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Show What Coasters Are Gossiping About in Off-Season Within striking distance of training camp an event that's just two weeks off the San Francisco ball club is un-parmllv un-parmllv welded into the shape in which the Seals will take the field come the Srd of April. There are some with misgivings as to the ahilitv of the ai;gregation to stav put and still make a respectable showing, but mt all events, save for the possibility of a couple 0f pitchers, Woi-verton Woi-verton seems to have made up hiH mind and will stand or fall on his selections. Ot course, there are a lot of youngsters with the club, some one of whom may flash to the front with the meteoric, speed of a Martin or a Billy Lane, but, outside of surprises of the sort, the situation resolves re-solves Itself thusly: Pitchers Spider Baiim, Bill Steen, Red Oidham, Eric Frickson, Rudy Kallio and Leftv Dougherty. i- On tellers Del Bkker, Louis Scpi.il veda and Hall. First, base Phil Koerner. Second base Jerry Downs. Third base Charlie Pick. Shortstop Roy Corhan. Utility role Maisel and possibly Hollywood Holly-wood . ' Outfield Calvo. Justin Fitzgerald, Biff Pchalier and Rube Kllis. What the fans want to know, naturally, is just how the team stacks up whether it bids fair to be more of a contender than in 1916! Opinions are bound to vary, but, taking the team man for man. as well as in the aggregate, the writer can't see any pennant floating the way of San Franciscot providing outside clubs hold to their standard of last season. In short, the team does not bulk up any bigger, if as big, as the talent that played on the '16 diamond. The pitching staff unquestionably needs strengthening, and, in fact" a man to replace Stroud has been promised. Dougherty is the sole newcomer, and. while Dougherty has a good record with Wilkes-Barre, so many men of deputation have come this way that one can't be blamed for awaiting results before labeling label-ing the new southpaw as the goods. San Francisco Chronicle. J The McOredies were much pfit out yesterday yes-terday at receiving a telegram from Floyd Farmer, Pittsburg outfielder, that he could not arrive In Portland from his home at Lebanon, Tenn., in time to make the trip to Honolulu. As Farmer wls one of the regulars counted on to leave for the north Tuesday night, the Portland owners were disappointed. Farmer's inability to get on the ground in time cuts the Kanaka squad down to a lean seventeen men. Also it leaves but two outfieldeps, Kenneth Williams and Dennis Wilie. Lyie Bigbee, who arrived yesterday, came to the rescue with the remark that his brother. Carson, the ex-University ex-University of Oregon boy who was sold by Taeoma to Pittsburg last season, would be glad to make the journey, and he will be taken if such is the case. It seems that Bigbee believes lift can fix it with Pittsburg to report a little late. If Carson Bigbee does not go, Ed Johnson, John-son, Butte outfiekler and Vancouver. Wash., boy, will be takeii to fill out the outfield. "I felt that a case like this of Farmer's Farm-er's would come up," said Judge MeCre-die. MeCre-die. "Pitcher Bill Fincher, secured from St. Louis, is another one who pulled the ' same -stunt, and he will report at Stock- ton. He slept too long in Holly Grove, Ark." I Lyie Bigbee was the only Beaver to show up yesterday. He came f-rom Waterloo, Wa-terloo, Ore. Catchers Frank O'Brien and Robert Marshall, Pitchers Kenneth Pen- (Coutinued on Following Page. COAST LEAGUE CHAT 4 (Continued From Preceding Page.) ner and Herman Schatziein. Infielders" Bill stumpf, Bill Rodgers, Charley Hollocher 1 and Ralph Pinelli, and Outfielder Ken- j neth Williams ar& due today. Portland Telegram. Bill Speas will be traded or sold outright, out-right, according to the San Francisc'o management. Speas is in' Toledo and has ! written Wolverton that he would like to I catch on with some one of the middle western clubs. This will be satisfactory, if the terms suit. CHICAGO, Feb. 1C Although it was announced a few weeks ago that George j Zabel had been released to the Los An- j geles club, it developed today that he is stiil a member of the Cubs. President Presi-dent Weeghman called off the deal, with : Los Angeles after it was announced be- ; cause Manager Mitchell wants to took at Zabel in the training camp. Mitchell has a hobby for big right-handed pitchers and refuses to dispose of any until he passe judgment on them. . "Daddy' Rohrer, who' came to the Coast league to play with Oakland and had a season with Salt Lake, Is going to "bust" right in as a class A A player again. Rolirfer played with Lincoln in the Western West-ern feagne last season. Now Milwaukee lias bought him, and he Is to have a trial in the American association. j Advices come from St. Louis that Bill Ken worthy is expected to do most of the pinch hitting for the Brownies this season. sea-son. In this connection il is observed that some players never know when they are well off : Big Eill Rumler, catcher and pinch hitter, hit-ter, wnt to Lit tie Rock and joined the Browns late last season. Business Manager Man-ager Rickey recently sent him a contract calling for $1S'Kr for the coming season. Rumler returned it forthwith, with the remark that ?lSmi was not enough for' a man who had ted tiie Amerbau le;mue in-hitting in lft 16. Bill based his remark 1 on the faot that he hit ,"7S for the Browns , last year. He was at bat, however, only j thirty-eight times. 1 "Ken worthy will take Rumler's Place j ,as pinch hitter." was President Phil Bail's j remark on reading Rumter's letter. "Send j Rumler back to Little Rock." ; Consequently, St. Louis has asked for j waivers on Rumler. Tf succepful. Rum- ler is to be sent to Little Rock, where he 1 may- not get more than ?J200 for the season sea-son and the eats and other perquisites 1 are not equal to those of the big show, j j Rumor is circulating in Chicago that j Harrv TIeiimann is to be traded by De- troit'to the White Sox next week. The I idea listens well. The Sox are greiitly hi ' need of a first baseman, and while Harry j I may not be the greatest in the world he i certainly has a big ed-jc on J;ick Ness, I Jack Founder. Shano Collins and the rest 1 of the White Sox lirst -sucking candidates. On tiie ot her h:nd. Detroit is shv o(1 1 pitchers, while The Sox have a ilo-k of '. them. Clarence Rowland would giadtc lot ; go of a hiuh-clasd heaver If tie could gut j a first hasr-rnan. The American league meeting to be held next wek in Chh-jgo j is said 10 have a iir,r.;ber of deals s-'bd- i tiled for completion, and l'io ! Icihnann j deal is to be one of themma yb". I |