Show AN EAR TO THE GROUND Two games Barnes at Bonneville today First starts start at o'clock sharp There is a persistent rumor about Oakland that Cliff Blankenship erstwhile erstwhile erstwhile erst erst- while manager of the Bees will be the leader of the Oakland club next season Cliff has been running a bowling alley this summer and he will manage one of the Winter Inter league clubs during the tho cold season but all alt indications point toward Cliff donning an Oak lt uniform f next year gm Cliff knows i baseball b from the home o plats plate f right back to the tho home plate and with the genial fellow running the club the Oakland fans may expect something more than they had this year in the way of a a. I winning team It didn't take Red Oldham long after he lie reached American Lake to be elected pitcher of tho baseball team which represents represents represents rep rep- resents his regiment And he Isn't getting getting getting get get- ting paid a a. Coast league salar salary for twirlIng twirling twirl twirl- ing fog either Del Howard Is still harping on the dropping of the Beavers from the league next year lie He figures it costs too much money to travel to and from the northland northland north- north land and town and b by dropping the Beavers a lot of expenses could be saved What Del wants to do Is to drop the Beavers and put in Sacramento All Alt of at which is chatter for Sacramento would not come I into the Coast league under any circumstances circumstances circumstances circum circum- stances at present cant can't even get I the fans out fort heir own games ganis so how could coul they get them out for other games Wads Wada a de Killefer is threatening to bring hIs hla brother Bill the tile famous Philadelphia National catcher to help out the Angels In their effort o 0 win the Coast league pennant Wade Wado thinks It is as fair for him to do this as it Is for San Ran Francisco to use Western Veste league pitchers It U doesn't make a whole lot of difference difference differ differ- ence what happens with the close of the baseball season but some of the fans like to know what happens to the ball play play- ers Here Is what McCredie's boys will do Manager McCredie will winter in Portland as usual Art Griggs has purchased purchased purchased pur pur- chased an automobile from Bill Rodgers and ni nd Art rt w will 11 mo motor r t to his home In 1 Los Loa I i I I I Ii I Ii I I A Angeles ei s Lynn r n Bren Brenton ton will likewise winter In t the th- City of Angels Kenneth Williams will w spend his spare time between between between be be- tween Portland and Grants Pass TIed Red Baldwin will take life lite easy In Oakland Cal where his parents reside Kenneth Penner will spend a few months In Portland Portland Portland Port Port- land with his mother Penner will wilt re report report re- re port to Cleveland ee next x spring Harry la labe Gardner is a Portland resident erd f fan an and will willbe willbe be among tho those e present at McCredie's billiard palace during the rainy months Denny Wille Wilie will move bag and baggage barage to Waco Vaco Tex Tea where Denny likely will wilt open a school schoot to educate blind umpires in the art of giving Denny all au th the tha close ones oneil Joe Dailey will moaned manned about the main street of McKenna Wash rash which according to Joe Is Just seventy-five seventy feet long and has s a grocery f and edt g le Charlie ha Hollocher C will go direct from Los Angeles Angelas to St. St Louis Mo where Charles can enjoy the high ones and get ready for his hIa spring session sea sea- sion with the Chicago Cubs Cliff ClIft Lee will beat heat it for Denver Dener as soon as the season closes Jack Farmer and Mrs Farmer will go to home at LeI Le Le- ban banon on Tenn Byron Houck will wilt remain in Portland until it Is 13 time to report with the St St. Louis Louts Browns next 61 spring ring Paddy Siglin and Lefty James willI will wll winter in Portland Ralph WIn wilt work at Point Richmond Cal for the t Standard t da OH company m Bill Rodgers dg will sell ell automobiles In Portland during the theoff theoff off season Gus Fisher as usual will take care of the garden and run errands for tor Mrs Fisher during the rainy ramy weather We e will have the Seals Seas with us for seven games rames starting Tuesday afternoon The following week the season wIll close with the Tigers here er f for r the final clash Tom Darmody of the tho Tigers TIers will stick BUck to his plans to give the bushers a chance and youngsters will ViUl get the preference In his bis deals He lie expects to land a new Infield a couple of pitchers and at least another catcher Tills This is the kind of talk that gives the fans tans confidence and if It Darmody sUcks sticks by his guns and surrounds Bur sur rounds himself with youngsters h he will willbe willbe be appreciated by the fellows felloW'S who have to keep the game alive Louis whoso whose career at Cave Cave- land as aR a first fint baseman was wag not nota a a very successful one returned to tn San Francis Francis- co He lie is expecting a a. call caU to th the colonI colors colon and is seeking to be bo assigned to the Sec Second See Sec I ond regiment California infantry |