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Show Quits International Coast League Walt McCredie Very Busy Sign3 Gpod Men. PORTLAND, Fob. 2S. It looks as if Lofty James' threat to retire from baseball rather than play with tho Portland Pacific International club is about to bo mado good. Lefty conferred with President McCredie Mc-Credie some time ago and was surprised sur-prised at the liberal contract ho was offered. He told him that he would let him know about in it a few days, but it develops that he has quit his job as a brakeman in Pendleton nnd has gono to work for one of the local shipyards here. He will pitch for the Shipbuilding league, which already has some fast players lined up in its ranks. James may figure that there is still , tional starts its training season and he will bo able by this time to kr nv how well he likes tho steady hours Imposed on the laboring man. A letter from Walter McCredie today to-day caused considerable amusement at local baseball headquarters. Among other things it carried a request that his uniform, glove, shoes, sweater, "etc.," be Bent him at Porterville. Tho term is a rather high class one for the Bee pilot to employ and Judge McCredie Mc-Credie is at a loss to know just what to send to comply with its terms. Walter also states that ho has signed Pitcher Arkenburg, the young Pasadena hurler. whom a number of other clubs were after. He has been showing great form in the winter league this year. Although Ike Wolfer, the forniorj Vancouver outfielder, has been named as manager of one of the local shipyard ship-yard teams, he is still considering the contract Bill Rodgers has sent him, and it is likely that he will sign it in a day or two. Wolfer would like a chance to try to make good in class AA circles. Ho accompanied the Portland team on its trip to Honolulu last year, taking the place of Jack Farmer, and impressed Rodgers then with his playing ability. |