Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-04-01

Tolls around Jnere VIII ne qulte Y
r an imposing array of disappoint- r
+ ed baseball clubs in and around +
+ Portland. r
+ "We're going to win a big +
= bunch of games, all right" Ray =
+ ended, as he hoped aboard rat. =
+ tler.-Portland News. +
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Although Manager Baker of the ,Sa.
lem Senators expects to end the coming
season at the top of the percentage col
umn, he believes he could bring his ag'
gregation a lot lot nearer the 1000
mark if he had ball park of his very
own-or the clubs own-instead of
having to depend upon the present
State street grounds which have been
under water since the last heavy rains
began.
Baker has just returned from trip
to Portland, McNTinnville, Eugene and
other baseball towns of the valley, and
after looking over the situation in
those places, is more than ever anxious
to land a good location for new grounds,
"Our present park is in deplorable
condition, as every one knows" said
Manager Baker today. "I have been
following DR.. Sweetland S method of
doing all I can personally to improve
the grounds, but I do not feel justified
in spending any great amount of money
out of my own pocket. I might feel
differently if l knew just how long the
club would be able to have the use of
the grounds. But the grounds may be
sold any day-then where would be-
1t would cost lot Of money to put the
park in good condition, and even ther
it could never be in the best of cOndi
tion because it is so located that higl
water does much damage every spring
The club is not financially fixed tt
- make new park possible.
Remembers Last Year.
"Few people realize how much GOO
y advertising that team last year did 70
- Salem" cried Baker in great glee. Ba
ker always gets gleeful when that las
years bunch is mentioned, "It wa
made up of good, clean sportsmen, VIZ
handled absolutely on the square an
- with the earnest desire to leaeve a goo
~ impression on the fans in every tow
in which we played"
Baker made a reputation for himse
~ during the winter as an indoor baseba
" player. lie helped the local bushes
< men IS team defeat the Portland bus
~ ness men several times, and this motor
" ETY. together with his prowess with Il
Senator-very we'll known in Portlar
indeed-made him recognized on ever
!, corner during the few hours that he WI
" in the Rose City,
Gets Big Compliment.
"T called on the firm of Archer
" Virgins, who sent a stout team dow
'' here last SUMNER said Baker. "Tl
y boys there flattered the Senators wi
- all kinds of nice remarks. One of h
"' firm said that il he were asked to pla
an estimate on how much good the 10
team did Salem he would say-oh,
y, won't repeat the figure, People wou
~ think I IN kiddn' so what 3 the use.
"Secretary Addloman Of the Oreg
Baseball Managers association, sa
eo that he had better time playing
20 Salem than in any other town in t
ay state. He said all Of his players-he
lb' manager Of the Archer & Wiggi
es bunch-want to come back to Sale
NJ this season."
Show Him the Town.
The smiling manager WASH I in Po
ite land long, but says they showed h
on, the town while he was there.
OF "That 3 some bunch Of fellows do
'ut there-geel" enthused Baker as he ii
Ihe up paper of coffee, "They took
to supper at a swell cafe, and to lur
at the Multnomah hotel These wer,
list few Of the treats. It's kind o. nice
in he mnnnper. eyen Il yon do got