Show DIAMOND BUST P Win Tomorrows Tomorrow's Game Lose Los Angeles g y Los Angeles 67 Vernon H M Vernon 55 S Francisco I H F S Francisco Salt Lake B H Salt Lake 49 9 74 Portland ortland a Portland 46 Oakland Oakland 36 38 Chester Iloff Hoft and Ted Easterly was wa Blankenship's selection for battery duty today f r Blank believes that Hoff Koff ought to b bable be beable beable able to make malte a good start against that thai bunch of ot left-handed left hitters Patterson has in his lineup lineup Piercey and Hall were the only two pitchers able to win a game against th the Tigers rigors In the first visit of ot Patt Patterson boys There are eleven more weeks of baseball baseball base baseball base base- ball on the league schedule Salt Lake has six of them on the home lot The draft season is on According to te the national commission ruling all ball ballplayers ballplayers ballplayers players In minor mtnor leagues must be sold before August 15 or be bo subject to draft from leagues of higher Classification The major leagues are then allowed thirty days in which to look over the talent in the leagues of ot lower classification tion and to d decide i which players s they care r t to draft On September t r 15 the the dr drafting drafting draft draft- t ing season will open and for seven days daysI I the majors are allowed to enter their drafts with the national commission the closing date being September 22 22 The class AA leagues then get their inning and beginning September 22 and ending September 27 the highest class cass minor minot organizations can pick from the stars left from the selections of ot the big leagues The class A leagues follow tollow In order and from September 30 until October October October Octo Octo- ber 4 the lower class leagues are at the mercy of the class A magnates The class B drafting season opens October October Octo Octo- ber 7 and closes October 12 but by the ri osse a time e t the class B bosses get their chance the pickings are mighty slim Walter McCredie Beaver leader is anticipating anticipating anticipating an an- making malting a big chunk of kale Imle through the process of selling his star ball ballplayers ballplayers ballplayers players of ot this year to major league clubs The l have lost heavily in Portland Portland Portland Port Port- land this season through poor crowds and bad weather and Sir Walter Valter Is going to tomake tomake make up for the deficits by selling Louis Gusto Guisto Wynn Noyes Denny Wilie and maybe Billy Southworth to big league or organizations or- or g Guisto of course has already e disposed of The seven ball players s he will ms receive for the ese St. St in Mary's Marys Mays May's boy besides the iron men Wi will willbe be used for tor the purpose of ot building up the next season club Mac has already closed with Nick Williams of ot Spokane for Outfielder Kenny Williams lIe He Is after a few tew more Northwest boys and with the bunch which he now has on hand he figures to build up a classy outfit for next year year year- providing the seven ball players from Cleveland are not lemons Oakland lemons Oakland Tribune Vernon officials are considering the advisability of suspending Art Fromme Art did not look good In his last appearance appearance appear appear- ance having lost a lot off the edge of ot his liis delivery and doubtless will benefit by bya a rest However the reason given for his proposed suspension is a bad rib In Incase Incase Incase case he Is laid off oft Walter Valter Doane will be reinstated and taken with the club to Salt Lake Los Los Angeles Times S Judging from present Indications the 1916 pennant race of ot the Coast league is isto isto isto to be decided in favor of Los Angeles No club seems equal to the task of stopping slopping Frank Chances Chance's squad The Peerless Leader is proving his right to the title tille The Angels Anges are pl playing a smart quality of ot ball and Chance seems able to bridge over any trouble that Is likely to cause the club to stumble The only possible upset Is likely to be caused by Cliff Blankenship's team of ot sluggers The Salt Lake skipper is depending upon hitting alone to pull his team up over the dozen games that separate them from the league leaders A sensational spurt such as the Bees staged last year might turn the trick but they alone are capable of ot pulling such a stunt McCredie seems to have abandoned any hope for this year ear and Is intent upon realizing as s much as possible s out of the e men he Is S sending to f the majors jO Ham Pattersons Patterson's et e seo s drive has come to a halt The Bengal boss lacks the tho qualities of ot leadership possessed by Chance and Wolverton and his pitching staff Is no longer the marvel it was In Inthe Inthe inthe the earlier stages of ot the race San Francisco Francisco Francisco Fran Fran- cisco will wUl do well to finish in the first division With the exception of ot Ping Bodle Bodie the club lacks winning talent in every department The Oaks In the past week have driven themselves quite firmly firmly firmly firm firm- ly Into their cellar quarters and are not likely to be disturbed October should see the clubs In much the same relative positions they now occupy However uness un un- less ess Blankenship's crew shows further evidence of ot spurting the pennant race for tor the year 1916 has already been de de- de- de No other club figures to bring the Angels down from first place pla Chances Chance's club Is a a. nifty nitty fielding aggregation aggregation aggregation tion has splendid run getters in Maggert Walter Wolter and while Koerner and Galloway have been hitting well this season sea sea- son With good pitching it does not seem possible that the Angels will be stopped Oakland Oakland Trib Tribune ne Los Angeles Au Aug 15 Ping Ping BOdie Bodle fa famous famous ta- ta Seal outfielder Is going to the Philadelphia Americans next year according according ac ac- cording to Information which has leaked out Scout Ira Thomas of the Athletics who has been In Los Angeles several days has been taking a hand in the dickering for the San Francisco player He lie thinks Bodie Bodle will be a great asset to the Athletics It Is said several young players are to figure In the deal deat the largest argest In the Coast league thus far tar this season It had been said that Bodle Bodie would go to the St. St Louis Louts Cardinals In exchange for Roy Corhan and a cash ash consideration r Portland Aug 15 As As expected Jud Judge e McCredit McCredie received word yesterday from the St. St Louis Americans that the the- the major major majol league club would exercise Its option on Pitcher Allen Sothoron and Infielder Bobby Vaughn to take effect next spring No word has been received from Cleveland yet as to whether options would be exercised upon Pitchers Kelly and Harstad the latter having been re released released released re- re leased bv by Portland to the Spokane club It Is th therefore regarded as doubtful whether Kelly will be taken from th the Beavers this year at least News was received from the South today to the ef effect effect effect ef- ef that Manager McCredie had bed sold Outfielder Nixon to the St. St Paul club of ot the American association which may mean that Spokane will wUl let Kenneth Williams Williams Wil- Wil liams iams come here before th the th season if is over over In any other event McCredie will have but three persons on his club club Southworth Southworth Willie and Speas Spens If It Portland wants to sell Pitcher Noyes and Shortstop Ward the deal will have to be consummated before o tonight It Itis Is be- be believed br jv i dl the players y will be turned over r to Cleveland I Del Howard r Oak boss i is going to I Sh shake u up oth the Oak lineup sJ not t a little ft dur- dur the log the last month of the season Howard Howard How How- ard r t Is S trying after out young ag a r raft blood of young and ni talent t In tn a recent interview W at s Salt lt Lake D Del had iad the following to say regarding the I Oaks It is the thA plan of ot EwIng and myself myself my my- self to Rive give Oakland a winner next season spa sea son lion a and ald rd were we're going to start remodeling remodel nl the club this year We will sign up lip a lot lotof lotof lotof I of youngsters during durinA the last month of ot the season and in this way well wen get a n chanco chance to pick up some promising ball I Continued on page 3 L MOND DUST DUSTed r Ju ed d from pa page E 2 2 f s r swinter winter I plan to go 0 East Cast r rs r. I J want to see that Ibars t I lars bars for or the team I dont don't I but you can bet that I sigh class ball players for Is in Oakland uni- uni a few more players reduce a winning ball club Ito do much this season season- hardlY expect to get the cellar this year but never hat that were we're not ilot I frying to toI I Is playing good ball now C clubs U that are i in the a little you t might Oaks out of the cellar ne r.- r. |