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Show S::cv: mz nt Team to Grow Whi krs Like Forty-Miners SACRAMENTO, Cal., April 14 Tn keeping with the spirit of '49 all members mem-bers of the Sacramento baseball le.im from Manager Pick to the utility brl- I gade today ljjreed to grow whlskers. I provided William H. McCarthy, pres. ldent of the Pacific Coast league, will permit it. The movement started with Oscar Stanacre who art-ued that in view of the Diiyp of '4U eclebrution to in- held In Sacramento next May it would he proper for the SSCTtfmentO ball team to grow whis!or and look like 'forty-niners.' 'forty-niners.' I II. I .ays nt" f.t . ommiltee. hearing of the plan, has decided to make a contest of tho whlsker-gi owing ow-ing has offered a list of prizes for players growing the best set of facial folinjre. A telegrtfhl has been sent to President Pres-ident McCarthy in San Francisco, asking ask-ing for a w hisker ruling. Pending the ruling Sacramento players will boycott tho barbers. |