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Show ! . ! ! I EiNGSlT SEALS AND CUBS TO PLAY A SERIES j I. 1 R XIN: NG 1 MP Porter" vlUe, March 13. Only routine practice Mas given the Utes this morning and ;.ltornoon. although the total working poriod was lengthened to nearly five hours for tlm day, A game With tho recruits had been scheduled, but Man ager Bernbard chanced the program after plans were made for a game with i the Portervllle Orange Pickers, to be plaved tomorrow afternoon. Dernhard stated today that he had planned to allow Qulnlan to stay in Scianton, Pa., until March 18, and for this reason Tommy will not report for practice with the Utes in the Portervllle Porter-vllle camp Bunny Drief was supposed sup-posed to leave Traverse City. Mich . to- day. The illness of his Wife Will pre vent his reporting for some time yet. Rill is putting his hurlers over the jumps and they will have considerable work during the remainder of ihe week. Eight of them are to be worked out at least for the first month. Bill, said today, and as a result four of Ihem will have to keep busy dodginK , ov nnhne is fast get line Into. I shape and the veterans declare that Evans, Hughes and Hoff are in lots better condition iban last year at this Jttrmayer savs he 1b much pleased with the conditions of his arm. Prac tlcally all of the rookies were In shape when they reached camp, having played winter ball. Hard fighting has developed in the Infield combination and Bernhard re-fuses re-fuses to express even the shadow of an opinion as to the outcome of the contest With Brief slated for the first bag. the scrap la on with Orr. Rath Cislason. Crandall. Carpenter and Kerns for the three regular jobs and one utility berth. On present dope the Utes will start the season with a snappv infield, no matter what Infield .orobination Is finally decided on There is a mighty small shade on which to hang a decision at the present pres-ent time, with the recruits a slight edge to the good on condition after having played hard winter ball. li he secured Williams the Beaver boss believed th:it he will be well fortified with hurlers Byron Houck Penner, Schattlein and Zweifel have made the best showing show-ing among the pitchers. Schatzlein is a little wild, but McCredie thinks he will settle down before the start of the season. From present indications the pitching staff at the start of the season will consist of Houck, Penner, Schattlein, Zweifel, Helfrlch and Bren-ton Bren-ton and Fincher, who will Join the team at Stockton. Tlie training has been hampered for a couple of days by rain. |