Los Angeles herald., 1892-03-22
THE CANCELS" TO BE SECOND.
That Is Where the Examiner Places
Our Team.

That Is Where the Examiner EiaCeS
Our Team.
w. D. Dressler, the baseball man on
the San Francisco Examiner, has a very
clever article on the teams composing
the California league in Sundays pa
per. He prophecies that Oakland will
finish first, Los Angeles second, San
Francisco third and San Jose last. Here
is what he has to say about the Los An
geles team:
1t is of the Los Angeles team that less
is known than of any other in the
league. On paper it looks like winner,
for in the list OF players are to be found
the names of such minor-league men as
McCauly, Glenalvin, ,Tredway, Newman,
Wright, Stafford and Rogers. The men,
with the exception OF Hulen, who is to
play at third base, have all had the ex-
perience of many seasons of professional
ball, and all have made for themselves
splendid regulations as individual play
ers. It is not claimed for them that
they are all star Ifelders, but the claim
is advanced by Glenalyin that they will
more than make up for their fielding
weakness by their strength at the bat.
Glenalvin is reported to have said that
out of six men on the team he could
name, he was the weakest at the bat.
This is a rather sweeping and at the
same time modest statement for a bats
man OF Glenalvin's ability to make. In
the series Glenalvin played here with
the Portland team against San Jose, the
man who will this season captain the
Los Angeles team developed wonderful
strength at the bat, and if he is the
weakest out OF six other members OF the
Angels, then it is safe to cay that the
fielders of the other teams will be kept
busy chasing the ball around the lot
when playing agains5 Los Angeles.
But those men who are such heavy
hitters in the east almost invariably fall
off in their batting when playing in the
league. Whether they lose their eyes
in the fogs of Haight street, or whether
their vision is dimmed by the simmer.
ing heat OF the other cities in midseason
is not known, but it is fact that, with
but few exceptions, men who have come
here from the east with batting records
that were too large for their valises have
| fallen off in their work here. This may
not be the case with the men selected
for Los Angeles. but if batting strength
| is their only claim to the capture of the
pennant, then it is pretty safe to say
that the flag will not float above the or
ange groves OF the south.
But it is to be presumed that a man
of Glenalvin's experience in the selec
ton of ball players has gathered around
him team proficient in all branches o.
the game. AT any rate, as before stated,
the team looks strong on paper. So did
the famous Chicago Brotherhood team
in individual ability, but collectively al
team they made a most miserable
showing.
Their pitchers, Stafford and Roach
are said by Glenalvin to be as good mer
as could be secured, though story hal
| followed Stafford across the continent
that he has the Buck Ewing arm com
plant. This is also said of Catche
Rogers, but it is hardly fair to assume
that such is the fact, as Glenalvin woult
pitcher or catcher.
The first game at Los Angeles will b.
an eventful one. Arrangements hav
| been made to run excursion trains from
all OF the surrounding cities and towns
On the 25th reception will be tenderel
Captain Gienalvin and his team by tn,
citizens of Los Angeles, who are already
taking great interest in their club ant
the game. Uncle and his men are to b.
present as invited guests. They will
not wear swallow-tail coats. The mex
day the game will be played. Uncle hal
never yet lost game on opening day.