Show LOSS O OF ALEXANDER Continued From Pree Preceding Pa Page e. e fourth class and Clarence Is ls sanguine i of ot keeping his star second sacker sucker In Inthe Inthe inthe the game am The Tho Infield Infeld of or the tho Cubs Gub on the tIme other hand Is a problem The rhe first baseman Is still sti an unknown quantity Charley Chancy Deal who hus bus a style Mitchell lkc likes mn may fill WI the time post and anti then It ma may fall tal to the lot Jot of oC Fred Merkle to play th the roll rol of ot a regular Should Deal pla play first tho the Cubs Cubs' Infield might be bo Deal cal Ib 1 McCabe and amid Hol- Hol locher ss 59 The Tho splendid batting record of Hollocher Hol- Hol locher for the Portland Poi team cain of or the Pacific Coast Coat league last year was re re- re freshing Ho lie 10 slammed the tho hail ball bal for tor an un era a average e of 78 fe several fernl points better boter than tho tie murk marl of or Jack Juck FournIer the time heavy hean swinging Frenchman In fieldInG fielding field field- ing InG Hollocher Holocher I Is pronounced an athletic el Ama l finished the season last Jast year ear earthe the best belt hitter hiter on the Cubs He lie may maywin maywin win tho ho honor of or up clean man on Oh the tho North Side ag aggregation McCabe and amid Kilduff are safe sare for or Ol the Cubs aa ns both have havo been exempted by the draft boards Leslie Mann Dode and Turner Barbel Barber probably will wil comprise the Chicago National league outfield In 1918 Max Flack mn may warm the timber Umbel in the tho coop Mitchell wants a n clever throwing outfield above all l ll else ele eleand and ma may string to the tile trio named Com ray Mn In Not Go to 0 T Texas Rumors have been floating around the tle tw baseball rialto hero that President would take his White Sexto Sox Sex to Excelsior Springs SprinGs Mo for their spring training Owing OwinG to transportation tation toton difficulties this move would be beth bethe bethe th the 10 logical one to make according to Dame Darno Rumor Comm Commy hasn't verified tho ho report report Neither I hn ha has Harry Grabiner his Neither has hits Rowland Row How land his trust trusty trusts manager So far as plans planK have havo been made however the Sox Sax ox will wIl train at Mineral 1 Wells e 1 s. s Tex where the they thoy were vere conditioned conditioned conel- conel condi condi- tone In 1 1017 1 when the they captured the ho worlds world's flag Time Tho The master of or tho time Sox Sax feels fech much better batter beter tho those days das owing owing- to tho the rapid Improvement of ot his wife wire who lingered near deuth for Cor a aImo tame Imo In Mercy hosIn hospital hos hos- pital In this ct city Tho Tim attachment of Commy to his spouse Is one ono of the Limo sweet romances of baseball history Manager Mitchell came cune to hat bat durInG dur- dur ing the we week k with the time announcement that InG ho had signed Otto Oto I Knabe nabe a foramer former for tor- mer amer Cub player to help holp cheer and kid the tho players on and off ott the tho field Mitch ought to be helped us Otto Oto Is a n hand handy handyman man to have lmae around lies He's a n man who should be bo the time same Kamo help to Mitchell that lint Gleason Is I to Rowland Charley Murphy IH itt li still In has baseball bal Ho lie has sued the tho ownership of oC 10 the Cubs for tor back rent on Oh his old park parle on the west side Whether hell holl get it is another question but ho thre threatens I to test out the time National league constitution con comm before ho he gives Ivo up j I |