East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-04-04
Coast Baseball
Expected to be
Fast This Year
By TOM LAIRD r
Sporting Editor San Francisco Daily
News

sporting Editor San Francisco Daily
Ii News.
II Written for the United Press
Il SAN FRANCISCO. April 4.--Presi-A
ldent William Fl. Mccarthy will spring
the barrier for the 1922 race and the
10th annual season of the Pacific
Coast League today. Seven of the
Ieight clubs have pennant aspirations
las they wind up their training for
the long grind. The exception am
ong them is the Salt Lake Bees OF
this writing they are hopelessly OUT
classed and likely will remain SO
Throughout the season.
| The Bees also were weak last year
but they had company Portlands
beavers were weaker. But this sea-
son 1t will be different story. The
Beavers have good team and for
that reason the league will be baf-r
ter balanced and the race closer.s's,
However, all indications point to
slower baseball being played. When
the Dig leagues got through making
tneir deals for the 1921 stars of the
Dig western circuit they didn't leave
more than six players regarded as
good prospects for basebalps fastest
company. And in making deals for
IL pastimers they acquired the cream
OF the league. The graduates fol-
low: ~
fltcners - Reinhart, Aldridre
Couch, o'Doul, Francis, Pillette ana
johnson.
outfielders-Staatz and Miller. il.r
infielders--Guisto, Krug. pine,,;
and Caveney. -
Excepting Caveney and johnson.
perhaps the best prospects in tha
bakers dozen, ali have had precio,,s
trials IN the majors. Eight Of ths
IL Joined National League clubs tbe
otner six entering Ban Johnson,s
loop.
III most casts cash was the o,,t.
standing factor in the transactions
but players also were turned ovar -,
part payment. And some mighty
sweet athletes had their baseball NJ.
linations transferred from the other
sue Oh the Rockies. Standing orr
among the newcomers are pete M
duff Charley See, Tommy na,.,
Jimmy Middleton. Clarence TwomhIv
chariey Deal and Ponder. exbsrt.
enced and sufficiently fast for ~.
mans league. 10y
but the newcomers will not FIN
'he shoes Of the graduates. -
financially speaking the Ieaguss
lisnouid have another prosperous sea-
son. AT the same time, baseball q.
per.s VIII not be surprised If the at.
'enuance. record-breaking in tba
sprung dwlndles after the hysteria
3Iwhich always marks a new sesso,,
mas given way to mfd-season irtsr,
1 est. 'ooh inter-
Inc break between the San rran. !;
CISCO and Oakland clubs whereby Cal
hwings team will play it's home
sa'hes az nome, thereby deprivinr
oan francisco of continuous basebaii.
lor the first time In 20 years vii,
cut INTO the receipts of every club IN
lt Is expected that the same feay,,s
which battled for the flag last vass
angeles, Sacramento, San
francisco and Seattle--will fight n
Guy again this year. although port
ianus beavers are given a mirl,ty
GOOD chance of finishing in tho first
DIVISION. Red Killifer's Angels mem
nant winners In 1921, are hot faror.
iles to repeat, thanks to tbe sfsat:
.hey are owned by VIM. Wrislev wnn
aas ID given them some real players n
eAchanse for statz and Alridge, IN
.ac.' many fans think he has ..g,,m-
'neo up" the league by making his
ENTRY too strong. no
but call me up next october--J,n
know more about it by that time