Show STOVE LEAGUE CHATTER r 1 ic I Indications ons are that the plans to open the Pacific Coast league season April 4 and to dOte close le it October er 29 29 will be carried out as s voted upon at the annual annual annual an an- nual meeting 5 5 C CLos Los Ange Angeles scribes are boosting hard for tor Frank Chance as the next manager for the Angels The Los Angeles club and the Coast league will be fortunate to get Chance The big Cub leader of ot past years is 18 one of the best known most capable players and managers Inthe inthe in inthe the history of t f the game Chance has his faults as s every other person has His methods methods' o of handling a ball club have often been criticised but Chance delivered the goods with his methods methods- and that bat Is snore more than a majority of ot Ills knockers can do As a player Chance rank ranked d among mong the best first sackers of ot the game game As a powerful hitter and a great fielder in spite of ot his peculiar style As a a a. manager he led ledone ledone ledone one of the greatest ball clubs that ever took ook part in a a league race Chance may may have been fortunate in the material material ma ma- he had but he must be given credit for his handling of ot the club C C C Walter McCredie believes Bobby Southworth will be one one of ot the best hitting outfielders outfielders' in the league next season Rowdy Elliott hasn't satisfied himself himself him him- self sell yet t that he has a first baseman who will fill Jack Ness' Ness shoes even though he has Babe Danzig and Bill Abstein signed d for the Job I 1 am lookIng looking looking look- look Ing for a fIrst first baseman a right-handed right pitcher and anda a good southpaw he Is quoted as as' assaying saying i Spike Haynes Hayres sp sporting editor of ot the Butte Miner liner says says Northwest league baseball in Butte has become a a. Mayor Charles H. H Lane of ot that city has b headed a big boosters' boosters committee com corn which is making a thorough canvass of ot the city with a view to as ascertaining ascertaining as- as Just how much money can be raised by public subscription toward the needed The downtown park question IS one of ot the problems which is worrying the Butte b bo boosters Put Puti yo your r paper behind the thes s heme scheme Spike and go to it Sixty d more and the boys willbe will willbe willbe be getting ready for spring training Salt Lakes Lake's training spot has not yet been selected although the other clubs have already picked out their grounds The Bees may train in the southern part of this state Ed Maier is a trifle peeved because of Walter McCredie's criticism The said Maier was altogether In too much of a hurry in signing talent which he could now s secure cure for tor fora tora a song was negligent not notI I I. I says Maier When I signed my players no one knew that peace would be declared and all the extra talent thrown on the marl market et Regardless of what propositions may be made in the future I am satisfied with my club as asIt asit asit it stands and I have no regrets Los regrets Los Angeles Examiner S ST. ST LOUIS Jan 5 Fielder Fielder Jones JonE's who managed the St. St Louis Fed Federals rals last season took managerial charge of the St. St Louis Americans today He lIe I also became second vIce vico president ot C the club I |