Show I STOVE LAGUE GOSSIP I to Ernie Johnson and T to prove 1 his busy ball players that life is not notI J I one dont after atter another the weather u cent by er prophet batted per closing half halt the days day's work yesterday with a merry little shower shower- Some of the players were permitted to take the carryall into San Francisco while the others were given some somo Indoor gymnastics gymnastics gymnastics' tics tics' from the rule book The training camp is taking on a businesslike businesslike businesslike busi busi- aspect and considerable Interest has been aroused over the game scheduled for tomorrow afternoon at Mare island with the marines Ernie may start a a couple of his veterans not not both together but one at a time time and and if the Bees have things things' looking rosy McFarland McFarland McFarland land and Hunsaker r may be be given a chance Thes These three bush busl twirlers have I not yet unwound their slab lab tal talent nt In a aire game Next ire t Sunday the Vallejo club will cross bats with Salt Lake at Boyes Springs A week from Sunday the Bees are planning on being in in- two places places' at the same time Part will remain at Boyes BOYea Springs and romp with the Napa club while the more fortunate will be given a trip to Santa SantaRosa Rosa where where- Walter Nagle an time old-time Coast league pitcher has club The Santa Rosa multimillionaire nut pickers have asked that Spider Baum do the twirling Spider is very much upstaged over the consideration shown and will put In some clever licks turning down his Old flinging Iron for the occasion Johnson ha has banished Marty Krug from his mind and Is out after a keystone keyston salary salary salary sal sal- ary drawer with the necessary talent Duke Reilly the outfielder purchased from Indianapolis is expected at Boyes Springs tomorrow Duke didn't have an exceptional season with the stick last 3 year ar but It was the t s season ason he didn't hit consistently at a clip and he failed to show any slowing up on the bases It Is expected that in a a. new league with new faces and all aU that hat he will hit his stride with the club C C I Business Manager Jack Cook Is expected expect expect- ed back In Salt Lake tomorrow some time He has been down holding a confab confab con- con confab fab with Ernie John Johnn n and scrutinizing the Boyes Springs hopefuls I I S 'S Louis Fonseca the San Francisco busher bush- bush er now in training with the Seals would rather play baseball than sing on the grand opera stage and yesterday he turned down a tempting offer otter to Join the Boston Grand Opera company Fonsecas Fonseca's brother is a tenor with the Boston aggregation and is anxious to win his ball playing relative away from the diamond Louis however has decided to remain true to baseball which he has followed since he ho was a lad of ten sum sum- mers mere When the other Seals Seats learned of Fonsecas Fonseca's Fon Fon- secas seca's decision they gave three cheers for the kid who Is s the official entertainer of the e squad S S S R Red BetS ci Killefer of the Angels Angels' dopes his club to average with the stick this se sea sea- sari solf In doing this he expects Sam Crawford who was next to Bill Rumler in the Coast league last season to I this year Instead of He expects I I Bassler to reach Heres Here's the way I Red gives It Average 1919 1 1920 lb 1 McAuley I ss r. r Griggs Jb lb Crawford rf K IC Crandall Bassler gassier c Ellis If It American association league S asalena Cal March 16 The The Cubs played the Portland team of the Pacific Coast league today Buck Herzog's hernia may make malte this his last season In bi big league baseball Hansen the Worcester Worcester Worcester Wor Wor- cester rookie hasn't made the showing expected of him the last two times out S S C W Waco co Texas March 16 WIth With ma many mapy y of his stars missing Manager Gleason put the White Sox through their first practice practice tice yesterday Weaver Gandil McMullin lin ha and Risberg are re the tIle absentees and Gleason seems worried Millar and Steward rookies are showing up well S S Brownsville Texas March 16 Mon Mon day was a holiday for the Cardinals Branch Rickey accepted the invitation of business men and practically the entire team Journeyed to Point Isabel for a days day's outing with the the- the finny tinny tribe Tuesday the Cardinals initiate a series of of sixteen games with the Philadelphia Athletics the game being played at I I l Mercedes Texas I Taylor Texas March 16 Jimmy Jimmy Burkes Burke's heart beart was gladdened today by the arrival of ot Roy Saunders who thus far tar had been prevented from reporting by a a- siege of Influenza Burke Is worrying over his crop of southpaws but It is expected that soni some deal will wil be pulled off in the next few days which will bring to the team a dependable de dependable de- de left bander hander Burke Is sadly in need of this type having but two veterans Wellman and Leifield at the present time S S S Mercedes 1 Texas March 16 A A six six- teen game t S series between the St. St Louis Louis' Cards and the Philadelphia Athletics was waso t to o start here today Pharr Donna San Benito and B Brownsville will b be the scene o of other games gais 3 this W week k C I C Macon con Ga March 1 16 The G.-The The scrap among Tiger rookies for regular berths bertha has resolved Itself into a long grind with no clues as yet from the powers that be Jennings and Coombs are watching the youngsters carefully at dally practice but have refused to commit themselves on t the he rookies' rookies merits S S C San Antonio Texas March Besides 16 Besides pitching e Innings of shutout ball against the Giant regulars rs and allowing only one hit Ben Kelly San Francisco pitcher smashed out a doubt that helped the he t youngsters win 6 6 to 2 He is a arother brother rother of George Kelly who has succeeded succeeded suc sue c Hal Chase as regular first basem base base- m man n i I S S S Jacksonville Fla March 16 Bernie Bernie Neis recruit outfielder has not only cinched a regular berth with the DOdgers but hes he's been heed placed second In the bating batting bat bat- t ting ing order by Manager Robinson The r regulars beat tile 7 to 4 day S j S New Orleans La March 16 Trig Speaker will start testing his pitchers t tomorrow when he initiates the first of aeries a II series eries s of ot games Speaker has s sixteen pitchers working out I S S S SHot Hot Springs Ark March 16 The The Red 1 Sox were scheduled today to start their f first game of the Pittsburg series Manager Manager Man Man- 1 ager Ed Erl Barrow read the riot act to the s squad quad of young pitchers here Jere during which he declared it was about time some ome s of them show what right they had hado t to o travel in fast company I S S 5 Columbus Ga Cs March 16 Dick Dick Rudolph Ru Ru- dolph got his first real workout of the s season eason yesterday wh when n he pitched RU-I RU the Braves regulars to a n. n 5 to to- 4 win over t the he pretenders For three innings he was wasn wasl i In n the box the rt youngsters got ot to him for only l three h hits I |