Show WILY ILY CHIEF it IB READY FOR m. m SEASON Pitching Staff One of the ilie Best Balanced in the League I Dy By FRANCIS PERRETT Special to The Telegram Bill BIU Essicks Essick's Vernon entry In the ion un Pacific Coast league penant race is SQ per cent stronger than the Vernon TIg Tigers of last year The wily chief of ot the B Ben Ben- gals winner of three during h his s four years in the Coast CORst league as mud much himself which clinches tho the a ai ar p DEPENDS ON PITCHERS t Essick expects his pitchers to bear their full share of the burden of the long race At the beginning of last season he had what appeared to tc be an invincible staff of lingers but most of them vered This years year's s squad of mound artists ar at ar- ar l ieves is Just as promising and Essick be b- b hell he'll have better luck In that de de de- department 1 4 It now appears certain that Leo Dres sen een the first baseman secured from St St. Paul will wm not report This causes no great amount of ot worry for Hamilton Hyatt fielding is still capable of playing a fair game and he is feared by every right handed pitcher In the Coast loop Hyatt was handicapped last repeated attacks of rh rheumatism season which by bi disappeared this winter following ering reco- reco from an operation for the of his tonsils The doctors removal decided Hyatts Hyatt's infected tonsils had poisoned his system causing the rheumatism fl Wf Carl Sawyer ag r ra played a great ball l In the Winter at r league a and is expected l to dl do well second base Ray Fray 1 French rench Is an improved im im- proved shortstop while J. J Carlisle Smith couldn't inh r H irl 1 U be ft pried L out of his third d base basa jw J. v. v wim a ion on U or dynamite HANNAH COMES Harry Truck Hannah and Dennis Murphy have cinched the catching berthe berths Essick has a flock of excellent outfielders outfield outfield- ers era bourne Including Pete Schneider Chet het Cl lad a Hughie Hughle High Nelson Chicke Hawks Ping Bodie Bodle and Vern Blen- Blen kiron Bodie Bodle has been placed on the sus list by Judge K M. M Landis due to failure to Boston when traded trad trad- trade ed to the Red Sox by the New YOrk Yankees last year but will be reinstated cl on May 12 The pitching staff will Include er Dell Frank Tony Faeth Roy Gilder Glider Jesse Doyle and Bill Bili James all au bight hight handers and the following southpaws Ed Slim SUm and Roy Love ove Jake May c Havie i Our Infield is not as ne fast as I would like to see it said Manager Essick Besick but we have speed in the outfield and taken all around we have a a. good hitting f club b If the pitchers come U ei set everyone know were we're In tac league PERSONNEL 1 include The personnel the of or the time Vernon club win Trill following I Catchers Harry Catchers Harry Hannah D IX E Ed Kena J. J Murphy Pitchers Pitchers Wililam William 1 i D Dell Deli T Tony ony Faeth Frank Roy Glider Giler Gli Gli- d der er Bill James Jesse and Doyle Elmer Hill Hil f and a nc Vernon Tipton all aU right Slim handers handera Ed Love Jake May and Roy l left eft handers l las as Infielders Ham Locker Ham Hyatt first base m first base Charley Gorman Gormann Ray s sR R second base Carl Sawyer second base balfe French Y ay shortstop C. C W. W Pep Pep Young oung shortstop J. J Carlisle Smith mith S third Red J base anthony first firs b base ase Roily folly Zelder utility m Outfielders Hughie Nelson Outfielders Outfielders Hughie Hawks Hughle High Ping Bodie Pete Vern Vernl Vern i Chet Chadbourne OBrien and Parry |