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Show THE SALT LAKE TKIBUKK MUKDAX M0KN1WU, KOYKMBEK 8 MUTT AND JEFF and. managers oast league magnate la formidable numbers will be advanoing oa Buffalo this week. In fact, the movement is already well under way. Tb objective or the movement t tb annual convention of the National Association of Minor Baseball leagues, which will open its sessions on December The convention itself, however le of secondary importance. The chief aim of the Coasters is to get some ball players for their 1922 clubs, H. W. Dane, president of the Salt Lake club, expects to leave tomoi row. He is awaiting word from Manager Duffy Lewis, mho Is to accompany Dane to Buffalo The Bee representatives Intend to make stops st St. Louis, Chicago, Cleveland, and possibly Detroit. The-- Bees need two or three-- pitchers, a first baseman, a third baseman or shortstop and a utility outfielder. Lane has had a few nibbles recently, hut will make no deals untU he and Lewis arrive at Buffalo. One of the nibbles is from a high-clafirst baseman, many years in the major 'leagues. It is, of course, not permissible to divulge hjs name bein fern Inst th rules, With the addition of the players mentioned Lane feels that the Dees ctfh take the field next season In confidence. t . " ss Seals Are Forehanded. , hard-hittin- ANGELS AND TIGERS ALSO NEED TALENT Wade LOS ANGELES, Nov, manager of the Los Angelea baseball club, will leave tomorrow for Buffalo to attend tb annual meeting of the minor leagues While In the east Klllefer expects to put over some deals, that will put his club at the top of the Coast league ladder 27 to - 1922 Kllle-fe- r, 1 d Vtc Aldridge, pitcher, will be traded The Cubs may be given an option on Arnold Statz, the outfielder, but be will not be sold until next fart Klllefer Is after one more outfielder, anothr- - tnfleder, a catcher and two raoro tor his 1922 Squad. pitchers the. minor leagues meeting KllleAfter fer will go to. the family home at Paw Paw, Mich , where he will remain uatll the National league gathering Bill Veeck, president of the Cubs and a director of the Los Angeles club, left Friday for Chicago, right-hande- Several of the magnates are already in the east. Notable among the "already there are Dr. C. H. Strub and Charley Graham, respectively president and retiring manager of the Seals. These two gents have started the work of strengthening the Seals without lots of time. They have traded Jimmy Caveney, star shortstop. to the Cincinnati club for a group of unquestionab.y good bRll players. Three of the men the Seals are to get have been named Pitchers Bob Geary. Fred Coumbe and Mitchell, the latter drawn from the Western league. The fourth, an outfielder "yet to be named," no doubt will be Charley See, last year with Seattle on a loan," The Seals have also obtained front Detroit the transfer of Pitcher Ernie Alien from the Oakland club. With these acquisitions the Seals are very well along toward a 192J club, and seem to have the advantage of rival clubs In the matter of being the early bird Managers have yet to be appointed for Seattle, Portland, San Francisco and Sacramento. It is generally assumed that Charlie Pick will ba the Sacramento Bill Kenworthy may again skipper handle Seattle or may be transferred to No definite announcement by Portland, the owners of any of these has yet been made. There is some reason to believe that President Klepper of the Beavers leans toward the appointment of a major leaguer ae Portland skipper. W. Hi McCarthy, president of the Coast league, will leave San Francisco tomorrow for Ruffiilo. McCarthy is the Coast league ,delegatei to the minor convention, having succeeded J. Cal Ewing, who has been the Coasts official representative for several pears. Ewing this yea asked that heifbe not again chosen. , eight good men will make the Portland team a contender In the Coast league race. The players w ho are certain to stick with the team, Klepper said, are Catchers King and Baiter, Pitchers Coleman, Ellison, Plummer and Sam Ross, First Baseman Pools, Shortstop Paton and Outfielders Wolfer, Genln and Glnglardi. Grantham, the promising young shortstop, also, will be. kept If Detroit doesn't want him. "The Portland team needs a lot of we are not going td strengthening and we be satisfied until get the men we want, declared Klepper. "We absolutely must have pitchers, two good tnflslders g outfielder " and a couple of After the meeting Klepper wilt remain ntH he completes the makein the east up of the team. Essick Has Lines Out. Bill Essick, skipper of the Vernon club, hopes for a pennant were smashed during the past season when his pitching staff fllvvered and his other athletes suffered an epidemic of broken bones, left yesterday for Buffalo, in an effort to gather enough players to win the 1)23 flag. A first baseman who has the speed, two pitchers and a shortstop are being sought by Essick, He will meet Owner Ed R. Maler at Buffalo and thyy will journey to New Fork and have a conference with the owners of the Yankees in an effort to line up the necessary Essick still hat players coming for Catcher A1 DeVormer. Ham Hyatt, who played first for the Tigers last season, always was slow on the bases, and he slowed up considerably more during the past season. Esslek believes lit speed on the bases and he waata a man who pan travel around the paths in double quick time. Ray French, the shortstop, was recalled by the Yankees He may be turned-ors- r to Vernon again. Essick is counting on Dell for twenty-fiv- e BEAVER BOSS more games next year. He expects , Faeth to continue right on where MEN Tony be left off, and be believes Boh McOrtw will be a winning twtrler next year. Willie PORTLA ND, Nov. 7 Eight new das Mitchell announced his retirement from AA ball players, including one catcher, the gams a few weeks ago. but it is bethree twirl rs. a shortstop, a third base lieved he will be back again next spring. g man and tw o will outfielders, Essick also ia satisfied with the others be obtained in trades or purchased outen his pitching staff who finished the new Portland baseball club, season right for the Shellenback had a bone removed how under a eorganixation. his pitching amt, and It to believed from This was(the assurance given by Wilwill put ths member in, better shape it liam II. Klepper, president of the club, next season. who left fort the east to attend the annual meeting of the national associawhoMe -- Tnd Mark Jim Martin, weight. cer. "Susannes attacks against the United States Lawn Tennis officials and the pubShe was received lic are unwarranted. like a little queen and treated with the utmost courtesy. Her every whim and mood ws satisfied "She knows how to win, but she does pot know how to lose gracefully. She placed the personality of Suzanne before the good name of the sporting world of her country, and could not face defeat. hard-hittin- h xvt, j(. S v v TOO WAJS'T expensive,? flowers 1' Stow vMis- - 1 ha-- Whe meets Jim Martin In bent atx-reu- tonight. Pocatello and Boise to Play for Idaho Title whom hi appeared at the club before thistor ter. Hyvtmt Poeock. local middleweight, who won bis first bout at the club to a round, will meet Arnold Gordon ef Murray in on of the while Connie Mack and Jack Dalten, a brand new pair of junior lightweights, are down for the first preliminary of the evening There will be the regulation pair of youngsters in tha opener. rs, DOWNEY SEATS ONEIDA SECONDS. DOWNEY. Idaho, Nov. 27 Tb Dow. nay blah school football team defeated the Oneida Stake academy seconds her by a score of f to 0 The visitors put up a good scrappy game, but were NO- - THE'f ARE. ME, VIFE FOR to Ths Tritons. POCATELLO. Idaho, Nov. J7 poca- tello high school football team wlU play th Boise high school football team Saturday at Boise for the championship of th state of Idaho. Negotiations with Twin Falls to play for tbe state title war broken off when Boise defeated Twin Falla at Boise Thanksgiving day. Sine Caldwell defeated Nampa th same day, th champmnshlp for the western section is indisputably in Boises grasp. Principal Georgs B Crawford immewith Prindiately got toofcommunication Boise and Pocatello was cipal Dlenal recognized as the champions of the southeast and th gam arranged. Principal Crawford and Coach McDonald will accompany seventeen men leaving Friday for Boise. The local school authorities game for th state expect a Sprctat BRINGING UP FATHER DO 8. ey - -g Tf BARIS, Nor. 27 (By the Associated Dress.) Captain A. R. DeJoannla, who MUo. Suzanne Lenglen, accompanied French tennis player, to the United States last, summer) tout resigned as vie president of the French Tennis federation nd also os a member. He resigned bt protest against the federations "order of ths day," published today, blaming directors of ths "United States Lawn Tennis federation fey unjustified commentaries on the sporting spirit of MUe, Lenglen." His resignation i the climax of a that fea been going on the federation a.nce the return to France of Mile. Lenglen. He was accused of having urged the French player to engage in tennis matches while physically unfit." "Mile. Lenglen." he said, "was fit when She met Mrs, Mallory a Forest Hills, She was defeated by a player who on that date showed a better brand of tennis T shook hands with Mile. Lenglen before she entered the court. H- -r hand was cool and her pulse normal. She euy commenced coughing after having lost the games. 1 blame her for refusing to continue when could have obtained a ra- six-rou- nd Be. CALLS SUZANNE SUPERB WINNER BUT POOR LOSER GEORGE SOLUS Show Tonight Promises to Be Unusually Fast. Ssn Francisco featherwho meets George Poll Is to tha feature event of Hardy K. Downing s weekly boxing show in tbe Hippodrome theater tonight, reived here all O. K. last evening. Tbe San Francisco boy looks Ye be in the pink of condition, ae he should be, for he won his Inst bout at Dreamland rink in San Francisco Friday night Juat before- leaving for here, Manager Downing wishes to inform the fans that this boy must not be mistaken for Jimmy Martin who has been boxing here recently, as the la l ur Is a welterweight. While this win be ths big feature of the evening's entertainment, the semi, wlndup between Dick De Sayso and Kid Cuddy is also coining in for a lot of genuine Interest, as both of these boys g are tough and sluggers, and it should develop into a regular give and take bout This will be Cuddys first appearance In the local ring this season, but tha fans will alt remember him .from lasl winter, when he created quite a sensation by winning two houto to tig time. De Sayzo aays he was not satisfied with the showing he made in his last bout here with A1 Nelson, and that he is going to make good thin time by taking Cuddy into camp. He was tar from being In shape the last time he appeared here, an he was working on his ranoh in Bear River valley and did not have time to train properly. Ha is taking the game seriously sow, and has bees on the ground training for th pant ton day Bert Wilson wlti have a tough one on his hands to th principal tour-roupreliminary when he meets Kid Ros ef CasW was lino booked it per, Wyo. originally with Eddie Kelly of Ogden, but th latter received such a bad cut over hla left eye to a bout to Ogden Friday night that he will not be able, to appear tor a couple of weeks, and Rosa was brought In front Cjtsper to take hla place. Rosa is not (it her a stranger to local fan a he fought Willie WIs at tb local club year ago last winter, and put up one ef th best and gamest battles ever seen here. H has been eager to come her for some time, so Manager Downing thought this would be a good time to bring him on He arrived yesterday The rest of the card will bring out some By BUD FISHER fCopyrtght, 1921, by H. C. Fishar. Why, Certainly, Spivis Has Nothing on Tflutt Coast League Moguls Headed for Buffalo id PRIED FOR HTCH Ball Players Headliner Bout at Boxing Quest-- of 28, 1921. Reg. U 8. Fat Off. hard-foug- ht pennant By George McManus iU-vJOST VAVT HERE. AN 41T A T$X I I WANNA lit Off.) Bennett, Ewing and Flint Three Greatest Catchers Ever Known to Baseball each pitcher that faced Wto with qud ease and agility. A a fielder and thrower he ranked with Ewing, but th latter had. the edge oa him when It cam tq hitting the ball. Flint being thq weakest sort of to -By Al, SPINK, Special to Tbe Tribune. CHICAGO, Nov. 7. Old and young followers of baseball admit on thing, and that U thfit th baseball catchers of th saj major leagues, with a few exceptions, have it oa the ether fellow la th olden days you cond count all the groat receiver oa th finger of your two hand Frank Flint, Buck Ewing, Charley Bennett, Mike Kelly, Jim White, Charley Brlody, Tern Beasley, Tom Dolan, Tom Sullivan, Doe Bushong, Jack Boyle, Tom Daly, Connie Mack and Jack Brennana were about all of tb great catcher of decade or tw ago. Today every dub. to tho major league has two or more catchers an its list, and no team of the entire sixteen appear to be lacking in strength In Its catching department. The players who play behind th bat at th present time are bettor equipped than were the old army, who lacked the protection of the mask, the hlg gloves, the breast protector and tho ship guards worn today. Now, with the regular catching regalia, almost any player who has a good throwing am can learn to I first-racatcher catcher I the The first requisite of ability to throw hard.' and well gad- to throw quickly. And talking about great catchers, the three who stood head end ehouWer above ad ethers who have come before or aloe wer Duck Ewing of the flow York Giants. Charley Bennett of th big four Detrolt team and Frank Flint, Old they called him, qf tbq Old Chicago Whit Stocking Ewing was a giant Ik ktatqrq and an Whe th Chicag team was winning worlds Frank Fliat championships, Caught nearly all their games for them. In the thirteen years between 1877 and 18o stiver" Fliat caught 938 out of 1323 games played by his club, to most of which ha sever wor a mask or cheat protector. In 1830 Filnt caught sixty-tw- o. ef th eighty-fogames played by bis team, to 1831 h caught in seventy. seven of th eighty. four games played by his nine, end b kept up this record until 1888, when th Chleagos again took th Dktlvnal league pennant. - It ur Bennett All-Arou- Player nd Next to Flint on the record list war Charles W. Bennett, who was the receiver of th Detroit club which captured world honor's to the National league, and he was one of th finest catcher that ever lived. It wa his magnificent work behind th bat that went far to win the National league championship for Detroit to 1887. He was not only a magnificent catcher and thrower ta bases, but h was also q heavy batsman. Tb year Detroit won th National league championship and subsequently defeated 8t. Louis in th series for th world' championship, Bennett had a bat. ting percentage of 383, and hla fin hit. to th uc- Ung did much to oontribqt cesa ef hfs si da Bennetts career was cut short by a railway accident In which h figured at Hutchinson, Kan. In It he lost his lower Umba He Is stilt alive and well, r, and in business at Detroit. Bennett ia his day was considered ths to th major king of all th eatcher leagues. Hs wss at ths erest ef th wave of popularity when he met highest with th terrible accident that forced him to retire. In hi time he handled such pitchers a sgtalev, Nichols, gtivetts, Clarkson, Shaw. Conway, Getzeln and Baldwin, ts yr how-eve- athlete is build-ithe work of receiving th ball, to shooting It td any of the bases, in, quick n head work and fielding, 1 nave never seen his equal. besides a great catcher, ne being glut' man ever lived who excelled him as a some hits ha made ol the great batamas, en the Pole grounds being record hits to this day. Fliat a Hard Worker. Nebraska Likely (a Reject Coast Invitation The record says that Frank Flint, then playing with the Chicago Whit Stockings of the National league, was ths greatest catcher in 1879 and 1889, and there tbs record certainly tell th truth. Up to these two years no catcher ever ranked with Flint, a St. Louis boy, knows as Silver Flint, owing to bis blond hair, who was th famous catcher ef the often champion Chicago White Stocking. Flint, like Buck Ewing, who cam after him, was a stalwarl and it wan hie cua tom to catch nearly every game his team played during his whole season, handling LINCOLN, Neb., Nov. 27. Ths Nebraska football team. Athletic .Director Luehrtng announced today, has received an Invitation to play a gam at Baa Fmaclsce January 2. Th invitation did designate the opposing team. Luehrtng said Missouri Valley conference rules s gainst post season game will probably prevent acceptance. nt or -- HOME OEFCRE MAtqEN' SURPRISE, HER. NEW, WANTS EIGHT hard-hittin- Packy McFarland Charged With Illegal Brewing tion. Klepper announced that he will remain in the east until he puts through the deals that w9l bring Portland a winning baU club. Hy may even obtain as manager of the Beavers a veteran player who has never been seen on the coast, he said "I m going to buy, trade, borrow or steal the players I want," said Klepper, e uo .object end the ekye the "Money limit " Klepper said, that he Intends to put four of the present Beavers on the market if he can't iget the players he wants far cash. The plavers who will be used for trades In cse of necessity are Pitchers Pillette and Johnson, Infielder Krug and Outfielder iDIck Cox Eastern cluba have been dickering for theee men, Klep, per said Klepper declares he Is satisfied that Chicago Tribune gait take Tribune Leased Wire, CHICAGO, Nov. 27- - Packy McFar- -- land, one-tiboxer, but who went Into the brewing business after his marriage, la being sought by federal agents with a warrant charging his concern at Joliet, III , with turning out large quantities of beer containing more alcohol than the law Prohibition officials say the permit brewery has been disposing of large quantities of Illegal beer over the northern part of Illinois Others besides McFarland for whom warrants have been issued are Henry Schodtten, Casper Wanner, Thomas MuFarland, brother of ths fighter, and Fctward Ponohoa, all officials of the brewing concern. mototinQU fine Toads ze and tK? comfoTfs qP Hofei Galves, alax&o and luxurious hostelty: I& trip CYeeioHouston. rn UJ oxdv-alittl- Hup Hotels and ovot all Kowrs tko romance ofdd GEORGE SOLUS OF SALT LAKE vs. MARTIN, On of San Franciscos Best Featherweight Spanish days; ' FIVE OTHER Seats now on sal ROUGH-AND-READ- Y Sdnlf BATTLES at Whitehonse Cigar Store, ,208 South meaUr-o- f Main Street. - , Has an idealwinter clisiatq . 8:30 Sharp JIM e SdnUhtonio Hippodrome.Theatre Tonight CQTACffe .t - totsmaa, GeDeraI A. 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