Show DIAMOND DUST 1 t 0 Bill Bm Essicks Essick's Tigers look like one of the best bets in the league Just as the coast scribes have them figured and the series I with the Bees here this week promises tobe to tobe I Ibe be a keenly con contested ete o one e. e I I Watch Vatch out for fori McCredie I That's the cry over the entire circuit I Ia Ie The Salt a Lake Juggernaut is liable to tomake tomake J ka nf I make e a runaway race in the Coast league unless some of the other teams strength strengtH- en are unanimous In the I opinion that the Bees Hees have the strongest team In the circuit at present I With another catcher the Bees would I Ibe be extremely dangerous Jean Dubuc Is Is' Is back in form and Herb Penner will beable be beable I able to work next week The addition of these two men makes k t the Ute hurling y d f. f I staff the e equal 1 of any y in the circuit His infield is strong and his outfield better better bet bet- ter than the others in the league I Iter I If the other troupes don dont don't t strengthen and players are hard to get the Utes are liable to have a big lead by July 4 4 i Los Angeles Express Express 1 I I Earl Sheeley is without a doubt the classiest first sack sacker r seen in these parts for many a da day There are some who I say that he is not In the same class with Gleichmann but when you ou take into consideration consideration con con- the height and amI reach of I Sheeley one must admit there are very few balls get by him He has the greatest greatest great great- I of ct hands in the league and If est pair need needa his a ankle kle was right McCredie l would need needa a a. wheelbarrow to carry home the mazuma mazuma mazuma ma- ma zuma h he ire would get for this player Los Los Angeles Herald Bill miI Essick sent Phil Slattery a a. southpaw southpaw south south- he to Vancouver before coming coming com corn paw pitcher fag ing to Salt L Lake The Vernon manager is said to be lookIng looking look look- Ing for a second baseman lOOk lOOk-I st that he offered offered of- of Walter Vatter McCredie's story f Francisco and San an outfielder to I that the offer was rejected Is branded by Graham as as false G Graham anam heard that McCredie was g to sell him an outfielder outfielder out out- I into communication with fielder er and got him regarding the purchase of cf Ward Vard Mil Mil- III- III Continued on page 3 3 DIAMOND DUST Continued from page 2 ler He asked McCredie to set a price and never heard from the Salt SaU Lake boss again San San Francisco Examiner a a Clyde Wares Is going good for the Oaks Wares a had to o plead e with h the club hf hc owners rs to purchase r I s hr his release le f from the Little Rock club of the Southern association tion Cal Ewing furnished the money and Wares has made good C S C CA A request that he Investigate a re report report re- re port that one of his umpires was responsible responsible re- re for Eddie Mensor jumping the Oakland club will be made of Allan T T. Baum president of t the Coast league by Del Howard a manager of the Oaks a Players a have informed fo Howard that h an umpire acted as agent for tor the Uie shipyard team which Mensor jumped The Oak manager will not make direct charges but buthe buthe buthe he wants Baum to sift the report Los Los Angele AngeleS Examiner S 5 5 Two members of the Oakland baseball club are fine tine examples of ot heredity Although Although Although Al Al- though they follow different lines than their fathers they get their athletic ability ability abil abil- ity from them Hack Millers Miller's father was a strong man Ulan who traveled over the country p performing feats teats of ot strength His sister who is on n the stage now is said to tobe tobe tobe be stronger than Hack who is Considered considered con Con- Art GrIggs GrIgg's only rival In the Coast league when It comes to strength It is from his father tather that Miller gets his ability ability abil abil- ity to hit home runs Chicken Hawks right fielder of ot the Oaks whom Del Howard Howard Howard How How- ard claims ts s the fastest sprinter in the league league- is the e son of the theman man of ot that name who h Id the yard sprinting record record record rec rec- ord on the years ago |