Show DiAMOND I L DUST 11 i Lose Win Vin Today's Game Vernon V V Vernon Los Angeles jj Los Ios Angeles 53 S hi Francisco If a Francisco Portland nd j Portland 50 Salt Lake j Salt Lake Oakland Oakland Talking about real ball bali the Los LosAn I An Angeles eles club has hae such a man in Harry Wolter Why they ever let the Californian Califor- Califor I nt nian ll get away from the big show Is a am m Half Halt of ot the big league OUI- OUI solders fielders are arc not In his class class' as fielders ami tenths nine-tenths of them V cannot hit as I well I Truck Hannah did everything but I spike r himself t on first JS yesterday i eb and I since Blankenship s 1 needs him badly a as a catcher Harry will be given no more chance to cripple himself Bart Woolums I will take care of or the first bag bar until Brief BrieC i is able to leave his bed l I Bart Woolums last night assured Manager Manager Manager Man Man- I ager Blankenship that he would help out for a few days If It Bart Is in shape he can handle the fielding end of ot the first base job about as well as any of or them Inthe inthe in inthe the league Blankenship also announced yesterday that he had signed Dick Bayless outfielder outfielder out out- fielder and former captain of the Vernon club to report teb Immediately 1 Bayless was turned over to the Sioux City club by Vernon but refused to re report report re- re port He played with the independent Hayden Ariz Axis club Instead V Bayless Is not the hardest hitter in the world but buthe buthe buthe he can clout them in a pinch at that and knows how to play the outfield Blankenship Blank enship is carrying but seventeen men and can therefore handle Bayless nicely even after Shinn and Ryan get back The club needs a utility outfielder badly badly badly bad bad- ly as late occurrences have demon demon- Jimmy Shinn tried to play right light yesterday yesterday yes yes- but his leg I U is still in such bad shape that he is helpless el le s out there ther i let Buddy Duddy Ryan begged Blankenship to him get into the game but the little captains captain's physician advised the manager I against using him The game little left fielder says he is going to get back there I today however V doctor or no doctor No one on the club takes a defeat so and he feels i keenly as does doe Captain Ryan that his club needs him more snore than ever I now nOsY 1 V VV t tIn I V In the h midst of a all his s i troubles bl yesterday yesterday yes yes- I aa BlankenshiP l s fp spied p Tom Downey coming across the field Something I luck comins comin heres here's a little bit of wrong I Imy suit said the skipper Get a my way he on quickly for I sure need you ou I added V Downey Downe did not get a chance to do anything in the hitting line during that himself affair yesterday but he handled second nicely at second f is praying for the day when he will have Ryan and Shinn in shape a again aln Orr back at short by the side of Downey and Brief on the sack lad Los Angeles scored elev eleven n runs in one- one third of an inning yesterday and twelve in the full inning It took thirty and a a. half halt minutes to 10 rt retire e Los os Angeles Although some of ot the players on both hoth sides did some kicking Bill was almost perfect o on ball balls and strikes Fair weather for today an and Friday and cooler tonight is the weather man mans man's s pre pro diction V t t Frank Chance took tool with him only of Portland money after that series last wee week I m t I One r redeeming feature about Salt Lakes Lake's play yesterday esterday was that the Bees did not quit but came right back even eveR eveRI evenI I under odds that would have seen most clubs read ready to Jay lay down Its It's some time since that 1916 nag lag was raised at Recreation park but It Is longer since the 1909 nag Hag was waving from the pole Al Baum who also travels under the name of oC A. A T T. Baum president of oC the Pacific Coast league thinks that the 1909 1509 champs would have an awful time timekeeping timekeeping keeping up with the procession in the present season And we don dont don't t know but what A A. A T. T is nearly correct Rollie I rr ar and Ping Jing rd Bodle Bodie o e ep would have lW little trouble in holding a p place in the 1916 race but we cant can't imagine Tennant McArdle MeArdie Mc- Mc I Ardle Ardie Davis Griffin Melchoir and players players players play play- ers of oC that stripe getting by in the 1916 style of baseball playing A. A T. T thinks his I league has advanced greatly Maybe It ItI has San has San Francisco Bu Bulletin letin I H It Is to be hoped that the weather will have settled be before Core the Beavers re reC return re- re turn tUrp l here three weeks hence 1 as the local club C has le fg lost i t thousands thousands- n of i dollars IJ r I this year due to postponed games The local owners have never since they purchased the club in 1904 had so much to contend with as they have this year Facing a deficit of oC more than Incurred in inthe Inthe inthe the last two seasons in one of which Continued on page e 3 3 DIAMOND DUST Continued from page 2 they lost a pennant the had hoped that they could at least break even this year although realizing that conditions conditions conditions condi condi- were not the best In the world Al Although Although Although Al- Al though ahead of tho game at present it now looks as if they will have to dig again this fall unless the club is up in inthe inthe inthe the fight for the pennant until the closIng closing closing clos clos- ing weeks at least with the majority of ot the games yet to be played scheduled away from home which is a handicap for any ally team Despite all the hard luck last week Judge McCredie bought a nine- nine room two story modern residence in the exclusive residential at a consideration consid consid- consideration ration said to have been approximately Judge McCredie bought tho the place for tor his lils wife and has given it to her as asa asa asa a present This is one of the handsomest tomes in that district and Judge rind and Mrs McCredie expect soon t to make it I their permanent home Portland Portland Telegram Telegram Tele Tele- gram am |