Military May Claims Tyee

Draft Board Calls Ron Bottler, Garriott Signs Young Outfielder
[Victoria Colonist, Feb. 20]
Victoria Tyees of the Western International Baseball League yesterday gained a rookie outfielder but faced the probably loss of their first-string catcher.
It was announced from Portland that Ron Bottler, catching understudy to Milt Martin last season, has been ordered by his draft board to take his army physical examination March 9. If classed 1A, Bottler will likely be inducted into the arm before the 1953 season opens and will miss two full seasons of baseball.
Should the Tyees lose Bottler, Martin will move back into the No. 1 catching spot.
The outfielder gained is Wes Crossley, a 20-year-old Los Angeles high school star, signed by manager Cec Garriott. Crossley is reported to be a fast runner with power. He is six feet tall, weighs 168 pounds, bats and throws right.

Tyee Sues Over Accident

Ron Bottler Files Suit for $80,000
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Oct. 3 (BUP)—A former Victoria baseball player has filed suits amounting to $80,000 against a San Francisco auto mechanic.
Nineteen-year-old Ronald Bottler, who was a catcher with the Victoria Tyees this year, and his father filed the suit as the result of an auto accident near south San Francisco March 23. The youth says he was training for his baseball career and that the accident permanently injured his elbow and arm.
He asked that the amount of the suit be boosted if injuries prevent him from playing any more professional baseball.