Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-23
PORTLAND TEAM
APPEARS TODAY
Present Season Of Baseball the Best
That Les Angeles Has Wit
messed in Several
Years

Oakland and San Francisco have re-
ceived their share of humiliation at the
hands of Angel ball tossers and the
Portland tribe, which opens at Chutes
park today, will take their medicine
from Hen Berry's men if the calcula-
tions of Heinrich and Capt. Dillon ma
terialize
Jud Mercedes boys are now playing
in the cellar, while Seraph wielders of
the willow are making faces at every
body from the roof. There is no tell
ing, however, what the mud hens may
not do, so uncertain does the great
national game proceed.
AS champions of the past season the
men who appear today will doubtless
be given a send off, as they were vastly
popular in Los Angeles last year. Nc
Creedie's ranks have been depopulated
so far as the former team is concerned
and several new faces will appear at
Chutes park this afternoon.
In fact the Portland personnel is al
most entirely changed, and the new
comers are not working with the swing
which characterized the champions.
With a fair lead in the pennant race
Los Angeles should gain strong hold
during the coming week unless the
mudders develop some of the old time
prowess.
diamond life is being particularly in
stanced at present in the Angel play.
Once upon time Celery Cravath was
hailed as the premier long distance hit
ter of the league Countless were the
mighty swats which Gravy sent far
over the fences to the dismay of op-
posing twirlers.
AT the same time Cray was a laugh
when it same to the finer points, such
a. 1nc ft1n I'M Anx c1o INe. ffaf. n1
lowed Clarence to purloin a bag was
scorned as a dub. end threatened with
the loss of his job.
The old guard of fcns are rubbing
their eyes nowadays, however, and ask
ing themselves if it can be true. This
Cr2vath boy ..;-s taken a dislike to the
stick and is devoting his time to graft
ing on the bases. Second, third and
home all look alike to Crav' now, and
scarcely a game passes but what he
adds brace of thefts to his credit
But what about the club? So violent
is the base brain storm which is raging
within Gravy that he thinks only of ac-
quiring the valuable articles by burg
larious methods and oVe~looks legiti-
mate opportunities.
All in all, the new turn of affairs is
encouraging. Gravy is bound to regain
his batting eye and if he does not for
get the base running proclivities which
he has developed the combination will
prove a valuable acquisition.
Every vestige of doubt relative to
Los Angeles baseball enthusiasm has
now disappeared and the apparent
coma which for while hovered over
the local diamond world is a thing of
the past.
Every player on the squad is working
with q vengeance nd are encouraged
by the liberal methods which distin-
guish the present official regime. Henry
Berry stated before the season that he
would do all in his power to give Los
Angeles ball team so far as 1t lay in
his power.
That he has done so s'oes without
saying. The largest crowds in the his
tory of local diamond life have been in
attendance thus far and given vent to
an enthusiasm which is as ger Inc as
it is vociferous.
President Ewing was nightly pleased
with the local situation and expressed
himself as elated Regarding the condi-
tion of southern baseball.
Todays game will be called as usual.
at 2:30 o'clock. The line up:
PORTT, ND ANGET g