Show L I f f A A LL Salt Lal Lake needs now no nois is a ball club ALL The above is a H. statement which appeared the other day In a aSan aSan San Francisco exchange I Trying to kid us because the Bees will have ha to replace Penner SI lIn Farmer and Chappell and because Bill Lanes Lane's great team of 1018 I was pretty badly s shot hot to pieces If It o our r friends on the coast figure however that the Bees are going t tremain to I remain shot to pieces and that Eddie Kerr is not carrying out his instructions instructions to get a real ball club they are arc kidding only themselves On top of the good news of oC the i I r r J signing of or Spencer Rumler Mulvey I and a few others now comes a letter from the new Bee pilot in which he informs President Bill Lane that he has practically closed a deal for another an an- other good pitcher a n. real second baseman and another outfielder Herr doesn't even disclose to Lane Lano who these men are because he says he is taking no chances whatsoever on having his deal blocked but he hints that they will be very satisfactory additions to the Salt Lake club when they are finally I The outfielder may be Walter This great outfielder does not belong to Cincinnati the club which owes Salt Lake I several players In exchange for Morris Rath but v we e have a tip from the Middle West Vest that the time Reds are pulling every string they know in an effort to land this player and later turn him over to Herr The identity of the pitcher and the second second second sec sec- sec sec- ond baseman has us entirely in the dark darl unless the pitcher is PIercey and the second second second sec sec- ond baseman is Pete Johns the former Columbus star who belongs to the Browns Well We'll wait walt and see and in the meantime at least we know that Eddie Herr Kerr is trying hard to land that ball club which the Frisco writers are trying to kid us about Talking about Frisco writers writers now now since Grahams Graham's failure to land Tub Spenser Spencer Spener Spen Spen- ser er the sour grape brigade Is telling Its readers that Spencer Is through and that Jennings had not figured on using him again Its It's a great old game if It you ou dont don't weaken i We Ve learn from the coast that two things prompted Spencer to sign with Salt Lake One is that he did so on Cliff Clift Blankenship's Blanken- Blanken ships ship's advice and the other that Mrs Spencer Is anxious to get to a higher altitude altitude alti alti- I tude Tub himself always nas has had a soft spot in his heart for Salt Lake also Tacoma business men mel are evidently placing something more than conversation conversation conversation conversa conversa- tion behind their 2000 offer for fOl the I Sacramento franchise Everything seems to indicate that they are on their way to I meet President Heeseman of ot the Sacramento Sacramento Sacramento Sacra Sacra- mento club It will do one of two things s sI at any rate rate rate-it it will aid Heeseman leeseman In his efforts to collect assessments from the I sixteen directors of Sacramento or it will send the franchise to a a. a town that Is full fuli of ot first seaton searon pep and has a one- one I year bank roil t t least The Los Angeles Angele club is anxious to trade Pepe Buller and Downs for a a. good third baseman or a pitcher If It the Ra Sac armento fans are arci really up t I in arms as tho papers of ot that city would have us believe perhaps the stockholders i will pay their assessments when they find that the club may go to another city The Seals are still awaiting word from Cady as to whether he will join the I catching fI department e Also there e is s no illa I reply as y yet from Philadelphia asked k to put a price on Justin Fitzgerald Detroit Feb 20 Frank Franl Frank Walker Valker re recruit recruit recruit re- re cruit outfielder lat last year ear has been given to for development Although a sure Walkers Walker's falling failing was atthe at atthe atthe the bat Although a right handed hitter Frank seemed to be bo pathetically weak against left-handed left pitching If can teach Walker to hit there Is no question question question ques ques- tion of or his ability to become a wonderful asset to the Portland club A brief item appearing in the New York World orld is to the effect that the Red Sox will take Jean Dubuc and Bill to the training camp It Is the understand understand- understanding ing here that Dubuc is Salt Lakes Lake's player without question since the Red understand understand-I Sox have neither drafted him nor bought him Nothing new on the Clinton deal s Butch Byler has informed the Los Angeles scribes that Tub Spencer can do doall doall doall all the catching for Salt Lake as far as ashe ashe ashe he Is concerned If the Bees do not offer him more salary than his lils contract calls for Patrick J. J Patsy Flaherty former Mobile l manager who applied for the Bee lice per job has signed to manage Louis Louis- ville This is Flaherty's second experience as a a. a Louisville manager He had the Colonels in 1902 Eddie Been a California infielder whom Cliff Blankenship tried out at Missoula In to 1912 will work out with Sacramento next month Reports from Vernon are that Babe Borton will play first base a man manI manfrom manfrom from the New York Yankees yet ret to be named will be at second Mitchell will I play short and Zinn Beck secured as part payment for Jack Quinn will hold down third That arrangement leaves lout out Tex the little fellow who played third for Vernon last year I and did it well Tex Is working in a 0 shipyard in Oakland and played in the league during the tho winter Bill Essick must have a pretty strong bunch to leave a lad like out Los Los AnI Angeles Angeles An An- geles Herald I 1 Seattle Wash Feb 20 Nippy Spangler Spangler Spangler Span- Span gler last year with a local club will make good with Salt Lake in the i I opinion of many of the local followers of the youngster A good hitter fest feat on his feet and a heady young player I Spangler was one of the stars of the shipbuilder circuit He lie played with the Skinner Eddy club here In a league which had men like Tom Seaton Dutch Reuther Heuther and other good twirlers Spangler Spangler Spangler Span Span- gler hit the offerings offerings' of these start stars and he should be able to make a good showIng showIng showing show- show Ing in the Coast league |