Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-04
GRAY IS SOLD
TO WASHINGTON
ANGEL TWlRLER TO BECOME A
SENATOR
BERRY REFUSES TO STATE PRICE
TO BE PAID
Meeting Called for Thursday Night to
Organize a New cIub--Mayor
Harper Probably VIII
Be President

Hen Berry and his Angel band ar
rived from the north yesterday morn
ing. and before Hen had time to make
the daily swap in his headgear he
turned loose a story that will be poor
news for the local fans. He has sold
Dolly Gray to the Washington Ameri-
can league team, and the premier
twirler of the Coast league. will report
to Joe Cantillion for duty early next
spring. Hen will not say what price
he obtained for his premier pitcher,
but it is understood to be a dignifed
sum.
Berry had promised Dolly that he
would let him go east after this season
If he could place the Angel crack with
O team that would make a showing in
the pennant race of either league,
where Dolly would have a chance to
pitch winning games, and although
the Washington team has not done
much this season. Cantillion is
strengthening it for next season, and
Dolly will have chance to help it
into a better position than it occupies
this year.
Hen has a warm spot in his heart
for his crack twirler. and would not
allow him to leave the Angel team If
he did not feel that to refuse would
be working hardship and an injustice
upon Dolly. Hen does not belong to
the class of magnates that develops
players for the market, and yet he is
not the man to stand in the way of
deserved promotion for his men after
they have earned it. Had he not sold
Dolly one of the big league clubs
would have nabbed him by draft.
A. se fNfh Ct.1.r ar,7 th., ,Tr,f. rr-s1I
profit by the deal Gray will get his
deserved promotion and the club will
realize a far greater sum for him in a
sale than could have been obtained
by draft.
Organize New Club
Ameeting has been called for Thurs
day night at the Rosslyn hotel, when
those interested in the organization of
the Southern California - alhletic as
sociation will get together and perfect
their organization and apply for a
charter. Berry will advise those who
become stockholders to organize with
a capital stock of $4,000, as he deems
this both large and small enough for
a starter and sufficient guarantee
that a drSt-class baseball team will
be put in the field to represent the
new member Of the league.
Among those who probably will at
l6Al0 tAAC A-rCl-4lEs pAOHDGCllNG SlOCk-
holders are Mayor Harper, who is eX-
pected to be the first president of the
association; Frank Goings, Jim Jeff
ries, James w. Brooks and half a
dozen others. Of course, until after
the association is organized, no def
mite plans can be made as to the
amount of capital stock and the Sc
lection of the officers, but the advice
of Berry undoubtedly will be followed
by the stockholders
Location Not Certain
The location of the new club is not a
certainty by any means. Venice has
been looked upon as having the best
chance to nab the prize, but it devel-
ops that San Pedro, Redondo and
Ocean Park have strong supporters,
and only vote, after the stockholders
have obtained the right to pass upon
this question, will give any definite
idea as to where the new club will be
located.
Population, accessibility and the sent
iment of the citizens of the cities under
consideration will have great weight
in the choice. Pasadena is admitted
to be the natural location of the club,
but 1t is not believed that Sunday
baseball would be permitted there, and
unless positive assurance can be had
that the club will be permitted TO play
its Sunday morning schedule, Pasade-
ma will not get the club. Otherwise
the Crown City would have a walk
over in the race.
1t is understood, also, that Jealousy
between citizens of Venice, Ocean Parl
and Santa Monica might operate
against the success Of a club at Ven
ice, and this may have an effect ad'
verse to the claims of either of these
cities.
San Pedro wants the club, and its
location is considered good, as Ions
Beach, with its large population, would
render material support to San Pc
GRO team, it is expected.
All these considerations will be re
hashed by the new board of directors
after organization, and while it is mex
to a certainty that one of the foul
cities mentioned will draw down the
plum. nobody is in a position to make
a definite guess as to which will be the
lucky one.