Salt Lake Telegram | 1916-02-25 | Page 4 | "Stove League" Chatter

H- H STOVE TOVe LEAGUE CAGUE M CHATTER 7 o I 4 Is now trying to trade trade Johnny Kane to Portland for Pitcher Kahler Mahler S Stoney McGlynn has been e engaged to coach the pitchers of oJ the University of Illinois v Ir 10 r sr Bert Spencer who had a remarkable season with Salt Lake in 1918 1913 and then suffered an injury while railroading during the winter months which put him out of the game is working at atone atone atone one of the smelters near here and says he Is in such good shape again that he heis heis heis is going to do a comeback If he can regain his 1913 form he will surely make some vone one a grand ball player r r r Joe Gedeon's h hardest battle battlo for the second base job on the th Yankees will be beI I Mullen the S Seattle attle boy y who was with the club during the last half of the American league season Mullen hit with Richmond in the International before going to to the th Yanks I Gut ut iut he ho could could do no better than with New York If Gilhooley High and Maisel make the Yankee outfield Lee Magee may be used at second on In n account of his hitting In that ev event nt Gedeon and Mullen might have to fight it out for the utility infield Job I 2 r r r The Houston club has wired its willingness willingness will will- to turn Pitcher Ware over t tj the Angels If It Outfielder Garner will sign a Houston contract This makes the deal practically ally certain as garner Garner has expressed himself as willing to play in Texas he being a native of that great commonwealth On paper Ware Waro doesn't look to be much Last season he won eight and lost nine Chance who saw Ware work two years ago thinks thinks' differently however He sa says s 's spoor poor catching was mainly due to his indifferent showing in 1915 Los Los Angeles Angeles Angeles An An- geles Times