Clark Griffith's bat and ball fund for tho troops in France. It was a busy afternoon for the club-owners club-owners and thej transacted more business busi-ness at the opening session than Is ordinarily or-dinarily disposed of in several days. Just before tho evening recess it was decided to hold the schedule meeting j at San Francisco January 3. . i |