Show I DREXY BILL LA LANE E HOT HOTON ON TR TRAIL I OF BIG LEAGUE TALENT TO BOLSTER CLUB Major League Help Hep Not j Forthcoming for Bees John C. C Derks Former S. S L. L Newspaper Man Arrives on Scene to Take Up New Nev Duties LOS ANGELES M March rc 6 H. H William Lane Lan of tl-te tl the Hollywood Holly- Holly wood Bees is hot on the trail of big bg league material to strengthen his club and make it a strong contender for the Pacific Coast league baseball baseball base- base aSS ball gonfalon this season Manager Oscar Vitt hasa has has' a 11 fair looking culb at the present time but Lahe Lane I will not be contented with a mediocre team this year and that accounts for his keeping the wires hot trying to land some help from the New York Yankees and Chicago Cubs I S Last year at the conclusion of the tire schedule Bill Lane disposed of Tony Salt Lake shortstop S who ho est established a new worlds world's record for home run okes to the New York club The Yanks promised 9 0 o deliver five pl players that Lane wanted this spring pring pr ng As yet none has been delivered and Lane is starting ng to do some worrying Bill Bil Piercey and Frank ODoul were ere sold to the Chicago Cubs and here again the major league outfit outfit outfit out out- fit promised material with which Lane could ro round nd t his team But no players have h ve been added to the Bee list from the he Chicago camp VETERANS VETERA S BACK BACK I Itt itt h asa flock loci of veterans back In camp doing their stuff already II ut t some material from the big bigo s o ow would bolster his chance o of 01 off with the title A couple I ot pitchers a a. first class shortstop I I and nd d an outfielder or tw two would give I 1 e Bees a class ball club to tort I Is s rt tt the season with DERKS ERKS THERE The he coming of Mr 11 Lane and his histo troupe to Wrigley field and confines con con- fines fles Cs has resulted in a general shift- shift n ng g of or affairs and responsibilities responsibilities- or or one thing there is to be a anew anew aw new w official John Derks a Salt r ke newspaper man of long ad service conies comes here as dinor di- di ector nor of publicity His job it willii will ii to distribute the news if it any nd distribute it in six equal halves the six newspapers circulating 1 and round Los Angeles He has had much to do as yet et but should of the Los Angeles club is i's to have charge of conces- conces s ns for both clubs and also of oft t i e Keystone cops Who vho protect the he customers and umpires Boots Weber and C. C Adrian Baum atin will continue their secreta- secreta r al duties And nd d in the meantime all i is not not as weil as might be over o in Mr ey's eys commodious orchard bere ere the Angelic Angelle horde Is holding forth these bright spring days REGULARS REPORT Regulars are reporting for duty S according according- to orders but there Isone is isone isone one one regular who Is not reporting eX except ept for conferences with his b ss Mr Joseph Patrick how liow h w this regular oats bats ats in the clean- clean p position and is rather valuable the matter of driving runs home and knocking down line drives the situation is not what It might be Wally Vally Hood Is the regular In Question He is a holdout holdout and and a stubborn holdout He wants his present present bosses to make a de deal l for fot with some other outfit The Brooklyn club was supposed to be tie but apparently Is not How n now w. w But what interests Hood most mosto o of all is the fact that he Is not re receiving re- re c the raise he thinks is his d due e. e And until he gets it hes he's due duet t maintain a standoffish attitude atti atti- ude tude whenever contracts are menU men men- U ned Statz Stats Sandberg Sandberg- and Jacobs are areni on ni the job and Eddie Hemingway who travels hither thither and yon throughout the circuit was expect- expect join the troupe today In a preparation for the week end with the Chicago clubs larty Krug is giving the boys some competition these days same ame ape being quite enthusiastically I |