Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-29
AMATEUR BALL
TAKES new LIFE
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA PLAY
ERS IN GAME
National Pastime Reaches Stage
Where Complete Organization Will
Place Sport On Highest
Possible Plane
BY ED MoRIARTY

Amateur baseball in Southern Call
fornia has at last reached the stage
where intense rivalry exists among the
largest number of clubs ever formed ii
this section. Not only are the young
players of Los Angeles daft over the
game, but every village and hamlet OF
the southland possesses it's diamond
representation.
No end of leagues are running off
their schedules and the future of de-
velopment of fast youngsters appears
certainty. This condition ef affairs Is
all that is needed to really create a
baseball impetus which will make the
national game to Southern CaI1tornla
what it is to the eastern fan.
For several years Southern California
amateurs were not to the fore, and with
the exception of school and college
games little was to be heard from the
non-professional contingent. OF late,
however, a perfect furore has been in
order.
Local business houses are fast realiz-
ing the advertisement and popularity
which comes to them as a result of
being represented by recognized base
ball nine. Complete paraphernalia has
been provided in many instances, and
the firms displaying such llberality are
experiencing the satisfaction Of witness
ing their names heralded in the most
conspicuous of places.
For years eastern business houses
have encouraged baseball and supplied
the wherewithal for its advancement.
Clean and wholesome as is the sport,
employees and employer benefit vastly
by a participation.
n diamond hV the
average American working youth are
conducive to health and vigor. AS a
rule other forms of outdoor exercise are
in the main non-accessible. Minus his
game of baseball, hours of enervating
idleness or something more harmful
may send the clerk and Office man back
to his duties without having benefited
by the day off.
AS yet, however, the amateur status
is in very embryotic state, and right
here it might be said that an oppor-
tunity exists for placing amateur base
ball in an organized condition, such
as prevails in thousands of other cities.
Possibilities in Southern California
are unlimited so far as baseball is
concerned. The game may be indulgai
in practically every day throughout the
year. California has developed or
rather sent east some of the greatest
material known in diamond annals.
Nothing tends so much toward ply
sical strength and agility as the out
of door life. Any Saturday or Sunday
may witness hundreds of youngsters
playing about the local diamonds, OK
hibiting physiques and natural ability
characteristic of the typical athlete,
With such a condition of affairs there
is absolutely no reason why amateur
baseball in Southern California should
not be upon the highest possible plane.
Enthusias SIN lacking, small hope of sue
cess could exist. At present, however,
it appears as though the half-hearted
period has passed.
Every youngster in Southern Cali
fornia seems bent upon becoming a
diamond crack Complete organization
may be easily effected.
The Southern California Coast league
and the Southern State league comprise
the two leading associations and their
club members are constantly increas-
ing.
A meeting Of the coast league Mon
day evening resulted in the following
league schedule being adopted:
June 2-Norwalk VS.. Santa Ana, at
Santa Ana; Halbritters VS.. Booth !
Neighbours, at Los Nietos; Home Tele
phone VS.. Western hardware & Arms, |
at Seal Garden; D. l. NOfZigers VS.. |
Huntington Beach, at Huntington
Beach; Seal Garden VS.. Dolgeville, at
Dolgeville; Hoegee Juniors VS.. Santa
Monica, at Santa Monica,
June 9-Nofzigers VS.. Santa Ana, at
Santa Ana; Halbritters VS.. Home Tele- |
phone, at Los Nietos; Booth-Neigh- |
bours VS.. Hoegee Juniors, at Seal Gar
den; Norwalk VS.. Huntington Beach, |
at Huntington Beach; Western Hard |
ware & Arms VS.. Dolgeville, at Dodge |
Vile; Seal Garden VS.. Santa Monica,
at Seal Garden.
June 16-Seal Garden VS.. Santa Ana,
at Santa Ana; Dolgeville VS.. Nofzigers,
at Los Nietos; Booth Neighbours vs..
Western Hardware & Arms at Seal
Garden; Halbritters VS.. Huntington
Beach, at Huntington Beach; Home
Telephone VS.. Hoegee Juniors, at
Dolgeville; Norwalk VS.. Santa Monica,
at Santa Monica.
June 23-Western Hardware & Arms
VS.. Santa Ana, at Santa Ana; Nof-
tigers VS.. Norwalk, at Norwalk; Hoe
gee Juniors vs. Seal Garden, at Seal
Garden; Huntington Beach VS.. Home
Telephone, at Huntington Beach; |
Dolgeville VS.. Halbritters, at Dodge
VILE; Booth-Neighbours VS.. Santa Mon
lea, at Santa Monica.
June 30-Home Telephone VS.. Santa
Ana, at Santa Ana; Booth Neighbours
vs. Nofzigers, at Los Nietos; Halbrit |
ters VS.. Seal Garden, at Seal Garden;
Hoegee Juniors VS.. Huntington Beach,
at Huntington Beach; Norwalk VS..
Dolgeville, at Dolgeville; Western
Hardware & Arms VS.. Santa Monica,
at Santa Monica.
July 7-Hoegee Juniors VS.. Santa Ana,
at Santa Ana; Halbritters VS. Norwalk,
at Norwalk; Western Hardware 4
Arms VS.. Seal Garden, at Seal Garden;
Booth-Neighbours VS.. Huntington
Beach. at Huntington Beach; Home
Telephone VS.. Dolgeville, at Dolgeville;
Santa Monica VS.. Nofzigers, at Santa
Monica.