Salt Lake Tribune | 1917-03-18 | Page 46 | This and that in Coast League Talk

THIS AND THAT IN COAST LEAGUE TALK Pittsburg wants Biily &outhworth. The dandy little outfielder, who is a Portland Port-land holdout, may land with the Pirates if the McCredies will make any kind of a fair deal with Barney Dreyfuss. Sou thy is holding out for enough of a raise to cover the expenses of a trip made by him and Mrs. South worth from Portland to their home in Columbus, Ohio, last fall. Hugh McCredie, business manager of the Portland Pacific Coast league club, yesterday received a letter from President Presi-dent Barney Dreyfuss of Pittsburg in which the latter asks the Portland owners to name what they want for the popular Billy. . Dreyfuss did not say whether he was in a position to pay casli and players or whether lie wanted to ship some pas timers out to the great western circuit for the powerful but frail-looking Beaver gardener. His letter was promptly forwarded to Stockton to await the arrival of the McCredies there, March 22 or 23, upon their return from Honolulu. The McCredies have advised South-worth South-worth to make a deal for himself, but insist upon receiving the draft price ($2500) or a deal as good for him In players. He must have appealed to Pittsburg Pitts-burg as a last resort. Portland Ore gonian. Warren Adams, the first baseman, must retrace his steps to the -east. The Pittsburg Pitts-burg Nationals sent him orders yesterday to report, w hich means that the Oaks have lost out In their fight for the youngster. young-ster. The lad played witli the Winnipeg club last season and was drafted by Brooklyn. The Dodgers In turn turned him over to the Oaks. It was thought that the way was paved for him, but Pittsburg refused to watse. Through a misunderstanding transportation was furnished fur-nished Adams and. he showed up one day last week at Boyes Springs. Now Oakland Oak-land and Brooklyn will have to foot his little ride to and from the coast San Francisco Chronicle. Frank Chance has a utility infielder on his pitching staff. Hi Jasper started out in life as a promising young shortstop. He was with the Peoria club when Clarence Clar-ence Rowland was managing that team. While at the plate one dav he was "beaned" and he forgot how to hit. Because Be-cause he couldn't hit. Rowland figured that Jasper should make a good pitcher, and he was right in the belief. After many days of wonderment we have located Cack Henley. Cack was supposed sup-posed to be living in Sacramento and there was much speculation as to why he hadn't been around to shake hands ' with his old teammates. Now it appears j that Cack is a business man. He has a i billiard parlor In Chlco and Is to be ' Chico's pitcher in the Trolley league this ; season. San Francisco Examiner. Manager Walter McCredie of the Portland Port-land Beavers has offered the St. Joseph Western league club Pitcher Higbee and Catcher Marshall for Pitcher Johnny Williams, Wil-liams, who is at present in Honolulu. If he secures Williams the Beaver boss believes be-lieves that he will be well fortified with hurlers. Portland Telegram.