Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1918-02-24 | Page 4 | Bill Essick Returns to Vernon with His Secrets

BILL ESSICK RETURNS TO VERNON WITH HIS SECRETS TS a. Republican Special OS A ANGELES Feb 23 WillIam William J. Es- Es L LOS sick the time altogether boss of ot th the Tigers rigers is home from the cast east and a to bottle or two to with Garr Garry Carry Hermann president of oC the National Baseball commission com coin mission entirely I satisfied He lie returned home with four com I big league dl diamond mond tangled to contracts and today his imis cup of or JO Joy waH was slopping over O b by receipt of or a wire from Crom Jack Quinn preeminent pitcher saying he would arrive carl early enily next we week k to be begin begin begin be- be gin working out at Washington park d. d And Amid President In is altogether satisfied The Time talent obtained a 11 east a t In Includes in- in J eludes an infielder an aum outfielder a pitcher and a l catcher Names NameH will be bc revealed re Int later I as soon as aH tho time waivers have been heen made skid proof William Ullam Rodgers manager for tor th the Sacramento nto team which recently Joined the Coast league allies Is In Los Angeles Angeles An An- geles after r a n fearsome auto journey from froam the Capital CIt City through a five da days days' California rainstorm He lie is hernto here hern to obtain primarily unattached spitball spitball spit- spit ball bali talent On One of or the l r S of oC the time visit and conference with the diplomats of or the time diamond hereabouts will be the tho tender of a contract to Augustus rich ex of Portland The Tue northern horse hide hound also may tie Spit Monroe a chattel of the thc Yanks to a u contract Michael Kell Kelly and Slim lIm Love lAve were ere wising the time Sacramento magneto If Jt has been a quiet week at Angel headquarters President John Powers Is 19 almost too bus busy to smile however with preparations for getting his squad oft off to San ban an Diego Jego for Cor tr training How How- ever e when Manager er ers Hodr-ers of or Sacramento Sacramento Sac Sac- made mado the tho Seraph owners a I cash offer for tor Jack R Ryan an former best beat pitcher her In the time league hu h WAN was ready to talk The Angels do not nol intend to keep Ryan flynn He lie arrived In Los today today to to- to day from Arizona where he has been for Cur or several months Th AncH r II I ot p Don n Marion Marlon v veteran Tiger pitcher I has halt sl signed his hiM season eason contract He lie I pitched for Cor Grand Rapids when Essick was Its manager Jumping there to the time thel l Federals Haps Haft Salt SaIl Lake an nn promising unattached unattached mist mist- J Essick Is IB looking for a. a couple of oC live youngsters youngster A telegram tele tale gram pram to him at Washington ton pan park parle will find him there an any morning Rodgers HOdgers says caya hn him will leave all the time theother theother other teams In the league In the the- rear If it he can get Ket two C good od pitchers and a shortstop with two arms arias r Twenty nt members of oC time the Tigers have ha failed thus far fKr to sign contracts only five having signed 1 All Tigers are ordered ordered or or- dered to report March 11