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Show I0ff Season Gossip U About Players in $ Our League JJaccpes Fo'jrr.ler, the temperair.ental 0000 frenchman who first-bases for Lob An-, An-, tes, has renounced baseball for good all. He has set forth that baseball '-.fe is as hollow as a blimp, and he Is go-lg go-lg Into business ln Seattle, .v ? A!I cf which Is welcome news to San " Y3nc!i ?o fans, If Jacques really means It, V',s his bludgeon has done untold harm to j Seals in days gone by. But wherein Is unwelcome news fs ln , Jrournler's statement that his business ifc ; irtner in the Seattle venture will be Jim $t.':ott of the San Francisco club. If Scott J.'itcnds to be a Seattle business man he tn't have any serious intention of put-a put-a Seal uniform next season.. And f'.t'at is something to worry about, for f.;:ott is counted upon to be one of the 'l ainatays of the pltchlns staff. Manager Charley Oraham Is not wor-'jt'eO, wor-'jt'eO, hnvevcr. He has Scott's promise to br.cjc in harness when the gladsome 1 ' orin arrivpp. Scott's promises have so tyfr l'een kept to the lettor. He signed his ;j,)ntnict last Fummer with the under-jjj-anuiiitf, at his own august ion, that he I ' j l(i to mke pood. He pitched in prand ijt'rm, particularly toward the season's : i( ose, and he seemed entirely satisfied : 1th hla treatment. ji As to Fonrnier, hla declaration of Inteti-',, Inteti-',, 8n to quit !b regarded generally as a N 'Mklnr out with a rash of temperament. lJ1- 8tn runs that he and "Red" Killl-Zf Killl-Zf tn,J Anfrel manager, are as popular 1th each other as Foch and the Ger- '"U-, ques 'a3 Pen trylnt? to be. buy, Jrrow or purloin his release. Not pet- i? U, he says he will quit baseball. Y'j''otiy believes he is entirely sincere. V' (Hirer hasn't started hunting up a new Ht baseman yet, being confident, as is arly tverybodv else, that the Itch to yviK a hat wlil afflict Fburnier when y5rt'ng rolls around and thftt he will be iZ-4.it back on tho job. San Francisco Ex- -nlner. Ttit W.IHe Kamm, vouthful thlrd-sflck-of the Seals, la destined to frolic in 1 e mujor league pastures In tb not dls-n dls-n I'.ituro Appears to be a foregone ccn-Ufllon. ccn-Ufllon. Whether or not the transition Kt's p!a-:o this yeor depends to a consld-Jt-.r extent on the mood of th lov-al &nat'-s and the value they place on the wpnyty athlete. While Grahnm v.-as touring tho east he was asked Innumerable questions relative rela-tive to the plnying nhtllty of the local pastlmer. the Far I'astern moguls evincing evinc-ing a keen Interest in his wor,k and his possibilities hs a major leanuer. The trend of their conversation indicated that Kamm has been tabbed for future reference, refer-ence, despite the fact that no detlnlie offer of-fer has been mado for his services. ! lowcver, the appointment of Kddle 1 Herr, deposed Salt Iike manager, as scout for Detroit the portly one signing up with Navin the past week means that an effort wilt be made to induce Oraham to part with his luminous fledgling. Herr, ; is sweet on Kamm and convinced that Ids 1 acquisition by Detroit would be a step' I toward bracing the Tiger Infield at a I point where it Is weak third base. Herri j will be in San Francisco within tho next1 ! two weeks to talk over matters with Gra-! Gra-! ham. San Francisco Bulletin. SAX FRANCISCO, Dec. 7. Charlie Oraham and George Alphuus Putnam, manager and secretary, respectively, of the San Francisco baseball club, left last night for Sacramento. Their objective Is Stockton, which city they will Inspect as possible training grounds for the Seals. No definite word has been received from San Jose as regards the possibility of using us-ing the Santa Clara grounds for a training train-ing camp, and while that proposition is sti!l open, th- Seal management desires to look Into other cities that might be used. I.OS ANGKLTCS. Dec. ?. Verr.on has let it bo known that "Habc" Horton Is to be sold for as much as he will bring on the hoof. In spite of the scarcity of good lirst basemen, there lias been no wild rush on the part of the league magnates to sign Horton up. "Habe" Is an efficient fielder and a good hitter. Put the word "hustle" Is not in his vocabulary. He goes through his work like a machine, liFtless, apparently apathetic apa-thetic as to what happens, Xh'k Altrock, the famous baseball comedian, come-dian, will be "loaned" to the Seals for ve last four weeks of the 13-0 season. When Charlie Graham was In Washington. 1 . C. he asked Clark Griffith if it would be possible to have Altrock make the trip to the coast. Griffith replied he could be used after the mr.jdr league season ended. All of which means alout four weeks in which the funmaker will pull his stunts for the fans of California. San Francisco Chronicle. |