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Show EDEMA 7 M 'rvTV -.- r-i SALT LAKE CUT, UTAH, .THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 1916 W i I r Wmf. AMP I FITTERY HAS HEAVY HITTERS OF FRISCO PUZZLED BY SLANTS v V - I BREAK. COMES t.M tr r,:'v h (Special to The non-Portla- X DIAMOND TITLE High' School' 'Students Prove Superior in Baseball Play. IV-sile- s. .l r y . I x Cy Williams. T ONG CY WILLIAMS, the Cub eenterfielder, is probably, the jeatest rround-coverioutfielder now in the profession. There is something the about way this fellow can go back and get them reminds one uncanny of McAleer in his greatest day. So far, the Cubs claim, they haven't seen any ball yard where Williams is also a couldn't get to the middle wall and pull down the flies. is weakness his his and only throwing arm. dangerous long driving hitter, which could prob It isn't strained or glass, but merely of inferior strength, be improved by proper exercise. ably nr . Rath 2b Orr ss Qninlan cf Brief lb Ryan If 2 0 0 4 6 0 4 4 1 1 1 ...3 1 1 0 9 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 Shinn rf Murphy 3b Hannah c Fittery p Totals ..5 4 0 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 4 0 2 31 5 9 27 14 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 HAT THE FANS ARE REJOICING ABOUT "RE Tin: I.EADIXa IIITTKRS. Ancele.. Mclarry. Murphy, Salt Lake ; Salt Luke Fittery, San Kronelweo Autrey. Vernon .. latlk. Vaucbo, nnIortlamI FrnnrUco Steen, , Oakland i:iltott. Oakland . Ken-vrorthy- :t 3 sic .7 a 2 .1 2 a 2. 4 ...I ..4 2 .r.OO 2 Add to tbe pitching niaff of the I.' ten. 2 .r.OO 1 -- " OO eI jc s. . . - : ni ' 2 t !.. .....3 i Totals 0 San Francisco: Runs Hits I'or Irlo the frttklneit wan by Autrey t flritt. lie mannged fnr-nUh- ed to acquire aeventeen Score by innings Salt Lake: Rrns Hits . - 8 27 15 0 0 0 0 100 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1111 09 C 3 2 3 3 0-- 1 1 0 0 0 1 5 2 0 2 08 Summary: Stolen bases Murphy 2, FitzgerrJd, Steen. Two-bas- s hit Hannah. Sacrifice hits Rath, Shinn. Bases on balls Fittery 1. Steen 5. Struck out By Fittery 3, by Steen 4. Hit by pitcher Fittery, Quinlan, Murphy. Sacrifice fly Orr. Wild pitch Steen. Runs responsible for Fittery 2. Steen 5. Left on bases Salt Lake 10, San Francisco 9. Time 1.55. Umpires Held and Brashear. (Special to The Herald-Republican- .) ing all the others. The effect of this lasted but a few innings, however, for in the eighth the Oaks fell upon Scoggins and Hogg and cinched the game. Up to that time the Angels had a chance to win, as they were leading, ' 3 to 2. Fisher started Scoggins on the wrong road in the seventh by a wild throw that let Kenworthy get to second, from where, he scored on a sin-g-- e - b. One man was already in when "ScoggV quit in the eighth. The Oaks seemed to take kindly to Hogg, for they banged out a single and double, got a walk and a double steal, all of which netted three more . runs. . After the game Manager Chance said he was trying to dispose of three of his pitchers, Schorr, Horstman and Thompson, to the Toronto club.!' . Score : Incidentally. hits in two tries.JCAutrey iiouls and tfne collected two iJC Notice Mr. Murphy, two hits in three and both hits converted Into times, runs. ; jjc It was on of those games with lots Th Utes had of throwing fourteen assists and the Friscans fifteen. .v j. Brief cot into the error and Quinlan column, but why worry. It's dollars to went that the chances doughnuts kind. after were of the Impossiblethey There were plenty of men left on bnc. The VteN had ten fttraujed and 5 the-bal- n- - l. - OAKLAND. AB R H , ....... Barbeau 3b ..5 Mlddleton If ....4 . . .3 Lane cf Kenworthyrf 2b. ..44 Gardner 4 Klllott c lb Barry Davis ss Plough p 10 10 1.4 3 .3 34 Fisher Boles c .......24 . . . . p.. G 1114 0 1 3 0 A 33 1 0 2 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 0 4 0 1 21 0 0 1 . . 12 3 01.0 6 9 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 27 0 0 1 5 1 0 16 1 . PO 2 3 1 9 A E 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 4 6 1 2 0 0 0 4 2 3 0 0 .00 3 2 0 1 .31 3 6 27 12 0 0 O 1 0 0 0 0 . Scoggins p Hogg Totals . PO LOS ANGELES. AB R H 4 Kanelf cf 4 Elli-4 Wolter rf 4 Koerner lb Galloway 2b3b .'...42 MeLarryss . 0 .4 Totals H--.r- ........ 21 .)' Chance did a lot of shaking up in his batting .order, putting Kane in center in place of Maggert and switch- W X Herald-Republican- T OS ANGELES, Cal., April 26. i-i Oakland shoved the Angels into third place today by taking1 the second game, 6 to 3. Manager Frank 4? the end of the seventh inning', but BIG CHIEF BLANKENSHIP at least one likely young not before the 'thinjr had been de cided. It was 4 to 2 in Vernon's fa ball player as a result of his spring Herb Murphy, is the re vor. minute. Al name. Working every Portland outhit the Timers and Al- cruit's . . , V I I I ne me len Sothoron squaa, murpiiy jomea plate ,for Portr since land really outpitched the veteran was only ousted from second by the Jack Quinn for the Tigers. acquisition of so finished a ball But other things went wrong, not player as Morris Rath. Murphy kept least among- which were two wild right on the job and was transferred throws by Fisher. Vernon took the to third. lead in. the fourth and kept it. v How Runs Were Made. Tn the second inning Daley got to HOW THEY STAND third on a walk, a steal and a wild throw by Fisher and scored when Guisto nabbed a hot one he could not PACIFIC COAST LEAGIK. ' throw home. L. Pet. ' In the fourth Mat tick hit a hot one 13 9 .... .591 10 .565 .... ...13 that Bill Stumpf could not handle and Vernon 11 10 .524 Ios Angeles two tallies went home. 12 11 .481 San Francisco 9 .471 In the seventh Mattiek and Rader Salt Lake . . . . 7 13 .350 ; Portland pulled off a double steal, the former a wild throw by Fisher. TH IF 'COLLMX. scoring-on1 f Lone. Win. Portland's scores cattle in. the If AV. L. Pet. W. I,. lVt. Guisto doubled fourth. to the center 14 0 .H . . . . Oakland . . 13 10 ..".BR 13 It .542 .rs:t . . . Veriion field fence and scored on Fisher's 14 10 11 .5co lO .JM5 . . I.01 Ane-ele12 it drive down the third base, foul line. . San Francisco 11 13i.4SS .444 In this same inning Portland filled U 13U .'MO .. .. .Salt Lake . . H7 lO 14 .333 8 .381 Portland the bases, with only one down, and Yesterday Games. things looked good. Wilie could do At Ran Francisco Salt Lake 5, San no better than to clip the ball in 2. front of Quinn, who. threw to Whal- Francisco At Los Angeles Oakland 6, Los An- cs 3 ' ing, forcing Fisher outsat the plate. At. Portland Vernon 4. Portland 2. Then came a bungle on Whaling's Standing of Series. part. He heaved wild to first in an 2, Los Angeles 0. Oakland effort to make double play. Ward Vernon 2, Portland 0. scorea on.tne error, the only one Sajt Lake 1, San Francisco 1. the Score: pulled by Tigers. Today's Games. Salt Lake versus San At Oakland VERNON. one game. ATS R A E Francisco, At Los Angeles Oakland versus Los a o o Doane rf 0 0 0 . one game. Angeles, 0 1 2 0 Gleichman lb 10 .versus PortAt Vernon Portland 1 3 5 1 2 0 Risberg 3b2b land, one game. Bates 1 If l1 n2 11 0l' 00 Daley ..NATIONAL LEAGUE. 3 Mattiek cf 3 0 4 1 0 0 W. I. Pet. Rader ss 2 6 .750 1 Philadelphia 3 3 0 2 0 Whaling ..c 4 .600 3 0 Chicago Quinn p 3 4 .571 .... Boston 5 4 1 St. Louis . . . 6 6 .545 21 16 .23 Totals 5 5 .500 " PORTLAND. Cincinnati .. . 3 3 .500 AB R PO A E Brooklyn 7 4 .364 1 2 0 0 0 0 Pittsburgh .. Wilie cf 6 1 .143 New York 2 0 3 .... .3' Vaughn 2b 0. Nixon rf .3 . . 0 0 0 0 0 Yesterday's tiara. Southworth If . .3 1 8 . .2 0 Chicago 6, 6.Pittsburgh 3. 3. Guisto lb 3 7 2 Philadelphia 1 0 .3 Fisher c " Brooklyn St. 3 0 0 game postponed; 3b Stumpf . 0 1 2 2 0 cold. Ward ss Boston-NeYork game postponed; 3 0 0 0 Sothoron p . rain. 2 7 2 9 21 .23 Totals Today's Games. Cincinnati at Pittsburgh. Score by innings St. Louis at Chicago. Vernon: at Philadelphia: 0 1 0 2 0 0 Brooklyn, Runs Boston at New York. ; 6 0 3 0 0 2 Hits 0-- - 2 Peerless Leader Tries Hard to Place Three Pitchers With Toronto Club. apiece yesterday. ;t Xot even shakinar up the batting order helped Chance yesterday. Believe Urfcle Dudley, there is much going wrong with the Angels or Chance would not switch. ' n Hnperntltlon with fellows of the Itj Cliauee. ncbool not to ebnnce when things nre broiiklner rlsht. Chance waa having one of .his cleanup days.- He burned the wires to Toronto trying to get rid of Pitchers Schorr, llorstman and Thompson. 5t Chanr goes at things in a wholesale way. This may or may not be his undoing. In, minor league sjebaseball. . The Peerless Leader. had two things In mind when he adopted the Anpels. One was a team that could hitr regardless of fielding, and secondly, a pitch- Portland: 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 Runs to hold down the other feling 7 0 0 2 41 0 0 Hits lows'squad lie But rather swatting. Game called on account rain and than quality.k : got quantlty jJj darkness In seventh. Struck out by Sothoron 6. Portland not thundered on 'In the sev- bySummary: 1. Bases on Two-basballse Off Sothenth after Vernon had put yuinn the game oron- 4. off Quinn 4. hits awn; 4 to 2. Gleichman. Guisto. Double plays "$c Gleichman. Sacrifice hits AVlth the Beavers outhitting the Daley. to Stolen bases Daley, jixon. and with Sothoron outpitehing Bates. Tigers Hit by- pitched ball T.'ilie. the opposition, it was for pill Runs responsible for Guisto. Ward. McCredie to swallow. Sothoron 2. Quinn 1. Time of game 1.40. Umpires Doyle and Phyle. A catcher can't be' put in jail for ball away, as. Fisher did throwing the but he might be spanked cr yesterday, have his pay Fven "Whaling pegged one wild to ' . -- .".' first. When college catchers show this natural, tendency to get too strong and overthrow first, just because they have been used to throwing to second, coach sets them pegging to first-fo- r thea whole afternoon. Mijtht be a good,'idea Western Clubs Represented at for the coast kaguers to try. aje i'f McCredie has .such a good idea of Competition Under Way at the strength of his Portland Beavers to snap up Bill Ttodsrers, that he Seattle Club. seconil cacker from the Clncinatl Beds according to a dispatch from the northwest. Seattle. April 26. The best amateur HURLER'S ERROR MEANS boxers west of the Mississippi are exto appear in the far western GEORGETOWN VICTORY pected bcxing tournament, which is to be held here tonight and tomorrow night. San Wushinprton, April 26. Georgetown Kiancisco. Oakland.- Seattle. Los Andefeated Yale '3 to this when Pitcher Garfield went afternoon in geles. Portland. Tacoina, Butte, the seventh inninpr. By hlttinfc wild a batsDenver. Victoria and Kansas man, throwing wild and making an City are expected to be represented by error with two men on bases. Garfield the best of their amateur fighters. . allowed Georgetown to score two runs. the Olympic club of San Francisco Up to this Inning both Garfield and intends to have entries in every event. of Georgetown had pitched air- Seattle enthusiasts hope that Henrv Murrayball. The was finished in Gleason. who won the national chamtight a drizzling rain.game Score: class while pionship in the TI. II. E. rt the Seattle Athletic presenting . 3.6 3 but who teorgetown now a resident of club, San 1 Yale be among the boxcia will Kiancisco. Batteries Murray and Cuff; Gar- sent the north by Olympic club. The field and Munson. Seattle club expects to have twenty six representatives in the tournament. SOI TIIEHN ASSOCIATION. Biddy sporting editor of the Atlanta 4, Birmingham 3. (Ten in- Tacoma Bishop, News, is expected to referee. The other officials will probably nings.) from other cities than Seattle. The Memphis 6. Nashville 2. Mobile 2, New Orleans C. tournament will be held in the Seattle Little Rock 7, Chattanooga 0. arena, which seats 5000. . .."iOO .SCO .WtO ...... .44 3(c .67 together. .07 The Seraphic hitting, trio. Koerner, .6T Galloway and McLarry. got, their little .HOT two hits 2 2 2 2 2 Kornrr, ltm Ansrelea AnsflM (iillomr, Ciuisito, Portland 4 the Krlsenna nine. i; All II Tel. Kenny and Rowdy hold the Oak gang S 1!' l.OOO ' mr. Provo. April 26. Eighty baseball nrtiAx. . 'f BriRliam Younsr univerplayers of the school Right-handdivisions rested and hlajh pitcher. sity their bats last nlRht when the class F'rom the Cincinnati National league baseball If a true came to a close with a senior prep division over club. for the runner-upvictory 9 to 5. the freshman "Wires from lilank at Frisco say: srertson and Thomas did the battery ); j; j work for the winners. I know is that Garry Herrmann The colleKlans did not stand much of 'All the Fleds recommends him. . show with the hlsh school students, the cause beintr attributed to the "V" MI'SIC. ruling1 which forbade college classes "Von Ter Can Tell, Soncr. entitled letwon men have who from entering Wouldn't tie Itlfibt." It Then and in ters university competition. Coach Kugene lloberts Is disappointTra la le, trn la. ed over the ruling of the A. C. L. and Tra la le. trn In. U. of ir. to abolish intercollegiate basecomball and is lonKins for the old Brig:-haTHIS is tiii: SOXG. Baseball pays at the petitions. Oh! Mister Dugan Younf? university. Where lid yoti pet that name? Oh! Mister Dugran, 'I.1XCOI.V i:TS lllXfHMA.V. Are you surely sane? second Harrv llinchman. last year's Stire. yoti can pitch the ball baseman on the Kansas City American "VVhatever's the matter fit all? Toassociation team, now a resident ofLinOh! Mister Dugan. ledo, will report this week to the Oh! Mister DiiKan, coln club of the Western league. "Where do you come from now? . Oh! Mister Dupran. Are you fixed for a row? in and try yoiuip thing: Jump Give tis a ulance at your wins. . OH! MISTi;il DUGAN. ;!: u( It' srreat to be bnppy onee In. a w SAN FRANCISCO. is all risrh't. all ricrht. but one Fitterydoes not make a staff. ABRHPOAE pitcher 1 0 0 0 0 5 rf Fitrgerald IooUlnff down the batting order it is 4 0 0 0 0 0 Schaller If noted that the clever Mr. Hath was 4 0 0 1 0 0 charged with two tines at bat. Eodie cf only which means that he 'worried'- and 4 0 1 1 3 0 Downs 2b worked BUI Steen Into furnishing some Morris And fiee transportation. 3 0 1 0 2 0 Jones Gb as a whistle. chances clean ten grabbed 1 2 17 1 0 sc i'c Autrey lb And Kill Orr had pome fielding lay 4 0 0 1 4 0 Coffey ss himself, with seven chances. 4 0 1 7 2 0 Sepulveda c 4 1 2 0 2 0 Fittery evidently had them 'hitting Steen p It rlprht about the middle of the dia1 0 0 0 1 0 Sheehan 3b mond, as distinguished from the corners. 36 "c &1 , ABP. HPOAE v - SENIORS WIN SALT LAKE. EIGHTH THE FATAL FRAME FOURTH IN f two-saek- er t WW nd on-th- e, I Batting, Order Switch Fails to Get the Results Chance Expected. try.-out- s. n. TTrt1-R','pnblsn- PLACE BY OAKS April 26. A PORTLAND. .Ore., nnt torlav's Ver- game out of business at Herald-Republican- to Tho DOWP I TO THIRD the Tallies. 0L .) (Special to The Cal., April 26. Salt Lake played rings around the SAN FRANCISCO, and carried off the honors, 5 to 2.. Steen and Fittery, on today the mound, were in line fettle and did effective work for their respective teams. The Utes landed their hits when they meant runs and kept up a consistent bombardment. In only one inning did Fittery give the Seals a look-iThat was in the fifth, when the local talent pot their batting e3es in temjwrary work- ic order and worked a brae of men over the plate Salt Lake jumped into the run column in the second when Brief walked and scored on Murphy's sin-piafter two were out. i CRIMSON SCHEDULE a with the fifth Murphy opened bad bounder risrht at Hobby Jones. Hannah fouled out to Sepulveda, but NOW ANNOUNCED Fittery beat out an infield hit. When I?ath walked, the bases were full. f thr complete arhed-- t OrrTs fly was handled by Autrey, but nl Following r trai-n n 1 field ruinDetitlom Xuinlan rapped a nice single to right I for the University of I'tah this sea- - j t aont for the tally. I April 29. dual meet rrlth East With the score two against them, II llleh practiced State blgu school meet Max ! the San Franciscans evened the fig- I here. f Mar IS. Dual meet Trlth IT. A. C. J ures in the same inning. J aere. Mar 10. Dna meet vrlth II. V. U. I Utes Come ! at ITtrro. .May 2i. State collegiate track j After that Salt Lake came . here. and won all the way. Ryan ! meet 27. Rocky Mountain Confer-- ) May i meet In Denrer. made the rounds in the sixth on a fI enee track baa been I one baseball frame Only a infield an out and ! single, sacrifice, arranged n yet, that to be played to the clubhouse. a I against Waneda university of Japan lO. on Salt Lake's last run came in the I -here . -- - May eighth when with the bases full, Orr's sacrifice slipped Murphy home. San Francisco fans today were impressed with several tilings in regard to the Utes. fSrx'H! m Wild Throws by Catchers Are Responsible for Several of . Steen and Sepnlveda. Probable batteries for today's game: Salt Lake, Hall or Munsell and Hannah; San Francisco, Bauxn and Sepnlyeda, The game starts at 4 o'clock Salt Lake time. the first place they are becommore and more convinced that ing Blankenship has picked up two real ball players in Hath and Murphy. Rath handled ten chances just. as if the harder thev came the better be liked it. While Murphy went ehancelcss, he clouted two in three times up. Murphy stoic two bases. The stabilizing effect of having a man of Rath's caliber to his left is also jrctting in its good effect on 'Bill Orr's work at short. Bill went after seven chances and got them all neatlv todav. There is no doubt in the minds of the impartial t coast critics but that Blankenhip is off to a good season during which he is going to make a lot of trouble for his opponents. With a pitcher or two, possiblv another catcher if Vann don't deliver, and an utility ont fielder who can hit. the Utes will class up with the be.sf. The Salt Inkers, while not over noisy about it, are showing just as much fighting spirit as any club in the league right now. ANGEL S PULLED Her bMurphy Making Good With Utes at j the Third Station j V Salt Lake 5, San Francisco 2. batteries: Salt Lake, Fittery and Hannah; San Francisco, Tn ' Superior Hitting and Pitching Fail to Win for the McCredies. ) . IN THE FIFTH lV 5) Even TV-- A jf The score: Infield Looks Good. OlT3 p ,'l BEAVERS LOSE ft: Tfco TTTT j'P'B -- THUNDERSTORM; Blanks Slap the Ball When Biffs Mean Runs and Their Bombardment Has the Merit of Being Consistent FISH FLAP TWICE VERNON BEATS CUBS HAVE CLASSY OUTFIELDER Er5 . H 00000 11 ........ ' 11.3 1 . S,C . Louis-Cincinna- ti 10 1-- - . . . 14 0 ', Ris-ber- 9fi R - -- h : : AMATEUR BOXERS . check'-trimmed- , , SEEKING HONORS i det-line- s . - 1 Van-ri'tive- r, - 135-pou- 19 nd 1 . . - - he-me- 19 - w - . Score by innings Oakland: . . 0 .0 0 Runs 14 0 fi 2 113 Hits .10 0 10 Los Angeles: .0 2 Runs 0.--, . . 210000 .0 2 0 0 0 0 2 6 Hits hits MeLarry, Summary: Two-bas- e Kenworthy, Gardner. Sacrifice hits-Fi- sher 2, Prough, Middleton. Struck out By Scoggins 4, by Prough 5. by 1. on bnlls Off Scoggins Bases Hogg 1. off Prough 2, off Hogg 1. Runs re2, Prough 2. sponsible 5 for Scoggins runs 26 at bat off Scoggins Six hits in 7 3 innings. Charge defeat to Double plays Koerner to Scoggins.Fisher to Koerner. Umpires Fisher, Guthrie. Time of game and Finney Pet. 1.37. E. AMERICAN LEAGl AY. L. 2-- ..'...' S6 5 .615 Boston en a ' 6 uc Detroit 6 5 . . .54 . Cleveland ..i.... 5 .500 St. Louis . 455 5 . Washington 6 . . . . . .462 Chicago 3 .300 Philadelphia Yesterday's cfames. 2 Philadelphia5, 3. Washington; Cleveland Chicago 3. New York9, Boston 0. Detrolt-S- t. Louis game postponed; One Hundred rain. High School Today's Games. Men to Compete in Big Boston at New York. Detroit at St. Louis. Invitational. Philadelphia at Washington.. Chicago at Cleveland. New York VJ V IT 4 r. 1 t TRACK ....... MEN WCSTEHN. LEAGUE. V, L. ...... ...... . Wichita Topeka Sioux City Denver .... 3 4 Lincoln . . Des Moines St. Joseph . 1 2 4 5 Pet. .750 .607 .600 .600 .500 .20(1 .167 Games. 2. Denver 5,Yesterday's Topeka Sioux City 4. Des Moines 3. Wichita 6. St. Joseph 2. Omaha-Lincol- n game postponed; rain. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. W. L. Pet. 6 I .857 Louisville .... a .571 Columbus . . ...4 3 4 .571 Kansas City' .... . 4 ;i .571 , Minneapolis 4 3 .4'.'!) Toledo .... . . . . . 3 4 .429 Tnrlianapolis 2 5 .287 Milwaukee 5 2 . . . . .287 St. Paul . . .' Yesterday's Games. R. H. E. At Indianapolis .3 5 2 Milwaukee .... .8 10 0 Indianapolis .... . Batteries Faeth, Young- and Mayer; and Gossett. Carter St. Paul Columbus game postponed; wet grounds. R. II. E. At Toledo . . . ." S 3 2 Minneapolis .1 4 2 Toledo Batteries Tingling and Owens; Main Hrcsnahan. anlKansas game post poned; rain. . -- ........ - City-Louisvil- . A le -- Special to The TOM EET ITcral3-l'pnubT!'dn- .i Pocatcllo, Ida., April 26. Under the auspices of the Idaho Technical insti- tute, track, teams from every large high school in southern Idaho wlll&be in Pocatello Saturday of this week to compete in the interscholastlc competition for various prizes. Owing to the advanced scholastic standing of the Tech men local track men are barred from the meet, In all there will be 100 men from the schools of the state in the big meet, to be held cn College field at the local state school. A. A. U. rules will gov ern the contests, and only bona fide of a liish school of the state students will be admitted to the game. Prizes fur the sprints, distance runs, weights, javelin, discus and all forms of track and field work will be offered by the Idaho Teeh to the winners. Several eupa for schcols and Individuals are in the list of prizes, and the competition promises to be keen . throughout. At'OSTA GOES NOUTII. Jose who pitched remarkable ball for the Lon Branch Cubans hia year, has slgne dwith the Vancouver club of the Northwestern league. Acos-t- a last summer scored over the Giants, New Yorks, Reds, Pirates and Browns. Fielder Jones wanted him for the St. I Louis Feds, but Jose iefused to loin Vc-ost- that lea&ue. j |