The Alaska citizen., 1914-02-09

After comforting with officials of he War and Navy departments they have decided the amount of money needed to stage the big game each year is too great to be raised by pri- vate subscription only.
 A movement to ask congress to ap- oropriate for a mammoth memorial stadium in the Capital, which could be used for athletics and other public events. is being considered
 50 BALL PLAYERS SIGN.
 PORTLAND.-Over fifty ball play CTS. some of them veteran and expe- rienced ball tossers and others re- cruits. have been signed by managers of Pacific Coast league teams for the 1914 season. By the last of the pres ent month, when the teams open their spring training camps. over seventy-fve new players will be on the roster of the different clubs.
 Although McCredie of the Portland 2eavers lost but one member of his 1915 champions through sale or draf . he will take as many new ball play CTS into his spring training camp as he other team managers.
 Owner Hen Berry of the Los An geles team is making wholesale pur- ,hases and trades and expects to have team lined up before tram ing season opens that will make the r hers sit up and take notice.
 The Los Angeles owner has signed 70 date eleven players. He is on the trail of two other infielders and a rouple of pitchers. Berry states that he will sign a second baseman to re- place Page in few days.
 The players signed by Los Angeles are. Barton, pitcher, from the Vir- 7inia league; Calvo, outfielder, from the Washington Americans; Me Eenry. pitcher, from Central CalifoT- mia league; Allen, outfielder, from the International league; Harklns, oitcher. Hoffman, catcher, and Aarper, outfielder. from the Cen sral Califor- nia league; Hughes, pitcher, from the Washington Americans; Meek catcher from the Northwestern league and Thompson, a California recruit.
 Rerrys infield for the 1914 sea son will likely be Moore. first base; new man on second; Berger, shcrt- stop. and Johnson. third base. His outfield will also have q couple ot new faces. Harl Maggart being the only gardener sure of his 1914 berth
 Manager Arthur Devlin of the Oak and team is signing up number Of players who were given tryouts by the managers of major teams during the close of the 1913 season. He has grabbed four players from the St. Louis Nationals, all of whom should be good tossers in the Coast league. Oakland secured five players via the draft.
 Manager Devlin made ten strike in the opinion of a number of play CTS of the Union association, who passed through Portland this winter when he landed Catcher Roberts from the St. Louis team. Roberts batted 43O in 27 games for the Missoula cam before he was purchased by the St. Louis Cardinals. He is a young
 ter and can be developed.
 Oakland secured another star in Outfielder Middleton, drafted from the Wichita team of the Western league. Middleton led the Western league batters with the average o1 27O. Pitcher Barrenkamp, drafted from the Pittsfield team of the East ern association, was given tryout with the Seattle team of the North western league during the 1912 sea son, but lacked experience. In the Eastern association last season he did great work on the mound anc also with the bat and in the field. Other players secured by the Oaks are: Schang, catcher, drafted from St Joseph team of the Western league Buck, pitcher. from the Sou.herr league; Howley, catcher, from the International league; Gever. pitcher md Quinlan, outflelder, from the St ouis Nationals. Quinlan pjlaved ir
 he New York State league before he was taken by the St. Louis team Venice has seven new players ~hellette, pitcher; White. pitcher Flehartv. pitcher; Leard. second base; Boron. first base. and Stenh nes. catcher-lned up for the comint season. Hogan has several Californi: State leaguers who will be giveI rial next spring Wilhoit. the leadin, hitter of the Central California league
 is expected to be retained bv Hogal next season in place of Mclean.
 Manager Harry Wolverton of thu Sacramento team is pretty well sat isfied with his 1914 team, and De Howard of the Seals looks very favor ably upon the bunch of tossers h. has lined up for next season. Wolverton has signed three recruit -DsForrest, infelder; Ramage, catch