Show STOVE ANGELES Dec 26 Ernie Ernle Ernie L LOS Johnson who has lined up one new pitcher for his Salt Lake squad expects to get a a. drove of new players players play play- ers era within the next two months Johnson Johnson Johnson John John- son will go East with GaY Cravath and endeavor to talk some of the major league magnates out of players Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Some Some- times cash will not do the trick where a good line of chatter opens the gates Johnson can talk talkS If 11 there is any question question question ques ques- tion about it ask any umpire in any league in which Johnson played The manager of the Salt Laka Lak club expects to get another player from the Phillies to pair pall with Mike me Prendergast while he thinks the St. St Louis Americans will be beable beable beable able to spare him a couple of men Some of the other Coast l league ague managers have been mean enough to say that if It Johnson Johnson Johnson John John- son confines confineR his efforts to getting players players play play- ers from the Phillies and the Browns they will not fear any combination he may line up S S Oakland Cal Dec 26 Secretary Secretary Herbert Herbert Herbert Her Her- bert McFarlin o of the Oakland club of ot the Coast league stated today that Ronald Coleman claimed by a major league club sign signed d an Oakland contract I a month ago ngo He pitched three no-hit no clubs I games for Martinez against bush and was rel released ased by the Union Construction Construction Construction tion team of the Oakland Tribune league after alter pitching two innings S S S S Several v ral Coast league directors are in favor of oC advancing admission prices to Coast league parks in order ordel to keep in style with other businesses The Southern South South- em ern league was th the first to announce a anew anew new scale of prices Word from San san S Francisco S A Is to the effect effect ef ef- ef- ef feet that the Seals will train trail at Stockton Stockton Stock Stock- ton next spring After looking over a large number of available sites Charley CharleS Graham decided on Stockton S A A O Oakland fans are re counting strongly on Jack Knight to shine at first base for the Oaks next season Knight furnished most of oC th the punch for Cor the Seattle club I last season and broke up several games games' against th the Oaks As a 1 result the fans Cans around the bay region have e a lot of ot respect respect re re- re- re for the tall ef Infielder I S AS ASHow How would Babe look on the thc Portland infield for or next season asks the Portland T Telegram legram There arent aren't many fans in th the City who I wouldn't like to see the scrappy little Italian back Inthe Inthe in inthe the Beaver lineup Although hasn't Played la with t the BeaVers for t two years It will be a long g g time 1 before his wont will be forgotten It js Ss altogether ther possible that the little lder who broke in under Manager McCredie ma may may- wear a BeaV Beaver r uniform next season No deal is on for him at present but ho he homay homay may come here nev nevertheless A A A The turning over of or lI Harry rr v. v r to Seattle b by Manager et Bill Rodgers o of the Sacramento nto club did not come as any sur Sur- prise price It has b been en known for Or some time that nod Rodgers ers had been planning on tradIng tradIng trad- trad ling Ing or selling Harry Wolter olter and Rodgers Rodg- Rodg I ers didn't hitch well wen 1 last season Harry Harr I accused Bill Ril of oC trying to teach him how I to play the outfield l. l how he should holdI hold hole his bat at the plate and all that sOrt oC- oC thine of-thine thin Seattle will get a mighty good I In the former Senator A A A Aties ties tics Angeles Dec Dee 26 Good Good baseball I pia players ers are as hard to find as ale houses claims ms J. J c. c McGill former Indianapolis owner McGill says lh the shortage In players play play- j ers era time Is acute and the i is minor growing league fg worse r quit all budness business bud busi J the 1 ness a few Ye years rs ago agoo the class AA and major circuits did not notice the short short- a age e. e Last year ear they began to feel the effects It has rea reached hed a point where not enough men are being each season to fill flit the vacancies in tho the big league circuits With a a. shortage of that kind the major league leagie magnates are not going going to toss their players around Even last ast season the major leaguers would not give up an any players unless a minor lea league e club owner could offer them a promising youngster oun ster Even big money mone did not count In the meantime Bill Essick Is grinning his grinning his his- club is all lined u up |