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Show BEES ARE GRADUALLY FALLIHGjni LIIE Telegrams From Several Players Contain Accept-. ances of the 1918 Terms. i Slowly, tut more or less surely, Salt Lake's ball players are sending in their signed contracts or wiring their acceptances ac-ceptances of terms. Local headquarters yesterday received re-ceived a telejiram from Bud.ty Hyan, at Denver, who says he'll be on the way as soon as possible. A telegram from Larry f'hnppell says he will leave for Portt-rville March 6. Pitcher Kenny Penner wired his acceptance. ac-ceptance. Two yo'.in catchers were added to I the local contingent for PorterviUe j ye-ter.lay. TI.ey are Pill Sipiires, a Sait Lake semi-pro, and t atchi-r llinklc, who ba.-kstopi-ed at Mana last yar. Business Nlanai-r ' ook also received re-ceived a telegram from Outfielder Ward Miller, prospe- tive player from the Browns, in whi.-h Miiier agreed to take a $7j cut from his salary dcniMnd. Ward will have to make several reductions reduc-tions like that before lie i!l be considered. con-sidered. Pi.'k Davis, who had a brief trial with the Bees during the final week of last season, brce d into town yesterday yester-day from St. Anthony. Pick said he was d.-terminn.l to make rood in thi league, and if the club didn't hae monev enough to pay his fare to PorterviUe, Por-terviUe, he would pav it himself. 1'iek will therefore show his wares to Manager Man-ager Mel'redie. It developed yesterday that the Bees tnav b wiwiout the nerw.-cs of Trainer Billy Bark- this ear. A letter indicates indi-cates that Bill may decide to seek his fortune elsewhere. |