Show in Town TownS S Beavers 4 I i 4 j I 4 I u 1 1 7 v i ll Vel fir c AW 1 I V iJ S k jy I i 0 g 7 t v VA 1 si U v.- v. 1 Y 1 I t. t rr A H L i ij J l JJ 1 i i R i L 4 3 LUJ C Del cox JO ftP FF 13 S I Beavers land SchIer SchlIer at cost of wife's new bonnet Walter believes in picking them young young young- its it's cheaper but he has some peppery ball club at that Heres Here's six of his best bets for the young young-I 1920 season who will display talents this is week I without Walter Vatter McCredie B BASEBALL would be like lUe home brew without a kick But what what's the use uso of ot having Walter Valter in town town without springing one on him Heres Here's a yarn that is going the circuit with the tho Beaver skipper playing play play- log ing a a. minor roll and and- Biff Schaller the gay little hero In these days of ot ball players its it's interesting to find Just how cheaply a good ball player can be bought The story of or Biff Birr Schaller of the Portland Beavers is a a. good example of ot the ups and downs which may determine the therl varying value of eter a PI player er at different rl ht times in his career After ho had played thirteen een years with the he San Francisco Seals Schaller found himself out of ot condition the middle of last ast season His batting slumped to such sucha a degree that he was was' given his lonal release He was approached by bythe bythe bythe the Seattle club then In need of ot good players and asked his price to sign a contract r Schaller ha told the h Seattle manager manager man man- IJo cf ager that t he would sign g a contract for plus the price pric of ot a L new hat for his wife The figure was acceptable to the Seat Seat- le tie club u Schaller chalier le was gl given the 10 gnu J n bonus and the and the contract signed I In a afew few ew days days- a abl bill for 1538 for Mrs Airs ers er's new hat was presented to the Se Seattle Seattle Se- Se attle manager and ad paid Schaller did not Improve In his physical physical physical cal condition and his batting ng continued to o be weak though he lie- had been a consistent con- con 30 hitter hitter- up until the time of his downfall In a deal cooked up between be- be tween the Seattle club and the Portland club lub then in the throes of ot reorganization tion lon Schaller was requested by the Beavers When asked his price for tor Schaller the Seattle manager said sald he would sell the outfielder for tor the same sameI price which had been paid Schaller for tor signing a contract I The deal dear went through and da anda a a few weeks later a abill bill was sent to the Portland Portland Port- Port land and club for Schaller's release What the 1538 for asked the tho Portland manager Oh Oh that's for Schaller's SchaUers wife's new hat lat was the answer The Tho bill was paid and nd Portland secured for one of ot the he best fielding and hardest hitting outfielders outfielders out- out fielders In the Pacific Coast league McCredie McCredie Mc- Mc Credie wouldn't sell Biff now for ten times imes the price he paid There are several several sev- sev eral ral other interesting parallels to Biffs Biff's case ase in the big leagues although the thease case ase has usually been the other way around round where a a. manager has paid an ano anso enormous normous o price for a player only l to find finde he e has so paid al good o oin money n for nothing I Deacon Jones ones one of McCredie's right ight handers handers- is the preacher of ot the club lub To be a minister was was- his early boyhood ambition but the sandlots Iott got him ilm and n hes he's now given up pp P a all t re ions s But to church twice a day a is the Sunday schedule when Its It's possible McCredie believes In picking em young youn and nd developing them Its It's cheaper and more satisfactory tory he ho says In Wes Kingdon a Los Angeles high school bo boy only 18 years old McCredie says S he has a phenomenal find who is isI practically a certainty at short for the I Beavers ver this l year o will II I ably l go t to the h big g 1 leagues J this h year e or next says Walt should know since he has sent more shortstops to the tho the majors than any other minor league man manager ager in bas baseball Dell Den Baker Balcer had a a. hard time this year deciding whether he wanted to catch with the Beavers or stay at home Dell Den has a ranch near Portland which he says he values at He lie doesn't have to play baseball s al when e he doesn't want to t but r t the old l game ganue alreed called and dS he came back to be McCredie's string first-string backstop back stop this year Al Honeck Is a shortstop farmed out from the Detroit Americans but hes he's having a a. hard fight for his place with young Kingdon the high school boy Mc Mc- Credle picked up In Los Angeles Although hes he's one of ot the best fielding first packers sackers in the Pacific Coast league Baby Blue Beaver first baseman never never nev nev- er allows allowS' his best girl to come to a game in which he Is playing He says It puts him off oft his Iris game and always results result Ina in ina ina a big number of errors in the Cue box score opposite his name This superstition has resulted in several near partings with the one hoped but Baby is obdurate and t the young g lady adY remains away when Blue e appears p i |