Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-13

Sporting Editor Herald: Two strlhes
are called on batter and he attenpts
bunt on third, but catcher drops lne
hail What would be the proper de-
cision. L. "AS 80. a. e sao-
zion q of the 1908 rules covers the play
you specify.
Pitcher Hosp ripped out a home run
Yesterday and received the applause
of the entire grandstand' as We'll as
the bleachers.
Bassey was there like q duck In LEFT
field and made a beautlLul ohe-he'io
catch in that position.
Deputy United states Marshal Tom
Monney of Arizona saw the game from
fine grand stand yesterday and enjoyed
it hugely.
"sav." said Pete Wilson to Jim
Graves yesterday at the ball game, 40
Won remember when you and l played
hail twenty years ago? They never
used mits like they 90 at the present
time. Just look at that boy Dllion
SCOOP them up off the ground. Is II
not a fact that he is the best first pase-
man in the Pacific Coast league hoI
barring anyone?"
The manager of the Thirty eighth
street Stars signs a note with his blood
to the effect that he desires to hear
from any club in regard to game
PiclTets preferred Call Main 1880 dur
ING business hours and South 223O dur
ing the evening.
Am glad to see that Hap" McCor-
mick has been elected as delegate 70
the state convention at sacramento
hut he fails to say whether he goes In
tba interest of amateur ball or some
thing else.
Fiesta. Parks desire to hear from any
club in regard to game Sunday a1ter-
noon at Joy park. Call Manager Jones'
Home phone r 1882, or answer through
The Herald.
Roy Thacker, pitcher of Occidental
college, will not be back in school TINS
fall. as he will go north to manage
ranch for his father in Fresno county.
Fred Johnson, the premier packsto 9
of Occidental college, will be PACK IN
school again this season and Will quail
ifv as a sophomore. He expects to Try
his old position as left end on the FOOT
hall team and may enter IN tIaciA
events. It will be remembered that
Johnson was one of the fastest athletes
that the Highland Park college pro-
ducad last season in the freshman
class He captained the freshman track
team when it tried conclusions with tne
Pomona freshmen last spring. Jonn-
son. who graduated from the Los An
geles high school one year ago, IS ue-
Veloping into one of the fastest catcners
in Southern California, and no doupl
will be in his old position behind the
11a uYlrfnR GHaEOn OPENS,
Pred has been elected treasurer OF the
student body and will hold the FUNDS
during the succeeding term. Johnson
is only 81 years of age, is studying TOT
the ministry and is second Billy sun
day In the Southern California col
legiate ranks, notwithstanding tne LAY
that his parents object to him partlcl-
batting in the national game.
Owen Bird. the crack centerhelder
and middle distance sprinter or Occl-
dental college, will return to college
fully recovered from his illness which
troubled him last year and prevented
him from showing up we'll in the track
events. He said yesterday that he ex-
poets to enter in the track stunts this
season, in the 220 and 440, and tied with
Brewer, who is at the present time
spending his vacation in Manila, where
his father is running large shoe rae
tory. These athletes did the hundreu-
yard dash in 1901 last season on the
Highland park cinder path.
From information received from
Pasadena last night the Pasadena base
ball association is making prepare
lions for its new athletic field and base
ball diamond and has secured an option
on the La Pintoresca golf links on
North Fair Oaks and Montana street,
instead of the old Raymond grounds,
which was first considered. Although
plans were laid out to construct ball
park on the latter field 1t was given up