| Show 1 STOVE li F ISTEN fans L LISTEN 1 Here we have another manager Eddie Herr scout for the St. St Louis Cardinals and one of the brainiest men in baseball is the latest name added to the list which already includes Harry Wolverton Cliff Blankenship Otis Crandall Mike Kelly Kelty Larry Bill Clymer Clarence Rowland Rowland Rowland Row Row- land Tom Hughes Joe Dunn Chick Dunn Chick Gandil Cactus Cravath and who WIIO not There is this much about the Eddie Herr dope however however it it is isa isa isa a known fact that at least twp of the directors are boosting strongly for him Little is I known here about Herrs Herr's managerial mana mana- mana-I mana gerial ability but if there is one man in major and minor baseball who should have real connections connections connections its it's this same Eddie Herr and arid baseball connections is something the Bees will be sadly in need of if they do not engage engage en en- gage a m manager nager pretty soon Salt Lake needs the very nucleus of ofa ofa ofa a ball club club club-a a smart catcher a real second baseman and a center fielder who can go anywhere and get them Not only that the club needs two more real pitchers unless Adolph returns by April By the way President President President dent Lane seems to have information which leads him to believe that Schin Schin- kle will be back in time If Adolph does return in time for baseball what a hero he will be with the fans on the circuit for the big fellow has been in inthe inthe inthe the very thickest of it from the time when our Uncle Samuel tossed his hat Into the ring S S S SLane Lane is not very apt to close for a manager while on the coast even If or Blankenship come through with satisfactory propositions as he In Insists insists in- in slats that tha he ie e will wi not close without the O. O K of the of-the the e other otlie directors S S S l President resident Bill Lane left leTt at noon today for the San Francisco meeting Incidentally Incidentally Inci mci- dentally we have a little hunch that be be- be fore he goes into the meeting the Bee win will have in his pock pocket t a a. signed proposition from either Harry Wolverton or Cliff CUff Blankenship Wolverton can have the job If he will accept the kind of ofa ofa ofa a c contract he club will offer him Blankenship Blankenship Blankenship Blank Blank- enship wants the Job and would welcome a chance to return to baseball to show that I can deliver under conditions conditions condi condi- that are right The former local manager is also being given lots of consideration con con- what is more mOte S S S Portland Ore Jan 29 A A working agreement b between tween the Portland which from all aU appearances will be In Inthe Inthe inthe the makeup of the Coast league and the Detroit Americans has been arranged with Frank Navin owner of the Tigers and Walter Valter McCredie manager of the Portland team It would not be surprisIng surprising surprising ing to s see ee Del Baker doing the catching for the Beavers this spring provided he can get out of the navy Another player who may mav come here Is Rudy Kallio Ka the curve hall ball pitcher If Olaf Erickson comes back to the coast it will be as a Portland Portland Portland Port Port- land heaver and the same is true of ot Catcher Tub Spencer With the possible exception of Erickson who may be a a. winning winning winning win win- ning pitcher in the American league McCredie Mc Mc- Credie understands most of the ex- ex coasters with Detroit would prefer to re return return return re- re turn to the Pacific slope For several years Detroit has been working with San Francisco and the Seals have been gathering gathering gath gath- ering In pennants mainly through the Tigers' Tigers assistance S S S Los Angeles Jan 29 Ted Ted Brandon who was the sensation of the St. St Marys Mary's college baseball squad before entering the service of Uncle Sam will In all probability go into spring training with the Los Angeles team next season Brandon Brandon Brandon Bran Bran- don is now out of the service He Mid lead received an offer from Red Killefer mana manager manager man man- a ager er of of the Angels in which the latter offered him a perfectly nice Job on the pitching staff Two schedules have been framed by bv Jack Cook part owner of the Salt Lake club One calls for a week twenty season and the other is for twenty-four twenty weeks He intends to be prepared d no matter h how w long the Coasters decide to Lo Tn i An Angeles Herald |
