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Show DILLON Bill BUY $ Lit! 1 j 1 L A SPOKANE, Jan. 28. A now magnate may make his appearance in the Pacific Pa-cific Coast International league bo-foro bo-foro tho opening of the 1918 season. According to a report from Seattle, Frank Dillon, former manager of the Los Angeles club. Is ready to talk turkey tur-key to D. E. Dugdale for the purchase of the Seatttlo franchise. Dillon is not a wealthy man and is not in a financial position to swing the deal alone, but the report is that he has socured the necessary backing to put tho deal through, if Dugdale is ready to dispose of his baseball holdings. hold-ings. Mike Kelly, manager of the St. Paul club of tho American association, is reported to bo interested with Dillon in the effort to purchase the Seattle holdings, with two San Francisco men having their finger In the pie with Dillon Dil-lon and Kelly. An announcement of Dillon's plan to ncgotiato with Dugdale for tho purchase pur-chase of the ball club was made in San Francisco a few days ago. Dillon stated, It is said, he would gladly buy Dugdalo out if the rotund boss shows the disposition to sell. Judge McCredie, in an interview in Portland this week, said he had boon informed of the plan on foot to purchase pur-chase Dugdale's holdings, but other than that ho would not express himself. him-self. i Dugdale has failed to make a statement, state-ment, for publication, to date, regarding regard-ing the reported deal for his club. |