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Show The following is an excerpt from a letter let-ter received by a California friend from Caddy Works, former right fielder for the TJ. C. nine, now with H company, 161st infantry detachment, "Somewhere In France": ' We are going to have considerable ball club in this company, if the ground ever dries up enough to permit per-mit the athletes to gambol o'er the lea. I am bunking with Al Schinkle, who hurled for Salt Lake last season, sea-son, and your old friend Len Hollywood Holly-wood is in the company also. Schink has plenty of hop on his fast one, too. We were warming up the other day, and he crippled up a couple of catchers. catch-ers. Makes me feel sort of out of it not to be trotting up to Cal. Field every afternoon. One misses the old batting practice. Carl Mitze, veteran catcher, signed with the Oaks yesterday. Danny Murray also called and said the hand that he hurt on the head of Casey Smith was all right now, so he, too, will likely be in the fold soon. If he does, the Oaks will start where they left off last fall, with Mitze and Murray behind the bat, with Jack Roche anxious to come back. The Oaks yesterday signed a young fly chaser named Smale, who has shown promise In the preliminary workouts. San Francisco Chronicle. Among the many other applications for a berth with the Portland team which are floating Into local baseball headquarters, headquar-ters, one arrived yesterday from none other than Tom Tennant, who used to hold down the initial sack for San Francisco, Fran-cisco, and later with Sacramento. The older fans will remember Tennant, who was considerable of a clown. Left-handed, Left-handed, he was true to tradition, and was ahvavs pulling something which amused the local bugs. Tom writes from his home in Kigin, III., stating that he thought he had always al-ways been well thought of here, and asking ask-ing for a berth. As Manager Fisher is a first saeker, ihcre Is no chance for Tom. much as .Turtle MeCretlie would like to have a live wire like him on the team. Another application for a berth comes from Tom Downey, second baseman, who has had big league experience, as well as class AA Jobs. Downey played with Salt Lake for a time and has also been In the Northwestern league. Tie writes asking for Judge McCredle's hest offer. It Isn't hkely that Portland will need him, however. how-ever. Portland Telegram. PORTLAND. March 5. "Lefty" James. Portland southpaw pitcher. Is working at the Foundation Shipbuilding company, and will probably pitch for that teHm in the Shipbuilders' baseball league. .Tames Is dlssatly'led with Ihe contract offered him by ,1'idge McCredlo and recently re-cently quit raiboading to work in the shipyards. liert Fitchner. who was given a trial In the Coast league a couple of seasons ae-o, Is work If at the Cornfoot plant. Fltchner will .llernate on the mound with Sutherland, former Tacoma pitcher. rtodgers Imp received a letter from Stanley Doutrlwi, who hnd a trvout with the Cincinnati team and later played with the Salt Take team. Douean In the physical director of the Kurcka high school and speaks quite highly or Klton Prentice, who has been signed by the Senators for a tryont. Prentice Is in at- tendance at Ihe school in which Dougan is physical Instructor. P.eadlng between the lines of Potlgftn's letter, It can be seen that he Is anxious to try his lot on the pitching mound once morn, and, as Rndtrers feels he may prove to tie a valunble heaver, lie will be mailed a contract. What his altitude toward the contract will bo is not known. Sacramento Sacra-mento Bee. RAN FRANCISCO, March B. Justin Fitzgerald mnv be In the onlflold for Ihe Seals again this season. Fltz-rerald has refused to sign wIMi the Phillies, who have threalei,"d to blacklist him. ff the T'lllll!"S nbs'ilulely refuse to meet his terms, Fitzgerald will requeHt them to cancel their draft on blrn. In which case ho would revert to the Seals. LOS ANOKLKS, March 5. nll players who can hit and field or pitch have a chance to land berths with file Rnv club In the Trl-tnnpcr league. Herb lesler, manager of the Ray feani, In In Los Angeles An-geles for the purpoao of sbrnlng players to take the places of tlio'ie who have gone to war or graduated Into fautor company. Manager Wade Klltefnr of the Angels expects to ret n high-class Ihlrd tiaae-rnan tiaae-rnan from the Cubs. The Chicago Nationals Na-tionals have four third Hackers, and It Is thoucht they will find their way clear to let Die local club have either Itollle Zel-der Zel-der or MoCa.be. 1 .on Angeles Tribune. |
