Weekly journal-miner., 1911-03-15
LEAGUE ALREADY FAMOUS ON
 COAST Many Applications From Diamond Stars
 Received 0ub Officers to Secure Employment For
 Players
(FrOm Saturdays Daily.l

Letters received yesterday from
 w C. Alvord, president of the North
 azn Arizona Baseball League, by John Lindell. treasurer of the Pres colt team, state that he will arrive from Los Angeles, early the coming
 week, and that the fame of the new organization is creating much inter
 est in coast baseball circles. That 4his is evident, the receipt of many letters from skilled players, asking to be enrolled in their respective po-
 sitiOns. has created some discussion
 between H. D. Aitken, John Lindell and other officers of the local or
 ganization, in making selections.
 With few exceptions, those who are
 anxious to come to Prescott for the
 season, are men of different trades,
 and each desires employment, and is
 anxious to play ball when not at
 work, for the love of the game. A
 few of those who have sent in their applications are: J. O. Wilson, man.
 ager of the Uplands, Cal, team, en-
 dorses Andy Bowden, shortstop, and
 Dave Dolan, third baseman; Floyd
 Wesf of the California State League,
 catcher or second base; C. B. Me
 Chain of Shamokin, Pa, catcher;
 Frank A. Campbell. Los Angeles, pitcher; C. H. Dresser, Los Angeles,
 first, second or the field; Thomas Doian- St. Louis Trolley League, sec Ond base; Al. J. Boyer, Indiana League, first base; W. A. Chess, asatener, and A. A. Ashe, shortstop, Houston, Tex, league; R. Wecker, Los Angeles, out or infeld; c. O.. Diamond, Los Angeles, first base man; c. M. Deakin, Riverside, Cal, of Coast League, all round player; IPaul Shultz, outfelder, and Parks, pitcher, of the Northwest League; J. P Segel, Terminal, Cal, pitcher;
 Wm. Vanenburg, Ocean Park, Cal, outfeld; Bill Frohman, Ocean Park, Cal, first base. height feet Inches; G. E. Gates, Des MOines, Ia, catcher and right field; Jack Clifford, Los Angeles, catcher or third base; L. H. Prior, Huntington, Cal. short
 stop or the field; Art Shonley, Los Angeles, pitcher, and Birden, catcher, 'b0fh work together; R. M. Ketchun, Los Angeles, sOuthpaw pitcher; Claude Allen, Anaheim, Cal, shortstop and second base, endorsed by "Happy" Hogan, manager of the Vernon team;
 A E. Sherry, Pasadena, Cal, in- Geder5 L. A. Laprevete, first base,
 and F. F. Fisher. catcher, both of San fBernardino, Cal; W. J. Means, .Uplands, Cal, shOFtstop; Frank Pruf- man, Los Angeles, catcher or
 pitcher Herndon Mccormick, Los Angeles, catcher in many leagues; Robert Kinkelin, Clinton, Ia., first base and outfelder; f. E. Lillie, Com
 arilln, Cal, pitcher; Frank Cooney, Los Angeles, first base and pitcher; M Seanlan, Salt Lake City, short stop; Roy West, Santa Ana, Cal, second base or outfeld.
 An have forwarded strong endorse meBts, and many are rated as very clever players. With few exceptions none nave reached over thirty years of age. At least six good players will be selected from the applica- tions, and after they make known their trades an effort will be made by the club officers to secure them en- ployment. April 30th begins the season, and two pennants will be the Eophy. Flagstaff, Williams and