Show Coast Champs Champs' Pilot Has Bright Outlook SAN FRANCISCO Feb 23 UP Seattle's P-Seattle's Seattle's Coast league pennant winners the last three years will spring another formidable club into action this season unless war requirements decimate the squad Skipper Bill Skiff has less worries wor won worries ries nies this year than last when he stepped in a stranger asked to fill the shoes of such a popular leader as the late Jack Lelivelt He had to juggle his squad plenty once the season got under way Skiff found malcontents and misfits all of whom were sent away His club put on a stirring finish to cop the flag This season Bill has a better idea of things mainly his club Secondly the rest of the league The pitching may shape up stronger than a year ago In Addition to such mainstays as Dick Barrett Hal Turpin Paul Gregory and Syl Johnson Skiff looks for Dewey Soriano a young giant with a blazing fast one to hit his true stride The club also will have a reliable left-hander left Carl Fisher picked up from Toronto Fisher did not win a game for his International International league team last season but Skiff an old and discerning catcher is willing to stake his reputation on the veteran southpaw coming through in the coast circuit Other are Ira Scribner Scribner Scrib- Scrib ner ncr Mike Budnick and Louis Goldman Bob Collins time tested receiver will handle the brunt of the back- back stopping Bill Beard Joe McNamee McNamee McNamee Mc- Mc Namee and Bob Stagg will fight it out for the second string berth In the event none of these boys cut the buck Skiff will coal on one of his major league friends for help He spent ye years rs with the Yankees organization and knows his way around in the big timber area |