Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-07
THE SPORTING WORLD
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TT ONESTY in baseball never has been questioned
cept by a few chronic grumblers and knockers who
- never are anything good in anything.
If anything necessary that baseball is on
the the 1905 penpant in both big leagues Is
sufficient evidence of that fact single game the other
way either league would have changed the name OF
the pennant winner. single has valuation
of $4,000. The winner in each league par
tcipates championship series and that Is one
Of the great incentives efforts not only of the
management of all clubs but to the players as well
ATuggsy McGraw and Frank Chance would give S5Oo0O
the National rag and do it as unhesitangy they
said have declined the offer of that sum for the release
of Christy Mathewsen 1t because MURPHY ana
Chance saw the handwriting on the wall Iegaralng @ the
a Ur st they made 9n S o Of for
realizing that If the great pitcher could be taken
sago The reported offer and refusal indicates
s of the sas and d. The the soa
have given for that game which the Sox lost yes
terday to the Tigers?
The victory of Detroit in the American league
deserved despite that the average crank was
pulling for Chicago Cleveland Hughey Jennings as
spirit of the team deserved the success it attained
Nsw oS 9S wns ns sSns tday Sd oaw
out for the world series and Jennings will have the Job
team mates on the great Baltimore team Of other days
and McGraw taught jennings how to win pennants If
must be played to settle the tie for the National ag
value Of probably 100000 to the Giants In addition
to the series to settle the tie which win at
there viii be world series to be fought for.
Meantime, greatest aggregation that
ever played the game in the Coast league Is making
surething for the pennant In that organization The
Angels practically have the slowed in their
cellar right 1t would be impossible for them to
enough lose the pennaht without dropping
dead. While there 10000 fans attending the games
in Chicago and New York. of about 1900
the Angels with their rivals In the final
of the This is all wrong. The and Hen
and it is reflection upon they
indifferent and lacking in enthusiasm at this Of
the There be slight Justification In this
apathy in ths fact that the Coast league magnaes
furnished such miserable schedule for this and last
that interest in the is allowed to die be-
cause of the long trips away from home but that does
not justify the attendance by whole lot II Is
to the fans to show little energy interest tho
race by attending the games and is the time begin.
Sam Hildreth will have of the biggest strings
the coast next winter and will make Santa Anita his head
quarters despite that he has shipped his stable direct to
Emeryvie The Hildreth horses arrived Monday EN-
eryville, all Joe Madden others
will be raced there until Santa Anita the
stable will be shipped south Hidreth
ing fever, having purchased the 6year-old Dandeion,
winner of several stakes the metropolitan circuit
his and the classy horse is stabbed Emery
vile with King James, Montgomery Uncle Meelck, Rapid
Water Fitzherbert Tony Faust thirty others
belonging to Hildreth Peter Ounce Restigouche and
King James out of training temporarily Of
injuries sustained at New York but they viii ready
for business by Christmas, Hdreths list will
look great deal like division OF the James r.
stable when the names posted good
barn
Fred Cook, the bookmaker-owner will ship to the
coast for the winter after Douglas park