January 20, 1924 (Seattle Daily Times)
1924 PCL Newcomers Stats for 1923
What Coast League Newcomers Did in 1923, January 20, 1924 (Seattle Daily Times
Lockard Here With Plans For Winning Team
LOCKHARD HERE
WITH PLANS FOR
WINNING TEAM
Expects Word on Purchase of New Players Shortly Has Invitation Out to Williams to Attend Opening.
CHARLES LOCKHARD, the president of the Seattle Baseball Club, arrived home today from the schedule meeting of the Pacific Coast League held at Oakland Monday and Tuesday, firm in the belief that with harmony completely restored in the Pacific Coast League, he and Wade Killefer could proceed with their plans for building a winning team.
Numerous contracts have been sent out to the men expected to make up Seattle's 1924 team, Vean Gregg, Jim Bagby and. Billy Lane are already signed to contracts and the balance of the documents are going out today, Lockhard declared this morning.
Wade Killefer, manager of the team is still in San Bernardino, preparing the training camp at which the Indians are to report about March 1, and will reach Seattle within a week. Then things will hum for fair, declares Lockhard.
"The schedule meeting was so different from all our other recent battles that it seemed tame," declared Lockhard. "Everyone is convinced that the political battles are over and that the league will go ahead now.
"We have extended an invitation to Harry Williams, the new president of the Pacific Coast League, to attend our opening here and he has promised to try and arrange his affairs to be here. He will go to Salt Lake for their opening, then come over to ours, which is a week later. He is a fine fellow and is going to make a success of his new job. He plans at least two trips a year all around the circuit, something that we never could get McCarthy to do."
Lockhard expects to hear from the various clubs with which he is negotiating for players shortly now and to have some interesting announcements to make for the Seattle fans. One or two of the deals are so involved that they have taken more time than was expected. Player trades are involved, and the other clubs have had to be satisfied as to the men they are to receive.
The player limit was not cut by the league, according to Lockhard. May 15 being the cutting down date, and twenty experienced and five inexperienced men being allowed until September 1, when the lid is again raised.
The league also adopted a new rule regarding waivers which will permit of trades between the Coast League and the other two Class AA leagues, the International and the American Association, without the formality of securing waivers. It is hoped that the other two leagues will adopt similar rulings.
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Seals Take Fifty to Camp.
The San Francisco Seals are planning on taking fifty ball players to Boyes Springs for the annual spring training jaunt.
And out of those half hundred real and would-be ball players, no less than twenty-six are rookies of the rawest kind, youngsters who have never played a game of professional baseball. Four men are young men who were farmed out last year by the Seals, and who have been recalled or another looking over.
Pity poor Bert Ellison, manager of the Seals, when he starts trying to keep that outfit busy at practice.
The rookies, pitchers and catchers report a week ahead of the regulars and some of the youngsters will probably be on their way by the time the veterans come in. That will help some, but Ellison, without an assistant as he is this year, will probably have his hands full.
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Love Bothered Riley Most.
Slim Love, the lengthy southpaw who performed in Pacific Coast League circles before being sent to Dallas in the Texas League last season, was the pitcher who bothered Jim Riley, Seattle's baseball playing hockey star most last year."
"Love had that cross-fire for which he is famous working like clock-work," said Riley today. "He kept shooting it in from way over around first base with a deceptive curve on screw ball mixed up and I had an awful time hitting him. He had a good season, especially against the left-handed hitters."
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Portland Discards Blue
The Portland Beavers have discarded the navy blue road uniforms in which the players of the Rose City have been clad for more than twenty years.
In place of the somber-colored "unies" will be a neat gray with a fine purple stripe running through it.
"Just needed a change," declared Fred Rivers, business manager of the club, in discussing the new suits. One of the best bits of figuring that the blue suits brought out was a statement from the Portland pitchers of two years ago that they couldn't hide the ball against them and that that accounted for the fact that they were being hit so hard.
All of which causes one sport writer to remark that Gregg, Steen, Seaton and Krapp would have been "some pitching staff had they been able to hide the ball, too." (Seattle Daily Times)
Coast Decides on 20 Players
COAST DECIDES
ON 20 PLAYERS
IN MIDSEASON
Constitution Cleared to Avoid Repetition of Row Caused by McCarthy-Two Spitball Pitchers Added.
Special to The Times.
OAKLAND, Wednesday, Jan. 16. -The Pacific Coast League continued its meeting yesterday at the Hotel Oakland, with several changes accepted in its constitution, the insurance question closed and the agreement on the part of the owners to give its moral support to the organization of the Southern California League.
William Lane of Salt Lake, Oscar Reichow of Los Angeles, and Fred Rivers of Portland were called upon to suggest changes in the constitution. Their final decisions were as follows:
That a majority of the league voters can elect a man to office instead of the old rule of requiring five members to name an officer.
That the president of the league has no power to vote on any issue.
That in the event of an appointment of a new director to a club, the league can refuse to recognize him, but has to recognize the club.
That the annual meeting of the league will be held in November instead of October.
President Harry Williams, Alfred Putnam of-San Francisco, Oscor Reichow of Los Angeles and Herbert McFarline of Oakland were appointed to revise the by-laws of the league and to put them in simpler language.
The representatives of the clubs agreed to the insurance question, The league will carry its own insurance with an aggregate sum of $88,400 for the first four weeks, the first four Sundays, the first four Saturdays, and the last two weeks of the season. Each club will be assessed an equal amount of the total premium.
The league also pledged its moral support to the organization of the Southern California League, a Class C circuit, Santa Ana, Glendale, San Diego, and Longbeach will compose the league. It was also announced by William Lane of Salt Lake that he was leaving immediately after the meeting for Fresno, where he will formulate plans for a San Joaquin Valley League, to consist of four clubs. The winners of the Southern California and Valley League pennants will meet in a post-season series for the championship. The player limit was set at twenty from June 3 to September 1 with twenty-five allowed at other times.
A resolution fostered by President Williams calling for payment of part of the expenses of league umpires was passed. Each umpire will be allowed $3 a day for the fourteen weeks of the season.
An invitation to Mike Sexton, president of the Minor League Association, to visit the Pacific Coast League as guest of the organization, was extended in a resolution.
To the league's list of certified spitball pitchers was added the names of Elmer Reiger and Boston Bill James. Under this arrangement only listed spitball pitchers may dampen the ball before a delivery is made.
Passing of the so-called "booze cage" in parks under the control of the league was indicated by a vote... (Seattle Daily Times)
Rohwer Stays With Seattle; 1924 Coast League Schedule Set
ROHWER STAYS WITH SEATTLE; CASH REFUSED
Indians Willing to Trade Outfielder for Players-Season
Will Open and Close One Week Later Than 1923.
Special to The Times.
OAKLAND, Tuesday, Jan. 15 .- Charley Lockard, president of the Seattle Baseball Club, made efforts to interest his fellow directors, at the Pacific Coast League meeting yesterday, in a deal for Ray Rohwer, hard-hitting outfielder.
Lockard was unable to make a deal and decided to retain the former California player. The St. Louis Cardidinals offered cash and Bill Pertica, former Los Angeles pitcher, but their offer was turned down.
"We want players and not cash," said Lockard.
The Seattle chief is still angling to dispose of "Doc" Johnston, veteran first baseman, as It has been decided to open the season with Jimmy Welsh at first.'
Lockard is anxious to obtain another pitcher and an outfielder. The Indians still have a catcher coming from the Cubs. "Kettle" Wirts was offered Seattle, but his services were refused. Very" little - was accomplished at yesterday's meeting, other than the adoption of the 1924 schedule. The meeting will be continued today, at which time the player limit will be considered.
The season will open and close week later this year than in the past. the opening week being April 8. This was adopted against the advice of Williams, who claimed that it would interfere with the football season.
The schedule was submitted by Herbert McFarline, secretary of the Oakland Club. The opening, closing and holiday dates were announced as follows:
OPENING WEEK
Vernon at Sacramento
Oakland at Salt Lake
Portland at San Francisco
Seattle at Los Angeles
Decoration Day.
Sacramento at San Francisco.
Salt Lake at Los Angeles.
Oakland at Seattle.
Vernon at Portland.
Independence Day.
Salt Lake at Oakland.
Sacramento at Vernon.
Lon Angeles at Seattle.
San Francisco at Portland.
Labor Day.
Salt Lake at San Francisco.
Sacramento at Los Angeles.
Vernon at Seattle.
Oakland at Portland.
Closing Week.
Oakland at San Francisco.
Vernon at Los Angeles
Seattle at Portland,
Salt Lake at: Sacramento.
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