Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-06
ANGELS EXPECT
TO WIN PENNANT
ARE PLAYING BEST BALL IN
THE LEAGUE
Despite Crippled Condition Of Team,
Can't. Dillon's Men Are Going
at Championship Gait and
Crave the Flag

The prospect for bringing the Pa
eific Coast league pennant to Los An
geles Is considerably brighter than ever
before. and Jim Morley will be the
most disappointed citizen In southern
California If his pets fail to land the
rag.
With the Angels resting snugly in
front of the procession by good mar
Gin and the remainder of the schedule
to be played on ethe home grounds
and with such easy marks as Tacoma,
Seattle and Portland, there will be no
excuse sufficient to the mind of Man
ager Morley and Cap Dillon for
failure to end the season In first posi-
tion.
Should the unexpected not happen
and the Angels take the second haIf
according to expectations, Morley
saws it will be jig time for the re-
mainder of the journey against Ia
coma. winner of the first half.
1t begins to appear probable that the
official insignia of championship Will
float over the Chutes grand stand after
December 10, and Morleys ambltlon
to see in print the word Champions
as indicative of the Seraphic bunch
next season seems to be in a good
way of realization.
The locals have played against all
bottom to the top. They began at the
bottom and have two or three times
been at the top, only to journey back
trail to the bottom again
Are Not Cutters
Despite these handicaps, Cap Dillon
and his sturdy bunch have never lost
heart nor cried quits, but have been
found battling until the third out in
final inning of every game,
There is nothing of the quitter type
in any of the Angelic squad, as their
many nine inning victories and some
other victories gained in extra inning
contests will attest.
Hard luck has played heavily against
the Angels. Not at any stage of the
second half has the full team been
play the game.
Middleton, the latest to join the local
brigade, has been unable to get into
the game owing to injuries. Kitty
Brashear, the old reliable at the bat
and his favorite position in the field,
has had his share of physical ills.
And others of the team have been
knocked out at times when their SER
vices were Indispensable.
However, the brave hearts never lost
courage and were always singing the
battle ak until the cruel hearted UNI
pire shouted the last out in every
game and their reward is to be the
league leaders.
This same spirit is Morley's main
dependence for the flag. His crew
have become imbued with the one am
bition to win every game played foI
the remainder of the season and then
-walop Tacoma in a decisive fashion
The game has not been accorded the
support of the public to the extent il
deserved in Los Angeles. Whatever vic
tories the Angels have won on the
home grounds have generally been wit
messed by small crowds of an average
of $50 persons. Sometimes there would
be more, at other times less. At no
time has there been a gathering OF
the fans as the occasion demanded
when a home team is battling on
home grounds for the pennant and
holds a comfortable lead over all op-
ponentS.
But Morley has pledged that the
flag shall come to Los Angeles and
every Angel on his payroll is trying
with all his might to make good foI
the boss. Only a phenomenal stroke
of hard luck and a slump unprece-
dented could head off the Angels a
this stage of the game.
Beginning tomorrow the Seraphs tie
up with Mike Fishers orphans fol
seven games. 1t is but fair to eXpecI
that at least five of the seven games
will be local victories.
Next week the Morleyites will en-
tertain the rejuVenated Siwashes fol
six games, being the final battles be.
tween these two clubs. The locals
will cause no hard feelings if they only
win half of these.
Beginning November 81 the Angels
will again have Portland for six game!
and play off. And then follows Ia
coma for the closing week with sly
more games.
Out of the remaining twenty-five
games to be played on the hom,
grounds 1t is reasonably certain tina
the Morleyites will take at least sew
enteen if they continue at the gait they
are now going. This will be sufTici len
to capture the second half champion