Show OAKLAND HAS STRONG TEAM FOR NEW RACE Guisto Slated to fo HoM Down Managers Manager's Job With Og Ogden cn Feb iob Way n 12 Way back buk bukIn OAKLAND in 1912 the Oaks won their only Pacific Coast league pennant Oakland fans have havo been craving another ever er since but the Emery Emery- Emery park has never since flaunted a championship flag This Thi year though claim J Cal Ewing Del howard and Manager lanager Ivan How How- Howard Howard how how- howard ard things are arc going to be differ differ- different ent eat And maybe they will Last season the tho Acorns finished second to Marty Marly Krug's high fly highflying high Ing Angels who did their best to toI I take all the tire joy out ot of the Coast league race but the tho Oakland tans Cans got all pepped up Skipper r Ivan Howard Is going to have havo what looks like an even stronger Oakland club this year car so there thero Is reason to be believe lieve that the Acorns have havo just as asgood Kooda good chance as anybody for tor tire the 19 1927 7 bunting EKINGS JOY One ot or the pram main reasons wll wiry Ivan on the Terrible and the Acorn enthusiasts are ao so optimistic over their teams team's flag chances is the re- re return re return turn or of o George Georgo Boehler Doebler the Iron Ironman ironman ironman man of the Oaks a couple of oC years ears ago Boehler Doehler sojourned with tire the Brooklyn Dodgers last season with with- without without without out distinguishing himself but George Gcorge has proven that hes he's a su- su superheated superheated su superheated per-heated per wow in the tho loop even though he ho may bo ho a a cold tomato lit In the majors Boehler Doehler possesses a rubber lubber I arm thrives on two games n a week and the tire funny part about It is that he Ire wins most of oC the time When George Georgo gets lots lols of ot work hp he has control ot of o his high ham har liar 1 one and when Georgo George has control ot of Ills his high hard ono one Its It's generally too bad for tor tho tire opposition Another r hurling acquisition m mae maeby ma by tho the Oaks Is long Bob Dob Hasty WM who was purchased from tram the Seat Seat- Seattle SeattIe Seattle tle tIe Indians for tor or of o Uncle Sams Sam's green trading stamps Hasty ma may not ba bo the best pitcher in the but ith good Support be- be behind behind be behind hind him he should win more than halt half or othis of his games Add Boehler loehler and Hasty and Hasty to Har liar Harry Harry ry Krause the veteran southpaw Art Delane Delaney Buck Duck Free Iree Freeman man Pudgy Gould Pete rete McKenry Howard Graghead and Pete Daglia and It ought to total up up enough nough to convince you that the Oaks ha e what Is terme 1 I by the big beet and sugar ugar men irren as a sweet pitching stuff Inasmuch as sweet pitching staffs are one of the ho requisites of o pennant pt winning clubs the Acorns are fully Cully equipped Cd In this tIns depart depart- department ment or of o the pastime The Acorns Acorn arc are slightly weak In inthe inthe the catching department where Al AI Boot Dool and Del Baker Daker hold forth but that can be overlooked It you are ara araan arean an air Oakland rooter The Infield Is all set with Jack Fenton at first Jimmy Reese neese at second Lyn Lary Luy at short and Jimmy Jim Slot Jimmy my by eney Caveney at third Fenton Is Isa isa Isa a near fielder and he figures to Im- Im Improve im improve prove in lit his hitting bitting this year be- be because because be because cause he is a youngster With Louie Guisto slated to manago manage the tho Ogden club In the Utah Idaho Utah league Fonton Fenton will wilt have to conic through unless the Oaks pick up another first sacker between now and March 29 I Lary and Reese neese make up thc flashiest keystone combination In inthe Inthe th the circuit and they ought to be even better thi with another another er cc year ear or of o experience un ier their belts Caveney 1 I a brilliant field field field- fielder fielder er and lies hes also a dangerous man UI at the plate Ray nay Is available for tor utility duty So much for or the Infield BIG nIG BUZZ IS HACK CU In the outfield there will twill bo be BuU tIre the loops loop's best slug slug- Ier in right Joe In left Ralph In lit center and Tony Governor Go wherever and whenever ho he happens to Lp ho needed Theres There's power at the plate and better Letter than average fielding ability here The only real loss the Oaks auf suC- suf suffer fer ter from Crom last years year's squad will be bethe bethe bethe the absence of or Hubert Shucks Shucks Pruett the tire southpaw slow baller who was wag dratted drafted by tho the Pruett won more than 20 O genieS games last year ear but the tho Oakland bosses believe that Boehler and Hasty willmore will willmore more moe than take place plate on the mound nn |