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Show Fatty Arbuckle Will i Sell Vernon Interests LOS ANGELES, Oct 15 Roscoe (Fatty) Arbuckle has completed his career as a Coast league magnate, and Ed R. Maier is about to rake hh; reentry re-entry into baseball. Arbuckle delivered his valedictory yesterday afternoon. He has had an option on the Vernon club since early In the season, and during Its first pennant-winning year served as its i r ! dent. "I secured an option." said , buckle, "and intended to buy the club, flitt It looks as though they do not want me to have It. The price placed pn the Vernon team and franchise was SO.".. ixiii. When the option expired I offered to take the team and pay $85,-, $85,-, lown. I thought that a fair prop- o:.iium. lU! eatMi v.i e m. i. iinu cash deals of that size are not a habit in baseball. This, and the fact that the territorial rights here have not been settled, (breed me to forego the deal. So I guess I am through with baseball as far as the Coast league is concerned, except as a booster." This means that the Vernon team will revert to Maler, and his re-entry into the game, at least as an owner. Is retired in 1010 as a result of differences In the league, and because I Of the increasing demands on his lime ,of his business interests Although 'there has been no official announcement, announce-ment, all the misunderstandings between be-tween Maler and President Powers have been cleared up, it is said, and henceforth all the lighting will be done on the hall field, where, after all, lies the success and popularity of baseball With these two men backing the local clubs, Los Angeles will become be-come a baseball town of major importance. |