The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-02-28
local Ball Squads Will Be Given Chance Play Seattle N W. Leaguers
DUCDALE LOOKS
FOR GOOD Year
ON LOCAL LOT

LVERY local semi-pro
IL team that has proven
itself fast enough 10 warrant
m exhibition game with the
Seattle Giants this spring will
be given that opportunity, ac-
cording 10 ID. L. Dugdale.
local magnate. who leaves
shortly TO be in attendance at
the schedule meeting Saturday
in Spokane.
I'm keeping with our past
custom. we will give all the
semi-pros a chance this spring
90 see how they can step in
exhibition games with the
Giants" said Dug.
oyGDALE SAYS GOOD times IN
0kseball are again here. As proof
OF his assertion he displayed n con-
tract for the installing OF the big
bull" sign used In It's advertise
ment by \ we'll known tobacco con
Germ. in the local ball park.
When baseball went lame and
IRE crowds dwindied the sign was
removed Now les coming back.
So will the crowds. declares the
local proxy.
HERB HESTER OF the Great
Falls Baseball club has Just com
pleted deal which Is expected TO
give the Electrics n pitcher who
viii be one OF the leading ten IN the
Northwestern league this year.
This is Bert Hall. a Highlander,
who has served the Salt Lake Bees
couple OF seasons. In 1915 his
percentage OF games won was $40.
Tho acquisition of Hail was thru
straight purchase.
IN ADDITION TO adding a vet.
eran pitcher to the corps Hester
has Just concluded negotiations.
which have been pending some
time by which Harry Cheek,
catcher. Is TO como 10 Great Falls.
while Jules Papa. outfielder. will
70 TO Vancouver. Papa was 10
have gone with Jimmy Clark.
(eeher. TO the Beaumont club OF
league for Catcher Bobo.
but tho latter baked and blocked
the deal
Hester is now negotiating FOR the
services of another veteran pitcher.
This man will come from the West.
9rn league or the American associ-
alton II the deal materiallzes.
VINCENT CAMPBELL. probably
The speediest runner who ever
played ball in tho Northwestern
league Is now engaged In the auto
mobile business In Pittsburg and
he will make no effort TO play any
more professional ball.
Campbell played under Clarence
Rowland. now manager OF the
White Sox. when Rowland managed
the Aberdeen club In the North
western league. He was sold to
Pfttsburg and later went to ST.
Louis. When the Feds started do
ing business, Campbell jumped to
the outlaws" and played with the
Indianapolis club.
President Haughton OF the Bos-
ton Braves offered Campbell a con-
tract for this season. but the
speedy star refused to heed the call
as he II doing lucrative business
selling gasoline carts to Pittsburg
miiIionaires.
NICK WILLIAMS viii line his
Spokane baseball team up against
-. University OF Oregon bunch at
Eugene In April during tho return
trip from the California training
quarters. Hugo Bezdek. coach OF
the Oregon aggregation. has agreed
TO take the professionals on In
battle and the date Will be decided
rs soon az the schedule makers
finish their work In Spokane this
week
williams II also trying 10 secure
games at Medford. Ore. and at
Grants Pass. and expects TO close
the dates next week. The Oregon
team was one OF the best In the
Northwest conference last season
and Nick figures the collegians will
give his club a good contest.