Show STAR PITCHER OF CUBS i I WANTS TO BE CATCHER Louisville Ky April 3 Orvall Overall the Cubs giant pitcher wants to become a backstop So overwhelming has the de desire desire desire sire become that yesterday he actually begged Manager Chance for an opportunity ty to work behind the bat this season During his college days at the University ty of California Overall had some experience experience ence once as a catcher and his ambition is said to date from those days das He and Nick Wil WI Williams WIllama llama liams now with the San Francisco club of the Pacific Coast league composed an interchangeable battery that was the de despair despair despair of all the other nines and half the professional clubs on the coast Overall never missed an opportunity to todon todon todon don a big mitt In practice and never is so happy as when receiving the speedy slants of Mordecal Brown Although Chance turned down his application ap without con consideration consideration consideration Overall declared that when his useful days as a pitcher were over It would be the mitt and mask for him |