The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-03
Rain May
Halt Bees
and Tribe
BY LEO II. LASSEN

EYREsNo, Cal. April s.--Unless the
J. weather clears considerably to-
day there is little hope OF Seattle and
Salt Lake opening the Coast league
season here this afternoon. After
moro than a month Of perfect wealth
or electrical storms are now sweep
inE the San Joaquin valley. and
weather reports state that the storm
will not subside until late Tuesday.
The Seattle club arrived here yester-
day morning from San Jose and went
thru a short workout on the Fresno
diamond. just llmbering up nicely
when n heavy rain set in. The reg
ular squad was all dolled UP in the
now road uniforms.
Chances are that Harry Gardner
VIII get the opening days pitching
assignment for the Indians. as Spud
Is in grand shape and raring TO 20.
Should Manager wolverton decide to
use some other receiver. both Elmer
Jacobs and Fred Blake are ready for
duty.
IL Gardner hurls. Frank Tobln will
be the most likely choice for receiver.
while Everett Yaryan will don the
catching tools IL Jake or the Sheriff
twirls.
The Fresno park is a sklnned field,
with only clumps OF grass in the out
field. Tho infield is covered with
sand and the outfield footing is none
too good.
The park Is plenty big. with a
center field fence almost as long as
the one at home, while the left field
barricadc is not quite as long. and
the right field wall quite bit
farther.
Outside OF the battery selection
there Is little doubt as to how the
Indians will face the barrier. Lane
will lead off, Johnston will stick sec
ond. Rohwer third and then Eldred.
Orr, Janvrin. Baldwin and the bat
terry will follow.
Duffy Lewis has hard.hitting
squad lined up again. and expects
to be in the race. He will have the
same old wallop In the outfield with
himself. Paul Strand, the leagues
leading hitter last season, and the
veteran Joe without on deck.
He has a husky looking catcher
in John Peters. obtained from the
Phillie ouakers. He's moose Of
man. and the Bees say he can
throw that onion around like a can.
non.
The veteran. Oscar Witt. is the
only fellow from the 1922 infield to
return for duty. Walter Pearce and
Les sheehan will cover the key.
stone work. while Roy Leslie win
take care OF first.
As for the pitching. Lewis has
Blaeholder, Meyers and Kallio In
shape for the opener.
Meyers seems the likely choice.
McCabe Singleton, Gould and
Belts are the other regular Bee
twirlers, while Atkinson will be
Peters chief catching understudy.
Vernon and san Francisco are
opening today in Frisco. In what
should he the banner series OF the
week. They finished ene,two last
year, and as tho Tigers took n mn.
jority OF the games on tho 1922 sea.
son play from the champions, there
Is bound 10 be n world OF rivalry be.
tween them.
Both clubs are about tho same rs
last year, with tho Seals having n
big hole nj third, whore Bin Kamm
Is missing, Ray Flashkampcr filling
in.
Tho Tigers. on tho other hand, viii
he stronger, az Frank Schellenbaclt.
one of their great hurlors OF two
years ago, Is said to have recovered
and TO he MS good as ever.
Oakland win omen against Los An.
relcs In the movie city, the only
exciting thing being that tho Ccles.
tlals viii have n new manager In
Rcd Killcfer,