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Show VERNON TIGERS ARE TRAINING AT HOME 1 L IS ANGKl.KS. Calif. .March 5. Vernon club, 1020 champion of the Pacific Coast Baseball league. In one of the few teams in the country doing Us stulng training nil Its home ground. Maler Park, Vernon, a LosAngeles suburb. su-burb. But, unlike other clubs. It seldom plays ai home, so to train there is as good for the Tigers as I'asaderra is foi- the Chicago Cubs or Lake Elsi-nore Elsi-nore for the Los Angeles coast team. Most of Vernon's games are played at Washington park. Los Angeles. I When spring 1 raining started for Vernon, the following players were ordjC'Qd to report; I Pitchers Ernest Shore, from New York Americans; "Whecz t" Dell. Walter Smalhvood. Byron lloiifk, Arthur Ar-thur Fromme. peter Schneider, "Duke" Cross. Phoenix semi-pro; Frank Shel-l Shel-l nback. Hubert Meiirevv, from New Y.,rk Americans; William Mitchell. Eftmer Hill, from Yakima, Wash, club 01 pacific International league; "Slim" and a Tipton, Los Ahgeles, semi-pro. Catchers Harrv Hannah, from New York Americans- Patrick Murphy ami Eddie Kenna, Los Angeles semi-pro. First base Hamilton Hyatt. Second base Robert Fisher and Charles Gorman. Third base J. Carlvle Smith j Shortstop Roy Corhan, San Francisco Fran-cisco Coast league player. 1 I'tiliiy infielder A. Gunther. Santa Monica semi-pro I 'Outfield Ford ("Scbtty") Alcock, Hugh High. Cheste Chadbourne, Th--mas Long. Frank ("StUmpy") Bdlng" ton. QJetch, New York Americans, I Barry O 'Bricn, Santa Monie.i high si hodl. of these players Houck may be placed 0n the retired list, as he has 1 1 "me a moving picture camera op-1 op-1 rator and. it Is said, likes his work better than baseball; Shellenback and Schneider have not signed contracts, 'as thev want larger salaries: Corhan I fears his insurance business in San 'Francisco will interfere with his playing play-ing and Kdinglon 1 reported preferring prefer-ring his Los Angeles soap business to the diamond. |