Show I AN EAR TOI TO I I THE GROUND Charley Chancy Chech who has done clone more for baseball on and und off orr the diamond than a ahalt half halt dozen men is the latest booster for young oung Hollocher the Portland shortstop who goes to the Chicago Cubs In lOiS InS lie He says Hollocher has every requirement requirement require require- ment that hat is needed to make good in the majors According to Chech Hollocher is a grand fielder and gets a ball away from him him faster fasler than any man in the game All of or which every tan fan knows know I The fans also know that Charley hit lilt in the P. P C. C L. L and in consequence will willI hit as good as in the National I But suppose Charley Chancy strikes a snag and falls down Wont Won't some of the boosters and press agents be he on a still hunt for fora fora I a wee bit of a hole to crawl into Fred I Into the shadows Fred Snodgrass Ivan Il Olson and George Stovall Another candidate is In the field for the managers manager's managers manager's managers manager's man man- agers ager's Job at Vernon and the funny runny part of It is that Tom Darmody admits the candidate is running a pretty good first toward landing the Job Old Jack Leli- Leli Lelivelt velt veIL who cavorted up in the big leagues some time lime back is the man man mentioned to take the lowly Tigers from the cellar into the first division Of or course one cannot cannot cannot can can- not expect that Jack will furnish a pennant pennant pennant pen pen- nant winner r. r for Tom Darmody hasn't made much of a move toward giving him the kind of talent that wins pennants I Just what makes Jack sort of solid for forI forthe forthe the Job ob Is this Jack was highly recommended recommended rec rec- I to Tom and Darmody admits be he is considering him for the Job With Jack in the limelight there now are Snodgrass Olson Stovall and himself himself himself him him- self after the tho Job Maybe the best man manwill manwill manwill will win unless Tom should suddenly find another man for the Job San San Francisco Call Art Griggs and Babe Borton Borlon are looking looking looking look look- ing many miles ahead Both know they will be candidates for the Initial sack of or orthe the Portland team whether the Beav Beavers rs stick in the P. P C C. L r. or are skidded over overto overto overto to the Northwestern league Babe might win the Job if it it was a question of or fIlding fielding field fIld ing lug but Griggs would easily land hand if it it is isa isa a a. case caso of hitting C C S Pete Daley Is one ball player who be believes he- he hieves that enough is plenty for Pete has informed the southland scribes that he ho will not indulge in any winter ball Ho tie expects to be a Tiger with the call of or the 1918 s season ason Peter Schneider who was told lold notto notto not to lo do any pitching in the Southern California Cali Cati- fornia league by his boss Christy Mathewson Mathewson Math- Math ewson will no doubt be allowed to play in the outfield Pete is some hitter I II George Geore Stovall picked for the discard I as Vernon manager is evidently rot i over the future for w wo-d wo I comes worrying from the e south that h hp he oris is out every d day y enjoying himself hunting hURting I C S C CFred I Fred McMullIn who found a horseshoe that led all the way to Chicago Is fretting fretting fret fret- I ting lag his young oung life away ay in Los Angeles Fred Ired wants to get in and play winter baseball but his big boss C. C Comiskey I has informed him that there is nothing doing I President Allen Alten T. T Baum of or the Pacific Coast league put mit over one ens good resolution I at the Louisville meeting Players may mav mayI I now be he rElea released d without the thc customary I five rive days' days notice in class AA and A leagues The convention also passed a a. I resolution prohibiting pla players in every league from participating in any game I outside outside- of the regular schedule without the consent of or the tIme club owners The action ac acI action ac- ac tion was directed at players in several I Eastern leagues who under assumed names played on semiprofessional and andI other teams of objectionable character to 10 I organized org baseball |