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Show Manager Wade Killefer of the Angels yesterday received a letter from Boss Pat Moran of the Philadelphia Nationals, Nation-als, offering the Angel leader two ball players a pitcher and an outfielder. The pitcher's name is Baumgartner, while the gardener's monicker is Bud- . weiser. Killefer has not decided whether or ' not he will take the two men, but will hold a conference with Owner Johnny Powers today. Bill Killefer, brother of the Angel manager, man-ager, has seen the two players offered the Seraphs in action, and declares that they would be a great help to the Angels. An-gels. "Baumgartner is not the one that was with St. Louis," said Bill, "but he's a mighty good hurler, just the same. He would be a winner in this league. He is a big fellow and a right hander. Budweiser Is a mighty promising lad. He is a little green now, and I guess that is why Moran Is not rj-nins- tn L-.nn him. He should hit .300 in this league, and is mighty fast on the bases." I The tito players have been offered to t the Los-Vngeles club for Bradley Hogg. Killefer has been in touch with Pat Moran regarding Paul Fitterv, the former for-mer Bee southpay mound artist who is with the Phillies. Moran does not want to let Flttery go at the present time, as the Phillies have no left-handers except those secured in the draft. It is expected expect-ed that Moran will wait until the training train-ing season opens before he decides whether or not he will let Fittery go to the Angels. Los Angeles Tribune. Cliff McCarl, Swede Risberg. Duffv Lewis. Rod Murphy and Eddie Halllnan' That may be the headline quintette who will lead training camp baseball teams Into action in the baseball tournament that will feature the big athletic programme pro-gramme of the Washington's birthdav festivities planned here for the service men by committees of the war camp community com-munity service movements. These five popular ball players are handling the baseball affairs in various militarv centers cen-ters in close proximity to the bay and from all of their camps have come words of favor for the big athletic programme Cliff McCarl is the latest to receive an appointment as athletic officer at a post he having taken up his duties at the Presidio in San Francisco latelv. Swede Risberg has a ball club in the' quartermaster quarter-master corps nt the Presidio; Duff Lewis has a club In the naval training station at Mare island; Rod Murphy is organizing organiz-ing a club at the marine corps station Mare island, and Eddie Halllnan has a club at Camp Fremont. McCarl accepted a job at the Presidio ... ,..,..,...,.; iu icLujiiiiig 10 proiessional baseball this year. Last year McCarl finished the season as manager of the Butte club in the Northwestern league and he could have had that job back this year; also he could have easily hooked up with a Coast league club. But Cliff chose the Presidio job as one at which ho could feel that he was doing more of his bit for the boys in tho service Oakland Oak-land Tribune. Byron Houck, who pitched last vear for Portland, has received his contract from the St. Louis Browns and is now hunting hunt-ing up Fielder Jones, the manager to have some things explained to him The contract stipulates that he shall be paid so much per month, instead of a lump sum for the iseason, and the salary offered of-fered Is not much more than he got last year. Houck was once a member of the Philadelphia Athletics in the davs when they were the monarchs of baseball, but he slipped back to tho minors. He did not look good-lust spring, and just about the time he was due for his release he took up the Hiltball and quickly developed devel-oped into Portland's best pitcher. He has no doubt of his ability to make Rood with St. Louis. Jap Barbeau, former Oak. infielder of the Milwaukee team, who Is doing bis bit for Uncle Sam at Carrollvllle at present, pres-ent, may have the management of a minor league club the coming seoson ' Owner Al Tlnimo of the Brewers has a El-Cut lilclnrr fr.i- Tun .,-,-1 , ; r - , r ,v" -i.iiu wants to Pliico him In charge or one of the minor league clubs In the middle west Jap is willing, and there Is a good chance that the do'.ll will go through. Rarhcnu was ot great help to Harry Clark when tho latter was in charge of tho Brewers -ii SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 2S. Walter (Dutch) Uouther announced this morning that he had signed his I'.US contract with the Cincinnati club and v:is prepared to give "Matty" all he had In the wnv or baseball ability. The contract was" received re-ceived several days ago, but nn altin-'k of tonsillitis haw been keeping the "crooked" arm pitcher Indoors. Iteutlier snid the terms worn entlrelv satisfaclory, which means be will report in the spring, ready at the first signal to limber up the old super. It was reported some weeks rigo that Reuther, having relused to loin Chat tnnoogii. would be turned over to Vcr non. This was a mistake, as I,,,,,,,, dlately following the a iinou m-einent G',r ry I lerrniAnu communicated wllh the 'lo cal fllnror and said that a contract w-'n" on the way west. " IK "Spike" Hennessey looks wllh mourn fill eye on the present -diiv i,m ,,, khiiltl. ' '" "They ain't In II wllh us fellows who Journeyed lo the borrb r. Why, rem,.,,,, her a rookie coining lo inn first nlfht oul In Arizona and asking me who lilhli-ih utcil the luijauias and extr;i bl,-ink,.(s "I looked him over i-aiol'ul i,, (ini ing lie wiim kidding llli', Ivut b,. VI(H MV rlmn: nl'out jl all. ' " 'W ell,' I sajs, 'iiu go and : n, caplaln; be has charge ot , ,.( , wardrobe. He'll glvr. oil your iib-hiv and slippers and r vryl Ii I hit.' '. "Do you know, that bird was a scr- geant before we came out. He had the gall of a brass monkev." tne One of Spike's friends heard the Iim remark and chipped in with the com meat that at that rate Splke ought to have come back a general ' 10 Spike is particularly happy !,, div, since he signed young Morton for , ' Credle. --I c,n,pd f 1 r M - der Hen Berry's nose," was Spike'" n " mg shot. At that. Spike hid ., i field to operate in.-SanViioeo . |