Los Angeles herald., 1892-02-05
WORLD OF SPORT.
THE VERY LATEST IN BASEBALL
CIRCLES.
Who Will Captain the League Teams?
Great Interest Already Displayed in
California League Matters.

The writer has always had the desire
to see Los Angeles represented in the
California league. 1t was also his am
bition that when the time arrived
that the team to represent this city
would include several Southern Califor-
mia PLAYERS. For three years Los Ange-
les has had several eligible players
players who would have won laurels in
the California league. The time has
now arrived to sign the first Los Angeles
league team, and by strange combina-
tion of circumstances all the players the
cranks have relied upon so much are
hors de combat Otto Young was in
grand form during part of the last sea-
son. He was too ambitious and over
exerted himself and is now on the shelf.
Young will 60 back to his trade for
several months and will give his
arm good rest, and it is to
be hoped old "Syke" will be
himself the next time he enters the box.
Los Angeles will need a pitcher Just
about that time, and none Of the Cali
fornia pitchers have anything on the
Los Angeles twirler when he is fit and
well.
Another local favorite that every ad-
mirer of the game would like to see in
Los Angeles uniform is ''Pete" Lohman,
who has played ball on every vacant lot
in this city for years. Iohman is a
great catcher, and can also play third to
the queens taste, and is no slouch OF a
hitter. Pete left here last season to
play professional ball, and came home
without an arm, as it is called in base
ball parlance. This is unfortunate and
aggravating, to say the least, as Lohman
has hundreds of staunch admirers in
this city. Pete thinks that he will
be all right in a week or two. If Los
Angeles could only have the celebrated
pretzel battery-Young and Lohman-
how the cranks would howl for delight |!
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Another favorite who has proved too
fast for the California league is DUNCAN.
1t is pity that "Dunnie' will not be
member of the first L 8 Angeles team.
DUNCAN is very popular all over South
ern California and people would come
as far as San Diego to see the Santa Ana
wonder batting for the citrus belt city,
But Chicago gobbled up our champion
and the Sunday Tribune of that city
contains his picture and very compli-
mentary notice, which ia as follows:
"Last year DUNCAN played in the
Western association, first with Milwau-
kee, then with Omaha, and when the
league disbanded with Kansas City.
His batting average was .355 in eighty
one games. DUNCAN is five feet nine
inches in height, weighs 180 pounds,
and is 25 years old, does not touch
strong drink, and does not use tobacco
in any form. He is, to use the term of
Western league player, sure enough
batter and that is what the club wants.
Had it possessed more sure enough
batters' it would have been too far away
from Boston to have been thrown down
last fall. In the first eleven times to
the bat with the Kansas City club last
fall DUNCAN made ten hits against Hart,
Ehret and Meakim, the Sioux City
clubs trio of crack pitchers.
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1t appears that it is not Charles New
man but Jack Newman that has been
signed for the Los Angeles team. Mr.
vanderbeck made the mistake owing to
the similarity of the names, but letter
ItC0lvCo lIOA 0lOAditlA, yCoJCIQhy
states that it is Newman formerly of the
Denvers. "Glen" writes that he is a
great hitter and bangup catcher. In
case of emergency he can be utilized in
the outfeld.
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Hulin has showed to be little won
der at third, and there is clamor for
his retention in the league team. He is
very young and ambitious and is certain
to develop into a top sawyer. He rarely
strikes out and generally manages to
line out his ball, but he has been hitting
out of luck recently. Hulin should not
be overlooked. The Los Angeles mag
nate might 60 farther and fare worse;
besides California player should be
given the first show, all other things
equal. Goodenough is another player
who should not be permitted to leave
the city. He is sure outfielder, a great
base runner, and is trifle above the
average as hitter.