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Show OUTLOOK GOSO FOR iOUIflE EJHSlf Catcher Crosby of Western League Likely to Join the Bees; Hale Assured Later. ; Piospecrs (or another catcher for the t Salt Lake club took on a brighter tint yesterday when some progress was noted in the pursuit which the club has instituted insti-tuted after backstops. The item of development de-velopment yesterday indicated that Catcher Catch-er Crosby of the Sioux City-i?t. Joseph club of the Western league is likely to wear an "S. L" emblem on his manly tojtoni this year. Ow ing to the absence of Owner K3 TTfinlon from Sioux City, the negotiations for Crosby are hanging fire a hit. but there is a glowing chance that Crosby uill be with us. MoCredie thinks Crosby 1 is a great prospect. Last year Crosby caught practically aJI i of the games for 'ious City, and when That, club was removed to St. Joseph be 1 continued to stop 'em T Lis record shows I a batting avenge of ,CS and the somc-1 somc-1 what remarkable fielding average of .97!. 1 i made only J.S errors in s:ii) chnnces. y X'6 record on offensii follow s: (James, 13; oh, 510; r. b'2 : h. 147 ; t ii. 1 ;6 ; 2b. S3; ;U). 4: hr. -1; sli. sb, 11: bb. IM; to. 1'aning averace. 2SS. In games behind the plate, Crosby had ii.",'. putouts. 161 assists and IS errors, giving him an average of .9.0. A telearrani received at headquarters from Walter Met 'red ie contained t he information in-formation that, in a talk with Fielder Jones, manager of the Su Louifi Browns, Jones gitve McCredie the assurance that imdoulliedly he would be able to turn 'a ti'her Ueorge Bale over to the fa It Hike club at the end of the Browns' training season, or before, probably about April 10. With Crosby u open the season r.nri 1 tale coming two weeks later, the Trs' haekstopping troubles appear to be ai-oui over. Business Manager Jack Cook received a loiter from lOarl Sheely. in which the first sacker asked for a slight modification modifica-tion of his com ra--t. . b-tter from Per' crvibe, the Bees' training ramp, was to t he effect that progress was be? ng made in the sale of "reason" tickets for iho exiiihiiion games t lie .c s are scheduled to play on the Training trip and tiiat the obiective 51 0'". wort h would be readied witliiii a 1 rcasona hie time. A teleErrnni t'roni Portland confirmed the i p'ess repoi-u that Faddy Si.-liu would br-rfiine. br-rfiine. a Bee, a nd adued tba t the final p'-ipers In the negotiations whereby Jack .r.'.nncr comes to Salt Jake were signed. Farmer was assured to the 8alt Lake club about a month a so, t It e signing of papers at Portland being merely a formality. |