Show With the Bees I at Porterville P I I Sy Special Staff Correspondence Jean Dubuc declares he got all the worst of It In the deal which resulted I In his r release lease by Detroit last fall According to Dubuc he arranged to tot take t the management of a barnstorm Ing expedition through the border states and he says the league managers man agers understood the plans and made madeno no objection whatever Nothing was said aid until a 1 short time before the date set for the first of the games and then they filed flied an obJection dejection Dubuc Du Du- buc and his associates stood to lose losea a lot o of money or welsh on the contracts con con- tracts they had made with a anum numb ber her of players As a result he ed to go 00 through with It and the release re re- lease followed Dubuc has been taking tak take ing a re real 11 rest but from the way he has started Into his work It Is plain plaine e to be seen ho he will be In condition as early as any of them Orange Or day d was an occasion of es especial espedal es pedal satisfaction to the members of or orthe the squad When they quit work In Inthe Inthe Inthe the evening they found a l number of boxes of grape fruit and oranges ready for their consumption donated to the management of the club by orchard orchard or or- chard owners of this Immediate dis Kirmayer promises to make the first string of he heavers without difficulty His Hie work on the hill hili thus far shows he has a world of speed fine line control con can and a puzzling change of pace Those who have worked with him S say he pitches with his head as well aa as his salary wing and they predict he will show well In the first division of heavers when the real work of the season Is started Truck Hannah feels Just fine to quote his own statements If the ginger he puts Into his lila work counts for anything he Is right For the past few days ho he has been taking some long turns at the plate and has been winging them to the bases He hasn't been lobbing them down either cither When he cuts loose at third he fairly lifts them off their feet His throwIng throw throw- Ing has been very accurate and this IF Ic especially true of his practice at it atthe t the second station Rube Evans has regained his appe appi- tite and Is looking a lot better than when he reported for work Rube has been somewhat under the weather prior to coming to camp and there W was some question whether he would get Into shape as early as desired There seems to be no further worry about him however and he Is la confident dent he will be ready for the going by the opening date Excellent condition of the diamond at the municipal park was shown during dur duro ing Ino the tho p past 1St week Twice heavy showers chewers C came up during the night but after an hour of sunshine the I boys were able to ge get out for regular work Lydiatt h has 1 be been n duly christened I the cave man Who started It ha has not yet been definitely determined Doc Doe Burke takes the credit and others give It to Buddy Ryan Buddy Duddy de declares de de- cl dares clares the name Is a good one and I. I that when Lydiatt 1 t t takes the hill hili for fora a game gilme hell he'll have em In the hole em to tode from the start start heli hell scare death de was the way he put It At that looks to have a little the edge on the tho youngsters In the serving division He Is strong strona has hasa a world of steam and can put them where he alms alma for The veterans look on him as aa 8 worth a lot of nan han han- dung If It should come to the showdown between Crandall and for the middle sack there Is going to be a pretty contest on It looks to be bc hard choosing Both men are shaping up fast both are speedy fast on the I b bes and cover a lot of ground Whether the choice falls to either the I second bag baD will b be b. In good hands The condition of Hugh HUD la Is a source of satisfaction to Skipper Bill BillI Billand 1 and to Doc Dot Burke He Is In better I shape right now Doc Dec says than at I any time during all of last lut season He says he Is II feeling fine He has been I standing the work fine and Is In n. n 1 creasing his work speedily to get his hit wing In shape took some long lona turns on the rubber during the week and shows he already has the condition to stand standa a lot of work He fields his hla position well being belna fast on his comes cornea In well on short bunts Bunting practice has been taking up a time of the squad during the past few days daya Tobin has been putting In more practice at this work than any of them In the one or two practice games played he has laid I down a couple of good ones Carpenter begins to look like a I I fixture In the Infield Whether or not he will stick remains to be seen but It Is the opinion In camp that he Is la Isone on one of the finds find of the early season I I I- I Continued on paso page 3 I 1 WITH THE BEES Continued from page pale 2 This contest conte t In the Infield la Is a merry one and every candidate for the In side garden realizes he will have to work to hold his Job Cress the latest acquisition to the catching staff has haa not had an opportunity as yet to show what he has hUe He Is a 1 good husky hUlky chap however and his hll appearance shows he has hal been taking care of himself Cress Cre was among the team sent to Lemoore for the second string game Sunday Billy Or Orr was captain of Bees No 2 on their trip to Lemoore for their exhibition ex ex- game Sunday Dill Bill Is II said to have hwe filled the position of skipper skipper skip skip- per with great dignity and disere tion During the hall storm which vis vi the camp early In the week Jimmy Shinn stood at the window of the dressing rooms room with a faraway look In his eye He was wal thinking of his prune ranch In the Stockton district dis des Early halls halll are death to prunes Later Late ho learned his hi particular portion portion portion por por- tion of the country wac was not visited by the storm and he cheered up vis viI |