Show NEW OWNERS INJECT LIFE INTO Though Bill Rodgers Rodgers' Fighting Fighting Fight Fight- ing Clan Needs Pitchers It ItIs Is Ready for Pennant Grind Mollwitz l a Star II I I April 3 The The SACRAMENTO L Sacramento club of the Pacific of the thc Coast league faces the opening season on Tuesday changed in oWnership ownership own altered in personnel but still under mana management ement of William illiam K Wild V ld Bill Rodger Several thousand dollars were spent during the winter In improvement of or orthe the grounds and grandstand The Tho Sacramento Sacramento Sacramento Sac Sac- ball WI park now Is said to be he one of or the best In the league Little or no formality is to mark tho the opening game this year Ownership of or the club passed pass cd tho the winter from a board of or directors composed of or local business men mon to wealthy Lewis and Charles Chlrles farmers and time old baseball men F Faces Many familiar faces are gone from the the line line Of or last years year's pitching staff sut Bill BUl PIerc Is with Ith the New cW York t club of or the tho American le league Dazzle i Vane Vance ance was sold to the New Ne' Orleans i Southern league team and Ralph Babe is with the Detroit team of or orthe the American league ue This lc leaves ves Walter alter Malls Mails a south south- p I paw pas as ns tho clubs club's chief chic reliance re I I backed b by Ken r and Bill Prou h. h Ro Rogers has accumulated however how bow I ever ver a a. stable of ot youngsters ant and In Intends Intends Intends In- In tends to procure through purchases 1 from Irom the tho majors a no couple of men for Cor tho the pitching sta staff Pete Compton outfielder for the Seattle team last ast season e has como come to the Senators In trade for tor Barr Harry Wolter who played right field for the local loc team during tho the last two seasons Rodgers Is hoping hoping- for great rent things from tom Fred Mollwitz who was purchased purd pur pur- chased d from the thc St. St Louis Luis Nationals and will take the tho place of ot Art Griggs s at first base bas 0 has gone one to the Los Angeles club Mollwitz in practice practice practice tice has shown a a. superior brand of or baseball and Rodgers Rodg is confident this I will hold bold out In actual pIa play Stumpf to Play Third Willis Butler formerly of ot th the Portland Portland Portland Port Port- land club and Bill BUI Stumpf who played last season with Oakland arc are offering spirited competition for tor the vacant po position poI po- I at third baso base left open b by the departure of or Stumpf is favored for tho the opener Of Ot young oun pitchers given i en a L try-out try during durin training training- this his year car Earl Kuntz Kunt of or Sacramento and Jack of or San Diego hive hYO displayed much promise Red fled Hedges es a a. young oung outfielder from fromI southern California c showed fine form Corm formIn I In camp and will be bo held heldI I throughout the season season- The Tho training squad roster contained Bi I these nam names s B I Pitchers Walter Pitchers Walter Malls Mails Gunner Larkin Bill Earl Carl McNally c ally Earl Kunti Kuntz Jack KIlleen Kenneth Penner Penne First base Fred base Fred Mollwitz Second ba base base Marty Mart c Marty Third base Bill base Bill Stumpf and Willis Cutler lutIer Shortstop Shortstop Billy Billy Orr Ore Outfielders Brick Eldred Rosy Pets Compton and Red fled Hedges Catchers Catchers Forrest Cad Cady Lester ster Cook and Robert Robort Sensing Schane Noted To s se rs Leave L ea ye O. O O B. B r 1 1 c- c 4 JU J Gandil Goes to St. St Anthony I So Some ne Forsake Pasti Pastime lC While O Others Leave Lea 1 by Request While h lc Sox Star To Handle Idaho Club Chic Gandil famous Chicago White te Sox first baseman is indeed indeed indeed in in- deed definitely t lost to organized baseball according to Chic himself himself himself him him- self who was in Salt Lake yesterday yesterday yesterday yes yes- en route from Los Angeles to St. St Anthony Ida Gandil was accompanied by H. H G G. G Harris Harris Harris Har Har- ris and J. J A. A Smoot two St. St Anthony Anthony Anthony An An- thony business men who are backing backing backing back back- ing the club to cop tho pennant in tho Yellowstone outlaw league race Gandil reports himself in infine fino fine shape According to Harris and Smoot they just beat Charley Chancy Comiskey out in Los Angeles Indefinitely in indefinitely indefinitely definitely securing Gandil's services services sons sons' ices as ma manager ger and first sacker flY nY JACK International H Sporting New ew York April 3 With I.-With With the Hie dawning dawning dawn dawn- ing of oC another baseball season in April the nam nam's js s of a generous handful of or major league players mo most t of whom were rated as stars only a n year ago ngo will be from Crom the box scores according Co 0 o Indications toda today have ha retired re Some Somo of or these players voluntarily and there I is Just a chance that the they may bo be lured back to the pastime Two 10 of or tho the erstwhile stars I have ha been dropped outright The Thc fate rate of another n namely mcl Heinle Zimmerman is uncertain Frank Bakers Baker's annual desertion of or the Yankees Yankees-which Yankees which looks like the real thing this time will Ume will mark marl the tho passing of or a l beauty if Ir Frank Franl carries it out The Yanks paid that sum for Baker Baker Ba Ba- ker on only I four years ears a ago o and It Is up I to Cols Ruppert and Huston to decide whether or 01 not the former run home king king- has been Worth orth orth that amount as ag a n box office attraction Hal Chase whose whose- mysterious de decision deci sion slon to retire an and enter tho movies camo came as lS a n distinct surprise la is another I i player playe 1 whose title value is not to be I sneezed at at for tor Chase no later than a n I year n ago ngo o. o would have e brought a hand hand- rome sum surn In the baseball Ul market and he JH lia ha haw not outlived cd It his Is usefulness as as' asa I a player Ia er b by a whole lot stories regarding regard regard- lug IllS Impaired eyesight to the tho contrary n not notwithstanding 0 tW j hs tan ding the Zini Zim nh always as a's a prim donna Is apparently through h with the Giants for all tim time and It Is whispered whis through h v with ba baseball ball Or is It that baseball Is through with Heinle I Th The versatile Zirn Zim was suspended crl by Manager rana er McGraw prior to the close of oC tho the 1910 season The Tho charge charse against I Zimmerman was Insubordination and I Ithe at the time of suspending him McGraw announced announce that he would ouM never nC again aln I dun un a Giant uniform So far Zim has neither been traded nor and tho the season cason is fast drawing drawing- near I Lee Magee for Cor or whom the Yankees paid SU OO to the tue Brooklyn Feds eds In 1910 1116 ht has ihas been dropped outright ht b by th tho 11 that be the he tho Chicago o Cubs anti and fifteen variegated and assorted clubs I of or both hoth bi big leagues Lee claims that ho lie has been blacklisted unJustly and has announced rd th that t he lie will sue the thai Chicago club on the tho ground that it I Is depriving ln him of or a chance to earn a l I livelihood on the tho diamond Magee's Ia tes te's I suit is being awaited with ith Interest b liva by liv bya a bl big bier majority of or tho the working hard baseball sharps who would like to toI I know now the tho real lowdown In the tho oe e case and believe that It It will come to light I If the tho Cubs arc nrc hauled into court ourt to explain the whys and wherefores who is worth at t I of oC an any coin in these days das of or few Cew good youngsters and an over er fraternity Cr of or seasoned I stars says he lie Is la off orr tho the pastime for Cor good Intends intend to start a Jitney aero nero line lino In New cv and g- g give go o the populace the thrills of or flying at bargain bar bar- pain gain prices prIeM while whisking them through the o ozone ono on business and ando o other Swede and Chick Gln Gandil lil worlds world's serIes pla players with the White Sox only last fall fail have ha given I cn the Iho game gamo the go-by go ob to enter business anti and Independent Inde lade pendent baseball respectively will be the tho b business sin ss man and Gandil Candil wi will manage and and pl play Y with a f semi pro In m Idaho SO so he nc says The loss of or these two two players has hag given ghen Kid Kill Gleason something to worry about and has resulted in an acute Iain pain In the Comiskey pocketbook whenever Co Commy imy thinks that ho 1 ml might ht l P a sold fold both players carl early last winter for Cor a aa ata ta a Tommy one of or the thiC mainstays tas ta's of oC th the tho Brooklyn outfield last laR St sea sen Ion I Is plover plover- who says ho is i through for or good Tommy has haR prone Jone Into business business busi busi- ness In ln Cincinnati and nd has haR so 10 far Car rc- rc rU to listen to the honeyed hone words ot oC Colonel and M Manager naser Robinson Larry Iury Cheney late lale of or tho tim Dodgers b sad and Phillies who was dropped b by the latter club outright ht Is 18 in the all automobile automo automo- tomo- tomo bile hile business in Florida Florilla and says sn's h he hp finds fintis It better than Cheney Chic Che ney was wag rated as a pretty fair pitcher only a son season or two ago o Now r W lies he's r through nut But hl his rose case undoubtedly was brought about through falling tailing ef effectiveness ct- ct rather than because I. of or temperament tf or misconduct conduct P-iJ P I Cleveland pitcher Is s an another another another an- an other player play who will pr probably habl be bo missing from tH the box scores and here her are arp- still t others who vito were holding their own not later lator than tho e months month into whose monikers have been scratched from the major I league sue lists Hats As s player values go SO these It IA IH conservative to figure that the tho me merry ry magnates will have havo to shoulder houlder a a. 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