The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-10-21

II ~ The same
1H u Mccraies used
20 turn out
winners IN the Coast circuit. but
there seems TO have been shut
ting down on expenses and conse-
oueutly the Beavers have finished
close to the bottom because a team
Of Kids can't win Coast league
>1hg.
This SEASON for while. canny
fWaiter McCrcdic had his young
sters In the first division. but then
tho grind OF the season told on
fthcm and before tho campaign was
over the Beavers slipped into the
! cellar. where they finished the
season and IT'S Just where the early
season predictions s.1id they would
finish.
Portland win havv 20 do n lot
Of building 60 make any kind OF
- showing In the Coast race next
Ssenscn- They need shortstop.
Zone good outfcldcr. perhaps two.
"a Businessman and some pitchers.
The Portland outfit win lose one
OF their best bets this year IN low
Blue. their brilliant first sacker.
who win get a tryout with the De
ktreit Tigers In the spring.
TWO INrIEI.DEliS
.. X.
Paddy Sfxrn should be able 20
lake care OF second and TEX Wis
terrn should be O. X at third
kagain-
shortxscp n n big hois on the
/. Portland outfit Neither young
Yves Kingdom nor Kibbcy SPRINGER
rank high N shcrsfieldcrsL A team
without capable shortstop Is SCI
dom n winner
Blff schanrr VIII hardy Be IN
Inc Portland ousf1eld Another year
Hecnuss the -Duke- h slowing up
and says he wm retire
II George Matsei returns no viii
M the BAH In center fieid and Dick
Coz shoud play good ball in night
f5eld
CATC7IE.RS VIII.
RETURN
10Th Del Baker and Art Koeh'er
win return next year. sitbo there
has been scfne talk ct Baker quit.
EtinS baseball 20 70 back TO the farm
sNfe- This viii take care OF the
<stching icb.
ssuds- Sutherland b Tho bsrt
nhet Of the Portland pitchers lie
hurled eon&stsnf hall al scason
and "a. ono Of the most effective
snound men m the league.
Buf that Rts the Portland team
sout altogether M far as mound
man arc concerned. They have
some promising men In Brooks.
John~on and Poison. but they didn't
set enc league on fire this season.
by any means And then they nave
Kindly Kaiiio> who was more 90
les Of a disappointment Lack OF
good. steady pitchers was one OF
Portlanrs biggest faults this sea-
SON
MAC SIGNS
MORE KIDS
Manager Mac has signed up
nunch OF youngsters for trials next
Drfnr. but " he ends one out
- the lot who will win In this
eompany the big Scot will I'M
6oubtedly pat himself on the back.
A younesFtsT by the name OF
Fr<d Cornell. who has been pitch
Ing around Modeste. CAL during
sehe mast season. Is the most highly
1outcd OF the lot. The others arr
John Broran Of Ontario. Cal: l.. =.
Cole of oregon CITY and A. MI
ehaud, a youngsscr from the Fast
And then ther<s Herman Pillefte.
former Northwestern league hurier.
who worked In the Western Canada
hague last summer who will also
ret a trial with Portland again.
LAWSON TO
HAVE TRIAL
A iefthander by the name Of
Lawson. who pitched for Bill
J.earsi's champion Victoria club In
the Pacific International circuit This
year. completes the string Of young
huriers who have been signed by
the Beaver.
But II looks like the Beavers wifi
have TO step out and spend some
Jack II they expect the Portland
fans to attend the games In the
Coast circuit next year because it's
fhe modern city Of BaRdad where
the fans will step up to the box
effice to lay down their coin 10
re loser perform year after year