Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-30
ARE
COMING HOME
WILL BE ON OLD STAMPING
GROUND TODAY
Hen Berry's Men Due to Finish Sea-
son on chutes Lot, and Ought
to Cop the League
Pennant

This is the week when the baseball
crank let's up on kicking about the way
the schedule is made up and the absence
Of the home team from the Chutes lot. He
has to do this, for the Angels are slated
to return home this morning and start on
five weeks'-yes, that Is right-series at
home on Wednesday.
And with the local rooters to help them,
Hen .Berry's men ought to win the PEN
nant by as many lengths as they care to
make 1t, and under double wraps at that.
Before he left on the last northern trip
Cap Dillon made the remark that II the
team was In as good as second place
when the home ranch was in sight again
the Pacific coast pennant would surely
swing from the Chutes fiagpole at the end
Of the season.
So this talk Of Dillon's ought to pan
out, for the Angels are better Off than
Cap thought they would be. No team in
the league has been able to head them,
and when on the local diamond the Angels
can play with any of them, and for more
than an even break. too.
Toward the end of their stay in the
north Hen Berry began to worry about
the men who decorate his payroll, and he
departed Friday afternoon to be with
them. Hen is a real manager all right,
for he was stuck on seeing Cans and
Memsic fight, but let this pleasure slide
in the hour Of need.
So Hen will lead the march when the
Angels drop off the Owl this morning.
Some of his followers will come in on
crutches, others will be gently passed into
invalids' chairs by the Pullman porters,
but they will all be here, and despite con-
ditions and infirmities will play ball fast
enough to make the Chutes bleachers a
place of joy again.
One New Face
There will be but one new face in a
local uniform when the team lines up on
the lot for the final games of the season.
Pitcher Hess is the man. and judging by
the way he has performed since joining
the team the latest acquisition to the
twirling staff will help lot In keeping
the Angels in the lead. Yesterday the
newcomer relieved Bobby Burns III the
morning contest with Oakland, and held
the Commuters down to nothing for the
last three innings of the game.
| Jud Smith Is expecting to play some
| time either this week or next. The thiri
baseman has been having hard time o.
| it with fractured collarbone, but tn,
injury is nearly well again and Judson il
! expecting to burnish up the buttons or
| his uniform and perform at the same ole
corner.
| This will put Brashear back at second
base, while Bernard will amble out to his
| old job in center, giving Rube Ellis a
berth on the bench. Judge Nagle will
| probably stay out of the game until next
year, and the rest of the team will have
to take care of what comes here in the
shape of opposition.
The Boodlers are coming first to be Of
fered as sacrifice, and because they
can't make the long jump down the coast
from Portland in time the first game of
the series will-be played Wednesday. San
Francisco is surely putting up a nice
grade of ball these days, and with their
full team to buck up against the Angels
will have to fight some to win a majority
of games.
With things as they stand, the rooters
can prepare to make all the noise they
want to>this week. and also the four fol-
lowing. The Angels need all the vocal
help they can get, and it's up to the fans
to give it to them.