Show STOVE LEAGUE T JOHNSON new manager of ot E ERNIE th the Bees wires vires from his home at Laguna Beach Cal Ca that he has talked his friend Cactus Cravath CIa Cra- vath manager of the Phillies out of ot the services of Pitcher Mike 1 via the purchase route is a a. aright aright right hander bander of ot considerable ability He lie came to the Phillies last year in a a. trade after having been with Cubs for seven years ears The information from Laguna added that Johnson expects to go East next month to remain over over for the annual meetings of both the National and American leagues He lle ha hap two or three big deals pending with big league clubs and also has several of them on with American Association owners S S Advices from the East are that nearly every city that had a minor league club in past years ears Is planning to get into the band wagon agon once more There will be beas beas beas as many minors this coming season as artY any time during the past ten years Every effort will be made to prevent them from becoming firecracker leagues blowing up by the Fourth of July S C C CLos Los Angeles Dec 1 To To nail a name to a 1920 contract will be no more difficult difficult dif dif- dit- dit than It has been in former years believes Johnny Powers president of the the Angels With the high cost of living doing its great altitude stunt many persons believed believed believed be be- the players would be hard bard to sign Remember the Coast league league will lengthen its season two more weeks says Powers That will help some acme to keep the wolf away from the door There will be plenty of new blood brought Into the Coast league from what some of the other league directors are telling me i S. S 5 5 Some startling changes may be looked for tor in the Los Angeles Infield nex next year Kenworthy and Bates who played on the club the greater part of last year no longer longe are members of the Seraphs Nil Nil- lefer leter has plenty of material on hand and it is understood he has lines out for more players of that variety Bill Rogers manager of the Sacramento club is In Los Angeles trying to pull off a couple of deals to strengthen his Senators Rodgers HOdgers feels there are several men on the Los Angeles and Vernon clubs who could help his squad Los Los Angeles Her HerI I ald aid C C S Seattle Dec 1 Rod I.-Rod Rod Murphy third baseman of the Oakland baseball club and one of the best run driving hitters of the Coast league was purchased by President Klepper Kiepper of ot the Seattle club for tor forthe forthe the 1920 before he and Manager Wares left for the East Murphy has been discontented at Oakland and de desired desired desired de- de sired a change which was granted by President Cal Ewing Ewing hated to part with him but did not want to stand in Murphys Murphy's hr way if it f he lie had it in his minto mind min to make a change I e C S C C CRoy Roy Corhan shortstop of the San Francisco ball club may be traded before the coming of season Manager Charley Graham Grahan says that just at present he contemplates no radical change in the infield ld but he expects to get another infielder from Pittsburg or Washington and would consider a trade for Corhan if he could thereby benefit the club Corhan says Graham is one of the greatest Infielders In the league but Graham rather favors giving the fans new faces to look at Any other club In Inthe Inthe inthe the league would be glad to acquire the services of Corhan who has frequently been discussed as a prospective manager San Safi San Francisco Examiner C C S G. G Alfred Putnam secretary of the San Francisco ball bali club stepped in from Sacramento Sacramento Sacramento Sac Sac- yesterday and told the goggle- goggle eyed world that Lou and Charley More- More I ing are just about as sure to be owners of the Sacramento club one week hence as the surface of the well known bay Isto is isto isto to bet wet tomorrow morning says Al AI Toy Joy In the San Francisco Examiner The want to buy and the stockholders ers ere are willing to sell Wherefore there seems beems no reason why a deal should not be beI made S I |