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Show ! GOSSIP OF THE BASEBALL FANS The complexion of the Pacific Coast 1 ' league pennant race was changed materially ma-terially yesterday with the announce-1 merit that Comiskey will Immediately exercise his option on Swede Risberg, ' the hustling Vernon infielder. Ham (j Patterson will look a long way before he finds a man to plug the hole left In his club by the removal of Risberg. The Vernon team's game, tooth on ' the offense and attack, was. more or , less built around the Scandinavian. j) He is a splendid fielder and vicious i ; x with the stick. Infielders of his class nre not to be found loose at this stage y ' f of the season, either. If his going causes the Tigers to cease being pen-I pen-I nant contenders a new problem In Coast league prophecies Is created. i Proof conclusive that Walter Mc- Credie Is master of the fitful Port-1 Port-1 land weather Is furnished by yestcr-1 yestcr-1 day's game. Mas has a combination that is hard to beat. When his pitch-ers pitch-ers fail him he gets into a corner where the enemy Is about to administer admin-ister a thumping all he has to do is signal to the weather man and Old Jupe gets busy. It's King-ex, as It were. Hero's hoping the Angels' fangs went with the Chance tooth. Frank had one pulled yesterday. To the most uninitiated of fanB it now becomes apparent that Dickey Bayless has grabbed permanently that right field job and left Shinn on the bench as utility outfielder. |