The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-02-15
HESTER BUSY WITH
BUILDING UP TEAM
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The blonde catcher's makeup, Frank
should last up above. kafora has TO
fight II out with three recruit catchers,
as well as with the veteran. Hack" Glib
son. As teammates. Kafora Will have
three Great Falls graduates. They are
Flame, Delhi Kelly and Duffy
Sam La Rocque will be the only um
pre in the Union association roster OF
last year who has chance TO get con-
tract from President Murphy this season.
says The anaconda Standard. While
such statement yet, this is straight
enough To induce the fans 10 take big
odds on The proposition and then sleep
easy. Ralph Frary will not get a con-
tract. Rasty Wright Will not get cne,
and Charlie Eisey. who worked the last
month last season. viii not be included
among the arbitrators.
President Murphy doesn't know himself
who win he the Indicator holders. al
though he indicates that Sam La ROGUE
may get a chance sammy got away
pretty well last year. although he had
few bad sessions with balls and strikes
La Rocque has bad habit OF arguing
with the bleachers, and II he is signed
up, this Is one OF the reforms that the
old Northwestern league player will have
10 accomplish. He has d lot of friends
around the circuit. Frary probably was
the ablest umpire In the associations his
tory, but tiere were always cries OF un.
this led TO the decision not 10 give him
another contract Frary should worry,
for he has signed up with the Northwest
ern league Frary was in major league
circles for a time and should make good.
Frary Will arbitrate with Jimmy Toman,
VINO was with the Union association In
1911 and who Is probably the most popu-
lar umpire In the coast organiza tlon.
Larry Dusgan has practically complet-
cd arrangements for Butte 10 train I'm
Denver this spring, and ''Dncky" Holmes
Will take his charges south In March.
Butte opens in Salt Lake Games viii
be played with Denver and an exhibition
game is carded with the White Sox at
Grand Junction. Holmes is coming to
until time TO go south.
.'Ducly' Holmes has written, and
while lie doesn't 20 into exhaustive de-
sporting editor Of the Miner last night
Is at least encoura Cling
"Ducky" says he has been on q trip
to his ranch on his return, writes from
Glasgow to the effect that lie is get
ting busy with the, bunch and on read :
that. his trip 10 "North Dakota was was
IN the nature Of scouting expedition.
He says he has eight or ten PLAYERS
sa1sS srSssy wan ssned he ans rsseS Ss g,pd up bis
however.
younEsteis m getting bucfS some sG5s,ns
several experienced men that know
can deliver. ] know I must furnish
Butte with first-class bali club and
VIII see you after the first"
SO the fans will have TO contain
themselves until our sIr. Holmes comes
70 town and divulges. But there is one
thing certain, from ''Duckys'' past rep
utation- II he gets the money he will
have team. and there are a whole loi
~ people who viii wonder how and
where he got it.-Butte Miner
Stove Kelly. who was with Helena a
mart of last season. is likely TO 20 10 the
. Federal league, says the Helena Inde-
rendent In an interview with Charley
Brazier, formerly of Salt Lake. lie said
he had an offer. but did not state what
team was angling for his services Steve
was en- route from Butte to Great Falls
Alec. Remneas. who played independent
baseball last year, and WeIser Dell. signed
with Seattle. have both been offered
bnrths with the Chicago Federal club
managed by Tinker. Dell is understood tc
have signed with Seattle. and unless
there is good money In Tinker's offer he
viii hardly desert to the Federal league