Show P 7 BILL OBIt orn IN TOWS William Bill Orr the great young shortstop developed in a Skyscraper uniform durin during the season sea sea- son soil of 1911 by Cliff CUff Blankenship but for the past two years a a. a member mom mem ber bor of tho the worlds world's champion Athletics Athletics Ath Athletics is visiting old friends in the tho city one city one friend in particular but we wont won't tell Bill Orr is en route to Jacksonville Fla where he will join Connie Macks Mack's aggregation aggregation tion on March 1 Bill BUI is looking look j in ing the tho picture of or hC health th and his injured hand haud which was put out of or commission late late- last season in a a. collision with Hartsell is again as good as ever over Orr states that ho bo played several gardes on on tho the coast and aud found tho tIle hand in ill good shape Tho The former Skyscraper docs does not expect a chance to break into Macks Mack's infield season but ho feels that a chance chanco to got on permanently is worth waiting for which it certainly is Connie Connio Mack has announced several soy sev oral eral times during tho the winter that he is thoroughly satisfied to trust his infield utility job in ill tho the hands of tho the young Salt Lako Lake player Bol Boise o fans fan are arc advocating a split sea season eaon eason ea- ea son on hut this will hardly be adopted by the Union for tho the scheme although cd dozens of ot times by leagues throughout hu hc he count country has never been found necessary or 0 pra practical We e aro are going to hazard a little JUC guess S When tho the Helena club finally does doos announce announce announce an an- Its Us selection tea foe ot manager cr It will willbe willbe willbe be Harry former ormer Spokane manager manager manager man man- ager and catcher S a Boston Mass Feb 2 24 Manager Manager Carrl Car Car- rl nn of ot the Boston Americans wIth several sev sev- eral oral members o of his playing tarr left Jeet today for the thc he training quarters at Hot Springs Ark Aik Other Oilier battery candidates will bo bl picked up tip on tho the w wa way y The fielders field field- ers era will not Tepa t until March S 8 Tris Speaker has not yet et signed and is said Eahl to have o been approached b by Federal league agents The following story tom tho the Seattle Sun about a a. former fornier Salt Lake player will Interest t many ninny local fans fauts ang Baseball funs Cans In the Northwest having ln seen Ben Hunt tho the hi big tr tI southpaw In action have o often wondered why he lasted M so quick with the tho Chattanooga club In the Southern league i last st spring Ben dUllS dues not hesitate to give Sl tho thu reason on It Is there 1 pipes DI Big Ben and pitching Is 19 1900 too loo hard work Some days das I showed up after the tho game was as over 1 to fo out what the wa was but that that's about aboul as aN close 1050 to the he park parl it as I ever got ot otIn In Iii Inthe the tho afternoon One da day Ben thought he be would like to t up Lookout mountain which throws Its shadow over Chattanooga to got get a view of the surrounding surrounding sur sur- rounding C country to so he hired hire a negro hack driver to pull him uv UI tho lie mountain 1 Hen BOIL never Hever enJo enjoyed d a a ride so much In his life and anti he lie had hail a bill for eight hours against him when the hack back pulled up In front of oC the hotel Den Bon Inhabited On Out tho tim wa way up the tho mountain he lie s spied pled 1 a a. grizzled war veteran with one o dan dangling Inthe inthe In Inthe the breeze sitting In a a. group of or old menon menon men menon on the tue veranda of ot a n. mountain Inn lIe He wore on tho thu sleeve Ie vc of his hl blouse a number of medals Ben lien topped stopped the hack and halU-d halU I the lie veteran What ha t mountain record did yell ou break h he Y yelled and ordered tho lie hack full rull speed ahead while whilo the tho medal bearer hearer rising from his chair shook hoole lila stick after Bens Ben's retreating retreating retreat retreat- In ing bulk a Cliff hn hm hits about five youngsters oun st on his roster who T will surprise you 1 0 said Bill Orr today I 1 have o seen the them i pIa play ball and al also o played with them and know v what theo theY can do rio 5 Bill Dill Orr Informs us that Heinle Spencer Spencer Spencer Spen Spen- and Brick Devereaux have been play play- ln 1111 r lots Jots of oC winter hall ball halland and that both oth are arc going good 1000 He lie also states that Spencer who WIO b by 11 the tile v why ny Is Ii on out Helen Helena's r reserve rr list Is anxious to go so to Calgary with aux a Findlay 0 O. F Ui-h. Ui b. b 24 nel lel Pel Drake Drak who last fl was 15 a i member of the Kansas City club of tho the American A association u j I has hate sIgned a contract with the Federal league Drake I Is a an o outfielder Cleveland Feb 24 f.- f. Karl HI Moore pitcher pitch pitch- t er or r l last sl year rr r r with tho Chicago Nationals announced hero here today till that he ho has signed a F Federal deml league Iau contract tI 0 Butto Buitt Feb 2 Sam f.-Sam Sam La Ia Rocque old time Northwestern league player who was an Rn arbitrator in the Union association lion tion last year ear Is to receive a n contract to In the Union association this ear it is Ig understood tood although President Fresh Fresh- dent ilont has haM not announced It ItRa Ra nat ty Wright rl ruo umpired umpire last season season sea sea- son Fon until compelled J to tol give l up through III Ill h health will not nt be given sl another contract contract con con- tr tract because them thern are aro tears fears ears entertain entertained enter enter- tain d that lint I Ih tIm lie popular nash will not be bo able to fo get et Into shape This will be t news newn to a lot of t Wrights Wright's friends who learned to Ik hike him 1110 through ac acquaIntance acquaintance tic tic- t on th the tho diamond a S S Billie Bute r Fili lh 2 Duck Holmes has hassent sent uit l to practically every er e Butte Butto Duto of la last t la season pearon Cn It I i Is lI now up to the players to fo sl sign sign- n. n There seems to fo tobe be- be bo bea a a t I agreement nt among sev- sev Hn ruth tl l of ur last years year's earH ar Coppers to stand out for an nn Increase hilt bat tM tl Is not worry worry- on mining page ADDITIONAL SPORTS I STOVE LEAGUE LAGUE Continued from Iron sport page page In ing Duck Ducky he writes McCreery Is the only emily player with wih whom Duck Ducky Juts has not nol got ot In touch but hut he lie expects to get hot the big fellow in iii to tow IJ soon oon Feb 24 A A A movement is on foot to organize a four-club four baseball cir circuit cr dc- dc cult the towns so tar far named named being bein Blackfoot Blackfoot Idaho Falls Fails Fals Pocatello American Amer Amer- haiti ican Falls Fails Fals and probably Rexburg Ban Bali croft or Downey Downe accor according to a u letter leter received from BlacKfoot Joe George one of the b best st baseball men in southern Idaho has agreed to place I Idaho aho Falls Fails Failson Fals Falson on tho the circuit Doc Dec West Vet arid and W. W B. B Jacobs of or American Falls say that American Amer Airier ican len Falls Fals will wi he be In the thc league Claude Dl Billy and others other will wU see that Pocatello j joins tills tiis league Jack Virgin or D. D F. F McArthur will wi probably see Blackfoot Is represented The Theother Theother Theother other towns that want In will viii wil be given givena a chance Two five games a week will wi be played by each aeh team and a schedule made out for the or season London Feb 21 Many I.- I. Many Ian American AmerIan re residing residing re- re siding in London met the New ew York and Chicago o baseball teams on their arrival last night from froni Crol Paris The players are areto areto areto to he be entertained at lunches and ami theatres thea thea- tres and aOI tho English papers paper are devoting de much space to describing with wit some soma cu curious curious eu- eu rious errors error the game ame Tho The teams will meet In a game came same the proceeds s of which wi will wm go to tu |