Show I IAN AN EAR TO THE GROUND LevI L Arkenburg star pitcher of the asadena Mer Merchants hants in the Southern Winter league has been signed by Walter Valler McCredie for the Bees it is reported S San Francisco is badly In need of players for next season Henry Berry has not been overactive in digging up talent figuring perhaps that tho the major leagues would turn pla players ers over to him In this Henry will wilt be disappointed for the majors will have few pla players ers to turn over to him Of Or courseS course if it the International league goes by the boards Henry may be beable beable beable able to gather in a few players but not at the salaries the P. P C. C L. L magnates magnates mag mag- nates will wm be offering S Johnny Powers down in Los Angeles Angeles An An- geles says he has not discussed baseball baseball baseball base base- ball with Wade Killefer but Is countIn counting count count- In tog ing on hm for his 1918 1916 manager manag Powers says Rube Ellis and Carl Maggert will twill be on the job and he likewise figures on Founder Fourmer at first Kenworthy at second Terry at short and Paddy Driscoll at third while behind the bat he is counting on Boles tas ps iS his right hand man with possibly Gomez as second string catcher if he lie can induce r Walter Waiter lter McCredie McCredie Mc- Mc Credie red Ie to let go of him With Ith Bradby Bradley Brad Brad- ley by Hog Hogg coming coming- back and with Curley Curley Curley Cur- Cur ley Brown Doc Doe Crandall and Charley Hall on the thc mound Powers is pretty well supplied with baseball material S Spider Baum has hen been offered 50 50 a Sunday to pitch for the Marys- Marys yule ille club In California If he does not take the management of the Sacramento Sacramento Sacramento Sacra Sacra- mento team Baum is at present working for the draft board in San Francisco and if it he doesn't accept the Capital city offer he be may quit professional professional professional pro pro- baseball Charley Chancy Pick Seal third sacker gets g-ets his for nothing now He Ho is on the road for a tobacco concern concern concern con con- cern however he will probably be beI beback beback back back backon on the old baseball lots Jots when the I season opens I |