Show STOY STOViE LAG GOSI I I r F- F I HAT President I Carth the T THAT Coast leagues league's new executive is already on the Job with all fours tours II Is plainly evident Right now he heis heis I is busily engaged in asking for or and re receiving receiving re- re re-I re bids from Crom various California I cities that have ex expresser pressel a desire to I entertain league clubs during the training training train train- ing season He lIe has apparently met with considerable success as he has written the tue club owners of a 11 number of oC cities including the B Bees s them themI to withhold their 1920 training camp se selections selections se- se I until he has received all bids I adding that he believes he will have any I number of or them and amI that the club owners own own- ers era can then take tale their pick l President Lane of the Bees is not adverse adverse ad- ad ad adverse verse to returning to Pittsburg but there will be this tl disadvantage In 1920 that 1920 that city has discontinued its paid baseball dub club since peace was declared and the great national game has just about been forgotten there Lane prefers some city which has a club that will give his men menan menan menan an occasional workout or a beating if possible Porterville is the city that Lane Is really really really real real- ly sweet on on but this place has a aery avery avery very ery inferior playing field an and It is also quite a distance removed from Crom cities which have strong semipro teams a a a Portland has asked waivers on Players Play Play- ers era Carr Carroll ll Jones Dick Cox Joe Dailey and Ed Pennington Judge McCredie l is I probably figuring on trading them Into some other league a a a aBill Bill Essick has signed a young pitcher named R. R R. R Blossom He Is Ia merely a abud abud abud bud however a a a Americas America's invasion of oC Japan has ended just like Senator Phelan hopes bopes the of the Nipponese will end end in in fallI failI fail fall I ure o teams were to have been e sent to eJa of f from this country o t one led bv by Buck Weaver and the other by Jack Fournier The Japanese would put up tip only as a guarantee and the trip fell through Los Los Angeles Ii Bill Bm Essick Is now JiOW tr trying ing to induce the St. St Louis Browns to do their training at athis athis athis his park Trying to steal Salt Lakes Lake's player meal ticket In other words a Wade Killefer says the 8 pound S-pound pound girl who arrived at his house housea a few fey days ago will be the mascot of oC the Angels next season S a a Portland Is ix figuring on Its trainIng training train train- ing at Santa Mai Maria la or at Visalia nm Bill Lane Lae sa says s 's he is going to send Ernie Johnson east in a few tew days to be beon beon beon on the Job at both of oC the big league meetings S Sa a a p Dell Howard is again trying to make arrangements to bring his famous brother Ivan to Oakland Dell tried to get his footed fleet brother on numerous occasions occasions occasions occa occa- and unless we miss our guess It was Dell who Induced Ivan to refuse to report to Salt Lake when the Cleveland Indians turned him over t to the Bees In 1918 Ivan Is on a ranch In the Middle West but is still the property of oC the Cleveland club which has him on the suspended list a a a aLou Lou who is trying to negotiate the deal for the purchase of the Sacramento club is said to be willing to stipulate In his agreement that he will maintain a a. club In that city for at least two years ears but that after that I if the California city does loes not show a willingness willing willing- ness to patronize the game he will re reserve ro- ro serve the right to move his franchise to some other city S C The St. St SV Louis ouis Car Cardinals nals who have title to Polly expect to send the former Coaster to Louisville as part payment for First Baseman Jack Quinn and Mule Watson are members mem mem- bers bera of the Pittsburg club which is playing playing play play- ing exhibition games I in Cuba Larry Larr- Gilbert the outfielder who Salt Lake came near landing from a Southern South South- em ern league club In 1918 played the best ball of ot his career last season while with New Orleans and is slated to go to Cleve Cleve- land C a a aFred Fred Falkenburg has bought a cigar store at Lemoore Cal CaI and Is pitching high class class' class ball ball for a semipro club of oC that place a Joe Dunn the veteran who caught a a. few games for the Bees rices in 1918 1915 and who won on a pennant while managing BloomIngton BloomIngton Bloom Bloom- Ington last year has had numerous offers offers of of- fers from Crom higher up but he has decided to remain with Bloomington for another year rear a Omaha reports have it that Pat Ragan Bagan the pitcher who Jumped Seattle last season season season sea sea- son ha has baa on a deal by which he may be become become become be- be come the owner of the tha maha franchise fran Iran chise In the Western league |