Show I I or I I r or T r STovE I LEAGUE CHAnER S Secretary Jack Cook of tho ho Bees re received received re- re a nibble from Pitcher PIlcher Jean Dubuc this morning Tho The ex Detroit TI Tiger er ovi- ovi denty wrote the letter before ho he received I Sundays Sunday's wire instructing instructing him when and where re to report report- Dubuc s terms and re requests ro- ro quests wore such Ruch that there Is a good od chance for tho th club to como conic to terms with him It looks bright accor according lD to Cook at t any rate Dubuc states that that he he has hu some somo business matters wl which ch ho IH is anxious to adjust before fore coming west but he hc Indicates that he thinks favorably of tho the chango change from the tho big show to AA According to those who have havo known Dubuc during the past few years clr ie io le is still ono one of or the bc best t pitchers In tho the majors majors majors ma ma- jors hut but has at nt various v. times been heon at ata ata atno a no disadvantage owing to a tore sore whip pL Capt Buddy Jt lean al wired wired from Denver cr tOda today asking for tr transportation r Pitcher Bob Dob Harmon the Pirate whom the tho Be Bees Bes s had an opportunity to hu buy from Jimmy Jimmy- Callahan is lost to lo salt bait alt Lal Lake e. e Joe Joo Tinker h has bought him for his Columbus Columbus Columbus Co Co- lumbus club Not a n. word fr from m Bunny Bunny u n Brief who is again ln rain asking for more moro mone money Bunny is IA I getting a top lop salary and will probably o ha to 51 sign n for the figures offered him If he doesn't the tho fans fane ma may have ve an ail op opportunity opportunity op- op to see sec Earl Eul Sheeley play the tho I ba bag According to Northwestern league ruo fans and critics the tho former Spokane player play play- I or er Is the be best t first sacker rocker seen in that league in many a 1 day a all of ot which is saying s a lot Jot when a n. lea league ue boasts of such initial sack rock S' S guardians ns lL as ns Herb Hester and Earl Thompson Everybody in is hoping hoping of or course that Bunny Dunny will RI sign 1 as he finally did last spring sluing but the club would not bo be hopelessly hopelessly hope hope- hope hope- lessly crippled e if he decided to retire Rub Evans Evns has not nol signed as yet ret but hut buthe buthe he will probably do so o without deb delay lelay The t trade de b by Milwaukee Milwaukee- Harry Ham Moran loran for Dutch is Is is still sUIl in the tho air President Murphy ha has asked the Brewers to submit Morans Moran's salary agreement et etc Bert Berl Hall Ball Halli Is i In lino IIno for a 3 transfer to toRome toRome Rome ROm club chub of lower lowr classification Downe Downey Downey Dow Dow- ne ney and Ba Bale Bayless less s i will probably be disposed disposed disposed dis dis- posed of or In a similar manner In the list of or umpires appointed by hy President ro of the American n association association asso asso- we wc notice tho name namo of W W. J. J Carney Thin is the same sarno Bill Came Carney Carnoy who did the first t umpiring under the late lale President nt Lucas in the old IntermountAin Intel I Ho He looked like big league material hero heroIn heroin In 1909 and on the thc strength of It Lucas I took him hint to his Northwestern league Bill failed absolutely in the tho Northwestern stern much to the surprise c of Lucas and every every- boll hod body else who had seen him In th the In- In He has made good in Sn the small minors o 01 of th the ml middle West since then and his hiM man many friends here will be he pleased to note that he lie is to lo get another chance Carney Carne was formerly a famous big league uc pitcher and twirled for or Butte Butle in fn the old Pacific National along about 1903 If Ir Earl Sheeley happens to succeed Dunn Bunny Brief Brie at first Bernhard ma may yet have an un o to bring on Catcher Bill nu Rumler ler a Southern leaguer who ere ere- I atel such a n favorable oralle impression ion t that the tho I Brown bought his release last fall Rumler Rum Rum- ler her Is lEI a n hl hug big f fellow a great rat catcher and hits hils them a mile Rum Rum-I I hat What an outfield ll B will have If Jack pl s up to his laiR 1916 1911 Federal league eague form In the outlaws man many many- critIc critics crit crit- ic ics considered him a better hetter around all roan man that Benn Benny Kauff The Bees BelS now no have ha twenty ono men mn under contract and another r Billy Orr as at good as 81 signed There Is a chance that l Manager rana er Bernhard Bern Bern- hard hanl will be bp ahl able to talk talle with some om hi big la league leigue ue managers while he is In the East s Oakland Oaklan already has so 80 mar many young ball pla players ers signed that Del Howard Iff is casting about for a farm f The Oaks may mar try tryout out Carl 7 at al second base a e. e BUFFALO Feb 20 Funeral O Funeral services for Mrs LIlI Lilly wife of or William Bernhard form baseball n pitcher In the American league an and now no manager of the Salt Lake club who died In ln Salt It Lake City were held yesterday afternoon In N N. I Y a Buffalo suburb Mrs Irs Bernhard Bomhard was wnM a a. daughter or of tics Mrs Susan Rusan and the late H 11 B or of N. N Y Interment was In the Clarence arence cemetery |