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Show ii LOOK BRIGHT FDRJJTAH-APEX Manager Lolo Spencer Gathers Goodly Good-ly Looking Buncft of Ball Players for Opening of Copper League. Lolo Spencer, manager of the Utah Apex baseball team, the new member of the Copper League, replacing Garfield, Gar-field, is busy these days lining up his men for the opening game, and on paper looks, to hare- one of the-best teams in the circuit. Starting with backstops, the under- be a hitter of the Babe Ruth type, i For a center fielder, Manager Spencer Spen-cer places his hopes with "Lefty" Fleager, whose work on the Storrs team last year gave him the reputation reputa-tion of being one of the heaviest hitters hit-ters "in that league. Fleager is said to bat well over the 400 mark, and hits from the port side. For extra men who are going to try' for positions. Manager Spencer will have Bosone, who comes from the coal camps and is rated as a first class pitcher and outfielder. Vest is another lad who will make a bid for an outfield- position. Chiara, short-Stop short-Stop of ' last year's team is back in camp and is going to try for an infield in-field position, while a chap by the name ot smith is also going to ao some tall stepping for an infield position. po-sition. The old Reliable Ed Shaw will be one of the old timers of last year's Apex team who will have a little to say concerning the infield positions. "tnager Spencer announces that several of his men will not be here until the latter part of May and that he wnl have to make a few changes in the lineup during the first two weeks of the season, and stated that he may use Chiara in the shortfield and shift Shea to second base, awaiting await-ing the arrival of Kline and Walbeck. All in all, things look rather rosy for the Apev skipper, who is fast getting his men lined up for the opening op-ening fray. ground skipper has ctecided on using Ken Anderson and "Swede" Johnson. Ken Anderson's work in these parts is too well known for further comment. com-ment. His work last year with the Apex team stamps him as one of the best backstops in the league, besides being, a hitter of the highest calibre. Johnson did the backstoppmg or the Storrs team last year, and "Swede" comes here with a real reputation. Mis hitting is also said to be far over the average. For pitchers, Manager Spencer declares de-clares -he will not carry more than five men, which according to the Apex skipper is enougn where only two games each week are played. In this department the Apex is well for- tified with the services of "Skinny" Miller, "Boob" Burrows, "Lefty" Murdock, Guy Singleton, and "Smoky" "Smo-ky" Joe Russell. Miller hails from Storrs, Utah, where he played last year with that team, which won the Coal Camp championship. Miller established es-tablished a most enviable record last year w-hen he won 18 games and lost 2. He is said to be endowed with plenty of speed, and a good assortment assort-ment of curves. "Boob" Burrows slab work is too well known for comment, he having been a member of the Arthur -team last year, and although he experienced a little trouble with his throwing arm, he is said to be in the pink of condition condi-tion this year, and the skipper expects from the fast ball of Burrows. "Lefty" Murdock, member of last year's Copper team is also well known to local fans, and like Burrows had considerable trouble getting his arm in shape, although he did throw two classy games for the Miners. Murdock will be the lad to stop the bevy of left handed batters of Magna, according to Manager Spencer. Guy Singleton, electrician at the Apex, is another who is going to try out for a place on the team via th pitcher's LoX, and although little is known of his ability, it is said that iiV. is far over the average. "Smoky" Joe Russell, of last year's Apex team, is the fifth man who will be seen in the box, Russell made a most formidable form-idable showing last vear and showed that lie has a fast one that fairly siz' 'zles across the platter. Three men are going to try for first base, Bill Larsen, "Rags" Ingersol and Lolo Spencer being the trio who are going to show their stuff. Bill Larsen tookr care of the initial sack for the Apex team last year, while Ingcrsol's playing is well known to the natives through his work with the Arthur club last year, and according to reports, he will be there with bells on when the first ball is thrown. Ingersol In-gersol is a long rangy fellow, and he should make a strong bid for the first base position. Lolo Spencer had but little to say concertmg his chances of beating Ingersol and Larsen at the initial sack, but declared the other two would know they had been in a tussle before he would give up. At second base the fans will be introduced in-troduced to a newcomer in these jarts in the person of Kline of the Shell Oil team of Long fieach, the team that gave the Bees such severe whippings whip-pings during the spring training season. sea-son. Kline will come to the Apex team with a reputation of being one , of the hardest hitters on the Pacific Coast in Semi-pro circles. For a short stop, the Apex will have a chap by the name of Walbeck, who hails from Storrs, where he played play-ed in the short field lat year. Walbeck Wal-beck is said to be fast as lightning, and those who knowr declare he hits well over the 400 mark. Two men arc to try for third base. Snide Taylor and Tommy Fitzpat-rick Fitzpat-rick being the two who will vie for honors at the hot corner. Taylor is well known to local fans, having played play-ed shortstop for the Copper team during the early part of last year, before be-fore going to the Storrs team. Taylor Tay-lor is a neat ball player, fields well, and hits well over the 300 mark. He Hits at them from the port side. Tommy Fitzpatrick, erstwhile coach at the V. of L'. is rated as one of the best infieldcrs in the state, and his presence on the team should add much to keeping up the morale. A real fight should ensue for the third base position. A chap by the name of Shea of Spokane Spo-kane is the lad who will try for left field. Shea comes to the camp with a wonderful reputation, and is said to |