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Show oo CHANCE' ANGELS CLASS! BUNCH Los Angeles, Cah, March 29 Manager Man-ager Frank Chance, the peerless leader lead-er of the Pacific Coast league Angels, is rapidly getting his team Into final fitness for the coming championship season. Chance has two Immediate objects In view. One Is to get the Angels Teady to make a sweep In the opening series here against Vernon, starting Tuesday, and the second to Invade Salt Lake the following week with a rush that will make the Angels An-gels remembered and respected in Utah the remainder of the season Chance is much pleased with the condition In which Harry Wolter, tho veteran outfielder and batter extraordinary, extra-ordinary, reported for duty after a period of college coaching. The following facts show why Chance Is so well pleased to have Harry back for the start and in condition. con-dition. Last year Wolter was In 150 games. Ho was at the plate 518 registered reg-istered times, scored 88 runs, made 186 hits, Including 17 doubles, 13 triples tri-ples and 5 homers. He stole 29 bases and made 27 sacrifice hits. His batting bat-ting average was .359. There Is a Btrong tip out that Chance has his lines laid to secure George Kelly the native son, who played first for the Victoria club In tho Northwestern league last season, and who has been worked In the outfield out-field In spring practice at Marlln, Tex., by Manager Muggsy McGraw of the New York Giants. This rumor Ib somewhat disconcerting disconcert-ing and not readily understandable to the fans when the records of the veteran Koerner and Kelly are compared. com-pared. Koerner was in 158 games last year here and at Dakland. He was up 529 times, scored 74 runs, got 168 hitr, including 34 doubles, 10 triples, and 8 homers. Phil stole 18 bases and laid down 22 sacrifice hits. His batting average was .318. He fielded .991 at first and caught 21 errorless games. j Kelly was in 99 games, was at bat 375 times, scored 56 runs, and made 114 hits, 37 doubles, 5 triples and 6 home runs. He stole twelve bases and laid down 10 perfect bunts. He walked 25 times and fanned on 39 occasions. oc-casions. He fielded his position .990. The only explanation the fanB have, if the rumor Is correct, is that Chance wants to speed up the team a bit on the paths. While Koerner, McLarry and Galloway are pre-eminent sluggers, slug-gers, they are a bit slow In getting about 'J |