Show Salt Lake Lak O Outfield R Ranks With B Best st i in L League ague ague- Clubs All ll Exceptional StrengTh II P pi C. C CL L BOASTS MANY STRONG HITTERS Telegram Sports Editor S f Says Beavers Best This is the flie third of a series uries seres of v articles dealing with the strength of the Salt Lake Bees Dies who open the Salt Lake Coast league season season- in on April 8 In this article Steve o sports editor of The Telegram Telegram Tele Tete- gram looks over the outfielders By Steve V In the first two articles o of this 1 series erIes we have shown shown shown-at at least It Itis Itis is what we set out to do that do-that that Salt Lake ake has a pitching staff that will probably be one of the best In the I league and an Infield that Is second I Ionly only to San Francisco In looking over o the outfields of the various 1 clubs clubs however there Is a a. real Job ahead head for anyone who cares to try It The Coast league this year ear will have ave a flock of ot outfielders that I scare a a. convention con of ig league hurlers into delirium tre- tre mens Every team has a combination tion ton that is formidable both afield and at the plate MANY SHOW STRENGTH f And strength is so o evenly divided that it is Impossible to pick a wIn wIn- r nIng combination Look over o this lIst of ot outfielders the ones who will tart the season Jeason with the Coast league clubs Salt Lake Lake Duffy Duffy LewIs vis Joe Wll Wil- hoit Johnny Fredericks Los Shee- Shee han ban and Tony San Francl Francisco Tim Francisco Tim Tim Hendryx i I i Gene Gene Valla Joe Kell Kelly Paul Waner I and Dud Smith I Oakland Ted Oakland Ted Cather Gather Claude 1 Cooper George Lafayette Ossie Ossle J 1 Johnson and anel possibly Buzz Arlett Allett 5 Seattle Seattle Billy Billy Lane Brick Eldred i I j tl Hay ity and Timmy Jimmy Welsh CharleY Charley High Dick i v x Leroy Gressett Gresset and Joe Joc Miller j I roni m l Fort ort Worth orth II 1 Vernon Jim Vernon Jim Blakesly Blakesl Alike Miko Me- Me lOsk Pete Schnider Vera Yern Blenk- Blenk Ping Bodie Bodle and Barney Ber Ber- I I nard Los Angeles Angeles Waly wally Hood Babe Tw Cedric Durst Lyle Big Big- Bigbee J bee ee ee and Jim Whaley j L Sacramento Sacramento- Sacramento Merlin Kopp Harry i Charley Cochran Earl Mceley Mceley Mc- Mc eley and Art Smith from tram Roch- Roch ster s er L 11 I r PLENTY OF HITTERS H 1 r That is a combination to with ith Every try team has bus a fairly good fielding organization and every everyman man should hit far tar over the well known Salt Lake has an outfield out out- out out-I Held field that is no stronger than the rest yet et it is no weaker It has a hitting force that is as strong as asan I I an any yet ct it can hardly be said that I it is any more powerful at the bat than Portland's outfield of Charlie High Dick Cox and Leroy Gressett It is a good fielding organization i but wont won't cover the outfield any better than Durst Durt Hood Whaley haley and Bigbee for the Angels Each outfield in the circuit has hasa a n a little ittle weak point The champion Seals with wIth- Hendryx and Valla Valia as the mainstays could improve on Kelly Keli an erratic hitter Waner an Abominable n ble fielder or Dud Smith au an an Inexperienced boy Seattle has hasa a a wonderful pair pall in Billy Lane and Eldred but Ray flay and Jimmy Welsh could be improved ed u on Los Angeles has a wonderful j i combination in Hood and ble but Durst still has to prove his case Salt Lake has a powerful hit hit- tinS combination In Sheehan Lewis Fredericks and Wilhoit In fielding however Wilhoit is troubled I I slightly with his legs and Sheehan has not yet et had a chance to sho show his stuff in the outfield So it goes They are ale all mighty fair looking outfields Portland has the the best one to pick If It there is any picking to be done High Cox Coz and Gressett are great fielders and good hitters Vernon and Los Angeles nae O outfields tf of great e potential e t 21 I strength The Bees need not worry worry wor wor- I r ry however for it if any outfield i combination has anything on them I the edge is so slight that it isn't worth worrying about Duffy Lewis is satisfied with his outfield and it is a a. cinch that the I fans will be |