Salt Lake Telegram | 1914-03-06 | Page 17 | "Stove League" Chatter

B T MANAGER BLANKENSHIP HERE Clifton D D. Blar ken hiP better known to the baseball fans of the Union association as Blank and since tho the departure of McCloskey Mc McCloskey Mc- Mc Closkey the oldest manager in tho the circuit ti arrived in the city last night from rOm his California home tod to d devote vote all of his time toward roundIng rounding rounding round round- ing out a 3 championship team for tor President 0 C. P. P and the tho little city of or Murray Blank is looking the picture of health health- something like Uke the splendid athlete who was first introduced to Union association fans in 1911 He Ho has line entirely recovered from th the attack of illness which grasped him during dunn the playing season last year an and says ho is ready to catch about half haIr of tho games himself f. f The Tho popular man manager maniger cr spent the entire winter vinter out of doors and also engaged Ina in ina a a. number of games before coming V here Manager was accompanied nicil by bv Mr Mrs Blankenship Clifton Jr and Catcher Dutch Referring to his probable t team al 1 Blan- Blan said Bald I have what l looks looks' to mo mc I like a club that Uit will shapo shape up up nicely to the tho previous class of oC this league but If It ItI I find that It Il does not I will surely co JO and get Jet something that lint will hold its 15 own awn S Chicago March 6 Monte Monte lonte Cross joined the this Federal league umpires hero vester- vester yesterday da day and brought with him a a. high for Harry larry Fritz third baseman forthe for forthe forthe the Wilmington State Trl league Jea o team who is sought b by Manager Tinker of or the local club According to Cross CroS Fritz Is la laa a young S Pittsburg March 6 John John P. P Hans Hana Wagner veteran shortstop of oC the Pittsburg PiUs Pitts- burg National league club brought his signed contract to club chub headquarters y yes yes- He Hc Js is the last Pirate to lo sign ex except ex cx- Hendrix and Simon Siman who aro are re reported reported reported re- re ported to have sIgned feigned with the tho Federal league It was Wagners Wagner's fifteenth contract contract contract con con- tract with mth PIttsburg and aini his eighteenth In organized baseball The rho Pirates will leave leavo for Car ton Dawson Springs Icy Ky Y Saturday to ta begin besin training S S Houston IIo Tex March 1 6 Reports 6 that Catcher Ed Sweeney of oC tho the New V York AmerIcans Americana was negotiating with tho Federal Fedral Fed Fed- oral eral league were strengthened yesterday by hv the announcement hero that lint no communication com Coal has bas been beon received from him sinco spring spring- training began Pitcher War War- ar hop is If the any man at tho the camp here who has hiss not yet ct signed S New York March farch 6 Edward Hdward D D. Gardner Gard Gard- ncr ner n l capitalist has hat purchased a c controlling Interest In the club of aC tho the Federal l league ue according to a