Los Angeles herald., 1892-02-18
"THE ANGELS OF 'o2.
Glenalvin Writes About the Members
of the Los Angeles Club.

Correspondence to the HERALD.
ST.. LOUIS, Mo-, February IL, 1892.
SPoRTINe EDITOR HERALD: Upon my
arrival here from Wheeling last evening
I was much pleased to note your favor of
February 9th. l will say that believe
you are thoroughly posted as to the
selection at the present time. The
signing of Wright, Stafford and Roach
is voucher that the Los Angeles Base
ball club does not intend to get lost in
the shuttle during the coming season.
In Stafford and Roach / consider we
have two of the best minor league men
in the business, and if the team in gen.
eral does not prove winning one
shall be much disappointed. We have
for hitters Tredway and Wright, two as
good men as ever handled the willow.
Both are large, powerful fellows, and
play the game to win at all times.
Then this man Stafford is quite bats
man, too. He is little fellow, but he
handles himself well and hits very hard,
they say. / am glad we have secured
pitcher that can hit. Roach is good
hitter, also. He is left handler, you
know, and they say he is corker.
Emmett Rogers is splendid man and
unless | lcse my guess will be the best
man in the California league. He hits
left handed and runs bases and fields
we'll also.
This man Newman that we had
signed and who is ''crawfshing," is not
fielder Newman of last seasons Seattle
team, but Jack Newman of Omaha and
Denver clubs. He is good man and i
would like to have him to help out
Rogers, but if he does not want to come
to Los Angeles even, though he has &C.
cepted our figures, why Los Angeles
does not want him. do not favor keep
ing any man on team who is not salts
fed, and I believe that as soon as a
player gets it into his head that he is
Indispensable he is n. g. to teams sue
cess. There are none OF US that cannot be
replaced. The woods are full of 'em,
and they roost in the trees, yet must
admit that the really good ones are hard
to find. There is no discounting the
ability of this fellow Newman, though,
for he is bright player of no ordinary
ability.
OF the men so far secured, viz, Tired
way, Wright, Rogers, Stafford, Roach
and Glenalvin, I consider the last named
(Glenalvin) the weakest hitter.
see young Hulen has closed with Mr..
Vanderbeck, and will say he will find
that gentleman the best employer he
ever worked for. Mr.. Vanderbeck |
consider one of the coming baseball
magnates of the Pacific coast, with due
respect, too, for Messrs. Robinson, Finn
and Harris, whose abilities and good
judgment have placed them among the
list of those who have an intimate ac-
quaintance with that great stim-
ulator, success. / believe that
the California league has the best lot of
officials Of any league in the country to-
day, outside the major ranks.
hope that young Hulen will do good
work, as have no doubt he will. Mr..
Vanderbeck writes he is very favorably
impressed with his work, and that is a
voucher for his ability.
z am OF the opinion that the people of
Los Angeles win be pleased with "The
Angels" Of 1872. am aatistied that I
am getting team Of men that can his
the ball well and are apry on their feet !;
and fhaf 6jr. Id what Wjnn Gamma