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Show 1 1 jacjc fi3. asea News IUtes Training Camp, Pqrterriltoi Mnrch 15 Dip Icapue form was shown bv the Utcs in their practice work to-day, to-day, Two squads of infieluWs worn given more than two hours of stiff fielding this afternoon, with Shecley on the first sack and all the eandidate9 tor other positions lined up for a hard look by the skipper rarpentcr and Kerns are both show, inj; exceptional class in their fleht to win jobs away from Rath. Orr or GiB-lason. GiB-lason. Dubuc, who was sent in for a lone; period on the mound early In the practice, has suddenly developed his old fade awav, on which his fame rests KJrmayer, Hoff. Bliss, Blake, Hughes and Wild, who also were Klven periods of heaving to Hannah, all showed a marked improvement over their form early in the week. Weak hittinc is still characteristic of the candidates, veterans and rook ies. and Bern hard is giving them all a lot of time with the willow. On general form, if the members can develop their individual batting eyes, they should go into thfl first games of the season : as hard contenders for the top of the division. They will be given a chance Saturday to show what their improve-. Inient has neon in tnis aepaxuueui, o thev will be pitted aqainst Pete Mc-Kerirv, Mc-Kerirv, former Cincinnati Red hcaer, who will be on ihe firing line for the "Sun Maids" in the game to be played in Fresno. Dutch Leonard, who was expected to pitch this game, has left the raisin town for the Red Sox training camp. CUBS PARTAKE OF A MEAL OF ACORNS. OAKLAND .March 15. Today was Shredded Wheat day in Oakland, and the Chicapo Cubs partook of a few samples, which bo strengthened and heartened them that they slew tho Oaks. 4-2, in a long, drawn-out, featureless fea-tureless jrame. Carl Seamloch hammered in the I1WO U'lKlilllU I U113 Willi uvu iumi' ninp doubles. Had Carl been allowed to bat oftener, the Oaks would have made more runs. Hendrix pitched five innings and then gave way to Shuffling Phil Douelas, who used to be a member of the Seals under Del Howard How-ard This big fellow has a world or stuff and easei ttr Oaks down witb two hits and no runs. T!ie score: R. H. E. Chicago 4 10 1 Oakland 2 8 0 Batteries Hendrix. Douglas and Elliott; El-liott; Kleiner, Pruitt and Cullan. BEAVERS WILL LEAVE THE LAND OF GRASS SKIRTS, HONOLULU, March 15. The Portland Port-land Beavers will break camp in Hono-lulu Hono-lulu tomorrow and will 6et said for Stockton, Cal. They are due In Stock, ton March 22, and will play several games before geing to Salt Lake to open the season March 23 they will piny St. Mary's college and the next two days they will battle with Nick Williams' Spokane team. Possibly the team will meet the Chicago ( ubs. The Reaver bunch took yesterday off and went shark hunting They had plenty of bait and tackle, but everybody every-body but Ryron Houck ot too seasick to take any interest in fishing. There j fore there is no gloom in sharkdom POWERS TO ASK THE CUBS FOR THEIR PLAYERS. IX)S ANGELES, March 15. Peeved at the little pep the Angel players i have been showing In their reoent workouts. Manager Chance held a meeting in the clubhouse today, and told his men that he wanted more lite shown on the hall field As a result the Seraphs displayed a lot of pepper In today's practice Chance says he intends to work his pitchers harder from now on to qet them down to weight. Chance announced that he will not suspend Jackson, as he does not care to waste the telegraph tolls necessary. Chance is through with the young out. fielder. President Powers will so to San t-Tancisco tomorrow nigiu to comer with President Weophman of the Cubs, I on the players to be turned over to the Angels. Powers will ask the Cubs for an out-1 I fielder, a pitcher and an infieldcr. Standridge and Meusol probably will become Angels, which Powers will try! to land Hunter or Murphy, inflelders. SEALS HAVE A SESSION WITH THE CUBS TODAY. SAN FRANCISCO. March 15 Tomorrow To-morrow marks the opening of the 191? baseball season in San Francisco. While the coasters do not start the , race unti Tuesday, April 3. tho SeaN will be introduced to the fans for the I ; first time tomorrow afternoon in a , battle with the Chicago Cubs at Ewing Held. Daum will undoubtedly twirl for San Francisco, vith Baker as hie catcher. Wolverton had his squad at Ewing field. Baum will undoubtedly twirl for San Francisco, with Baker as his catcher. Wolverton had his squad at Ewing field this afternoon for its first try at ; srass diamond It was rather a novelty nov-elty to the men, but they got alone in rnod style. There was an hour and a half of exercising. MIT2E CALMS DOWN AND THEN SIGNS CONTRACT LOS ANGELES. March 15 Honus Mitze announced today that he would sign his contract tonight and settle the trouble between him and the Vernon club The Tiqer catcher saw Manager Stovall today and everything wag fixed up. Honus will be out for practice to morrow. ( hink Maffick remains on the suspended sus-pended list. Stovall savs he will have nothing more to do with Mattick and has opened negotiations for two major league players, so he does not care whether Mattick signs or not. "We can get along without Mattick," said Stovall, "and I'm not going to run around after him. If he wants to sign he knows where the Vernon office is. "In the meantime I'm going to pro tect myself in case he doesn't sign. I am after two major leaguers and expect ex-pect to close for them in a short time." The Firebrand also announced ho expects to send several of his young players to the Western league before long. Texas league clubs are willing to accept gome of tho Tiger recruits on optional agreements. Stovall started bunting practice to-1 day. He had his men out early and instructed them. The players bunted the ball first down the third base line and then the first base line for more than an hour. Then they had some real hitting practice, followed by a sham infield practice. The Tiger hurlers are com ing along fine. |