Show DIAMOND DUST Wins Next Game Loses Los Angeles j Los Angeles Vernon Vernon I Portland ln Portland S. S Francisco r S. S Francisco Salt Lake Salt Lake Oakland Oakland C S S SWell Well fans tans and fellow tellow citizens there Is no chance of dropping any lower than I fifth place Rain caused a a. postponement of both I scheduled games at Los Angeles yesterday yesterday yester yester- day so go the Bees enjoyed a whole day of rest The rest will probably continue un until un- un tU til Wednesday afternoon as the Vernon un-I un team will not be able to get back from Portland to open the scheduled series with I the Bees Tuesday Salt Lake at Vernon Oakland at Portland Portland Portland Port Port- land and Los Angeles at San Francisco Is the schedule fo for t this ls week I The Bees will wind up their last road trip rip at Los Angeles Sunday The club has las seven regular and one postponed game at Vernon and it will be necessary necessary- therefore to get In several double headers headers head head- ers this wC week The to two postponed games of yesterday will not be played unless Los Angeles should need them to decide the championship cham cham- at the close c of the season Th The addition of Ralph Stroud whose purchase by San Francisco was ap- ap flounced in Sundays Sunday's pink will mean 5 f great is ranked deal la as to O o one the of Seals the s i test best Jn in 1917 AA 1 pitchers Stroud hoe in the country Red Held league who materially materially materially mate mate- assisted Frank Chance to a a. couple of ball games in Salt Lake three weeks ago bursts into print at Portland as fol fol- fol lows Peanut butchers at the Salt Lake baseball park did a thriving business last week by selling rocks to the fans to throw at the tile Umpire according to an interview credited to Umpire Red Held ny oy a Portland Portland Port Port- land newspaper toda today Held the story says sas is willing to back his statement with an affidavit Los Angeles dispatches quote Secretary Bill OConnor O'Connor as saying that he has pur purchased n g raH ii E chased Pitcher Harrington o from o the Denver Denver Den Den- ver club of the Western league If that's the slope dope Salt Lake may have succeeded in landing a real pitcher This Harrington Harring Harring- ton person was the most sought after burler In that league during the season season which has just closed there He came to Denver late in the season and won eleven games rames out of ot fourteen Not only that but he also cracked the ball at a 32 clip He led the league pitchers by a big margin I Jim Park the new right hander bander se secured secured so- so cured from the Browns has not yet ar- ar Continued on page 3 DIAMOND DUST I I t Continued from page 2 According to U advices from club club Barters in this city he is due to here ere ere today C C it is said will Join the theon theon theon on their return home I Gardner another right handel hander ased from Lincoln has reported to toI toger ger Buddy Ryan I I gear ent Frank S. S Murphy of ot the Bees lot of town on business Dont Don't be std sed it if he has bas sneaked out of ot town things over with a prospective oer I C C CI I pennant hopes re- re setback in 10 Portland last lasta C C C a ta Uil a new catcher from the Arl- Arl bUh bUShes s. s has joined the Oaks 11 S C C Oct 2 Bill Bill Stumpf the i ri Infielder who has been out of ot offie e n-e fie for to some time with a ball bail at- at ot oI rheumatism yesterday held a af I f cf t with President McCredie and at atrid I In n rid of or i 1 he confab signed a contract 17 17 S was playing grand ball bali j he heY BV IS I'S until he was stricken th the m malady lady last July In San Is o. o Although recovering slowly il I not bt be able to play again this thisbe liS I Ight b be of or passing Interest to some tans ans to know that in the first I I ve weeks of the present season east league clubs have used up I Ii ting ng like seventy eight twirlers i and andi I I i i u Ur of this total four forty 0 still I fI hold O and the other thirty four alas thirty alas i are We they The Salt Lake club has nor or of ot having sent cent more hurlers on onway onway onway I way tbt that any other club in the though Ch bec and Klein two of I aware adorned heavers were also t the e gate by bv the Oaks Portland I J Ight nt releases releaseR is next in line while ks and the Seals are tied for Cor third With six apiece Some pitchers I en chased by two clubs clubs n I for ins rance n n having ln drawn sal sal- I fg ft m holh 1 the Beavers r and the 1 Oaks I f. f Tigers booming along alon- f Ad d ad Ilaf mi might ht have established I le 8 record had they held on to anos for a few weeks longer Fere era to date have chased but on one on I and that move was made b your o old frIend the player limit necessary rather than through any l inefficiency ien- ien I Francisco cy of ot the player chased San ban Bulletin l-i l |