Los Angeles herald., 1892-02-04
Vanderbeck Talks About the
Los Angeles Club.
Charles Newman Signs with
This City.
Interesting News About League
Matters.
San jose Wins the Opening Game of the
San jose Wins the Opening Game of the
Second Series-The Second Game
Is to Be Played This
Afternoon.

had been admitted into the California
league was received with great en-
thusiasm among the admirers of the
national game of this city. The HERALD
has all along been on the right track in
this matter and in consequence has been
able to give first and exclusive informa-
tion. This paper scored heat in an
nouncing that Los Angeles would be
league city. This paper next announced
that Glenalvin would captain the Los
Angeles team, and .Glenalvin it is. The
first player signed by Los Angeles was
George Treadway, formerly of the Den
vers. This piece of news was first given
out in the HERALD. Yesterday after
noon Mr.. Vanderbeck, the manager OF
the Los Angeles team, returned from San
Francisco. He was seen last night by
the sporting editor and as result, the
cranks can read the very latest with
their breakfast this morning.
"The season will open in Los Angeles
on March 26th," said the local magnate,
in answer to the first query propounded.
"We open up with the Oaklands. They
play here Saturday and Sunday. The
San Joses play here on the following
Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sum
day. The San Francisco team will visit
Los Angeles the next week and play four
games. In short, Los Angeles will play
ten games on the home grounds be-
for going north.
II will especially endeavor to popular
ize the game with the ladies of Los An
geles and will, in all probability, make
Friday of each week ladies' day. On
this day ladies will be admitted free of
CHARGE"
"When will Glenalvin get here?" in
terrupted the HERALD man.
"He will not be here for several
weeks. He is now in Wheeling. Glen
alvin has instructions to sign the Los
Angeles team. He can be relied upon
to get together great combination, and
when the season opens he will have
team of hitters. The Los Angeles peo-
pie will become enthusiastic over Glen
alvin. He is a great second-baseman,
and is baseball general"
''Have you signed any other players
besides Glenalvin and Treadway?"
eyes. Charley Newman will wear Los
Angeles uniform. He is an elegant out
fielder and quite a hitter and base run
ner. He played with Seattle in the
Northwest league last season. Newman
is an improving player. He made his
debut with the Tri-state league.
"Whjle third-baseman has not yet
been signed, negotiations have been 60
ing on with 'Reddy' O'Rourke, and the
chances are that he will be member of
the first Los Angeles league team; He
is corking good man, and gained fame
xrho VII oxyiv xuith tho WISCONSIN,
league"
''If the Northwest league does not
start this season will have chance to
get two or three stars that played in
that league last year. You can rely on
it that l will give Los Angeles a great
ball team. There will be meeting of
the league on the Goth of this month
when the schedule will be adopted. 1t
is proposed to play series of one hun
dred and forty-four games, seventy-two
of which will be played in Los Angeles"
x*x
Glenalvin will be very careful in the
selection of pitchers and catchers. He
has card in the baseball papers this
week and the Los Angeles captain will
doubtless have big list of players to
select from. Altogether the prospect for
Los Angeles is very bright.
x*x
The fans are now very much interested
in the personnel OF the other league teams.
San Jose can be relied upon to have
pretty much the same team that won
the pennant of 1891, with Lockabaugh
and Harpers as pitchers. The San
Francisco team is very nearly complete.
Hoffman will be one of the pitchers.
Reitz will, in all probability, play third
base. "Peek" Sharp will be on second,
and Coughlin will be short stop. Spies,
who is here with the San Joses, will be
the regular catcher, while Pace will be
the right fielder and change catcher.
Rube Levy will be a member of the
team TO certainty.
x*x
Very little is known about the Oak
land team. The colonel has about 500
players on the string. 1t is whispered
that Hardy, Kinds and Works will be
the outfielders. Horner will be one of
the pitchers, and the chances are that
Darby will be the second one and that
"Park" Wilson will catch either Horner
or Darby. This is conjecture in meas
ure, but sit will come pretty near hit
ting the nail on the head. The Oakland
manager has sent to Pete Lohman for
his terms, and the crack Angelefio will
in all probability play once again for the
colonel. Bushman will play short for
the tail-enders.