Show STOVE LA LAross' LAross LEAGUE GOSSI ross ross' rossI I r i VE VEN the Hustons Hus- Hus HusI L tons and Johnsons L L with all their millions find it necessary necessary necessary essary to shake hands and forget bygones sometimes C S Bill Lane says he hasn't heard or seen seena a So word from Jack Cook or Ernie Johnson Johnson John John- son sort for Cor so long that he isn't really sure whether hs hg is still president of 01 a ball club or not C S S Frank Newhouse Newhouse writing in the DEnYer Denver Denver Den Den- ver Yer Post states that Walter Waiter McCredie has made an offer to Joe Berger a Colorado Colorado Colo Cob rado state league pitcher of considerable repute S S S SIt It begins to look as if Seattle will experience ex ex- perie ce some trouble in gaining possession possession posses posses- sion slon of Ray nay Bates the infielder whom Connie Mack promised to turn over to the n e with Players a Geary e and Kop Kopp in exchange h i f for Pitcher 1 he Lyle re Ji Big Big- bee Los Angeles with whom Bates Dates finIshed finished fin fin- In th the tho 1919 season lays claim to the player holding that it signed Bates last season under the Impression that he was wasa a a. free agent with permission from Mack Macl Mackto to sign where he pleased S S S Portland Dec 9 Walter Walter McCredie is willing to admit that it is easier I to pick ball players fa r than nl it is t to select sel prize t winning winning win win- ning egg laying chickens who will hit around in producing the oblong white while globules that are now bringing 90 00 cents in local markets market When the Portland pilot purchased a fine country home last fall faU he decided to stock it with a cow pigs chickens and other livestock He purchased his chickens from different sources What hat Walt Valt doesn't know about chickens and he ho admits it himself would fill a good sized book Accordingly he took what was offered him as long as they looked as if they might lay and waited results That is what he is now getting getting results Out of a flock of about thirty chickens only three or four of them are laying This leads him to believe bellevo be believe be- be lieve that he was slipped a 3 lot of ot bushers In the guise of class AA hens and it is causing him to be a little careful care care- ful rul UI in his future purchases In the t meantime meantime meantime mean mean- time Walt Valt is looking boiling over the latest magazines magazines magazines mag mag- and books and declares that before spring it tt will be a smart chicken fancier who slips him birds that do nothing but eat and look pleasant |