Show Birk to Pilot Provo I LaComb and Walbeck to Stay With SkIpper Seeks Pitcher PROVO April Baseball lB-Baseball stock at Provo soared Wednesday with reports reports re- re ports from club officials that Otto Birk would man man- zY age the club again and that Walt Walter r Walbeck and Frank LaComb 1 s shortstop h 0 r t s top and cat catcher c her liVely would again play for the 3 Birk who has pl the Provo Pi-ovo aggregation ago ag- to three thre titles did not man man- j age the team last season and there t was va indication that f and LaComb La La- Comb might sign with some other lurk club In the newly formed state Indus trial league With the definite assurance that these two players will be in a Provo uniform the problems facing Birk were reduced consIderably His greatest desIre is to strengthen the pitching staff Lefty Cole a veteran southpaw of several years and Era Ern est Clarkston a recruit from the Provo Provo Pro Pro- vo Twilight and Utah Central league form the nucleus of the staff The need a third baseman and an outfielder Pres may take the third base assignment and Johnny Allison ot of last years year's Helper club may play In the outfield At present LaComb and Armand Eggertsen are slated for lor the backstop back stop post Cole Clarkston and one other on the mound mouna Burle Robison on first base Bliss Hoover nt at second Walbeck on short and probably Sum Sum- at third with Shorty Ii liff Burge m Cody as reserves In Inthe the outfield the will have practically the same ame lineup as last year year- Kimmy McIntosh dug Vacher arid and Lob Collins arid and possibly y Am Allison on |