Show Oakland akIa Puts formidable Team in o lace Race OAKLAND C Cal March h IT At IT-At At Myr- Myr Hot springs where a tub full ful of I mud wl wilt will cure cura cur anything from distemper to housemaids housemaid's knee where geysers spout a la Ia Yellowstone's Old Faithful as per advertisement and nd ad where Mt St. St Helena a and d the tha Palisades frown down dOJ upon an Inclosure known to followers of or things as s a a diamond and I field It Jt Is there that Del and Ivan Howard brothel ln ln brothers t. t are training the the Oakland d baseball club to 10 todo todo I do what only the end of the 1923 season sea sea- son will wil prove They'll tell you you these these scribes who have expert engraved on their gilt gilt- I edged calling cards that cards that a pitching staff Is usually as great reat a worry to the management of ot a national 1 company as as- the dog dog- was to tho the cat that killed the r rat rt t that ate the malt that lay In the ho house se that Jack buit built Bu the Howard are are not wor worrying wor- wor about abou about pitching Kremer who Joe Joo Devine scout for of t t the the e b best lingers Pirates In t the e 1 labels Pacific lea as Coast one I league barring none Buz Arlett Ariett r the big and young nr right hander who al alleges al- al I leg leges s hell he'll heldo do something In the pitching I record bustin line lne this season and Harry Harry Har Ear ry Krause the tho le left handed banded veteran are all aU going stron strong With these three proven horsehide aces In mitt mit Ivan Howard will wl try to tocra cra draw w enough for a winning hand with Walter Waiter aler Stalls Malls Mals late of ot Cleveland and bench warming fame Ira Colwell and Lefty Lerty Jety Eley Colwell Colwel claimed his hi arm ailed hail when he first hit lilt camp but all ni the all al Is I out of ot It now There are re sonic some spir spiffy young oung fellows seeking pitching Etching jobs with wih the tha Oaks also alo and Lyle Wells Wels and E. E J. J Fletcher look good for trials trIals trIals-to to the writer For behind the bat positions the umpires Um- Um pires will wi probably use the names of Chet t Thomas Thomas- last year ear with Fresno and Del D. D Baker a a great deal with wih Pete Read last two seasons with the Oaks working every third or 01 fourth day You'll Youl see se George LaFayette the young oung fellow who came down here ere last year ear with wih a reputation as a a swatter swatter and who vho lived up to it I It playing first frt base again with Ray Keith I Brubaker u he oi 01 fW the auburn locks kS on third base a an n once more We Ye look We-look look ook for Mervin Merin Smith who s i-s I s doing good work In camp to fill ti Ina in at a shortstop top while Marty who by the way has been laid up with witha a bad cold for th th last several days covering second sack Jack Knight Knight- Knight Knight-I Keystone e Jack C the veteran will veteran ter will probably probably bl ably be handy Infield man na Knight I who lost S Sa a finger through Infection o last season O Is I i going fl fine rol In training r i camp a He Fie is socking the ball bal hard and on a aline line I lne Out In the field where Ruth Ruth not not Yankee Ruth won Ruth won fame you'll II h y see Denny Wille Wie and antI Claude Cooper Texas ne playing right light and center ceo cen lel- lel ter field respectively while Frank Wetzel Wet Wet- sd zel will wJ probably make left lett field Look for tor Ted Teet Cather Gather to take care of be the utility outfield and chief pinch fitting Jilt fit i- i tn ting job o One n or r two young oung fellows may be carried for a while In both Infield and outfield Al Maderas last year with the Oaks Oak at short looks good for another infield ld chance while Osborne Johnson who halls hails hals from Butte Dute and and who Is a pitcher catcher Infielder or outfielder or how will wi you have him ma may get sreta geta Ret Reta a chance chanc for tor outfield work ork for tor a white e. The Oaks have havo the pitching the catching should do Us its Is stuff but the supporting Cast east dast and nd outfielders will outfielders will have to hit hi the ball balland balland bal and hit hard If the Oaks Oakl expect to do any anything thina this year |