Show STOVE E 1 HE more one thinks of the appointment t of Eddie Herr as asi I T THE I i manager of the Salt Lake club the more he is impressed with the absolute probability that it was a happy choice for there isn't a reason in in the world why the former pl player yer manager and scout should not make Bill Lane a good manager By y the way the new managers manager's name is pronounced just as if it r. H-e-r. were spelled I That Herr should know baseball baseball baseball base base- I ball from A to Izzard goes without without without with with- out saying From the dope available we also glean that he has had considerable success s as asa asa asa a manager Then too Herr knows almost every big minor league manager and m in the business and should therefore therefore there there- 1 fore be able a le to formulate connections conI connections con I which can be turned I to benefit his club Heres Here's hoping at least for Salt Lake must make a showing next If It we wo don dont don't t wo we will simply be bo adding water to Tacoma's wheel for the boosters of I that city are aching to grab the first franchise that shows any signs of ot weakening weakening weak weak- i ening and what is more they apparently have the wherewith on which to talk I turkey Nothing will go further toward bringIng bringing bringing bring bring- ing out the tho fans and restoring the 1915 pepper than a fighting ball bait club In Intact fact tact such a R. club is absolutely essential There is this much in favor of Salt Lakes Lake's s chances to prove Its worth in the minds of the other league club owners the owners the club has a president who is not a tightwad Bill Lane lne Is one of the kind who will not stand for a loser lie aims alms to get the tho best there Is and to run his baseball club In a manner that will stamp It as second to none S SA A St st. Louis dispatch brings this addItional additional addi addI- Information about the new manager manager manager man man- ager Herr began his baseball career around St St. Louis in semiprofessional baseball and his first engagement as a league player is was as at Norfolk in 1896 as asa asa asa a pitcher Herr next played with Scranton Scranton Scranton ton In tho the Eastern league and from there went to Ft rt Wayne Warno In the Central association asso asso- elation Thence he ho advanced to San Francisco and also played on the Oakland Oakland Oak Oak- land team In the Pacific Coast league Later h he went to New Orleans In the Southern league where he wound up his active career as a player Herr had a a. good record In the minors and would have made his way up Into the major leagues had it not been that he was unfortunate unfortunate unfortunate un un- un- un fortunate in losing his health for a season about the time he heas was as ripe for advancement advance advance- I ment Herrs Herr's career as a manager be began began began be- be gan at Winnipeg In the Canadian leagued Ion along In 1907 He managed that club for tor three seasons and twice won the pennant pennant pen pen- nant He next had charge of the Bay City team of the Michigan league and landed the landed tha club in third place Following wing this ho became half owner and manager managerI of tho the Flint team in the Michigan 1 league I While a minor league manager Herr was wason wason wason on the lookout for young players for big league clubs and the men he recommended recommended recommended mended were so good that the Cardinal management made him such an attractive attractive tive live offer that he accepted His success as a scout was remarkable and he was wan responsible for picking up ruch fuch players as Bill Doak Doal and Jack Smith The sale saJe of ot the Cardinal club ended Herr Herrs s position position position tion there as Branch has his own scouts The Browns signed Herr last year but ho he had little chance to I show his ability while with that club owIng owing ow owing ow- ow ing to war conditions Herr Is known here as a n. man of solid ability rather rattier than as a R. flash and he is capable of I handling the financial end of a club as aswell aswell well vell as Its playing department Of his plans a as manager of the Salt Lake club Herr has only a vague Idea He Is not as yet jet et familiar with the conditions of ot orthe the club He said today that his idea of building up a winning club was to pick pickup pickup pickup up some first class material from the big bigI I leagues and also to make use of youngsters young young- He lie figures e that the b best way to hb ci I obtain b n a winning club I is with I h experienced e men to keep leep It on even Keel iced and to get youngsters who will put life and nd ginger Into the game Talking about Eddie Herr chances are that since the former St St. Louis scouts scout has been signed to manage the Bees he may also be able to turn Ernie Fallentine to tho the Bees Herr picked up the likely lookIng lookIng looking look look- ing West Vest Side High school kid right un- un under dei der ep Walter Waiter McCredie McCredie's s nose last summer and later when McCredie saw the youngster youngster youngster young young- ster playing with local bush teams Valter Walter Walter Wal Val ter pronounced him the best young joung ball bail ballplayer ballplayer player I ever saw saw Herr of course signed the kid for the Browns but he may be able to work matters so as to turn him over to the Bees would Indeed be a card In his home town to S Los Angeles needs a shortstop so badly that it has offered to trade Johnny Bassler Bassler Bass- Bass ler to the Seals for Roy Corhan Charley Chancy Graham has informed Killefer efer that If it heIs heIs he heIs Is unsuccessful in his efforts to get Catcher Tub STub Spencer from Detroit he will consider such a trade S This same Johnny Bassler Bassier might look pretty good on the Bees If his services are to be placed on the market The Idea of retaining Al At Baum as presIdent president president pres pres- ident of the league has struck a happy chord almost everywhere except In San Francisco One or two of the Frisco sporting w writers have been sore sore at Baum but that has evidently blown overTo over To our our humble way of thinking Al Baum Baumis I is one of or the real big minor league baseball baseball base base- ball bali men of the country Ken Penner is to remain with Salt Lake The representatives of the Bees conceded Portland's Portland s claim to him yesterday yester yester- day and promptly P Pt made at a trade which n h will h t keep p pP him with lU their i organization Iz They turned over Lee Daubert an infielder In- In fielder and Lyman Smith an outfielder for title to Penner's Penner s San services San Francisco Francisco Francisco Fran Fran- cisco Examiner Jerry Downs is reported to have said that he Is through with baseball He lie said that last season however With Kenworthy Kenworthy Kenworthy Ken- Ken worthy back on the Job It Its It's s a cinch Los Angeles will not want the hard hitting second baseman I |