Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-08
lMCREDIE WORKS
FOR WINNING TEAM
PORTLAND EXPECTS TO LAND
PENNANT IN 1903
The Judge Shows Lack of Perspi-
cacity in Hanging to Such
Pitcher as
Calff

PORTLAND, Dec. 7.-Local fans are
beginning to talk over the teams that
will don uniforms during the playing
season of 1908 in the Pacific Coast league.
Since the season closed, now that the
fans are assured that only four teams
will make up the Coast league, specula'
tion is rife as to the team that the
McCredies intend giving Portland. To be
leading the league one season and then
to be the tail-enders the next undoupt-
edly spoiled the disposition of many Of
the bugs and cranks, They howl and
say things about the management that
blister.
1t was so during the season that has
gone into history, but now they are look
ing once more for the call of the ump
play ball. 1t was not altogether the
fault of the McCredies that Portland
was not at the top of the percentage
column in 1907. They tried hard enough
to surround themselves with players, but
sickness, injury, jumping players and
other mishaps that beset a manager chung
to Manager McCredie like spinster to
her fading charms. Manager Mac has
profited by the mistakes of last season,
and this coming season he will have
twenty-eight players from which to select
his team.
No manager has been more active with
his drafting graphing hooks than Man
ager McCredie. He has raked over the
eligible list of players whom he considers
fast enough for Coast league ball that
played last season in class B baseball
leagues, and if out of that number by
draft, trade and purchase he does not
get together pennant-winning combina-
ton it will not be his fault.
In the trade fo- Catcher Pat Donahue
and Jimmy McTIale tc the Boston Amer
lean league McCredie expects to get
catcher, an inflelder and an outfielder.
Just who they will be will not be known
until some time in February, but the
deal has been so arranged that unless
the players traded to Portland are not
what is wanted the McCredies will de-
mand a cash payment. This year Nc
Credie has been more fortunate in get
ting the men that he has drafted. while
last year when it came to the drawing
of lots for the players he usually lost out.
In his catching department he will have
three men to make selections from. Bos-
ton has promised good one with Carl
Moore and the new man, Welsh, at least
one good man behind the bat should be
secured.
In the pitching department there win
be Kinsella, Groom, Pernoll, Califf and
perhaps Charley Moore. The new timber
that will be tried out are Garrett, Pen
ance, Blumfeld, Jensen and Harmon.
Kinsella and Groom are both smashing
good pitchers and will undoubtedly give
better account of themselves next season
than they did the one just passed. Per-
noll, the Grants Pass lad, did remarkably
well for a youngster. breaking into fast
company for the first season He learns
readily and will be far better if he has
luck in getting Off right at the beginning
of the season. Califf is to blame for the
POOR showing he made. The fact that
McCredie adds him to the list of his pitch
ing staff indicates that he will give him a
chance to redeem himself. Had the Ore
gon City lad fallen down because Of i'll
health or because of injury the fans
would have stuck to him, for he was a
very popular player.
Pearl Casey will, of course, be the main
stay in the infield. johnson and Kennedy
win also have stations in the inner gar
den. Station, Mott and Shinn are also on
the list. The new man is Cooney, and
from all accounts he win make some OF
the old men hustle TO hold their Jobs
Cooney's right name is Cohen He is n
Jewish boy and McCredie was lucky In
getting him, for there were half dozen
claims made for him.
The outtield win be Mccredie, Raftery,