Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-27
VENICE MAY
HA We TEAM
HEN BERRY LIKES LOOKS OF
BEACH TOWN
CONTINUOUS BALL FOR LOCAL
FANS NEXT SEASON
Angels and Oakland VIII Open Long
Series at chutes Today-Dou-
ble-Header Slated for
Labor Day

If the plan Hen Berry is working out
at present goes through all right, the
crowds at Venice and Ocean Park will
have a chance to see real baseball at
least two days each week next summer.
The idea entered Hens brain yesterday,
and he has not found time to look into
1t, much, SO nothing definite has been
done.
Berry has been fighting for another
team in this vicinity, and the league mag
mates told him to go ahead and they
would grant a franchise to whatever
club he helped put on the field and sane
toned With another team doing busi-
ness around Los Angeles the fans in
this section would be treated to continu-
Gus baseball, either right in Los Angeles
or In it's immediate vicinity.
For some months team in Pasadena
has bee.i contemplated, but since the
bush eaguers turned the sport into a
more or less rowdyish pastime the Crown
City fans have turned on the game, and
Sunday baseball is to be tabooed in Pas
adena. Still, If a recognized league team,
such as the Los Angeles ball club. were
to call Pasadena its home, it is probable
that those who direct municipal affairs
of the sul urban metropolis would not
object to the Sunday performances.
Berry's ear in regard to beach town
being included in the Pacific Coast league.
and the chances are that next season
will see team sporting either a Venice
or Ocean Park uniform. Viewed from
many angles the idea seems entirely
feasible. and as Berry is bound to have
continuous ball for Los Angeles and vicin-
ity it is probable that the present plans
will be perfected before long.
Would Draw Well
The crowds which visit Ocean Park
and Venice each summer are there to be
amused, and a couple of games each
week will doubtless serve as a magnet
which would draw well. The dope at
present is to have the opening game of
each week played on the seaside diamond,
and also to pull off a Sunday morning
contest, as they do in Oakland
Berry will look into the situation in
a few days and endeavor to locate a tract
of land which can be converted into a
ball park. While he has not conferred
with them on the subject. it is probable
that the Kinney company will lend the
local manager it's aid, as the publicity
which a ball team bearing the name of
Venice would be given, would do much
to advertise the resort and enhance the
holdings of the Kinney company.
Up north the league magnates have
promised Berry anything he wants, and
the genial heavyweight who directs the
affairs o fthe local club is determined
that continuous baseball is the one and
only thing needed to make the game more
popular than ever in this section. He
will work on the scheme of providing
the beach with a club, but if that does
not pan out there is still Pasadena, as
well as few other places. which would
like to break into the Pacific Coast
league.
Oakland is in line to contest with the
Angels the longest series of games held
on the local diamond this season, and
will start out today at the Chutes. The |
Teams will play all this week and Mon |
lay of next week, a double-header being |
On the program for Labor day
AS the Commuters are only a few !
points behind the Angels in the per-
centage column the series which begins |
today will be unusually interesting. The |
locals are scheduled to leave the home |
lot after next Mondays double-header, |
and they are after all the games they |
can get before going on the invasion of |
foreign territory.
On the next trip away from home |
Berry's men will stick around up north |
for four weeks. and will then return to
finish the season here. While away they |
will play two weeks with Portland, and |
one each with Oakland and the Boodlers. |