Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-18

no organize and tour the United
States with a basketball team,
Il composed of Los Angeles players,
is the plan of Clifford w. Hahn of the
Chutes ball team and formerly man.
ager of the Chicago Meteors, that made
an S000-mile tour to California ana
return in the spring OF 1896. He is a
director in the California Summer
league and is employed in local shoe
store. In all probability Hahn intend
ed going to the Windy city September
rs to take the Meteors on tour TO
Havana and other points, put mas
abandoned the plans. He said last
night that he had decided TO stay III
the sunny south and take team east
next spring. AS a baseball player he
is there with the goods and for sew
eral weeks last summer acted as
pitcher for the Wetherby- Kayser oase-
ball club. He is cousin to Arcnle
Hahn, the well known sprlnter, VINO
won the championship of the mldole
west in the 220-yard dash at Chlcago
in March, 1905. At that time 1O9o
college and club athletes met In
three-day competition and Hahn de-
feated 228 men in the 220-yard dash'
running in four heats. His time WAS
22 2-5 seconds-rather slow, as the
track was wet. Before Hahn entered
semi-professional baseball ranks ne
played several games in basketoan
practice and showed his old time form
in making field goals and guarding.
AS long as Hahn stays in Los Angeles
he cannot stay out Of the game lor d
single Sunday.
The national game as it should De
played will be illustrated at Cnutes
park next Sunday afternoon Wnen tile
far-famed Bloomer Girls team from
Chicago will play the Chutes team IN
the California Summer league. Ths
game will be called at 2:3O O'CLOCK
with Pat FitzwilliamS as umpire. Fros
nects are good for the banner croWd
of the season when the visiting women
| athletes trot out to face Mr. Inorsen
who will be on the mound Tor tne
| Chutes with Pratt on the receiving
end Morton and Cole will be In the
| noints for the Bloomer Girls In addl-
| tion TO this game there will be anotner
game between the Hoegees and Ihe
Edisons. Following is the lineup Tor
| the first game: ..
BLOOMER GIRLS. III n'. hs'.
| Morton .....'.''.''p ''''''''''' DC -
Cole ...s..'''.''' 80. -.
| Birdie Carleton ....l.... ......'.s. Soun'
| Frances Myers ....2....'.''''' Naonns rs = :,
| Fay Howard .......s ...s'''''''' rs 1,
Helen Brewster .ss.. .....'s...'.. 6,e
Clara Ormsby ......n. .......'.'' WINS
| Blanche Erickson =. ..f.............' WiIle.
Elsie Orrie ......... of. .....s'...'' nais ~
Saturday morning the Bloomer Girls
will try conclusions with the Harpor
| city team at San Pedro. They also
will play with the Santa Ana team at
santa Ana. The Bloomer Girls VIII ar
rive Saturday morning.
Seven more weeks and then comes the
| end of the 1908 Coast league season. 10
| the Los Angeles fan the baseball season
has been one grand success, ana Sapt;
Prank Dillon and Manager hen
Berry can look up and see the pennant
flying from the Flagstaff at Cnutes parh
| for one more year. To De sure rfasln ~
| Dillon deserves all the creoit IN tne
world. The Angels will open here sep
tenber 20 for the closing five weeks OF
the season.
Howard and Simon, the players
signed by Manager Hen Berry a rev
weeks ago, are expected to join inc
| team Sunday and may take part IN the
games with the Seals.
At a. meeting of the citizens of Santa
| Ana last night 1t was decided TO or
| ganize a baseball stock company to put
q team In the California Winter league
for the winter months. The capital VIII
be $1,000. and Ed Carroll will manage
the team instead of A. e. Hawley, VINO
will resign. Hawley will be one OF the
directors and will control large num-
ber of the chares of stock In the new
enterprise. During the winter months
the Santa Ana fans will witness some
classy ball, as players from the eastern
leagues will play with the various