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BYU 14 · 06-13-2006, 12:16 AM

Midway through the 1900 Season DW Griffith a key investor in the fledgling Moving Picture industry and president of the PCL telegrammed Ban Johnson. Based in the rural Los Angeles suburb of Hollywood the PCL was the main League on the West Coast with teams in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Oakland, San Diego, Seattle, Salt Lake, Tacoma and Portland. Griffith proposed the PCL and the Western League merge to form a 16 Team league that would include a best of 7 battle for the Temple Cup between the two League winners.

Johnson, wary of the looming suit with the National League dismissed the proposal as impractical, feeling that Griffith was an eccentric novice whose Teams were not on equal footing with the Western Leagues clubs. Insulted by the perceived slight, Griffith responded tersely, indicating that the PCL was prepared to compete for the services of players from both Leagues, with or without the support of Johnson. Johnson, again brushed off what he considered an idle threat, wished Griffith well with his aspirations, and turned his attention back to the impending legal battles now scheduled for January, 1901.

The stage was now set as Griffith sought additional investors among his many
connections, to bolster the PCL's coffers, in preparation for an all out war
with the haughty Leagues from the east.

06-13-2006, 12:16 AM	#4
BYU 14 Coordinator Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The scorched Desert	Rumblings from the West Midway through the 1900 Season DW Griffith a key investor in the fledgling Moving Picture industry and president of the PCL telegrammed Ban Johnson. Based in the rural Los Angeles suburb of Hollywood the PCL was the main League on the West Coast with teams in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Oakland, San Diego, Seattle, Salt Lake, Tacoma and Portland. Griffith proposed the PCL and the Western League merge to form a 16 Team league that would include a best of 7 battle for the Temple Cup between the two League winners. Johnson, wary of the looming suit with the National League dismissed the proposal as impractical, feeling that Griffith was an eccentric novice whose Teams were not on equal footing with the Western Leagues clubs. Insulted by the perceived slight, Griffith responded tersely, indicating that the PCL was prepared to compete for the services of players from both Leagues, with or without the support of Johnson. Johnson, again brushed off what he considered an idle threat, wished Griffith well with his aspirations, and turned his attention back to the impending legal battles now scheduled for January, 1901. The stage was now set as Griffith sought additional investors among his many connections, to bolster the PCL's coffers, in preparation for an all out war with the haughty Leagues from the east.