Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-07

turned down Spring street after circling
around Seventh, Main and First streets.
i did this as thought possibly they
might stop to pick up the "bevy of
beautiful girls" 1 had heard so much Of
during the past few days, but again
my reputation was saved, as there was
nothing doing, insofar as there being
any additions to the parade while en-
route.
Then jumping Chutes park car No.
1863 hung on with my teeth until the
overweighted and overburdened car
reached the park. 1 managed to pay
my fare to conductor No. 1915, who
seemed to be having his own troubles
trying to get what was coming to him
in the way of fares.
1 had no trouble in gaining entrance
to the ball park, as 1 simply trailed in
back of four other smoothfaced men
and bought a ticket for a quarter which
gave me a position on the right field
bleachers.
The number of my ticket was 00S67s,
which I would like to have kept as a
souvenir, but the gate man insisted on
taking 1t from me.
Sits on the BIeachers
Taking a seat between two elderly
men near the top of the bleacher stand,
near the extreme left end, 1 had a
fairly good view of all that was hap
pening. Not more than ten feet to my
left stood the salesman who greeted me
in Arnold's furniture store on Friday
1 am referring to the chap who was
waiting on two ladies on the balcony
of the store and who asked me to walt
q minute" until he was through.
This chap had plenty of chance to
size me up, but he was so busy looking
everybody else over that he fafled to
figure me even as possibility. He was
armed with Herald, however, and was
there for the purpose of swelling his
bank account. Too bad you missed me,
mister. ....
When Umpire Perrine called play
ball" Mayor Harper tossed beautiful
"spit ball" which would have made
Christy Mathewson turn pale with envy
had he witnessed the effort. Chief Kern
made tumble of the CATCH while big
Jim Jeffries knocked a hole In the at
mosphere with his bat trying to bang
out a home run.
Wonder what was the matter with
that ball?-maybe Mayor Harper Is
Rube Waddell in disguise.
The grand stand, bleachers and about
every available viewpoint within the
grounds was taken up with an immense
thropg of deeply interested fans. They
devoted their time between watching
the ball game and twisting their necks
out of joint trying to locate me. l Will
not attempt to describe the game, as
did not have a chance to keep score
owing to the fact that it was up to me
to keep on the alert for a possible iden-
tihcation.
Likes the Game
All / can say is that as far as real
baseball goes the Angels and Oaklands
put up a bully brand of baseball, as
the score will mutely testify. Although
the Angels went down to defeat in the
initial game they gave as a whole team
evidences of extraordinarily brilliant
team work, which in the end should
help them wonderfully, as from what
could Judge yesterday, the Oaklands
were more or less up against II when
1t came right down to inside play
among members of its own team.
The Herald newsboys managed to do
land office business and l noticed
that about everybody within the in
closure was armed with a copy of The
Herald. In other words, they were
mingling pleasure with business and
had l not been on the constant look
out someone in that bunch would have
wound the game up in short order.
At the chutes Tonight
lntend taxing tnlnSS easy tne entlle
of today, as l have been up against a
pretty strenuous week. This evening
however. viii take my first try with
the amateurs and professionals of this
town out at Chutes park, where will
again tempt fate by appearing among
the crowd between the hours OF Z and
10 o'clock.
No use in bothering your heads about
me today, as l intend taking things
easy until nightfall, when l will give
all hands the chance they are looking
for
rarely take chance at night In this
game, as / am never sure of myself
while working under artificial lights.
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