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Show PREXYLANEM . TOUGH PLACE Bad Luck for Player and Chieftain of Salt Lake Bees President Lane of the Salt Lake team is one Individual who Is mighty sorry the coast league helped to promote pro-mote the winter league. ' Tho California winter league kept me from disposing one of my players to the majors," remarked Mr. Lane at the recent major league meeting In New York One of my players by the name of Slplln had a mighty big year and looked ripe for a chance In tho majors. His uniformly good work throughout tho season had attracted the attention of the scouts and a deal had practical 1 been closed. ' Just when I was about ready to finish the deal the winter league was launched and SIglln was announced as one ol the players who would perform SCOUT GETS BUSY. "The club that was after him de-cidc-d to hold up the deal pending a chance to look him over during thG l coast league season. One of the piny era from that club was booked to play on the same club as SIglln "Unfortunately for SIglln, also my self, he suffered a reversal of form His work In tho winter league in no way compared with his regular sea son's play. He made anything but an impression on tho big. league player. The deal which I had all but closed j was declared off. ' That Isn't the only kick I had on the winter league stuff. I never liked, the Idea and didn't play any part in the movement. My thought is to give the fans the best brand of ball possible pos-sible aurlnp, the season. THIRD MAJOR LEAGUE. "Our aim on the coast should be to make our league a third major league. This can only be done by constantly con-stantly raising the standard of play. At the present time a comparison of the I majors w ith our league rather hurts us. "The importance that also was placed on the coming of the big league tan bad a tendency to create the Impression Im-pression that the style of bull played in the majors Is vastly superior to that of the coaM. "Such Is far from being the case. Unquestionably there Is a slight difference differ-ence at present, but th.s can soon be overcome by proper methods of development devel-opment In several places." |