Los Angeles herald., 1892-07-27
SPORTS AND PAST|MES,
The Second Half Of the Season
Opened Today.
Hasamaear Suspended for the Re-
mainder of the Season.
The Baseball situation Discussed-sev-
eral California Horses Won Yes
terday--J. L. Rose 90 Sell
His Runners.

AT :63 2. m. yesterday J0np u. None
penned the following dispatch to G. Ell.
Van Derbeck in answer to the one sent
to the distinguished president OF the
California league:
League meeting awarded FIRST half of
championship to San Jose."
Very we'll done, thou good and faith.
full servant of Messrs. Finn and Harris
Last Friday Duke Finn disappeared
from San Jose. He went to San Fran
cisco on political business. That wac
the story given out. Now, Duke Finn
wasn't born yesterday. The chances
are that he and President None fixed
matters about the protested game,
which was really outlawed. Then the
Duke, on the strength of his adroit
scheming, telegraphed to a number of
his friends to play the Dukes to win the
first half. This was on Friday night.
Maybe the Santa Claran hadn't the best
of the deal? His men had only to win
one out of two games, but the general
public did not know this. Even those
who remembered about the protested
game calculated that the California
league would not exceed the bounds of
fair play farther than to throw it out.
But one cannot tell what the league
magnates will do when there is any
money in sight.
x*x
San Jose is welcome to the first half.
Los Angeles does not want any honors
not honestly won. If the San Jose club
is content to win the flag on the flimsi-
est technicality that ever decided q
championship, all well and good. Los
Angeles could certainly claim the game
on the. ground of the informality of the
protest. But. while it is rather hard to
be robbed, the baseball public of Cali
fornis will remember that Los Angeles
Was entitled to the first half, even if
they did not get the verdict.
x**
Well, what are we going to do about
1t? This talk of drawing out of the
league is all bosh. True, our team has
been treated very unfairly, but there is
no use OF sulking. The writer thinks
that the Los Angeles team is the best in
the league. The Los Angeles public has
the greatest confidence in its team.
Let's beat this San Jose aggregation out
of sight in the second half. Demonstrate
to all California that Los Angeles has
the better team, and one that will come
out ahead without the aid of any techni-
cality. Let it be war to the bat,
from this time forth and may the best
club win. The best club is the Los An
geles baseball club. You may down
them on technicalities but when the
season is all over, victory will perch on
the banner OF the men who won games
by ball playing. A triumph in the end
will be doubly sweet. "Who laughs
last, laughs best"
1t is not over pleasant to contemplate
that the hand OF every league magnate
is against this city and that we can ex-
pect nothing but rough deal. Their
own umpires will be foisted on us. Still
1t would work a hardship on the mem
bers OF the Los Angeles club to disband.
The majority of the players have worked
hard and faithfully and are naturally
very much chagrined over the outcome
of the first half. But all things con-
sidered, it would be unwise to draw out.
Let's be revenged.
After all, the Los Angeles MANAGE
ment is in q measure to be blamed for
ever letting it come down to the pro-
tested game. They were overconfideut,
and their confidence has cost Los An
6OAOo bhO hibI h1lts 1nOI0 lS AO use
beating about the bush and deceiving
ourselves. The failure to have a COM
petent catcher in the last series, away
from home, was a costly experiment,
and one which should prove very eff
fective lesson to Mr.. Van Derbeck.
NJ.
The Chronicle appears to be the
mouthpiece of None, the big little man
in the baseball puddle. That paper
says that it is horse and horse, as San
Jose had game taken away from them.
OF course they did, and not murmur
was heard at the time. They were
caught in the act of perpetrating fraud.
That is the long and short of the matter.
Mistakes of four feet are not usually the
result OF an accident. If these northern
apologists want some more particulars
about this game they shall be forthcom-
ing. The people down here are very
accommodating just at present.
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OPENING OF THE hECOND HALF.
The ColoGels and Angels to Play This
Afternoon.
The first game in the second half takes
place this afternoon at the Athletic park