Show I I I I I I I I HOPES BEGINNING TO r II BRIGHTE Ii McCredie Has Several Prospects Prospects Prospects Pros Pros- to Fall Back On When He Returns By Special News Service PORTLAND March 10 WIth With the ex exception ex- ex PORTLAND of the catching department J JL the Portland Beavers are showing up fairly strong In the training camp campat mp at Honolulu Two of the pitchers Houck and Penner are going great and Manager Manager Man Man- ager McCredie will be satisfied If he can develop two out of the other can can- trying out The big boos boas has about decided that Herman the LOS Angeles re recruit recruit ro- ro cruit wont won't do but Is stron strongly ly Impressed with tho the work of or both Johnnie Bran at and andAl andAl lId Al Z the tho Portland Inter City leaguer The Tho two youngsters were the trie class elas of the Portland City league lct last seaBon sea sea- a- a Bon and McCredie thinks that at least one of them thorn will m be good enough for tor the Const Coast league Cu Gus Helfrich the New York State leaguer Is 19 taking his time about getting into shape He is a n. twirler of or tho the heady I variety and amI depends mostly on his conI control con con- I to win games McCredie Is strong for forI Helfrich and will give him ever every chance I possible to make male good lie He won twenty twenty- one ono and lost twelve games for tor Harrisburg last season leason Lyle Lylo BI bee who was with the team at the fag end of last Jast season is sho ln showing a great deal of or clas class dass j. j arid awl has lias de developed de eloped a R With this ball ban added added add add- ed efi to his delivery Cr he hc should houM go 10 strong tills this season son especially In Salt Lake I Mark urk HI ee the Three I league twirler Is bt bothered with Ith i a n sore pore ann arm at sit present He lie Is lh the Ul only m member of the team tt In poor condition It If can pick four pitchers out put of ot tho the hunch bunch at Honolulu he thinks his staff will be lie strong Benton I Iwho who won seventeen and lost twelve c for tor r New ew Orleans l la last Uil t seasonS and I I who comes from St. St Louis Loul arc are considered as certain to lo make maleo good The Beavers will report at Stockton when the tho team re returns returns re- re turns March 21 1 Another good catcher Li Lq badly nc needed ed by McCredie Fisher r I Is howl I showing up better better bet bet- ter than them ever but Marshall the Omaha recruit and d Dink OBrien O'Brien are fallu failures s. s Marshall 1 In Is a n good hitter but bul a L poor fielder while OBrien O'Brien cant can't hit lilt Byron Houck has already been tx-cn picked to pitch the opening game at Salt Lake e McCredie always Bends a a. veteran into tho the tI first t game and as Houck Is 18 In good con con- dillon he is the natural choie Although Altho it is a a. little early to forecast the team s lineup for tor th tho opening da day th tho following wilt will come pretty close Will right fielder Hollocher shortstop shortstop- Hodgers HOd Kod- gers second base Farmer left fielder fielder- Williams center fielder horton Borton first baI base Siglin third 1 base 1050 Fisher catcher atcher and Houck pitcher Siglin may b he be moved up into Hollocher's place in event tho the shortstop will bat Just ahead of or th the pitcher It is III practically certain that Al Lf Leak beake k the Roc Rocky Mountain southpaw win Will not report Borton Horton and ami Southworth are still holding out but hul It is thought the they will show up at Stockton along with Benton and Fincher Transportation has neon sent all the players with Instructions to report at once It Is 19 not beyond the bounds of or that possibility red reel J Kutin tho catcher who bounced around from ono one Coast league team to another last lost H season ason a on will w be the tho new now catcher for tor the Heavers Kuhn hn hlLl bus written for or a Job and McCredie may give him a chance Drummond Drummond Drummond Drum- Drum mond Brown who caught for tor Vernon several sev ser eral years ago aso o. o is another backstop would like to land with tho the Beavers Bea Brown has not been heard from for some time lime anI and his application is not taken s seriously by Hugh McCredie who f is handling th the affairs of ot the team Kan Yen the tao Chinese catcher will not be bo signed by hy McCredie according to worn re reCeived received received re- re from Honolulu Kan iCan Yen looks bad on a a. curve ball Vera Ayau J yau the infielder signed by Bill lull I Leard ard for tor the Seattle Ule team te J I Is the best birst player In tho the Islands l and Port ort Continued on page 2 3 3 I PORTLAND HOPES Continued from page 1 land lad players 5 say he will wi set et the Northwestern Northwestern North North- western league leare afire with wih his hla work nork ork ln mere inere re la Is II one pitcher In tho the Islands whom Mc- Mc sc- sc Credle Credie would sign In a minute if tho the laws of ot baseball would permit He is as no Rogan tIm tho LI Jn big colored twirler for lor inc me Tw Twenty fifth nt Infantry team cant Regan Rogan has the speed of or a a. Walter Valter Johnson Johnton and knows how to pitch fitch He lie le has baa beaten the Beavers twice and will wl take tako another crack at th them m tomorrow i |