Show b a 1 against freak freal L LEGISLATING pitching has become so popular a winter le league gue stunt that the Coast league ue fathers have also become become become be be- come Imbued with the bug and all indications Indications In Indications In- In are that when they get together to together together to- to gether again they will put their feet down on some of the employed In this league heretofore This much can be said in favor ol of the Coast directors they they do donot donot donot not Intend ot of rip all of the freak ireal deliveries deliveries de de- de liveries out by the roots While it is generally believed that the hurlers have ha been going just a little too far with their balls licorice balls emery I and some others the spitball Is one de delivery delivery delivery de- de deI I livery which no one seems anxious to tobar tobar I Ibar bar but it is highly likely that when the others go the will probably have to follow suit If the Coast league legislates leo against freak pitching it will provide rulings whereby clubs which possess a successful success success- ful will not be compelled to lose his services right off the bat The present plan and it sounds like a sensible sen sible one is to give each club three years In which to prepare itself for the absolute discarding of all fre freak k I pitch pitch- it ers In o other words s Al Gould I fo for example example ex ex- ample would have three years in which to develop something to take tale the place of his and Jean Dale would have havea a like time in which to get rid of his 1 I shine ball The clubs could retain their present freak real pitchers but would be prevented from signing any alY new ones who are known ot of depend on the freak Creal style In that manner Salt Lake Lale would be permitted permitted permitted per per- to hold on to Gould and Dale but it could not expect to sign another hurler who depends on a and after three years ears these two vo hurlers too would have ha to develop another style or leave the league s The announcement rom Los Angeles that Eddie Herr Kerr has signed to scout for the Detroit Tigers Is not a surprise as It is known that the former Bee Dee skipper skipper skip skip- per had several offers from President Navin last season Los Angeles eles Dec 5 J. J. J C. C McGill owner of the Indianapolis club who makes his home in Los Angeles is being congratulated congratulated congratulated con con- con by his friends because his club proved the b best st drawing card inthe Inthe in inthe the American association McGill ac accepted accepted accepted ac- ac the good wishes with a smile until he received a telegram from the East Here is what the wire read Cyclone Cyclone Cy C clone blew down the tho fence of the ball ballpark ballpark ballpark park and practically all the bleachers Will be necessary to rebuild The re rebuilding rebuilding re- re building with t yawing the money morey they do now will cut a big hole in the dividends that 1 was expecting expecting expecting expect expect- ing to declare i McGill by the way way has placed almost his entire club on the market and has several deals on with Coast league clubs He lie expects to have a lot of new faces Caces I In 1920 t 4 Eddie Herr Herl who has been named chief of ot scouts for the Detroit American league baseball club will wm have quite a bit to tell Hughie Hughle Jennings about the rookie Tigers who were with Portland last sea sea- son Paddy SIglin and Red Oldham are I the only members of the Beaver Deaver club who report to to Detroit but several others looked good at at times last year I The Tho two tw rc 1 are ate walling wailing and gnashing their teeth because some of the league clubs have e refused to grant them waivers on Outfield Outfielders erR Farmer and Walker Walter Y I is trying to trade J both both of the players out of ng tI the league in the tho hope of ot getting some sonic left handed hitters and men who will not refuse refuse re- re fuse to come west Salt Lake Lale is not one of the clubs clubs which has refused to waive as is kill Lane Iane says he would put nothing nothIng noth noth- ing In McCredie's way to get the two alters aKers out of the league in a manner that will serve as a benefit to the I Portland owners I |