Show I E I n 1 I I VEN though Ernie Johnson was unable to let the fans in on most of EVEN his secrets while on his short visit here over Sunday and Monday a afew afew afew few of ot us were able to gather enough from remarks remarks' which got by him to draw the tho conclusion that the little fellow numbers his big league friends by the dozens friends dozens friends who are really reany willing to aid him when he makes his debut as a a. a manager Ernie started a number of deals on the way also visited about six major league club owners and made known his wants In return he was given a list of players who will be placed on the market markh by the various clubs rand and from whom he can make malo selections a little later on Then of f course I jail all will depend upon whether or not the big league clubs can secure I waivers on the men Johnson might select It will VIII be a a. whole lot easier for these clubs to secure these waivers however after after the major league training season i is j on Taking the positions In their order orde- the 1920 roster will take shape something like this In the catching department Johnson Intimates that he Is sure to retain re retain retain re- re tain Byler As for Spencer the future alone will tell Tub seldom ever lasts more th than n a year on one ball club Although Although Although Al Al- though a a. prince of a a. fellow he Is pronounced pronounced pronounced pro pro- too much of a visitor by men like Connie Mack Frank Navin and others others others oth oth- ers for whom he has played Tub never appeared satisfied while with the Bees not any more than when he be was a member member member mem mem- ber of the Milwaukee San Francisco Vernon or Detroit clubs and therefore ItIs it itIs itis Is highly likely that the b big g fellow will willbe willbe willbe be traded Sacramento has asked Johnson Johnson Johnson John John- son to name a trade and Ernie has in informed informed informed in- in formed Rodgers that he will take Lefty Mails l and a n. thousand smacks for Tub If the big fellow is traded Johnson will choose a string first-string receiver from among a number who have been offered him him him- one from the Browns tho the Detroit Tigers or th the White Sox Any one of the three Johnson has in mind will do according to the writers writer's judgmentAl judgment Al Gould and Spider Spicier Baum are the only two members of the 1919 pitching squad who are aFe sure to stick sUck Johnson will wUl personally personally per per- visit Walter Valter Leverenz at Paso nobles Robles after the holidays and he will aim elm to have havo It out with Lefty once and for always then tien and there If Lefty wants to get in and give the Bees all he has all aU well an and 1 good If not he may bo be traded anywhere from Sacramento Sacrament to Binghamton Ralph Stroud is on the suspended suspended sus sue list and If he does anywhere near the right thing may be traded to an American association club for a classy outfielder or a pitcher It If he doesn't doesn t he may be told to take his prima donna disposition and jump into the lake Gene Dale is very apt to o be traded to a Southern South South- j Johnson ern erp n league is se sev v very club l b sweet sr for et a pitcher Main l r E Evans on n whom and od Kirmayer will also be used as trading material 1 Bill Speas wants Rube Evans for his Regina fugina club and if he comes across with a satisfactory amount of the coin of the realm he will get himIn him In Nick Cullop Ernie Johnson may have secured one of the best left handers handels In dJ the e game Cullop has been a typical ff Eddie Plank Plank lucky a l happy happy-go g lucky C disposition p and an unbeatable pitcher when going good He lie won fo fourteen and lost five for the Yanks In 1916 won two twenty-two and lost eleven en for the K C C. Feds in 1915 won fifteen and lost nineteen for forthe forthe forthe the K C C. Feds In 1914 1919 and last season pitched a high grade article of ball baU for foran foran foran an Independent club in the Middle WestIn VestIn West Vest In the American league and the Federal his records show that he 1 many hurlers who now are or later were stars In the Coast league Mike Prendergast has been an in and outer in the big show but Ernie Johnson Johnson Johnson John John- son who knows the player personally says I I wish I could feel as sure suro of all of my pitchers as I do of Prendergast Johnson has deals on for at least five other othel pitchers pitchers one one each from the Southern Southern Southern South South- ern league and American association and three from the thc majors They arc are all all men Johnson knows personally and the kind he says who will work at their best for him lIe He is willing to await developments developments developments develop develop- ments on the deals now pending for them even if he can close no more mOTe than two and after the season has started Johnson is also sweet on Walter Mails and believes that with Cullop and Mails Malls he will be set for left lert handers banders of whom ho he intends to carry at least two and perhaps perhaps perhaps per per- haps three C Kansas City Dallas and the Browns have pitchers that Johnson wants ants badly The Detroit Tigers have also offered the Bees two hurlers hurlers hurlers-a a left leU hander and a aright aright aright right hander S Earl Sheely of course will be a fixture on first ba base e Jack Fournier has been trying to induce Red Ped KIllefer to work up upa a trade whereby he can come to Salt Lake in exchange for Sheely Shady but Lane and Johnson say there is nothing stirring stir stir- ring That probably goes both ways for KlUefer Is equally as sweet sweet- sweeton on Fournier as Salt Lake is on Sheely t Marty Krug will play second base and Ernie Johnson will be at short of course Some of the r Los os Angeles scribes are hinting hinting hinting hint hint- ing that Los Angeles would like Krug and that Marty might not want to return to Salt Lake Johnson calls caUs It all bosh bosh and Bill Lane unburdens himself as follows follows follows fol fol- fol- fol lows on the Krug matter Somebody In Los Angeles spoiled Karl Crandall for forus forus forus us and someone at Oakland must have done likewise to Walter Valler Leverenz but Krug Is one ball baU player whom they will not snare away from us Marty wil wih play second base for the Bees next season season sea sea- son or he will play nowhere s Third base Is still open The Bro Browns ns have one third sacker whom Johnson Continued on page 3 3 STOVE LEAGUE Continued from page 2 2 is Ur angling for the Tigers have hIm mm one out of 01 four Jones Jons Dwyer or Ellison and the Yanks have another who may come this Va way Eddie Mulligan will be Johnsons Johnson's utilIty util util- ity Infielder S a S SIn In Jn the outfield Karl Maggert will a at t. t least play over half the season as a reg reg- ular Any outfielder who can score a hundred runs for a club before the season sea sea- son Con Is half over over and who can lead the circuit on outfield putouts is good enough for me says Johnson Johnson plans on getting one high clas cias outfielder out out- fielder from the majors who will divide honors with Maggert l if tf the latter begins to tire as the time season progresses In another another an an- other outfield will be Hill Bill Rumler U It tnt latter is traded It will be for tor a fine catcher a pitcher and another splendid center fielder For the other outfield Johnson has a deal on for one olle of the best heat gardners and in the game If this latter deal is closed Leverenz Leverena may figure in the transaction and Stroud also Before BeCore leaving Johnson stated staled that I Pittsburg will trill be the likely training of the lime Bees SeC next spring ne lie plans camp on getting an early start and may decide to I I hab take his ll orl pitchers s and dd catchers e to Paso e for about t ten days days- eo so st tha that t they will be In shape to buzz them over and give the regulars some real batting I lice tice at speed and curves before the season sea sea- son opens Ernie also expects to take on about four our young oun hurdlers and a coupIe cou cou- I practices pie of oC catchers for the early batting |