Show BEE DOPED TO SWAT IN IN T CHARMED CIRCLE THIS LA Walter WaIter Pearce Is Weak Sister at the Stick tk I leslie Lese an and Peters Help Captain Vitt Wagers Thit Les Sh Sheehan ehan Will n Clout the Old Apple Above Paddy Siglin's Mark Outfield Only Worries Opponents By Steve Molo ey Camp Puffy Duffy Lewis March 24 T T If IN Salt SnIt Lake where the rarified tn an and the tho J packing box ball lot Jot i is blamed for every loss that w y visiting team experiences tho baseball bugs havo have been beena a tomed to look at some Borne mighty sweet hitters Jiey have havo haves hayos s o lots JOts of hitting and lots of hard I hitting It is a n base hit L year the Bees Dees w. w were ra second K g With an aft average of ot 29 C I season on a very respectable which was only 6 G points b bt that bat of ot San Francisco which league leagus in clouting the old lId e. e This year the figure un un- un pitching ng In the league has baa hasy y Improved will be even oven r. r It Jt the pitching is better Dee Bee clouting department in with the other teams again gain show chow up to so 0 e who saw the D Bees 8 whale belt belt- bau hits last lut year tar doubt Ir III clin can be done and and they are r to get one of the most moeL pleas- pleas surprises of ot thur lives t. t i TO f Infield Instance At e rake fake the for or At base there will be tie from 30 t JS II points added to the batting av virago age ge of ot that position Hoy Lee Lea 1 lie that sweet looking first frat sacker iwas s acquired Jn the deal for tor Heine Sand Is 1 f. f UK g better and better bener in every on every working day He lie is s beginning to get tie hJ 1 I lite isn't going to hit as hard hardas as often as I Paul ul Strand who red the Initial sack for quite umber of games But Strand t be considered as a a. a first eman n. n for tor IT rr he wasn't y nj a t position he would have ave been beenIng Ing In center field fiolO 1 When hen nd was playing first base It itI J I be remembered that Schick B In the game and an any compari- compari ons S on the tho position must be made mad h Schick and ith Illie who wh b held d down that corner daring doring C ing th the tb J part of ot the season K Even iren the conservative critics of ot tho Pacific Coast leagUe e baseball predict that with the advantage of ot playing half naIf talf o ot his his gums s In Salt Satt Lake LakO Leslie should J hit the mark If It he do dos ihl he be will wm outpoint considerably Maur r with his puny and the Ul eUl more puny 68 hU liLt by Rile l in addition Is a a. and he may Jilt hIt his hla slUmps players d oo o ho he should get them oit of ot quickly was lIf l slump for tor more than naif alt of ot the season HI Riley lay never did show any hitting ability Lea Les Sheehan who ho covers toe the second sec sec- end ond bag baS for the 6 r r Instead in instead In- In stead tead of or Paddy SI nit the apple ap- ap at a a. clip Jn In 0 Salt Satt Lake last season reason but he didn't didAt have as much luck on other fields Ills total average with onI only two weeks in Salt Lake was at the 27 mark markI I i Siglin figlIn his predecessor clouted for tor the season Sheehan's mark this year will be considerably higher there Is la no doubt lie Is a a. youngster 1 Is la coming along Klong and will be playing plaYinG at Bonneville tle the pl nt he likes best Paddy couldn't be expected tp to hit much over the thea a rj-jome rj tame mark s As a result this writer ls willing to predict that Sheehan a 4 will clout slightly over the mark markor or near SIgUn's Siglin's figure Os 01 a car Vitt Vitt who Is a firm hell believer ever In t tl b Sheehan made a slight alight friendly wager all down In writing and 1 everything that Sheehan would hit hita a 4 80 points more than during 1 th present season That Is a a. little optimistic but It shows his tue faithS faith S In In the new second sacker Backer f WILL BH DE I WEAK flAT BAT 4 Pearce figures to be the only i 11 weak hitter on the club Last year a with Sacramento he hit 2 8 while C Heinle Heinie Sand at She he same position hit 61 for the the- season Pearce will undoubtedly hit a little higher in Salt Lake but as he Is norI nor nor- I a a. weak sister whether or not he will make that 2 29 ponta poInts i to datch atch up tip p with Sand Is a a problem The Bees may lose a i. i few points at this position I BIg Ig John Peters the g genial gerial dal giant t of pf the catching shiff stiff Std looks like Uke a. a surefire SOO hitter In this league i lt ll of the members of ot the team I if predict that he will get ct t some ty long hits bits and plenty of them in this league In the big bigi t i working only now and then t he Ie hit bit 24 and looks like he 1 is isI I surely aUrely going to hit the charmed limber this year r. Byler last year ear hit bit only i 1 and It Is a Inch cinch that thaC I t Peters wm will pass that figure Jent Jen- Jen i t Is also hitting them there better bettOr I this year and the hitting strength U p Qt the receiving rt should r bo be considerably Improved If In the outfield there is still sun more f Improvement Instead of having I 1 SchIck Strand I Light and Matthews Matthew the Bees will Shave have In there regularly Lewis an and Strand all alt of ot them then I hittIng comfortably bv r the Lewis ls and Strand led the thEl 4 league le ue I last st y ar arith with ith ith 34 3 and and should hit pretty retty close to ta that ihla I year wll continue i o get et plenty of tase aso hits and will 1 I reach of ot faas Ms his figure ae- ae f t last year ar With these two regu- regu ars ars and a L substitute such as Fredi ticks or Matzen who have been like demons the tho Is f 11 J I. I That hat Is the lineup in hitting foe fot fofI I the coming year I It shows flu m J provement over flyer last yar ar and forecasts forecaSts fore- fore f caSts another r year ear in clouting I leadership l for or the Bees Beas as well as asI ast l t a an offensive that in every game will give ghe the opposing and their hurling staffs something t Iff 1 serious to worry about It |