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Show . I Wild Heaves and Such 4 The leading hitters: AB. H. TB. P.C. Galloway, Vernon 1 1 1 1.000 Schaller, San Francisco.. 3 2 2 .667 Poane, Vernon 4 2 2 .500 Hunter, San Francisco.. 2 11 .500 Salt Lake may get its first glimpse of Lefty Bill James, although Penner may work. Jean Dubuc is expected to start for the Saints. Special to The Tribune. LOS ANGELES. Sept. 4. The San Francisco baseball club limped into town today, ready to do battle with tiie Tigers. Manager Downs said on arrival ar-rival that the members of the club were in poor shape and that unless aid came shortly the Seals would go on the rocks and lose the lead in the pennant race. Many of the Seals are on the hospital list. Baker ' and McKee, the catchers, will be unable to work for twp or more weeks. Baker has a sprained muscle in his hand and McKee has a fractitred toe. Banm is troubled with a bad hip and Maisel will be unable to get into a uniform uni-form for several days. Jess Orendorff. former Angel catcher, was with tiie fcVals. Lester Cook, the local lad who was with the San Antonio club of the Texas league earlier in the season, was signed by Towns todav. Louis Sepulveda probably will be signed sV.ortiy. 7 Downs is after ball players. Anv semi-pros semi-pros eager for a thial should see tiie leader of the Seals immediately. The Seals have plenty of uniforms and are in need of pitchers, catchers, in-ile'ders in-ile'ders and outfielders. The position of baiboy is filled. Galloway will be out of the game for a few more davs. Tiie big Tiger third sacker is a little bit under the weather, suffering from an attack of the grip. No deal has been made for Bassler and it looks ns thoueh the young backstop will be taken In the draft," if he goes to the majors at all. The tale is circulat ing throughout the east that Harry Wolverton. former manager man-ager of the Seals, is slated to succeed Hughey Jennings next season as manager of tiie Detroit Timers. It is sail that Owner Frank Navln is disappointed bitterly bit-terly in Jennings's failure to brldi; the Tigers through as pennant contenders this er-ason. Jennings seems unable to tret a pitching staff tb:- -i VHvo- tho goods for him, and Navln believes a change much be made. Wolverton has always been held in high esieem by Xavin, who has incidentally heard high praises for the former Seal lender from men who have played under his management. man-agement. That Wolverton would be a success as a major league manager, if given a free hand In the romluct of the team, is an opinion generally held. Veteran Vet-eran major leaguers who have played with him on the coast declare they learned more baseball from him than from any other manager tey ever served under. un-der. Regardless of the differences that led to his release by the San Francisco club. Wolverton is one of the greatest leaders a minor league club has ever had and if he goes to the majors he will carry the best wishes of all of San Francisco Fran-cisco with him. He is now living on his j farm at Mountain View. San Francisco Examiner. LOS ANGELES, Cal.. Sept. 4. F. H. (Spec) Harkness, former pitcher for the Vernon baseball club and now captain in the quartermaster's department of the United States army, has been injured seriously in New York, according to word received here recently. Captain Harkness was in charge of entertaining en-tertaining troops when a salute was fired ! prematurely from a cannon near him. I He was shocked, stunned and burned by the explosion. His mother, Mrs. S. Hark-ness. Hark-ness. 1 19 Gra rid avenue, this ci ty. received re-ceived word of the accident and a sister of Harkness left Immediately for New York. His condition is believed to be serious. j Spec Harkness p!ayed oricinally with i the Fortlnnd tfam and was soM tr Cleveland. Cleve-land. After pitching fT a time in the big league he was sold to Vennm and ' was with the teirn two nr three years ! while the late Happy Ho.-an was in I charge. Some time ago Tlarknoss M'dt baseball and went into the army, advancing to |
