Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-28

The An-stars and the Mccormicks
win play a match game of baseball
next saturday afternoon on the Joy
mark diamond. Two of the fastest
batteries that can be found in South
ern California have been selected to
do the honors for the opposing teams
in Elmer Relger, now with the Salt
Lakes, and BERTHE Whaling, catcher,
formerly with the Portland club. for
the All-Stars, while Toby the Me-
braska player, will be on the mound
and Dan Lequln as backstop for the
McCormicks. Jimmie Mccormick says
that he will have a rabbits foot In
his mitt every time he goes to bat,
and when he retires for the night ne
says he will have sweet dreams OF
some of that 5000 which he lost to the
Los Angeles Giants to the tune of
to 0.
The Los Angeles Giants will play
the second game In a series of three
for a side bet of $50. G. w. cav
anaugh, manager of the Giants, desires
TO hear from Walter Johnson, now
wlntering In Santa Ana, In regard TO
twirling for his club next sunday:
Call up ]. s. Allen at Broadway 2lSo
for further information.
/ am in receipt OF a letter from
HOLLYWOOD fan in which he tells me
how great improvements could be niade
by the directors of the Hollywood
team, providing that President NC
Donald would discharge Manager val.
dez and appoint another player IN ms
place. for II is rumored that Valdez
is a second "Muggsy" McGraw for
Grabbing" on the diamond.
Eddie Morse, better known as "Fris-
ne nffi6inl
pire last Sunday on the HOLLYWOOD
diamond and will be given one more
chance to make good.
President Mcdonald of the Suburban
league stated yesterday afternoon that
he would not call special meeting TO
hear the protest against the San Ga
briel club after hearing the statement
of Umpire Brock regarding the game,
in which an alleged foul ball was the
cause of all the trouble on the Redondo
diamond last Sunday. "The only ques-
tion of protest / will consider" said
Mcdonald, lis the playing of ~" Dear
brothers, who are not on the official
lineup of the Suburban leagie."
The Olympia ball team desires to
hear from any club In regar1 to a game
next Saturday. Call Frank White at
Broadway 4434 after o'clock for fur
tHST
petition Is being circulated in I'M
perial Valley asking signers not to con-
tribute to the support of Sunday base
ball. To date ii has been signed by
forty business men. Several managers
of baseball clubs met at Ell Centre last
Saturday. night to perfect the valley
league organization. Notwithstanding
the stumbling block which has been
placed In the path of the managers of
the Imperial Valley league 1t was de-
cided that the season shall comprise
twenty games to start November
and end March 13. Each manager Is
to deposit $50 to go to the team winning
the pennant. In case any club draws
out OF the league 1t sacrifices the de-
posit.
1t further agreed that each team
shall be limited to fourteen signed
players, not more than three of whom
shall be professionals Nine are to be
signed by October 81 and the rest by
December IL. II. T. Cory was In Los
Angeles yesterday and picked up many
good ideas that will be carried out
in the league.
The Pico Heights Stars. one of the
fastest junior clubs in the miscellane-
GUS ranks. desires to challenge any
club of players over II years of age for
a baseball game next Saturday. The
Pico Heights aggregation has won six
straight games and yet has to expert
ence its first defeat. Judd acts as
pitcher, while Mcdonald is the catcher
Call South 1886 for further informa-
tion.
Rumor had it yesterday that John
Goodwin, the star outtielder with
Bloomington, had been drafted by the
Los Angeles team. He was sold by
Bloomington to the Boston Americans
two years ago, but was returned.
Handsome Bill" Goodman of the
Hoegees will be seen next season in
the lineup of the San Francisco club,
according to Information given out
yesterday afternoon by those who seem
to be on the "fnside." Goodman has
been prominent In the local mlscellane-
GUS ranks during the past fe months
and at various times while Kid Moh-
ler's bunch was playing at Chutes park
Bill has taken care of left garden like
a big Lacquer and his many friends
congratulate him In securing a po-
sition in the professional ranks. Good
man is a heavy hitter and fine fielder.
The Western Stars defeated the
Newsles last Sunday on the Praeger
tract by the score of to Z. Clarence
Moore and Lester Grant worked for
the Stars and did fine work for their
team.
The directors of the California Win
ter league held an important meeting
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