Show BEES BEES' OPENING DAY OPPONENTS COCKY LOT WILL ARRIVE IN S. S L. L MONDAY Y Victory Over Cubs Convinces Convinces Convinces Con Con- vinces Bill Essick Esick That He Has Best Ball Club in the she Cap Coast League Leas Special Dispatch l 0 OS S ANGELES April 4 Eddie Eddie He Herr rr and and his new lids Bees arc are going to meet the cockiest ball club in the league first pop out of the box for the Vernon I Tigers their scheduled op op- op- op will leave here Sunday night simply imply bubbling over o with pepper They defeated the mighty Cu Culls Cubs yesterday with so much else ease that they arc are imbued with a spirit that they can can beat beat any ball club in the world 1 ger Bill Din Essick doesn't sa say that his club Is going to carry off ote tho the raG rap but he Insists that tho the club which beats bents us out will win tho the flag which amounts to Just about the same samo thing The play of ot the Tigers this training season tull fully Justifies the optimism of ot their manager The boys havo o shown well In practice and unless the other teams of ot the tho circuit have been strengthened over last year ear In a much greater proportion the Tigers are goIng goIng going go- go Ing to be bo a n. very cry hard hanI team steam team to win from GOOD CATCHERS The Tho club Is unusually lIy well fortified In the catching department and Do De Cook and Graham look to be beas beas beas as good a trio as ns has been In the tho non backstop department In many moons They arc are all heady eady catchers and have haver already shown that they have ha lost nothing of the art of workIng workIng working work- work Ing pitchers The They may also be bo de depended depended do- do upon to hit the ball In the Continued on following page c BEES BEES' OPENING DAY Continued from preceding page pase pinches and their ability as backstops hack hack- stops is unquestioned The pitching staff Is past the ex experimental experimental experimental ex- ex stage and there are a number nuns num ber of or twirlers upon whom Essick knows that he can depend The veterans veterans veterans vet- vet erans Fromme and Chech are show- show I lag Ins big bib league form torm despite the cool weather that has prevailed for some som e I time These two ma may be depended d upon to win their share of oC games this season Dell Houck Buckles and Finneran are also pitching a fine article article article ar ar- of oC ball and it is I going to be bo a difficult problem for tor Essick to decide dec whom to let go o when the weeding out process begins INFIELD LOOMS STRONG At the Initial sack Borton Is s cavorting cavorting cavort ort ing around as though h It were son and l at second never looked better Beck comes highly recommended recommended recommended mended and Judging Judging- from past performances performances per per- should prove one of the thereal thereal thereal real sensations of oC the league this year and be able to fill in either at third or shortstop will be able to play pla an any of the infield positions where he may be needed and Hosp can also be depended on In any Infield emergency With Chadbourne Miller and Alcock scampering In the gardens Essick has no cause to worry worn about his hla hl outfield as all alJ these men are finished performers perform perform- ers and und know how to wallop the thc horse- horse hide Altogether the Vernon Tigers look vcr very good this year and ami will furnish the Salt Lake City fans a real reat treat when they open there next Tuesday Tues Tues- day CLUB DEVELOPING FAST TAST When the Cubs met Vernon Vornon today they the w were r 25 per cent stronger stroner than when they tangled with the Angels els afew a afew few tew days das ago thanks to better and warmer training weather Today the Chicagoans were thoroughly thawed out The TI Tigers today were in condition than the Angels when the they met the Cubs Cube thanks to three or four tour additional training days I Essick continues to work his I squad morning noon and Almost Into the I Inight night whether In sunshine rain or or I sl slush ush I Yesterday the Tl T Tiger er manager held helda a a. con contest test in rounding bases Alcock was the fastest hl his time being being- IB 16 5 2 5 I seconds Close behind were Wester- Wester I I zil De Do Reiger Rel er and Chad- Chad bourne Sam Ross Hoss will Join the Tigers at Salt Lake Mouse Meuse will make mak the trip to Salt Lake for opening week Vernon close to tho the player limit will cut down next Monday |