| Show SACRAMENTO BUYS EIGHT OF BEAVERS Salt Lake Loses Paddy Sig- Sig liu Clever Infielder r Will ViII Manage Portland MOVE l COMES IES AS SURPRISE Bill Rod Rod- Rodgers ers One of Purchased Purchased Pur- Pur chased Players Is to Lead Sacramento Club l P ID PORTLAND ORTLAND Tan Jan 7 Fol PolA Pol- Pol A I lowing a n conference e between between between be be- tween Bill Bin new manager man mall ager of the Sacramento club I and Judge this afternoon after noon the following players along with Rodgers BodeN o gels gel's were sold t to ft Sacramento Gus Fisher Babe Wilie Vilie Borton Boiton Denny Art i Griggs Lynn Lyun Brenton Harry Gardner and Ralph alph Pin Pin- elli Rodger has Tins been cell t trying harl lo to secure his release from Portland but bad had to wait until Sacramento acted on cm oil the proposal to tu purchase sl the other I players v It is understood erst 0 ocl that Rodgers was vm empowered by hy Charlie I toda today to go to McCredie Crelie n as gent agent of the Sacramento dub club and antI clo dose doc e the tl deal leal t ers Il U i is understood was wa asked askedal 3 as al to the wisdom of taking all of the players la erf at the price l mentioned but buthe he Ite thought It il best hest not to lo Price Irke rl nt it Mentioned Judge did not tint mention the price Irke to be paid l but tad said that It wa was less than me anti and Dorton Borton two of the tho men Included had iad cost cot him From Prom this It I 18 Is that It could not b be over o U OO for the tu eight men or Of orthis this bunch only two While and nd Bren Bren- ton are In clu s No 1 I In the draft It itis Js is understood that Judge e will refund the money paid for fOI both buth of ot these men In ease case th they are arc drafted There Thero was considerable surprise felt here at t the sudden turn o of events to today to- to day dM which caused Judge McCredie to name nam Pad Paddy SI pi In ns as manager of the Portland North n f lea league u team It Jt was known that niter Waller wanted want want- ed cd Siglin for hh his his' Salt Lake club and it H was Wa thought hl that he would wOllI probably bl jot got et him i n Judge con considered i Un as tho ho mot most t likely managerial material h he IFe had left leCt In sl sight hl and did l not want to let him hint go 0 nor would he lie part with Le Lee ills HIR Idea in selling nIl alt of the players players play- play ers era In a bunch wa was that after deliberation ellb- ellb ration oration he th thought It Il best heit to pet get et rid o of them all all an UI the longer Coa Coast L lea league uc season would give them a chance chalice to tomake tomake tomake make more mone money Rather than ha have hao o Cled players working for tor him himlie he lie decided tI to In give them a n bettor chance a d start tart to form torm a n. complete new team Judge McCredie states that he had also arrall arranged ed with Walter lo to keep Dick Cox here If he develops Into the tho star Walter alter thinks ho will Cox will find Ills his wa way to Salt Sail Lake eventual eventually Jud Judge e McCredie also admitted that If It Tack Farmer Farmel was not sold Bold to Detroit he 1 would b be lip with Fait Lake If It Detroit Detroit De Do- troit takes him another r outfielder will come to the Bees Bee from rom there Rodgers when he lie met Jud Judge e McCre- McCre die dlo this afternoon at nt once accepted the theof of offer made offer made b by the Sacramento clu club h. h as its representative and an agreement to this effect has has' already been forwarded to the Sacramento officials O Of Age u Judge m may have to select fin another other man oler before the season eaon opens as lil o Wilie and Bren Bren- ton Is In draft claws claH No 0 1 1 and might ht be with the tho army before that time Tho Tue Portland owner Issued a state statement ment meat to tho fann of ot Portland today stating wh why he had appointed He considered him the best fitted HUed man manof manof of any player on the tho reserve list for forthe or ortho tho the job and ami promised the people that the they would have hn a n fast team that none would be ashamed of or Siglin lund had not nol ot even been boen mentioned here b by the tho fans In the popularity contest con con- test but hut seems to think that his choice will h be popular He Is at his home In Iowa at nt present |
