Show STOVE LA Th 7 lE Bees Bes have finally succeeded in landing a big league catcher and andare andare andare T. T THE ru are assured of something like the tho kind of receiving Truck Hannah spoiled us with during the 1915 16 and 17 Secretary Jack Cook came through with the glad tidings Saturday that he had signed Tub Spencer as the tho Bees' Bees first string catcher Cliff Blankenship really closed the deal as Cook freely stated state 11 In a mes message age received from him by this department toda today today- that thai Spencer signed with wilh Salt Lake out of friendship for Blankenship Whether or not Cook vas was forced to dig up any part of the 2000 purchase price Spencer was reported to be trying to hold l Portland and San Francisco to is not known but who cares for we again have a areal areal areal real catcher and a splendid second string receiver io iho in either Konnick or Byler Byler On top of this good news today comes an Associated Press dispatch in which Business Manager lanager Bobby Quinn of the St. St Lo Louis ls Browns announces an an that he has released Out Out- fielder Catcher Bill Rumler and Outfielder Outfielder Out Out- fielder Emmett Mulvey to Salt Lake Manager Eddie Herr in a wire to President Lane this morning confirmed confirmed confirmed con con- firmed the dope from St. St Louis and also advised Lane that he has called caned off all an dealings for Catcher George Hale because he believes that the catching department is well taken care of Rumler Is the former Southern leaguer who can catch play th the outfield or first base and who has the reputation of be beIng being being be- be ing another Babe Ruth for hitting hilling them thema a mile Since the Browns have owned Rumler they have used him regularly and also farmed him to lo American association clubs but bul never has he fallen down In his wonderful hitting hilling The only thing that apparently stands In the way of making Rumler a valuable man for the Bees is the fact that thai he broke a leg while playing football with an army camp team last fall We Ve will have to wait walt and see therefore Emmett Mulvey is an outfielder whom Eddie Herr describes describe as another Tobin In centerfield lIe He hit and fielded with Baltimore in the tho International last season and led that league in total tola base drives with wilh He lIe scored 81 runs hits hils and stole 17 bases in games C C Eddie Herr is again back in St. St Louis Last week he took tool a trip to Cincinnati to see Miller Huggins but bul found him gone He wants a a. pitcher from Huggins At Cincinnati Herr also tried to dicker for Walter the former Boston outfielder outfielder outfielder out out- fielder but without success The Reds are reported t lo to be very short on players players play play- ers ers this year and therefore In need of every bit of material they have so that Herr has about come to the conclusion that he will have to depend on the Browns and Yankees for help According to lo personal advices which the writer has from St. St Louis the Browns will help Herr to the limit President Bill Lane has a wire from Secretary Jack Jacl Cook In which the latter latler states that he took look a run over to lo Frisco Friday and signed a young catcher by bythe bythe bythe the name of Pete a boy whom Eddie Herr Heir unearthed Inthe Inthe in inthe the California bushes Cook signed hImat him himat himat at the request of o Charley Hollocher former Beaver Isa is isa isa a Cub holdout C S C Jawn McGraW takes a left handed cut at the New York newspaper men In a statement accredited lo to him in a Chicago Chicago Chicago Chi Chi- cago sport page The Item follows The New York baseball writers have been running my club for me of late They signed up Daubert and Chase for me and also got Mathewson back and I never even knew what was going on Isn't It wonderful The Santa Clara college business manager manager manager man man- ager has completed a schedule of games for the Seals as follows March 6 6 Vs Vs Santa Clara college March 8 8 Vs Olympic club March 12 12 Vs California U. U March 15 15 Vs San Jose at Santa Clara March 16 16 Vs Salina March farch 17 17 Vs Santa Clara Starch March 19 19 Vs March 20 20 Vs Agnew March 22 and 23 23 S Vs C C S I Manager Del Howard has reported at Oakland baseball headquarters from his I ranch at Paso Robles The Seal pitchers have been ordered ordered to report March 3 President Lane today mailed a coni contract contrad con- con tract trad to o OHIe Ollie Kirmayer at Leavenworth Nan Kan i If It Walter McCredie held out any hopes of getting Clifford Lee back into the Portland fold they were squashed this I week weak when he received a telegram from fromI Secretary Bruce of the national commis- commis I Continued tin un n page 6 STOVE LEAGUE LEAGUES Continued from page 2 2 S sion slon which read something like this Pittsburg deposited Lee check Same sent to Secretary Farrell Karrell February l 4 4 Lefty Kantlehner has signed his hrs Seal contract Koerner McKee and Maggert are three Seal holdouts who have returned their contracts and asked for more money The Seals have informed Bill Rodgers that he hasn't t a ball player on his club outside of Art Griggs Crises and that therefore there is no chance for a trade on Roy Corhan Still th the same Bill has the crust to offer Salt Lake a trade trade Easter Easter Easterly ly for Orr The Reach baseball comp company n has canceled canceled canceled can can- its Its Its' contract to supply the Pacific Coast league with baseballs this year vear Each year veal the teams in the P P. C C. I L I have used spheres However How How- ever that was when wen the horsehides were cheap but since then they have advanced rapidly In price and the Reach people refuse to stick to the original price agreed to In tn the contract If the Philadelphia National league club can get waivers on Justin Fitzgerald that sturdy little will play right field for the Seals this year Charley Chancy Graham and FItz had a talk yesterday and the they will have no trouble agreeing on os terms if It Fitz can get out of the tIle big leagues Graham has been looking for a aleid Ic leid lead offman d off man and he knows there is none I better than l Fits Fit itz around this neck of the I woods so if it the Phillies can can get waivers and put a price on Fitz the deal will be closed San Closed San francisco Chronicle I Jim Morley has been connected I with baseball in these parts since the day dav the Pilgrims picked he he Mav Ma Mayflower flower I may mav come back In the business once more Jim is SI slated to be secretary a of the Los I e bi ube Angeles I es s Baseball 1 club this thia season a n If it he accepts he wil will take ale over his duties at I once replacing Boots Weber eber who has resigned to devote his entire time to other business Morley at one tube time was the I owner and lind manager of the Los Ios Angeles team lie He is a smart baseball man and a capable He lie should be a real leal help to the Angeles club Los Los Angeles Examiner According to Eddie Herr Hen the Bees might be aide able to land Pitcher Bill Pi Piercey icey I from the Yanks for the mere asking I I Herr tier and lUlU au Lane Iane ane think nuns well wen Ot or or of f the rae former lormer I Herr tier and lUlU au Lane Iane ane think nuns well wen Ot or or of f the rae former lormer tier Uee but figure that he Is ia too tempera temper mental They want pitchers who can be depended upon I John Powers Angi owner feels that he will have to put up a hard battle baltic for lack taek I Fournier The decided some time ago apro that thai I the he first baseman beloi belonged el ged d to Charles l The h commission corn com n I I mission r ruled against the White Sox o in inthe inthe the Quinn case ease and baseball men believe I that ho lie will be he favored as much as possible pos poe I sible In the next case Powers Intends to lo take tale th the matter to the courts unless 1 I ii Is turned over to him oer Vernon Vernoll A ei non team looking for Flug chiggers els jav a oa t exchange ching Who ho ho isn isn't t |