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Show slITS ILL TAGKLE FRESNO TDSSERS TODAY Catcher Jeff Cress Joins Squad; Bernhard Is Not Worried About Brief's Failure to Report. President T. S. Murphy laet night received a telegram from Tommy Qulnlan saying that the greatest outfielder in the league would leave Scranton, Pa.? for the -west next Sunday, He will therefore join the squad in about ten days. The telegram tele-gram caused Prexy Murphy to emct a sigh that could be heard all over Jwn. j Business Manager Cook an-nounces an-nounces that the women's coupon books are available at baseball headquarters for patrons, or, rather, for patronesses. Special to The Tribune. PORTERVTLLE, Cal., March 10. After a day of rest made necessary by the showers of Friday, the Saints "went at their work with additional pep today, although al-though they were kept carefully within bounds, in view of the hard game which has been slated for Sunday with the Fresnnns. There are now twenty-four men In ramp, Catcher Cress having arrived from Washington to join the backstop squad. Word has been received from Quinlan, and, while there Is no indication of the date of Tommy's arrival, the chief officer offi-cer Bays he will be here in plenty of 1 time and that "after he has clouted a couple he'll be ready." Sheely Is slated for the first ba in the pame with the Fresnans tomorrow. , Bhluh has also 'been occupying this cor- , ner during the work periods of the past week and Tobin has also covered this : section of the inner garden. Bill has : made no statement about the first bag work, but he has let It be knbwn that : he is losing no sleep over Bunny Brief's 1 ultimatum as to salary, and Indicates thai as far as his end of it Is concerned . the last word has been said. I If the weather continues as warm as I it has been during the past few days, j there is a probability that the coming week will see a lot of practice games, I with some Indications as to the final die- I position of the candidates. i |