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Show THIS AND THAT IN COAST LEAGUE TALK Special to The Tribune. PORTER VI LLE, March 10. Walter Leverenz ought to ho in good shape when the gong rings, as he lias been doing tho hardest kind of work on his orchard property at Paso Robles, in which he is interested with bis brother. The Leverenz Lev-erenz brothers have been coaxing prunes and almonds into being, and anyone who has ever had any experience witii the development of a mixed deciduous orchard knows it means real work. Leverenz is as brown as a nut and hard as steel, lie says he never felt better, and If condition counts lor anything he should find the going good. ROY RS SPRTN'GS, March 10. Roxy Mid die ton is strutting about the greensward green-sward today as the field skipper of the Oaks.- Manager Del Howard made formal for-mal appoint men t of the veteran outfielder out-fielder to lead the team while on the diamond. Roxy has been with the Oaks since 114 and has always been popular with tiie players as well as the fans. It is rather an odd oeeuirence of an outfielder leading a team, but Howard figures Roxy will deliver. He. succeeds Rod Murphy, who has joined the Marines. Ma-rines. Justin Fitzgerald continues to play hide and seek with the Philadelphia Nationals. His first contract was received and sent back unsigned because the terms were not satisfactory. Recently along came a second contract with a salary that was something higher and yet not what Fitz figures he ought to receive. So the little ou I fielder inclosed the papers with brief comment as to what he thinks he ought to be paid and shipped them to headquarters. headquar-ters. San Francisco Chronicle. President Charles Heeseman has announced an-nounced that there would not be any games in this city Sunday mornings, as are scheduled in the official list of contests. It is felt here that the games of the Sabbath morning would act as a detri-1 ment to the national pastime rather than an encouraging feature. Sacramento Bee. "What do you think of the material you have on hand?" Rodgers was asked. "T am greatly pleased,' he replied. "With this outfit and what we are going to get we should be up and stepping with the best of them. It's pitchers I am after mostly. I am already in touch with all kind of players to make up the balance of the team, but I want a' heaving staff that will start off without any guesswork. guess-work. We are coming rtght along, however, how-ever, and with the information I have now I feel certain that the artillerists will he showing up shortly." Sacramento Union. "Lefty" O'Doul, the former Des Moines twirl er, is In shape right now for the opening of the season. He is miles ahead of the rest of the boys, as far as condition is concerned. "Lefty'" spent the winter at Davis state farm. The potato digging has hardened the muscles of his old south paw. "Lefty" is a nut on farming. At Fresno he spends his time interviewing the aborigines abor-igines on new methods in intensive farm-ins. farm-ins. He expects to huy a couple of thousand thou-sand acres and set tie down to turning out some of the things old man Hoover has been ravins about. "Lefty's" folks are well fix;ed and baseball base-ball is only a side issue with him. San Francisco Bulletin. SACRAMENTO. March 10. Dick Davis is a young artillerist who is likely to be added to tiie local string. Davin had a tryout with the Salt Lake club last sea- son. I ! Bill Rodgers plans to keep his Sen- ators busy with spring training games.) He started them in on Saturday and Sunday asainst Rod Murphy's marines, I and henceforth they will keep going. The I programme: j March 16 and 17 University of Santa: Clara. j March 20 University Farm School at ' Davis. March 2.1 and 24 Quartermaster team I from Presidio. March oO Team t hat finishes second in the Sacramento Winter league. March SI Team that finishes first in Winter league. April 1 Chicago Cubs of the National league. I If Jimmy Coffroth. Jack Atktn and a j few others want to build a ball park at San Diego, buy a club out of the Pacific Coast league and transpose it to the extreme southern end of the state, it's all news to the men of destiny in tilts man's leatrue. Leastwise, t'lat's what Al Faum. prexy of tN? Coasters, and J. Cal Ewing, who is reported to be. close to the throne, make affidavit to. And if this pair of worthies doesn't know the plans and intentions in-tentions of Coffroth et al, then the head of the Tuver California Jockey club hasn't tnken anybody into his confidence. With the Coast league, it's always been etiquette for Intending purchasers to take the directors into their confidence. Indeed, it's rather a necessary compliment, compli-ment, for the by-laws and constitution of that august baseball body make it necessary for all directors to agree, when a club is to be sold or transferred. In a way, they're partners. "First I heard of it." said Baum. "was when I read the news in the papers. Not even a rumor of the sort has drifted into my office, and if such Is Coffroth's plan, he must have discussed the matter with Tom Darmody and no one else. "I can't speak for the directors, but a club cannot be moved or even sold without the consent of the league. Back in 1012 a committee consisting of Berry. Ewing and myself visited San Diego. , as there was a move on foot to transfer Portland to some California city. San Diego was mentioned, but didn't look good to us, and the matter went no further." fur-ther." San Francisco Chronicle. |
