Show Skipper Skir Herr Has s Many Worries but nt Sums Seems t to Thrive On Such Thin s Between Players Who Dislike to Come W st I and Outright Holdout Eddie Has Much to tb Ponder Over but Ies Ie's Optimistic By i Al Ai C. C Joy Veteran Baseball San Written for Writer of Francisco Exclusively The Telegram Cal March 3 Troubles 1 a are besetting W the managerial path of the rotund Eddie Herr And yet Eddies Eddie's smile is wider than ever his optimism is daily increasing and he frankly admits that he is putting on weight The leader of the Salt Lake It club is one of those rare birds who thrive on worry and delight in meeting old Ulysses Ulysses' K Difficulty at V. V catch weights To begin with some of Edwards Edward's best laid plans have gone most unhappily askew And he comes right out in open speech and says he has got to pick up a pair of real he Also he will need one more outfielder and m may possibly be compelled to dig ig up an infielder i was rejoicing in the Pittsburg camp when announcement announcement announce announce- i ment was made that Jimmy Vi ox former Pittsburg and Kansas Kansa City ity second baseman and outfielder outfielder out out- fielder had been put on the list of of players It was figured that JI Jimmy my would do pretty well in inthis this league and that he could fit fitin it itin in almost anywhere But now it appears that Jimmy doesn't want to come West In fact so does he object object that Herr has about decided to leave Jimmy Jimmy Jim Jim- my in the East and to use him later on in a deal with an American Ameri- Ameri can association club that will give him a man he can use to better advantage Anyway muses the portly Mr Herr isn't such a ball bail player payer Fin Im not sure he would help us such a lot Then Herr was hopped up like a yen yen- shee hound over the purchase ot of Pitcher Lefty Letty Steele from the New Kew NewYork York Giants But Steele is another ot of those Atlantic coast gents who think wild roam the thoroughfares thoroughfares thorough thorough- fares ot of the West Vest and that a man vho I in of his I comes here Is danger losing scalp It If he ventures out without pro pro- He is afraid he would never never get back home alive Therefore he is Is' Is balking and is not to be counted as a Salt Laker J. J I It is a a. sad blow for tor Steele is a fine I pitcher and would be a a. mighty big bigI help to the Bees Herr Is Is' confident however that eventually lie he will get Steele McGraw l will pitcher to the Giants Giants' training camp and durIng during dur- dur Ing the weeks preceding the seasons season's opening try to allay his fears So It may be that Steele will report two or three weeks after the Coast league season season sea sea- son opens herr had negotiations on for the ser ser- ices ces of Miles Mains l the gigantic Phil Phil- adelphia pitcher But the wires became became be- be came cros ed some way and into the Pittsburg camp has been wafted the discomforting information that Mains has signed uP with Seattle STILL HE IS OPTIMISTIC Yet with all these setbacks there is still reason for Herrs Herr's optImism NeedIng Needing Need Need- Ing an outfielder and getting no word whatever from BuddY Ryan who seems I to have renounced baseball so corn com petely that he will not ev even n deign to write a postal card to his former mates Herr has taken on the veteran lIar Han Mag Magger eTt last season with the Seals San Francisco It is understood that has turned over Maggert a as part payment pay pay- ment for Karl Crandall Manager Charley Chancy Graham ot of the Seals still beIng bein be- be induce Crandall in Ing confident he can Gan to toO sign up ot of the Maggert was for years one best outfielders in th the league He has no superIors at fly chasing and until last season lie he always hit W l and was wasa a a. demon on the bases But an Injured handicapped him In 1918 and he did Ie leg nt not show his old time class Recently Maggie has been playing with the Crockett team His leg is bothering and he looks to be as asgood asgood him no more good as of old Some fa fans s there are that Maggie IS too old I might who say ta play the game But Herr says he I doesn't care it Ifa a player gray whiskers whis- whis hanging to his Ithe can deliver dellyer de- de kers liver the goods Besides If Maggie l I will not be difficult good it make doesn't to supplant him after the tho 1 big league cult squads start the pruning pr process The pitching itching staff is still weak Yet 1 th the enthusiastic over ShOWing is Herr obtained from the pitcher of Markle l started trainIng training train train- This chap Yankees the earnest the Instant he hit the ing In at pittsburg He Is a Jard diamond showing excellent control I is workEr speed and a loW overhand curve good particularly baffling Herr that thinks is Markle w ll be one of the best circuit heavers in the LEVERENZ ABOUT READY disputes with Lefty All adjusted and he Is momen- momen been have haye expected to report He held a over oyer the phone with Herr satisfied and advised his manager said he was not to worry over his reporting report report- ing late need Is a haircut and a. a cigarette cigarette cigar cigar- All I to go declared be ready ette and Ill I'll LE LeverenZ r pitchers on hand the theone theone Of I young the best Impression is one Caldera a left lett hander bander who Gene league fame fama In Fruitvale Fruit Fruit- into bush broke Oakland suburb bout about a year vale tU an had a trial with the who ago and spring During the year oal Oaks s last on considerable weight put Caldera strong enoUgh now to go gothe gothe and seems has a a. world ot of stuff He the pace Jace that the boy should and d says experience But Bute little nl wIth a e IV er to sacrifice a afew few it may games be while necessarY the boY is getting experience that 3 continued on pas page s' s SKIPPER HERR HERB Continued from page 2 remembered from last spring Is also showing Improved form Ile He will be carried for a time And given a chance to show his wares In a regular game Harry Sands Is looking so 10 good goodat at third base that Herr has ceased worrying over this Position Ile He is perfectly satisfied with the InfIeld as it shapes up II Every y ball club particularly one In a minor league where there Is Isa Isa a problem ot of reorganization each I spring Is an experIment to begin with contended Manager Herr today today to- to day In a conversation with your correspondent cor- cor I respondent We Ve know that the Coast league Is going to be much taster faster this reason than It was last last and the club leaders have accordIngly to I the best hest ot of their ability But what one of us can say how a club will stand up until we have hae seen that club I under the fIre of regUlar league baseball base base- V ball Lall I do doubt bt it if there Is a a. manager In Ute the league who thinks his team I will be the same In Tul as It will he heon heon on p L 8 i ir I Kow r ow the hl big league clubs ar are taking small squads to the training camps amps Yet no matter how small these squads are arf they are going to tobe tobe be reduced And it Is certain that the men who will be released will be classy ball players who would come pretty near to starring in any class AA league I have my lines out for fora a a. number of these players and I am practically sure of getting them But until I see my club lub in action how am I going to know just where the weak spots are Take it from me I shan shall have a ban ball club and I am not the least bit worried over o the fact that the present lineup doesn't look lookas as strong as It might TWO REAL SOUTHPAWS Without violating any confidence I might let you ou In on two or of the lady lad Herr has In mind One of them Is Dutch Reuther the left handed I pitcher pilcher who belongs to Cincinnati and who was f formerly one of the tho I mainstays ot of the Portland club and the other is Lefty Letty Frank ODoul drafted by the Yankees from the Seals fall Right here is where vast Indignation IS developing In San Francisco for tor the fans think that It if ODoul comes omes hack back to the league he should come here lIe was a a. big r favorite In this city and a a. howl that was hark to the tomb tent up when I II I he was drafted The San Francisco II I club did not want to part with him II but under the rules ot of organized ball ballI I could not help itself I Gladly would Graham Strub tt et al pay back the draft price and considerably more to get ODoul back on their club And they think If ODoul is s to return u to the league I g they should l lh h have the first lr bid for his services But they'll not get it It and and the tact fact that San Francisco is in- in at the rate or of about in inthe I Ithe the shade should convince Salt Lake LakeI that ODoul person Is one honest I to goodness pitcher I |