Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-23


crew of the Hawaii are likable lot
of fellows and the yachtsmen of this
vicinity are doing everything in their
connected with the Lukes team in the
Independent league, has signed with
the Fraternal Aid club in the miscel-
laneous ranks.
Bill Boden, sub on the Pendo team,
worked out in practice behind the bat
at the South Side Athletic club diamond
Sunday and looks to be q conner.
Bonnie Smith. third baseman of the
Home Council club, celebrated his
seventeenth birthday Sunday. His sis
ter presented him with a bat, and for
the honor of using it, Louie Smith &C
cidentally broke it in the game while
sending out three liner on the South
Side Athletic diamond.
|. Teddy Friedenberg has quit the
baseball game for good, according to
his statement yesterday.
Cassidy, the Home Council player,
was so anxious to cop off home run
Sunday off Leonard that he hit the air
and In his excitement stumbled also
and kissed the dirt at the same time.
Left Fielder Sawyer of the Pendo nire
got g. two-bagger and made single
Sunday on the Southside Athletic club
field.
Frank Benkert has a classy mascot in
a colored boy. standing not over four
feet and weighing not less than 100
pounds.
John Bouett, through The Herald, de-
t. G-s@ ho he n
not umpire at Joy park Sunday, but In
stead passed away the time chasing
rabbits with a large S0x32 rifle near
Burbank.
Player Bell got a three-bagger and
Catcher Finley got two-bagger and
single at Thirty-eighth and Alameda
Sunday.
Finley and Venable of the Wieland
team of the Independent league got first
and second prizes for being the heaviest
batters in that organization, their
averages being 40 and 1858 respectively
in the nine games played so far In the
league.
Manager w. A. Guthrie of the Per-
civaI Iron team is suffering from a
right black eye, being hit with foul
ball in the game Sunday at Agricul-
tural park
Salisbury, pitcher for the Mccormick
team in the California league, has de-
parted for San Francisco.
Smiling Jack" Doyle, owner of the
Thirty-eighth and Santa Fe diamond,
should get next and police the diamond
at the South Side Athletic club field and
keep back the crowd in right garden.
1t was difficult last Sunday for the
first baseman or the fielders to play on
account of the crowd that was on top
of them at all stages of the game. l
am under the impression, too, that
there would be much larger attend
ance of woman folk If the diamond was
sprinkled occasionally.
Considerable money changed hands in
the game between the Home Councils
and Pendos last Sunday. Frank Ben
kert was shy just fifty bones after the
sun went down.
While passing the neighborhood of
Eleventh and Flower streets Sunday
morning T witnessed a kids ball game
which would make the big fellows go
way back and sit up in regard to team
work.
Harry Pyle has been elected manager
which is composed of members not
over the age of II, wants to hear from
amateur clubs for games Sunday after
noon. Call up the sporting department
of The Herald.
Secretary George M. Ward of the
California Summer league has removed
to Hollywood, where he has bought a
bungalow with his several years OF
savings.
There is some talk of the Avalon
team entering the California Summer
league. President J. p Mccormick ana
Secretary Ward will confer with the
manager of that team shortly.
Meetings of the Southern State
league will be hereafter held in the
Democratic club rooms at ga South
Spring street Tuesday nights instead
of at Eagles hall on East Third street.