Show DIAMOND DUST H Win Jn Today's Game Lose Los Angeles w I H-I Los Ios Angeles Vernon H U H. H Vernon 8 H Francisco I N F I B S Francisco Salt Lake Hake i Salt Lake Portland Portland Oakland Oakland 73 Skipper changed his mind at the last minute y yesterday Y He lIe had fully intended to pItch Paul Fittery Fitler but switched Just before the game garne when fOrthe for forthe forthe the first time time- since he became a a. Bee flee the little southpaw told his manager manag r that he was not i eUng just right C C S i Blank would take no chances on sendIng sending send send- ing Fitter to the mound with the latter not In the best of shape and several scouts sitting in the stands Fittery is slated to work today however however however how how- ever if IC right and Bill Piercey will wm try hl hi hand against t that tough aggregation of Tigers tomorrow know of the 1 t dont don't the origin story that I offered to trade Harry Hannah to Philadelphia for tor Cactus Cactus' Cravath said Manager Blank today but 1 I hope no noone noone noone one will think me ins So big a rummy that I would trade a n. great young catcher like Truck for an old man like Cravath who ho started out about the time I did The local O manager said he might gr atu turn tura IJ Hannah a over lenton to the gr Phillies b but that he would first have to see considerable cash cashIn In addition to Cravath's contract Swede Risberg Is indeed a ball player layer Some of the Vernon e players say pay o that et the young man has Yb become O s so thoroughly thoroughly thor thor- affected with an elongated cranium crl since being assur assured d of ot big league chance that he is not the same Swede S S S Johnny Bas Bassler ler may become a member of the Athletics Ira Thomas Athletic scout cout has put In a n. good boost for the little Angel Rowdy Elliott caught a 1 full game for tor the Cubs yesterday and did his work creditably Our old friend Johnny Vann also ahiO caught a full game In Elliotts Elliott's old position position position tion at With the Beavers and S Seals als getting trimmed regularly on the coast a few more Boo Bee victories this week would look mighty good The Bees will have a hard three weeks away from home beginning next Tues Tuesday when they stack up against Portland San Francisco co and Oakland for series in the order named While base stealing seems to have become become become be be- come a lost art in the Pacific Coast Coat league the fact remains that the fans are in for a a. finish among the thieves that thal will rank with the American league leaguer r race ce for excitement Just now Ike lite Daley of Vernon is leading the pack with two thirty-two thefts Right at his heels comes Duckey Jones with tW nty seven Billy Lane with twenty six Six and Biff Dirt Schaller a with il twenty n v And this 1 with i ilem em than K the season better three fifths c corn com Imagine it two thirty-two stolen bases the high water mark with nineteen nine teen weeks of the Sch schedule dule completed Less s than an n average a of two w a week e and fI fIs Il arh h ina this in the s same league a where r Jimmy Johnston hung up his record mark of thefts With the present resent lack of base stealing that is prevalent in the Coast league Fitzgerald out of the game for months Is not so far outdistanced that he will not be able to catch up Fitz has eighteen steals to his hie credit It would riot not be surprising if Biff Schaller came through In front with a total of about forty-five forty steals Anyhow it will be a great finish San San Francisco Bulletin S S S Frank Chance has as announced that Infielder Infielder In- In fielder Groeling of the Peoria club in the Three-I Three league would not report to the Angels until next spring Chance farmed Groeling to the Peoria club this spring and exercised his o option on the youngster some time lime ago is a left handed hitter and a brilliant fielder He has been doing great work in the Three-I Three league this season Los Angeles Aug 17 Hi HI West former former formet for for- mer met pitcher for various Coast league clubs arrived in town Tuesday from Denver where he was unconditionally re re- re leased West asserts that his release was wall given him because of poor pOOl financial conditions conditions conditions con con- with the club rather than because of his work West Vest who ho claims to be in fine tine shape will attempt to secure a place with some Coast league club San Francisco Aug 17 Manager Manager Wolverton Wolverton Wolverton Wol Wol- verton announced today that he had suspended Bill Bm steen for Indifferent baseball as his work for the past few tew weeks has not satisfied tI e the e boss s. s Steen eb in defense says he has b been p putting forth his best efforts but adds that he has been unable to show his best since he ha injured his ankle in Los LOll Angeles a month or so ago S S S Indications are that th the Sacramento club of passing In Sl the e out Trolley of or l league existence n is In Charley danger Doyle has announced that he will have I nothing further to do with the club unless unless un un- un- un less some more funds are forthcoming I to Immediately keep a the club Doyle In l l the has s rl race tried dw while his lre best Unable unable un Un- I able to pay the salaries that other clubs In the league h have ve been able to give their players Until a week ago the fans had failed dismally to support rt the Sacramento Sacramento Sacramento Sac Sac- club though It had b been en leading lead lead- ing almost since the season opened The announcement that Doyle Dovle would resign was a regular bombshell I in the camp of or the Sacramento fans Immediately plans were placed under way for a benefit boxIng boxIng boxing box- box Ing show to aid ala the slipping Demons and Doyle a agreed to walt wait a week or more before handing In his resignation The situation In Sacramento would hardly indicate that baseball is a more popular sport now than It was when the Coast I Continued on pa page 3 DIAMOND DUST Continued from page 2 2 league owners were forced to transfer the Sacramento franchise to Salt Lake owing to nonsupport from the fans Therefore it is amusing to say the least to read of Portland attempting to land Sacramento as a place of rest for next year Of course It is not proper to compare compare compare com com- pare Trolley league conditions with those of the Pacific Coast league nor norIs noris noris is it right to compare the playing stand stand- ards But the truth is that the Demons have been leading the Trolley league for fora a long time and all the world is supposed supposed supposed sup sup- posed to love a winner Consequently if the Sacramento fans or a portion of them will not come out to s see e a winning club even if it Is a semipro outfit then there Is little ground for tor basing any hopes that the capital city will make malee any great overtures to secure the Portland club in the event of ofa a a transfer of the Beaver Deaver franchise Since announcing his ultimatum Doyle has assumed an attitude attitude attitude atti atti- tude of watchful waiting and is letting letting letting let let- ting the Sacramento fans do the worry worry- ing San San Francisco Bulletin |