Show STOVE TOVE LEAGUE I CHATTER Jeff Jert Cress Cres former Northwestern orth league and nd Hamilton Mont font catcher Joined tho the Bee squad yesterday C C Manager Bernhard h rd a told tho the scribes s at yesterday that h he s Is not worrying wor wor- wor- wor z r about Tomm Tommy Quinlan He Is 18 in shape and will be h here r in tn due dUo course e of ot lime time hon hell be ready when the season On opens the skipper kipper Is quoted to have havo said raid I I The Bees arc slated plated to face the famous Dutch Leonard of B Boston ton Red lIed So Sox fame famo this afternoon S C C Joe Vita Vila the veteran New York writer picks to beat Joe Gedeon out of the second base b. job on tho the Yankees C SC I Eddie Fa Faye will bo be with Indianapolis I of ot tho American a association this year ear C S C CEarl Earl Thompson young first sacker Backer whom Cliff Blankenship turned over o to Tacoma last lart spring has hns notified his chib that ho he will not return to th the tho game Ho Tie ways says he will ivill stick to his Job in the mines at Globe Ariz Ai C C OlHo O OMara rara for former r Brooklyn n infielder who comes to the Oaks Oak was dra drawing dO down dOrl rl a a. year r with Ith the Dodgers e so o oIt It Is 18 highly likely that Del Howard will have havo to offer him quite a a. fat contract to bring him into h his f fold ld I Pittsburg scribes are Xe really eally considering Chuck Ward Vard seriously l for tor Hans Wagner's Wagners agner er s Job C C C Hush Hugh Jennings is finally going to give e Johnny Couch a looking ng ngo o or over r this spring C S C Chief La IA Roy noy yes cs th same ne chief chloO finished the season with Springfield last year ear Ho He has hu signed Ehmed with Joplin In the Western for 1917 S S S Also our old friend Jack Is Ie booked for another trial in AA Jack Dunn has decided d to look him over at nt Baltimore C S C Chick Autrey is going to play first for tor Dallas The latter club h has also algo taken on Louie Louis SC The American association directors held a meeting the other othor da day and torO tore President Hickeys Hickey's umpire staff to pieces by refusing to permit him to hire three of the seven men he had selected One of the umpires who lost out in this manner mannor man man- n nor ner r IB is our old friend Bill BUI Carney Hickey wanted him but a majority of the directors directors diree- diree tors would not stand for him The rhe association asso asso- elation must bo simply bubbling over oyer with harmony S C S This from Del Howard I r dont don't like to go o on record bo so o early earh in the season about m my team but you can say for me that th I haven't started sorted spring training with Hh a likelier bunch of players for or a n lon long r time It Is hardly fair to pass upon Individual players this early for tor we have ha Just JURt about got ot settled Into the grind and only gathered the full fun squad Into camp I figure m my team Is to have tho the speed and life this year If nothing else elm Look over the entire squad and you ou wont won't find many slow ores ones C S S T The Tho 10 clubs dubs In the CO Coast jt league lugue are already al already al- al ready having havinga a merry mcm time finding Jokers In the four tour rule Harr Harry Wolverton Wolverton Wolver- Wolver ton for example has It doped out that he can several veral of ot hl his old timers even under the rule uIe One Ono rule rute provides that there shall bo be fourteen players on each club and that In addition thereto the club shall shan b be privileged to carry tout four men mon who have not had ad one full run seasons season's experience in class AA or malor leagues IE Now No w It seems there Is a a. J joker In ln this too When 1 h the managers met with the directors In San Francisco a te few weeks ao asp o the question was as asked as asto to whether half halt a season In class AA and the other half hal In a major league lenroe would disqualify It a that man man Then and there ther It k was settled the hide nule meant one full tun paying year either cither In class AA or majors So there thel-e you ou V. V are A And nd J it ll ma mak makes s R ErIckson and Oldham of Wolverton's Wol Seals both eligible eligi eligi- ble bIn for they with Detroit last hut season sea sel- son Hon until they came to the Seals and haven't a full fun year in either league to their credit I T w w Secretary Jack Cook of ot the Bees eR has lias S sent Bent out letters to 9 a all of oj the lne fair tan fans who held Womans omans Books last sea season fa s BOn offering r to attend to the renewal or ot the books for any and alt all who desire summer ummer to see seo ho tho The games Jmmes on the bargain gain plan this books are now on sale eale at the clubs club's office In the Walker bank building fourth floor S 5 5 Duckey Jones left lert Ogden O-cIen yesterday esterday to report to Detroit Harry Harry Heilmann stopped over en rout rout from Frisco and the the Tigers boarded a rattler out of ot Ogden together Bobby Vaughn has g given ven up trying to hold hoid up Chance Chanco for tor moro more money and has written the tho Angel leader that ho he will report this week S Ill HI 1 Jasper Ster the thc eccentric southpaw Is onu on his word worn wily way to the coast according to camp amp received d last night In ln the southern C S S Kan Linotype Yen in Into operators it wilt will m welcome como tho the thoman tion whether he the league teague It Is n a question question ques- ques will wili b be known as ae Catcher Kan or Catcher cn but to spelL either Is easy caBY S The Beavers have ave still three holdouts They are Pitcher Ed Leake First Baseman Baseman Base Base- man Borton and Outfielder Southworth I S S S SHap Hap P Meyers Icy is one first baseman Seman who l is Ii floating around loose with trying to o catch I I on some Coast league le club s Mo-s Is on the tho suspended list of the Rochester Rochester club and whatever club wants want him will have ha to do business with It Rochester j C C C I Stovall Is not participating participating- in any mop mo more practice at present While holding down first b base bG G in a 1 practice game me last week his finger was Injured C S S By Special News Service MINERAL WELLS Tex March 10 Charles A A. A Risberg who totes the h bandie han ban n- n dIe dle of ot Swede looms up as tho the needed unit in the tho White Sox infield Although In camp for only one day tho the Coast league recruit marked his debut by maka mak mak- ing a whale of ot an impression on Manager Rowland Howland and Kid Gleason If It h he keeps up the tho paco pace set today he is Jt going to find himself a regular on third bass base S C C Spider Baum hM has w considerable fun tun- with Calvo over an nn Incident which ocla occurred oc- oc la last season Bill BUI Guthrie was um- um and called a close chose one against the Continued on pago page 3 3 I i I J STOVE LEAGUE Continued from tram page 2 Seals Immediate Immediately Baum um ni mimicking CAlvo tone and accent yelled Guthrie youre you're youre you're a bum bulit bUil Calvo de tie pate gate ate for tor yours ours Guthrie cami right hack back and when J Ja- Ja Jacinto cinto who was as Innocent as could be beof beof of ot cherishing such an opinion of ot Guth t ric-t at that particular time tinse protested the ump offered to plaster a fine on him Jocinto Jacinto sighing for or that d dear ar Havana Ha- Ha tana vana sadly moved on to the clubhouse San San Francisco Call Cal S S I Portland reports pei seem e m to indicate that R Rod II Kuhn uhn I will w again he a a Coa Coast Conet t leaguer r next season The Beavers Davers have havo about decided to give him a chance to quatt qualify a as Gus FI Fishers Fisher's hers her's running mate Taste Kuhn went to th tho Southern after b being ln l let t go b by the B Bees last lant summer ummer and Is reported r arm to have hare recovered his long lost throwing What Wha an outfield n Ryan Tobin and Shinn I Ham Pattersons Patterson's new Dallas Daila team made madea a good go start yesterday by trimming the lie Giant regulars 2 to 1 L The new road and home uniforms for forthe or orthe the tho Bees have been received at the sport spore Ing goods gooda goos department of ot the Salt Lake Hardware company I I I I Outfielder Mer nl Billy Lee Iee Oak holdout h has 1 signed l Del Howard bought the l player er front from Nashville te In last t tan fall I Honus Mitro 1 has asked for tor bl hla uk release ase e. e but was wu turned d down w SC by br Darmody Rei Reports orts have ha reached here her that Walter Waiter Schmidt Pirate catcher r who ho Is holding out for more money moneY would like ILko to get ret a aberth aberth berth with wih a Coast Cost league lease team So taken Is Bill Bi Rooer captain of the Beavers Beaver i with Ith the wn way the tho Beaver r abode abe Is constructed d and laid out that h he la Is II planning In conjunction with Judge McCredie on constructing a 0 asim- asim sim similar liar ilar Hal bunch of cottages cottes at Springs the southern Oregon mineral springs In which Judge le is Interested Portland Telegram Experts who are watching the recruits closely say Sy Harry Harr Wolfe Volo threatens to be bethe bethe bethe the star str find of ot the Cubs this season Reason I Hh IDi Is a shortstop drafted from Duluth but can Cn play other positions He Ito has bl begun to outshine all ni other rookies rookie even including In Including In- In Hunter who threatens to he be an anIn anIn anin In suid outer Wolfe pleases Mitchell Michel and especially because cause he shows shown signs fielder of or be being In a hitter hiter as a well wen as a 1 clean clean Both the Lo Los Angeles and Vernon clubs ant aro are carrying a raft raC of young oung tal talent nt Th They doln doin this If Chance are arc as a n gamble gambit I Clance or Stovall aJ succeeds In developing de one ono young youn player of ot clam claes ca AA caliber li will wi consider himself a n winner on tho the under undertaking taking |