Show STOVE LEAGUE 7 I JACK COOK of til the Bees BecI nas informed President l t Bill Lane S SECRETARY that he lie wilt will hie lile himself to Los Lo Angeles before beCore the end of the week to round up the tile players who wilo happen to be wintering in the south President President President dent Lane by the way has issued positive orders that there will be no training camp for any Bees who have not signed their contracts Although It was not generally known among the fans it was a fact that not half of the tile Salt Lake had signed their contracts the Ca a ay the tue club broke up training camp at Porterville last spring It Is also a fact that tw pitchers and two infielders had not their contracts until within a few hours houis before the the opening game at Los Angeles AllgeIeR When I President re Lane r arr arrived ve at When I President re Lane r arr arrived ve at Porterville and after the training season had already been under way I for tor or two weeks he found that it was up to him to sign most of the tile players a little tittle matter mattel which Jack Cook and Walter McCredie had entirely overlooked over over- looked L Line ne Insists that there will not be a repetition of this state of affairs There Is nothing fouling new today on the tile managerial question and as stated in these columns before Us its dollars to the theoffice theoffice office towel that President Lane will not make malce a choice until after he lIe has taken in the lay of the land after the next league meeting February 1 1 Players the tile Salt Silt Lake club obtained from Portland last year are arc to be turned back to that city next spring Is the re report report report re- re port that is going through the circles circles cirdes cir cir- cir cir- cles des of the Coast league says the Los Herald i It h Is said that Padd Paddy Siglin Ken Penner Penner Pen- Pen ner ncr and other Portland were turned over to the Salt Lake club on Oil tie tho condition that they would revert to toI I ortland this year Judge McCredie knew his team would bo be back in the Coast league again Walter Valter McCredie is counting on Paddy Siglin and Ken Penner to bo be with his club this tills year and he has written to that effect to each CaCil of the men Tile The loss of Siglin and Penner will hit tho lie Salt Lake club hard C. C S S SWillie While Willie Hugh Miller and Tommy Quinlan Quinlan Quin- Quin lan Ian did gallant work worl in France and were seriously injured Len Hollywood the youngster who tried to take tale Roy Corhan's Corhan's Corhan's Cor- Cor hans han's place at short with the tile Seals and who WilO had the makings of a good ball bail player play play- I er er was the first Coast leaguer to give I his ills life for the tile great cause He lie was wasl killed in France I I Pete Daley has Informed friends that he i I I will remain in the tile grocery g business at Jos Is A Angeles geles this year and will not at attempt attempt attempt at- at tempt to play baseball But the call for I spring tra training has has' not been sounded as aset aset yet et et I Rube Rube Ellis s says he will be In better batter shape this year than ever before be He has been working behind a a. new team of horses that he Just purchased d and he lIe says he will bo be in the pink of condition on reporting time Los Los Angeles Times Bert Whaling and his brother Bob are bound lound to have a number of clashes this year Bert has accepted the management management management manage manage- ment of or the Copper Queen team of Bisbee Bisbee Bis- Bis I bee Atiz while willie his brother is the manager manager manager man man- ager of the Junction-Briggs Junction team at i Lowell Ariz San Francisco Jan 16 George Georgo Georgo II Putnam Pu Pu am secretary of the Seals is sick at athis athis athis his home In Sacramento of Influenza Ills Wife and infant son were sick and when they got better George was taken down Tom Stephens treasurer of the Seals who wa was waa quite sick last week Is recovering recovering recovering ering rapidly It was thought an operation operation opera opera opera- tion lion would be necessary but It will not be performed now Dr Strub Is still trying to get the the baseball baseball baseball base base- ball comedians Germany Schaefer and Nick Altrock 1 to come to C the e coast and help f instill I fk some seine o e Jazz In f the game when the tile season gets under way on April 8 8 5 According to Strub Schaefer and Altrock are willing to come to the coast add are only waiting waiting until the training season gets Jets under way before departing for California San San I Francisco Chronicle Zeb Zeh Terry will have a a. battle on his ills hands hinds for Cor the shortstop position with the Pirates Caton who is in the arm army Is Isa Isa isa a wonder John Powers owner of the tile Angels and who Is attending the meetings In the East Hast for the tile Coast league will return home the latter pirt of next week Powers Powers Pow Pow- ers may have a couple of players to help leI'S strengthen the tile Angels It is believed he ho heI will get at least one new pitcher I |