Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-21
ANGELS NOW LEAD
THE PROCESSION
LOCALS PASS OAKLAND IN
REMNANT RACE
seraphc Victory Yesterday, With Oak.
lands Defeat, Shoves the Nor
Ieyites Into First POSI-
ton Again

Skidoo!
The Angelic host now leads the
hounds.
Yesterdays victory and Oaklands
defeat put the Morleyites over the pan
and they are at the top of the column.
And we'll stay there, too" says
Jim Morley, "if It costs leg. We have
had an uphill fight of it, considering
that we got left at the post at the
beginning, but we have been putting
up a stiff fight since we got into our
stride and it's '23 to the balance Of
the bunch from now on"
The Commuters have been leading
for several weeks and at times were
more than one hundred points ahead of
the locals, holding what seemed COM
manding lead sufficient to carry them
through the season and it was freely
predicted that the Angels slump while
on their last trip abroad was fatal and
they had lost out in the pennant race,
but they took a brace and when they
began business on the home diamond
it was with the determination to go TO
the top.
Tacoma's miserable showing in the
second half thus far has been a rabid
form reversal and it is believed to be
due to the poor support accorded the
team by the home city. 1t is said that
Mike Fisher and his band are not only
discouraged but are disgusted and
decentralization exists in the ranks of
the Champs, preventing them from
playing at their usual gait.
Morleys men have not been sup
ported by the Los Angeles fans in
manner calculated to inspire them TO
their best efforts, says Morley, but
this has not been taken as much to
heart as was the same dose when
dished out to the Tigers.
Morley and his band are now hoping
and expecting that their position in the
pennant race will cause the fans to
rally and give substantial show of ap
probation of the efforts to give Los
Angeles pennant winning team.
Los Angeles will finish the season
on it's own grounds and barring acci-
dents and unexpected events of an
injurious nature to the men and team.
should be able to hold the position they
occupy. A few more games to their
credit will cinch the flag.
Morley was not at all chesty last
night over the auspiCious position of
his pets, saying that it was no more
than he expected, although he acknoWl-
edged that he did not hope to be at
the top until later, owing to the poor
start of the team in the early stages
of the second half.
He says he will not be discouraged
| by defeat today, even if Oakland
should regain the top place, as he con-
fdently expects the Angels to be
perched on the highest pinnacle of the
pennant pole when taps are sounded
December 3.
After winning the second half of the
seasons series, it will be necessary
for the Angels to fight out first honors
with Tacoma before the flag will come
south. But this is not expected to be
much of job, considering the ragged
article of ball now being played by
the Orphans.
And if the Angels do win ,r
What a hollerin' there will be.
Such a time as will naturally follow.
And the headaches and bromo-seltz-
ers for the next morning.
And how proud will the Seraphic
squad parade to the official hauling up
of the coveted bandana.
And how Morley's chest will swell
with pride as he tugs at the rope to
place the official bunting on the top of
the grandstand flagpole.
And next year all the journals up
and down the coast will refer to the
locals as the Champs.
Gee!