Los Angeles herald., 1892-12-16
THE BASEBALL FIGHT.

Manager vanderbeck Expresses His
Opinion OF tho Matter.
Manager Vanderbeck of the local base
ball club, in an interview yesterday, ex-
pressed himself as follows:
"The Examiner of the 14th inst. con-
tains graphic report OF the annual ses-
zion of the California league. in which
the sentiments of Duke Finn and
Messrs. Harris and None are aired for
the benefit of the intelligent public,
who have witnessed their feeble efforts
in baseball way for some time.
"The Examiner states that sll the
magnates were on hand at said meeting,
with the exception of Robinson of Oak
land and myself. Probably the tall colonel
has become weary of those annual ses-
sisns, knowing by experience that they
amount to little. An annual session
with three representatives, such as
None, Finn and Harris, should be
fully able, however, to transact bus
mess of questionable nature, and their
action in the present instance has fully
equalled expectations.
Duke Finn asserts. quite boldly for
him, that was afraid to face the an
nual session after daring to play the
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team he wanted to force upon the pub
lie, when the truth of the matter was
the worthy co president advised the
local manager of the annual session just
10 minutes before the last train left this
city for San Francisco on the day OF the
meeting in question. As l was in San
Diego when the message came. it is not
reasonable to suppose that I could reach
San Francisco in that length of time.
"Some Of Finn's assertions demand
no answer. Let them speak for them
selves. The baseball loving people OF
the Pacific coast stand upon the side OF
right. Hence l think by my fearless
course and honest motives have gained
added strength from the enemy's camp.
During the first half of the present
season, when it became clearly apparent
TO the visiting managers that business
methods and clean cut baseball was
making the Angel city financial sue
cess, they began then to cast envious
eyes upon the league baby, and won
dered why some of them had not rsked
: an investment in the land of the citrus
belt. Here is the secret of the whole
affair. The three magnates who COM
prised the representatives at the annual
session want finger in the pie, and
hence have disposed of me and intend to
run baseball in Los Angeles in future on
the same lines that has marked their
policy in the past. The Angel city has
had the best ball club the present season
ever gotten together on the Pacific coast,
My club has won two championships
fairly, and are now almost within reach
of the third, and inferior exhibitions Of
the great national game DO not think
will be tolerated.
"The high standard by hard labor
that l have brought the game up to will
not tide it over season of vague uncer-
taintv. Such is the state of affairs in
San Francisco today, and il was only
the splendid support Los Angeles gave
to the game that tided the California
league over the sea of difficulties during
the present season, and now the repre-.
sentatives at that annual session would
kill the goose that laid the golden egg"
In regard to the present series, Mr..
Vanderbeck states that if bis team wine
today's game, giving them majority of
the series, the season will close with
that game. In that case the contest
this afternoon may be the last league
baseball Los Angeles will see until next
year.