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Show Ten of Thirty Aspirants in Will Be Placed by Camp t Time League Play Opens. Shakeups Among Managers for Coming Year More Numerous Than Usual. . YORK, March 19. Seven of sixteen clubs in the major three in the National' and four in the American, will 19S?1 campaign take the field for under the leadership of new managers. The opening of nearly every baseball season finds one or two new manage ers,- but it is a long time since there ha- been such a general shakeup among the field generals of the major league ' clubs. With all the changes of leaders that to have been made from year year, NEW Tf COBB, to there ae managers who stand out baseball prominently in the history ofwith their because of their long service respective clubs Connie Mack of the Philadelphia Athletics and John J. of the New, York Giants. Mack has led the Atlil,etuis since they , .entered the American league in 1901, and has won six pennants and tdree world's McOraw became manchampionships. ager of the Giants in 1902, toand, like six penMack, has piloted his teams nants, but has won the worlds championship only once. Me-Ura- Jennipgs With Giants. notable changes One of the most among the managers for the coming season is the appointment of Ty Cobb to lead the Detroit Tigers, as tne successor of Ilughey Jennings. The latter quit the Tigers after fourteen years, during which he won three pennants, to become assistant to Manager of the Giants. What Cobb will do as a maior league manager will be closely watched by the fans throughout the country.-- . As a player he has won about Yvery honor the game affords, with the exception of playing on a worlds championship team, and has been proclaimed by all one of the greatest placers in the history of baseball, and by some the greatest. While Ty is not the Cobb of a few player, years ago, he still is a great and it remains to be seen what effect, will have if any, the duties of manager Like Trig Speaker, irpon his playing. manager of the worlds champion Cleveland team, Cobb will continue to play center field, and he and Speaker will be the only playing managers in the major leagues. They also are said to be the highest paid active plavers in the game, each drawing salaries both as players and managers. In addition, (Speaker is said to have received an interest in the Cleveland club for winning the first pennant and world championship for the city. Another change of managers that ended a long career of leadership on the (liamcpid was that of the Washington club. Clark Griffith, who has become principal owner of the club, turned over the managerial duties to his able lieutenant, George McBride, for many years shortstop of the team. Griffith managed the Washington club for nine years, and previous to that had served as manager of the Chicago White Box, the New York Yankees and the Cincinnati club. Griffith now will devote all his time to the executive business of the club, of whiih he is president. McRride began his inmajor 1908 league career with Washington and played shortstop until a year or two ago. , Mc-(Ira- w -- ' -- Duffy to Lead Sox. Hugh Duffy, famous as an outfielder and batter several years ago, will lead the Hoston Red Sox, as the successor of Edward 0. Harrow. The latter, who managed the Red Sox three Tears, winning a pennant and a worlds chamof pionship is now business-manag- er the New fork Yankees. Lee Fold, a former manager of the Cleveland team, will lead the St. Louis Hrowus, in succession to Jimmy Burke, who has signed aa coach of the Red te The Tribune. MYRTLEDALE HOT 8PRINQ3, Cal.,f March 19. Ten of the thirty aspirant for places on the Oakland club ot tha Pacific Coast league will be weeded oud before the season opens, April S. Tha twelve youngster in canyp ere being worked . both mornings and afternoon, while the veterans get their workouts to the afternoons. Howard intends placing the rookie he must let go "with .club in a lower classification for more seasoning. Bob Brown of tb Vancouver club In the Pacific International league will taket the cream of the castoffs. ' The beet chance the recruits have to land le on the pitching staff end in utility roles. With a seasoned player of the caliber ot Teg Cather from the Boaton Braves to help Miller, Wills and Cooper In tne outfield'. Emerson, the Chicago aemipro, and cnar-le- y Cullers of Stockton appear to hav little chance. Claude Mitcnell, who l only a fair hitter, is fighting for sn Infield utility berth with Jo Smith, Barney Kearns and Billy Pau.l. Mitchell and Pauli were Oaklet at the start and fin ish of last season. Special DETROIT FRED MITCHELL. BRAVES baseball, such as the I tali cea'je gives promise of furnishing tius year, tor a number of seasons. The business men of Cgden are backing the ball club and Its success is and when the Logan collegians invade that town to open tne season, Ogden promises to crowd n. arly 5000 tans Into the park, which Is nbw being enlarged and remodeled so as to be one o: the very best in the state. Smlthfleld, last year t Cache Valley winners, will have a pennant-raisin- g day un the opening date, and their content Is with the Brigham cluo, jwhtch team they played a number of exhibition Vernon TwO PlaV in Club to games with last sea3on. Lewiston Is s ated to open at Tremonton, where baseball spirit is very keen, Double- - and ApSigns Games the Tremonton ctub le looked upon . ae one of the best bets In the league, now that Tommy FltxpatncK Mitchell. of on Holidays. especially la to head the team aa manaey. la . It expected that the winner of tne Donovan in Again. . i first division of the league will play the " The Philadelphia Nationals will be winner of the second a aeries to deter- Special to The Tribune. to Tribune The Special Bill season next mine the champa of the Northern Utah Donovan, managed by LOS ANGELES, March 19. Manager who will be the third manager since j IAXJAN, March 19. The largest number circuit, and later a postseason series with Bill Esalck of tha Vernon Tigers la asFat Moran was released. Moran was of games ever scheduled by an Independ- another league may be arranged. succeeded by Jack Coombs, Who gave ent baseball league in tbls section has sembling another formidable outfit. In the opinion of the baseball critic ot the way in midseason of the 1919 cam- been drawn up by the Northern Hah Olympiad Ban Francisco Chronicle, who came down paign and was succeeded by Gavvy Baseball league for the season of 1921. The latter continued throughout Amsterdam here to give the champions a atudy. Be to last year and next season will be The crd contains forty games, to be found that Esalck la gathering a manager of the Salt Lake club in played during May, June, July and Aupitching staff, and he Is all set to the Pacific Coast league. Donovan was gust, In a split season of twenty games PARIS, March 19 Baron de Coubertln. of the Olympic games commithatter all records by piloting bis fourth one of the best pitchers in baseball tn each half. president, asked the French members of straight winner. tee, haa during the pennant-winnin4. and tbe years of The season commencea the application the committee to support BUI has a lot of the Detroit Tigers. He was at one first half of the games May pitchwill have been of Amsterdam for the 1928 games In retime manager of the New York Yankees of the 1924 ing talent from which to select hi etaft award for the turn expected of I. The after the games played July and last year piloted the Jersey (1City first games of the second half will com- meet to France. this year, and good pitching le about halt team of the new International league. mence with committee will hold the, forenoon games of July ItsThenextInternational of a ball club. He has Ernie Shore, a at official locusanne, meeting 4. The season ends August 21. Bwltxerland. June 2, and la expected mite of a man who stands ( feet 4 Inches The Cache Valley league played a to announce the site of the 1924 In hi ho eproots, who, le expected to Boxing Many schedule last year, and this was afterwardThe cities of Paris and Lyons are stand the batsmen of thm league on their the busiest circuit In the intermountatn games. dome Ernie was one o t the best in the Men country, all other leagues playing but both strong applicants for the meet. also stated that he land when he was on of the Boston Red de Baron Coutertln one game a week. This season the Mirth-er- n saying he felt the Box tn their pennant-winnin- g diy.not He Utah will play two ganfes a week, expected to resign, BERKELEY, Cal.. March 19. More overcome all oppodo was In the service and he did on holidays. Clanies Olvmplcand.games had men are turning out for boxing at tne with beinference the but he much the Yanks last for expressed sition, year, by University of California here than for any are to be played every Wedneadayranu lief that they had become a permanent say his arm la all right and he ehoul.i other sport. It was announced recently. - Saturday afternoons, holidays, athletic fixture. except In this warm climate he expects know. In all, more than 800 are working with when they will be played on those data e form. He la to get bak to iris the padded glovce In the gymnasium Only six weeks remain until the season only 29 years old, o he should not show classes and In addition 100 are out (or will commence, and each club manager Gold of Seeks Team much decay. sign la busy getting his team lined up. Two places In the varsity boxing squad. cluhsf Tremonton and Smlttifleld, have Love Should Games Romp., a whole while the club, others Holiday practlcahy SHORE OFF HUQOINS. have only about half of tbe positions dn a stripling Then there Is 811m Ernie Shore says he never would have the club filled. feet 6 inohee. Slim did not cause The Oold Stripe baseball team of Vet- of 4 bonfires All the managers announce their Inpitched again for any team managed by 8an at Francluoo, but thl Miller Huggins and that before agreeing tention of getting a full quota of payers erans of Foreign War post 4u3 Id seeking any I the country he likes and hi old lert to report to Vernon he made clear that very soon In order to prepare for tile big to arrange playing dates with acme of the Is aa loose as a e.lngabot down flipper the Yankees should have norecall claims season ahead, which shows promise oi best semlpro nine of the stste. The team here. He should be a wonder for the la composed of overseas veterans, all ot to him. baseball whom being the best In the history Tiger. have played previously In In Utah Next on the left la Wheeler Dell, who games In Utah and Idaho. lack Unusual ceremonies are being arranged quit every fall and who come games for July 4 and July every aprlng grunting and groaning hi club Commercial the of Ogden, 24 are sought with Logan, llrlgham City. by to a flock if victories, Whnaer la Hmlthfleld and Tremonton for the openPark City and Provo. Managers desirous awav little fellow, lie Is only feet Inche ing games of the league on May 4. Espeof games should get In touch with W. It. cially at Ogden will, there be a big time, Castle, 1C1 South Main street. Salt Lake tall. Hhelienbach Is a mere 6 feet 2, and he as the Junction City has not had fast Cltv. ha one of the whkedeet spttha Is In tne land He pitched some go id ball for ernon lat year and he la expicted to go even better this year. Bmallwood, another with a curve hall that breaks like a leaping trout, Is only a youngster, who should show ImGames at home, read down; games abroad, read from left to right provement for several year vet. He l what la known aa a fast' pitrher. and when he has control he Is mighty hart to piuieil generally by' the Chicago fans. Evers gained all his fame on the diamond while playing with the Cubs, having joined th5 team in 1902. He became the regular second baseman the next year, and continued in that position to the end- of the 1913 season. In the latter season he succeeded Frank L. Chance as manager, and lasted one year. Evers was granted his unconditional release and signed with Boston, became captain of the team and was a big factor in the Braves success of; 1914. After Evers year as manager of the Cubs, Hank O'Dav, the veteran Roger Bresnahan and Joe umpire, Tinker each served a year, and then tenure of Fred came the four-yea- r i e - TMT LIKELf rcL Manager Tiger Material Which Exceptional Kind pears a Week; 1 Headers , France Wants Awarded Cra-vat- g high-power- -- Attracting California Varsity thirty-g- ame double-heade- rs old-tim- Stripe for Dates i Out-of-to- Northern Utah Baseball Le gue 1921 Schedule r, tie.it. rr title Mitchell waa the beat In the .vague last year. He "retired I k so he last full, h( again full of the o d arnblsh, to n(am show the way to the Left h.ir dera. Sox. From me Recovers. Changes of managers in the National league involve the Boston, Chicago and I'hiladclphia clubs. George Stallings gave up the management of the Button Braves after eight rear to become president and manager of the Rochester club of the new International league. It is a. coincidence that Stallings will be succeeded as manager of the Brave by Fred Mitchell, who wa lus chief assistant and coach when the Braves made their remarkable showing in 1914. Mitchell has been manager of tha Chicago Cubs for the last fmir years anil piloted his club to the National Then there who go the wer a a 1 rut the anolent Art Fromm, of New York a shar- - ol aerlei In 1912. Art waa handicapped bv the mump cr whooping coug'i er nme otlur jouthful aliment last year ao he wa rot at hU beat. Art d d not ae much of the world' aerie of 1914, lor he was out In the hull pen warming up mot of the t'm to ruah to the racu t Doe Crandaii Terau, Ituhe Marquard. and the other who wer hammered hy -t ' A! A tonal1 hie are al the okrh this year, o he I expected te bat- tie l!w upp"n.on The ie rnly aomn of Eailek'e pitchflock of other. Inriud'nr He ha er 81 H Paw, a huky youngster secured from league pennant in 1918. 'He will bo aacceedcd by Johnny Evert, whose appointment has been np- - lu (1 tanker la hind the hrt than at any time aim T Ve-n- vj wifi he stronger Easick haa been The highest team score that the" Balt Lake Rifle and Revolver club has made in the offhand position tn the national ' Indoor matches waa turned In Friday shot tha seventh club when the night, match at the Plerpont street armory range In Salt Lake. The five high men whose aggregate totaled 822 consisted ot Arey, Hogan, Waters, Haley and Johnson. In the order named. Haley also shot his score for the sixth match, making 197, which outranked Thl Hogan's tally of the same figure. made Haley kingpin for the sixth match and obtained for him third place In the aggregate. He completed his card with some splendid pinwhes! groups Pinkston shot 179 for his sixth match. Waters shot his fifth match score offhand, and with a 1C dethroned Arey, who had been high man In the two prevloua offhand matches. Waters also clinched In the aggrehis position as runner-u- p gate. The gold medal donated by the club for first place and the silver cup offered for second place, together with the other prises for the winners In the aggregate, will be put on display In the near future. The eighth match will be shot Friday. March 23. Practice will be resumed Tuee- day evening next March 22, and continued until the big indoor event of the season, the club s annual handicap match, which will be shot either April 15 or April 22. Arrangements are being completed, end If the weather permtti the club will hold Its first outdoor shoot on the aouth range at Fort Douglas Sunday morning, April t. Members are requested to keep In touch with Secretary Arey, ao that If tha ahoot la held there will be a full attendance. Following are the complete scores- end aggregates up to end Including tha seventh match: 7th match. Aggregate, Plan- out of 200. out of 1400 Ing. 1 1278 177 Arey 187 111 t Hogan 1228 2 Water 120 I 11 Haley 152 1195 4 Johnson 1098 145 7 Wadaworth ' 189 .... Nasslmbene ,. 1 048 8 189 Wevmouth 1133 181 Williams I 125 .... Pinkston The average of the five high men for the seven matches shows slightly In excess of 87 pr cent The eight member who have competed In ail of the matches to date have an average of 83 8 per cent. Compared with tha other 128 teams entered In the national Indoor matches, the Salt lAke club la holding Its own and should finish In tha grand totals In between thirtieth and fortieth places. ten-mat- . Koehler Assured Berth. Charley Dorman, who understudied Honus Mltde behind the piste after Spellman left laet season, will probably give away to Art Koehler, the third beat fielding catcher In the league last year. Pete Read of Sacramento and Lynn Poole of Ukiah are youngsters who will probably be placed elsewhere. Paris Buttlaback of Oakland has the aU moat Impossible task of trying to breaW In against four experienced pitcher, namely, Krause, Winn, Boehting and Alten. Krause and Ray Kremer are getting apeclal training attention with view of getting there In condition earlier than they u,ualiy round to. Bleboul, from Beattie. Is ready and would like to) pitch the opener of the regular season; but must defer to Bui Arlelt, who la tn pick, unless something happens In tn T( meantime. The young trying for th one place open are Beverly Hroedus op Uktah, Bart Hilton from Klamath Falla; Lane Shuttle of Oakland and Gene Ker- sten. Howard expects to keep two of this bunch the first month unleaa a majof leaguer become available. left-han- right-hande- rs Finlay Trains Players. "Scotty'' Finlay, for ten year trainer of the Los Angelos club and now witlt Oakland, la more than pleased with bug new berth, according to Eddla r Murphy of the Oakland Tribune. After the experience of getting and keeping In condition such veterans as Red Kllleleru Rube Ellis, Doo Crandall. Bert Mehoit-ahBam Crawford of that Angeles. Finlay's task with the Oaks appears muen easier, as there are fewer veterans on) Howard's roster. None of the Oak pitchers Is more than 20 years of age. Tha veteran catcher, Honua Mltae. ha tua own method of working Into condition an requires little training. Wtlia, Miller and need but a lair Cooper, outfielders, amount of roaowork and a reasonable bit Of tha of rubbing to get going right. Infielders. PlnellL Ray Brubaker and A4 Whit are comparatively young in tna game and get Into condition readily. Jack Knight, who will probably ho d down first base, may need some attention, but Ted Cather, the utility man. la able to care' for himself. The remainder of the (quad are youngsters ' Al Devormer waa a horse, Al la but Truck Hannah la a mooe. faster on the hoof than Truck, but old Truck hits a ball o far when he lands : right that he does not have to (flow He can Brubaker much speed to get somewhere. Ready. mela a good take hi time Devormer chanical catcher, but the bey say he will Ray Brubaker, at short, expect to have never suffer from brain fag, lor n never the best season of his career. This Is uses hi head murh In a game. Uld year In professional baseball. Ha, Truck la expected to show more cunning. played hla f.ist professional gam In 191k, but did not go through a full season unit, on the Job. -- his-alxt- Hyatt on First'. 1917. The three outfielder are well pleated with the prospects They came In for, much criticism last season because of tne uncertainty and change mad at second base According to the gardeners. eRheJ.' Hilly Lane or some substitute at tne key., stone sack failed to keep tha opposing tied to second. As a result,, of the long Jeada obtained acorea wer msde from second on dinky hits te tha, outf'eld, which with proper guardianship, tn 1919. w of the middle sack might have been han The big gap Enalek haa to fill la around to hoid runners at third. second base. He traded Johnny Mltihell died he Will not Cooper ls pleased that aa for a foclt of talenL-anJieJias disposed forced h expected p'.ay first base, ur Uolby Fuller for Carl Hawyer Usher when heto reported. wn the most timely hitter on the cum and he la anr to he missed. Unless Roy Siebold. Youngster. Corhan decide to report. Klck will b "Socks" 81c bold, the Oek pitcher obi out of ahortampg and be will cnmnlee'y ll talned from Seattle, le endeavoring to High I a fast aa a flash; Rtumpy ever won a pennant without a lent correct a (alee . Impression which hsa He IS base. around second Filling that cropped out that he Is a veteran. pair 24 years of age and played hi flret pro- -, gap la Eselrk'a big problem now. In tn ot Cedar a fesslonal game with Rapid For the oulfleld, Vernon haa wealth ta ent. Chet Chadiwuirn never aeem Three! league In 1915, In tne fell 'or' to age or grow stale; Tommy Long la a that year and for e time In 1918 he was hard hitter and a fast atepper; Hughie With the I'hlladelphla Athletics. He finished the season In the Vtigm'a league,. High la a fait as a flash; Hutmpy a good tjall player, but unpopuHe (vent back to phUsdelnhla In HU as a I a Glelch, slant who lar hire. inmu shortstop. When hs wa turned over to very fast, and Pets Schneider, the only Baltimore In tbe International circuit, he d turned to pitching and hla nioundwork' man wliu ever belled a .mil over tile fence here, are all trying for Jobs helped the OHoies to win the pennant In Ellington I ur to go and lete 8 hnelder 191. .His salary demand for 19.0 BaltiManager Jaik Dunn of may not show flnluh enough to land a regular job, bit when he lands lie looks like more ccu.d sr ami at h's own request., Biebold was sold to Beatlia, a million dollars Hnmbon Hyatt will be on first bae Ham la aa graceful as an old stage horse w'th the etnehone, but he ran nock that old pill, and he comb southpaw pitching with tne ii in abandon he ssiuijlts norm-paw- l. Oid Hambone la expected to more e than replace Iiahe Dorton, for old will be trying all the time, and It Horton le to be believed, he did not hustle to win when the betting was the other Ham-hon- base-runne- b. d. Ed-du- leu-fiel- |