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Show J AND THAT IN .ST LEAGUE TALK on announced today that he had ;t one decision regarding his 5. That is that Len Hollywood permanent member of the club, oy is one of the most natural 3 I have ever seen," said Harry. 5 experience, but he is bright hs all the mechanical qualiflea-ill qualiflea-ill player needs. He is a grea as a wonderful arm and can iniow i rom any position. Moreover, he looks like a hitter. Hollywood will be a permanent member of the club. "There is, a possibility that I will tackle the regular season with but seventeen men, but If I carry eighteen the squad ' will be composed of two catchers, six pitchers, the four regular Infielders. the thive regular outfielders and Hollywood, Maisel and Calvo. "I am highly elated ot the class displayed dis-played so far by the pitchers. I'look for Oldham and Erickson lo show all that was nredited for them last season. "With Steen. Bavim, Kailio and one other, we ought to be well fixed for slab-men. slab-men. "If these pitchers come through, I don't fee how we can lose, for I have a well-balanced mechanical team, and furthermore. fur-thermore. T have a team that can play a j lot of inside baseball. I have never been 1 as completely satisfied with a ball club rinre I have been in the league as I am : with the present one." San Francisco '' Examiner. , ! Howard has four outfielders on his Oak staff in Middlpton, Lane, Miller and Chadbourne. Of the four. Billv Lane Is the main tent performer. Billy does everything ev-erything an outfielder should, and does It well. Roxy Middleton is a welcome- addition addi-tion to anybody's outfield. Chadbourne ' makes an ideal lead-off man for the Oaks, Jl though Chad has probably slipped since he was a Beaver. Miller packs a hard $J wallop, though he looked particularly weak SJnst low pitching from the Cub hurlers lasTVynursday. Hack will alternate with Mlddion, playing when a left-hander Is on the hill. San Francisco Bulletin. At first glance. It appears as though Manager Walter McCredle of the Portland Port-land Beavers has too many lefthanded batsmen in his 1 m 7 lineup. The probable batting order for the opening op-ening game against Salt Lake April 3. an bounced before the departure from Honolulu, contains six port side hitters, which, not counting the pitcher, leaves only two right handed swatters, unless Bill Stumpf is able to break into tho Infield In-field as a regular. According to the latest advice (mm Boss Walter! Stumpf Is scheduled to play the utility role this season. sea-son. Following Is the probable batting order: or-der: Wille, right field (left). S'iglin. third base (right). Rndcers, second base (left). Farmer, left field (right). Borlon. first base (left). Williams. centerficM (left). Kisher, catcher (left). Hoilocher, shortstop (left). Manager Mac was very much Impressed with the manner in which Hollocher handled han-dled himself in baiting in second position during the exhibition games in Honolulu f-ind U may be that the former Rock 'island youngster will be placed In sec- fmd place, despite tho Wnct that he Is a eft handed batter. Hollocher showed ;reat form in laying down bunts. First Baseman Babe Borton is about ready to sign the contract offered by Portland Port-land without any bonus Judging from the number of telegrams that have been received re-ceived from the former Tiger player. Portland Journal. Old fans in the Coast league are glad to see Perle Casey back on the job as umpire. The Coast league owes something some-thing to Casey, for he was playing in Sacramento when the present league was born. In 1903 the Pacific National league invaded San Francisco and Los Angeles, and players were jumping from one league to another like a lot of fleas on a hot griddle. Casey was a corking good second sec-ond baseman In those days, and he was working for Mlque Fisher on the old Sacramento Sac-ramento club. Agents of Honest John McCloskey, who had the San Francisco club, got after some of the Sacramento players, and Casey was one of them. Casey was given $S00 advance to jump, yet the next day he hunted up Mlque Fisher and told him about it, and said ho was going to give the money back. He did so, and. Fisher told him he couid have a job with him as long as he was In baseball. base-ball. Hlldebrand, now an umpire In the American league, got money that same night, and he did jump, and Fisher had i him arrested. Casey is a corking good umpire, being especially good on balls and strikes, and Prexy Baum made a happy choice when ho named him in place of Jack Doyle. San Francisco Chronicle. |