Show I STOVE IJA u now what db you think WELL Bunny Brief would like to come back to the Coast league Especially would he welcome an opportunity to get back to Salt Lake What Is more he would not be adverse to playing third base I or an outfield position That isn't all Salt all Salt Lake can do business with Catcher Tub Spencer if It wants the pl player yer In fact almost any club can grab the former big bigI league star if it will come through with a little remuneration to Tub for signing a contract Spencer Is a tree free agent and he figures that since any I minor league club would have to pay a good price for a real catcher if it sought to buy one on the market it Is no more than just that he should be paid ald a sum for signing As for Brief Bunny drifted to the Louisville club after his trial in the tho majors majors ma ma- jors but gave way to a young first baseman baseman base base- man named while a Colonel and last year he played practically no ball at atall all Bunny does state not whether or not he Is a free agent but he wants to return to Salt Lake Salt Lake Lale fans saw Just enough of I Brief at third base to appreciate that I that is his position Brief in fact was originally a third baseman with the White Sox He e says he would also be I willing m to PI play t the outfield position a-position with which he has likewise had considerable consid erable erab experience Another piece of good news is that the Browns have promised to turn over Ernie Fallentine to Eddie Herr if the young star does not stick at St St. Louis Fallentine Fallen Fallen- tine Is the West Vest Side High school catcher and outfielder whom Herr grabbed Fallen I while scouting for the Browns and right from under McCredie's nose Fallentine dev der de- de natural v eloped r 1 hitters Into rt r one seen of f ht here the in greatest many young a o day and McCredie pronounced him the best I youngster I ever saw Fallentine e takes akes I i splendid cut at a ball and seems to hit any and all kinds of pitching He lie is also a very fair outfielder Look bad wouldn't It to have a bunch of like those mentioned above added to the present roster Picture men like Spencer Sheel Rath Crandall Orr Brief Fallentine and Ryan in a batting order e Paul Fitter the Los Angeles pitcher and former Bee Is here on a brief visit before reporting reporting- to the Angels Paul has received his 1919 contract but hasn't t signed as yet He lIe spent the season off In the shipyards at Beattle Beattie Fit tells us that Buddy Ryan Is again walking on both pins and that the Bee captain played a few games last fall Manager Eddie Herr has wired Bill BiU Lane from Cincinnati stating that he Is Ison Ison on a player hunt and that he will also take a run over to Indianapolis before re returning re- re turning to St St. Lo s Peoria III FeD Feo 13 William R R. Jack Jack- soft former manager of the Peoria baseball base base- ball club and pilot pile of the Omaha club last jear ear has signed a contract with Bill O Rourke of Omaha to manage his Vestern Western West Vest ern league team again this year Wade Vade Killefer is not make the mistake that officials of the Portland club did He sent contracts to Flame Delhi and Jack Ryan thereby keeping keepin them on the reserve list of the club Portland failed tl e to keep Red r Baldwin's Baldwins tl w name on the reserve e r list and l lost a nice r sum of money Zinn Beck the obtained bv Bill Essick from the New York Amerl cans plays the same brand of ball as Paddy Siglin who was with Salt Lake last year ear hile hill in the American association asso asso- Beck was considered one of the best infielders in that circuit 4 harley Charley im manager Ind part pare owner of the San Francisco ball club has forwarded three reasons for refusing to sign Justin Fitzgerald for the Seals Seals' outfield out out- field Reason No 1 Is that asks a abig abig big lea leaguer s salary from a minor league club Reason No 2 Is that Justin is not th there re with the long peg from the outfield I and the third reason is that Fitzgerald is too easily crippled to make his presence on the San Francisco club valuable San San I Frt o Bulletin |