Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-24
FATS WIN GREAT
DIAMOND CAME
CIRCUS PROVES BUT A MINOR
ATTRACTION
Wonderful Hlppodrome Performance
Witnessed at chutes Park Where
Leans Lose by the Score
of 26s1o

of 26s1o
"This way for the real circus, folks.
This way. Here's where you see tne
genuine elephants and living skeletons
only side show across the street
Megaphone Cook was perched on the
Chutes park fence endeavoring to side
track come of the Forepaugh money
which was pouring into the Golfers Of
the hippodrome people over the Prager
park tract. Cook had been detailed by
the Fats and Leans baseball pretenders
and put up a great spiel.
The game more than bore out all the
promises made by megaphone and then
some. There may have been consid-
erable doinCs over the way, but Fore
paugh would have blushed had he wit
messed the stupendous counter attrac-
tion which occurred on the ball field.
Red Perkins, the score kid, says
the Fats won by a lead of 26 to 10, and
there is no one to dispute him. Red
did valiant duty yesterday, though ne
may carry both arms in sling for
some time to come. With using one
the tallies and changing the bell Red"
underwent a busy session. After his
performance the reckoning should
stand supreme.
divers Great Performance
Red was acting in the place of
"Slats' Oliver, whose third base con-
tortion for the slivers must be rated
as wonderful. The ladies' said "Slats"
needed a hair cut. The men said-but
such items fade into oblivion when the
melancholy Danes performance is con-
sidered.
Along with shadow Pabst and
Eddie Moore, Oliver went forth to up
hold the honor of the newspaper clan.
The word leaked out just before the
game that Del Reynolds, the great hope
of the Leans, had once carried a bat
for some university player. A busybody
buzzed the tidings in John Drinks ear
and "McGraw" demanded that Henry
Lelande cancel Reynolds contract.
Yes, "Mugsy" could be shown several
decks by John, who ruled with an iron
hand yesterday. oliver, Pabst and
Moore, however. were not to be slight
ed. What difference does it make if
Oliver did not come within ten feet of
the thousand or more balls which
whizzed toward third base or that
Pabst saw eighteen hits made off his
delivery in the first inning? Both
showed their craftsmanship by retiring.
Jack o'5rien Umpires
appearance of Jack O'Brien, who stood
around and looked wise for several in
nings in the center of the diamond.
Jack was on hand early for the fray
and watched the first two rounds from
the grand stand.
Finally an awful uproar occurred on
the field which resulted in the umpire
being hurried off in short order. Mega
phone Cook appeared with a dapper
oil in
whom he introduced as philadelphia
Jack O'Brien." Jack was given any
thing but a Quaker sendoff and ambled
out on the field So long as Jack die
tated there was peace in the family.
with the exception of an instance when
Oliver held the sphere and came within
several yards of retiring a Fat. O'Bren
said safe and "Slats' banged the ball
on the ground in true professional
style.
The Fats were first on the field and
John Brink waddled to the slab. Great
was the acclaim when he shut the
Leans out. The Fats made only four
runs at their initial trial, but Pabst was
sent from the box.
Senator Smith, Mel Nordlinger and
Corney Pendleton were a triumvirate
that fairly sparkled throughout the
game. The senator made his first trip
to the bat with a mysterious package
which. when unravelled, proved to be
n wooden club shaped like a tennis
racquet.
Senator Smiths Bat
After knocking innumerable fouls,
the senator sent one down to Henry
Berry. Henry and the second baseman
had an arrangement whereby Berry
would drop in front Of the sphere while
the keystone man dragged the ball from
!, IA
circumstances, was at a disadvantage,
although he made an upper house run.
Doc Spinks was among those who
decorated the avoirdupois slab The
doctor somewhat resembled the famous
Newton, who used to twirl for the An
gels. and pitched-enough said.
After Pabst had retired the Leans
sent ir various twirlers and ended up
with Or. Griffith, whose siZzlers might
have been useful earlier in the going.
Ferd Rule ran from short center to
the Outfleld fence twenty or thirty
times during the first inning and was
unable to revive for the second spasm.
Houghton Retires
Doc Houghton was there for a time
but the Leans were destined to lose
another great man. Doc had been uT
late Saturday night attending n specia
meeting of the council. and the effects
were noticeable shortly after the fray
started.
Fred and Eddie Maier really showed
evidence Of former schooling at the
game. Eddie couted one over the fence
on the bounce, while Fred made one
handed catch at first. which would have
barred him had he been a lean.
Zarre was out in left field for the
Bacons' and upheld the internationa
running record. which at one time
placed among the top notch cinder mer
of the country The underfooting WA
bad yesterday and when Zarre was MOI
picking himself up he lay against the
fence recovering his breath.
Eddie Hookstratton was brought
over to exhibit what was said to be 2
gashed hand that prevented him from
helping the Fats. Those who had {
.clAsa look rnalntai1n thnt q ninnn a.