Los Angeles herald., 1892-02-06
Six Players Secured for the
Los Angeles Club.
Emmett Rogers and Geo. Nicol
Sign with Glenalvin.
"Rasty" Wright to Be Citrus
Better.
The Los Angeles Captain Signing a Tea m
of Heavy Hitters-San Jose and
Los Angeles to Play Again
This Afternoon.

The Los Angeles league team is rap
idly approaching completion, and by
the end of another week the whole team
will in all probability be signed. The
following dispatch was received at the
HERALD office yesterday morning:
WHEELINa, West Va.
Ben Benjamin, Sporting Editor HERALD, Los
Angeles, CAL:
Have signed Newman, Tredway,
Nicol and Rogers. Get their records
from Vanderbeck.
R. 1. GLENALvIN.
These with Glenalvin make five that
have already been signed.
The Nicol mentioned in the dispatch
is George Nicol, known throughout the
baseball world as "Kid" Nicol. He is
the young pitcher that Anson gave
chance last season, and is regarded as
coming twirler. Like Knell he is
south paw, and the chances are but
that for the consolidation the Chicago
captain would have held ON to him. In
1890, Nicol shut Toledo out when pitch
ing for st. Louis. He should prove
more than speedy enough for the Cali
fornia league.
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The Rogers signed will do the catch
ing for Los Angeles, as it is none other
than Emmet Rogers. He caught for
Lincoln last year in the western league.
He originally came from the Texas
league, Toledo paying $1,000 for Sunday,
Joyce and Rogers when that city was in
the American association. He is about
the size of DUNCAN, and can use either
his right or left hand with equal facility,
and is remarkably true thrower
Rogers, in addition to being a first-class
catcher, is also a good hitter, and is a
fast man on the bases. He caught Tip
O'Neill in Toledo, and that player says
he is a gilt-edged man.
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Another player who is more than
likely to be signed today is ''Rasty''
Wright. Glenalvin telegraphed yester-
day that he expected to have Wright's
autograph to Los Angeles contract be-
fore another day. This news will be
hailed with delight, as Wright is gilt
edged man. she is lefthand batter"
said Sam DUNCAN to the HERALD man
yesterday. "He is sure hitter, fair
base runner and a first-class fielder.
Wright usually plays right field, and is
a phenomenal thrower."
DUNCAN played in the same league
with Wright.
DUNCAN also has seen a good deal of
Tredway, and here is what the great
outfelder said last evening: "To start
in with, he has a foghorn voice that
completely overshadows big bill Everett.
He is especially active, and runs like
deer. He bats lefthanded and is a
heaviest batters in the country, and can
throw something out of the ordinary"
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"Yes, I saw Rasty Wright play at
Kansas city last September" said Dick
Mcknight yesterday. 'He is a strap
ping fellow and great outfelder. He
wound up the season with Omaha in
the Western league, and led that league
in batting" Phil Knell, who happened
to be present, remarked: ''He is first
class man and great hitter"
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1t can now be safely said that the
following six players will wear Los
Angeles uniforms: Glenalvin, Sec
ond base; "Rasty" Wright. right field
Emmett Rogers, catcher; George Nicol,
pitcher; George Tredway. center field,
and Jack Newman, Gather and out
fielder. All these men are reported to
be great hitters, and if they do not lose
their batting eye in this climate, Los
Angeles will have a great batting COM
bination-probably the greatest in the
the history of the California league.