Show 1 I I I I I I I I 1 I l w k TT TRAINING DAMP CAMP NOTES Hero wo we have a a. few fow the doings of our Skyscrapers who have reported to Manager Herbert Hester at Grand Junction received over the wire wiro from tram this departments department's depart ments ment's correspondent today Knapp split his thumb Monday In practice and I Is having some trouble with It He reached for Cor a liner and caught It on is right thumb nail naU lie He is still sUIl working orld however er Doc Doe is wearing a rubber Jacket under his and a wool sweater over all and Is losing weight at tho the rate of a gallon a da day Hester let Schultz loosen up for a a. afew afew few tew minutes yesterday and speed them theta over while the tho rest of the tho squad alternated bunting and hitting Batting Batting Bat Bat- ting eyes however were at a premium premium pre pre- and all of them hit In the tho cia class ss S V Morgan forsan never nover works quite so 0 well as when some fair fannette wanders Into the park and anel seats seat herself In toe te grand stand Then his windup Is like the town clock chock ana ann his poses are worth orth making pictures of ot S S A fast game g-ame of ot pepper helped a a. ahot alot lot hot yesterday morning In the practice practice practice tice work ork The boys exerted themselves themselves them them- selves solves quite quite- a little and thoroughly enjoyed the fun tun There Is always a a. collection of small email boy bor assistants In the outfield to bring In the long flies except in right where usually works The They let Jet tho the big fellow run after uter his own and he is gradually getting on to It it S S The Tho best natured fellow in n tho the lot lotIs lotIs lotIs Is Schultz The gang hasn't definitely dell dell- settled whether his name Is Venus or Toots but whichever It Is Is Js good enough for the long one He grins and pItches and pitches ball baIt S S The first game will be played Sunday Sunda between the to Rio Grande shop team and the ers Hester has hau no Idea what his lineup lineup lineup line line- up will Ill be but expects to work themen themen the tho thomen men all over the n field ld- ld Tho The locals have o been practicing for tor weeks before be before be be- fore the arrived and think they are In splendid trim They lost losta a n game to Cameo Sunday b by a a. score of oC 3 to 0 0 O. S I S The The- Salt Lake Denver dates have hav b been en changed to April 10 and II U. Hesters Hester's team will mil also play Pueblo and Colorado Springs during the same week and the on the following Sunda Sunday Pitcher Jim Allen Allon n. n southpaw Is showing excellent form fonn Hester now has five pitchers on the tho ground He Ho will keep about three of oC the present bunch S S S Pitcher Herman Burkhardt reported report report- ed toda today S 'S S S The rhe weather weathers I s warm and it Is no trick for tho the bo boys s 's to get a good sweat on S S S Doe Doc wants It known that he predicts Hester will have havO the best base running team in the league S S S Hester Is teaching all of ot his bis pitchers to bunt for tor he no says BaS a a. good bunting pitcher is just as good as one who can clout S S S Outfielder Frank Huelsman Is due to report to Hester at Grand Junction to tonight tonight to- to night while Galena Potts and Davis are expected In lii time to take part In the practice game Sunday Sunda Manager Cliff ChiT Blankenship of Murray finally succeeded In Jack FInn FInn- nory nery see see sea tho the proposed Menges deal In t tho rl right hl light ht and as a result tho the little tittle infielder In- In fiel fielder er will report to Murray after atI He HeIB HeIs Heis Is IB on his way n her here S S S SIt Gimlin It develops that Manager Dad was tho the man on the other othor end of or another another another an other deal referred to b by Jack Flan Flan- ncr yesterday when he throw such uch a ascare scare Icaro Into Manager Blankenship Girn- Girn Un offered to trade Helena Helna na Pitcher Ballinger Ballinger Bal- Bal linger and Catcher for tor Menges The To Brooklyn club has made Ogden an nn offer for Shortstop Swede S RisberG Pitcher r Smith Big Smithy well t known to Utah tah State league learue fans In 1908 while with the Murray Murra club and later uter with drifted Into town ton yesterday yester ester da day Smith was to havo have tried out with Seattle this spring but rheumatism In his lila legs Induced him to leave that neck nock of the woods He Ho lias as In his possession a re release release re- re lease from Owner Du Dugdale dale Smith tins has rasIn hasIn In iii his Ida pocket a ticket to Grand Junction where he expected to asIc for tor a tryout trout with Salt Lake but ho lie changed ed his hIs' mind and visited the Murray camp first t. t Smith looked hooked IIII mighty ht good here In DOS 1905 He lie says sas ho hI has IlaK been bushing It in since then S S S 4 Tie The Helena squad under Manager Jes e Ganet anet arret will wilh t start talt work ork in Portland Portland Port Port- land hand tomorrow S S S Chicago o. o March Marc 25 Followers S. Followers of or baseball baseball base base- ball were told today that Joe Weaver shortstop of of the White Sox was waR consid- consid Continued Continue on mining fla page e. e I u- u t- t i t |