Show I N BAD WAY FOR BOX TALENT Bill Rodgers Has Three Big t Leaguers Fail Him Club I I. I Looks Improved in All AH Other Oilier Departments of Pla PIa Play S SACRAMENTO Q Cal Cat April l. l U With opening opening- Jay day a of the Pacific Coast le league te sea season n almost here the Sacramento o team is still in a n. bad way for foi pitchers though when Manager Manar r odgers from the east cast in in February lie he expected his pitching st ff w would uld put him two three inthe in m the pennant race At that tha-t time Rodgers thought ho had and andule Mule ule nO Roy Mitchell Vc Vean n Gregg Greg Watson atson lined up to report to Sacramento Sacra Sacra- mento but Gregg Greg refuses to leave lea his form farm in Canada ami aud Mitchell plans to devote demote all his time to raising raisinS foodstuff in n T Texas Watson Vatson does not want to come orne to tho coast although h ho bo may moy change his mind his mind cro ere Iong long The pitchers rs Rodgers has at It the present pres- pres ent time Hm ar are arc Bill Trough ien P Penner I who pitched In the Western n league several years ago o l Kuntz Juntz and nd I McNally lc all ila C and Lar- Lar kin who was with tho club last Ln-I Ln sea sea- son l- l The Tipper leader that he has strengthened his hid club in m tho the Infield in infield in- in field 1 and outfield an and believes s that his catching staff state n will ill hol hold its own Cad Cady Cook and arc are the catchers catchers catch catch- ers era has on his club will go 0 it Is 15 said sald Infield in Co o Kent Bent The Infield combination will bo be a a. ahard ahard hard ono one to beat acc according to Fred MollwItZ who ho was with the Cincinnati Cin CAn Reds when Bill played pla second base is a n. better bettor first baseman than flat 1131 Chase said Mid Rodgers lie Ho is a s cJ classy fielder and will hit good in Iri the tho Coast league ea e. e f f Marty n will m hold down n base base baso and Billy Orr will win bo lie stat stationed sta sta- at second base Willis Butler t and nil Bill Stump will m fight It out for forI forthe or orthe the third corner Butler Buller ha having haIng Ing a slight edge on Stumpf Butler Buller Is a a. very ry much I Improved ball player this year ear said sald lie no can field with tho best of or orI them and take a nice cut at the ball I The Tho outfield combination will be Mid Mid- in left Jett In center and Compton who was wa obtained from Seattle Seat Seat- tIe tic In exchange for or Harry Marry olter in right field fJeld Hodge a youngster from front the tho South Atlantic league Is also aso tr trying try try- lag ing for a a. berth in the garden no Rodgers ers s-ers thinks he added strength th In securing Compton for Wolter as the former Is much faster than the tho former Yankee Mollwitz Is a big bib improvement over O Grig GrIgs rs s because ho can run faster laMer and nd has the life UCe In short thoros thoro's nothing wrong with the Sa Sacramento t tarn am but the tho pitching 1 staff and that is wron wrong enough h. h I Stockton ton C t. t Tho The Pacific Coast lc league uC schedule bows that the s owners of or the Sacramento club havo hao hai o given Stockton the Sunda Sunday games promised out o of Sacramento's Sacramento's Sac Sac- allotment Fourteen Sunday morning games will be played by tho the Sacramento team In Stockton two with ea-ch ea other club of or tho the lea league e. e The Tho aft afternoon afternoon af af- af- af t games r of oC the same aam days will wUl willbe willbe be played in Sacramento Stockton Is enthusiastic over o the the arrangement and promises to turn urn out out crowds that will 11 beat anything Sacramento shows oven even b though Sacramento has ha tho the advantage e of ot the afternoon dates |