The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-03-29
Coast Squads
Set for Gong;
Other Gossip

Nine more days and the Coast
league baseball season VIII ge1
under way.
In all Of the league team train
ing camps IN the south the pilots
Of the Pacific slope clubs nro
puf.ing on the final tOuri1es u
their training and IL LOOKS nks
all of fhe teams will fnGe ebo
wire with evenly balanced clubs.
Prexy Jimmy Brewster. ~ IN
Seattle Purple Sox, viii besve for
the Taft training camp IN Cali
fornia sunday afternoon Sey-
erai Other local ball bugs are ~,
pected 10 make the trip 70 the
sunny South Ia wff,psas the open
ing game between Seattle sno
the San Francisco Sea1e ~ ~
Golden Gate park on April 3.
Manager Bin Ciyfner, - ~
Seattle club, has got . goo4 hn0
on his men and has bcen driving
them hard during the iast weelk
Of practice. He has > Mxe1y
looking crew lined up. bit VII
not BIZ able Ia get . gOeo nne -
his men until the grind u ~
regular season gets un<1sr way
StiIl Needs Catcher
clymer Is sim on the lookout for =
first class first string catcher. Altho
Marshall and Land may mn the
mask acceptably. their records hard
ly lead one 20 believe that they win
be able to hold their own with the
rest of the chief catchers Of the
lea que. Their true class. hcwsveEs
will show when the season gees I'M
der way.
The Seattle pilot IL said 70 b
pleased with the hurIing corps. which
II the big thing on any balI cIubs
Bowman has been going like . wht1
in the training games. according -
the glowing accounts recefved here
from the South.
cy Faikenburg. the human mafcln1
ls one Of the veteran twtrjeru Of ~
game and win undoubtedly stea1y(
the whole team. cy is no youngute1
any more by any means. IL viii mi
doubtedly take some real war;
weather 90 loosen the old boys goc7I
right arm up
Pat Eastley. the old reliable. Was
the first Seattle twirier to get Into
shape. Pat is always in good condt.
ton and local baseball bugs are pick
Ing Pat to make a go o. II IN ~
Coast circuit. Pat wields q wicked
stick. too. and IN just as likely -
break up game with Z he" wallop
as any OF the high-powered outfields
ers.
shows Well In Prnctico
Walter Mails. the famous 0faK
showing well In practice. II Wolk(l
could hurl the brand OF hail that ~
showed IN the spectacular extrn-1nu4
ing game against the service team -
the Victory carnival here last y<art
he would have no trouble about 81,
ing al the same table with Babo
Ruth or some Of the other lend1nU
lights in the ball world. Hut Wa1ter
il not so constituted. One ~ ~
pitches like a wonder and the nex1
like wonderful cheese. II NAN
can settle down and play bah eyN<1
time out. he should be one ~ IN
stars OF this circuit.
The Sox infield looks gcod q "a
present writing with the flashy IN
ing but weak hitting Gleichmnnn RI
first base. Neihoff on SECOND. HI
riaue on short. and Murphy ~ (h(
The outfield will be patrol1o0 "a
Cunningham, Walsh and WuhQ<1 Il
The way the squad 1oonno " IN
present makes a good impressed a
paper. but just what they MIN ~ ~
10 do out on the bali fiel1 reu11xn1
TO be seen. One thing Is certain, and
that Is Clymer won't lose much t1lDC
in getting rid OF the bum Dlnycxu ~
they crop out. He must clean hcl16r
in order 10 put over a winner. ~
Seattle needs one.two-tkree te1rr
this year as never before.
Bill Eaton. local automobile den1cr,
who Is planning the opening day bolI
parade. Is getting down to brGng
lacks and lining up some stunts ~
the big event that have q real &Dc
10 them. according to perslu(En(
rumors in ball circles here 4
shroud OF secrecy surrounds ~
makeup of the event.
Dode Brinker. former VancouVej
ball tosser and present University n
Washington coach. is expected "a
play in the outfield for Joe Devine'd
club in the Northwest Industrin|
league after the univeraity's suuni
packs up their bats.
Dode is a far better hall playel
than a lot OF the pasture patro1mQ
who have been lined up BY CoAa
league clubs for trials.
Jimmy Viox. who used to b. Win
the Pittsburgh club In the NatiounI
league. has been signed BY Eddid
Herr OF the Salt Lake Bees. viox
played with Kansas City in the Amer
lean Association last season. He n
u valuable man. can play the infiel<
or outfield and swings mean stick
Paddy Siglin. the Portland sccou<
sacker, still refuses to sign a cot
tract He wants $50 per mont
more from the Mercedes and say1
he viii hold out until he gets Il.
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