Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-05
GOSSIP OF The DIAMOND
BY RED PERKINS

n URING the past few days have
been kept busy at the telephone
~ answering questions regarding the
whereabouts Of President Schirm of the
Association league, and, believing that
ne had met with foul play, 1 notified
the police to send some of their best
men out with bloodhounds searching
for him. After forty-eight hours Of
waiting 1 am pleased to inform his
many friends that he was found by the
gumshoe men of San Diego wander
ing about the marshes of the southern
city hunting for ducks and quail, and,
according to the press of San Diego,
he was loaded down with the limit of
ducks and several quail. Schirm wrote
to a friend in this city yesterday stat
ing that he would arrive home this
evening and give to The Herald long
account of his hunt.
The Wilson brothers of the Pasadena
team will depart with Harold White
this evening for Huntington Beach,
where they will spend Sunday hunting
quail and fishing for yellowtail at the
same time.
One of the best 17-year-old ball play
ers in this neck of the woods is Jim
mic Wilson, who was taught the hne
points OF the game by Bill Mcclellan
now with the Boston university, IN
structing the students of that institu-
ton in baseball and in track work.
Wilson first took 10 the semi-protes-
sional ranks eighteen months ago and
played his first game with the Hornets
and later went in the box against the
Esperanzas, tanning thirteen Of the
Crown City team. Jimmie Wilson was
born at Artesia July 2, 1890, and Is a
brother of Jake Wilson now connect
ed with the Pasadena team in the
California State league. Although the
baby of the family, he has the making
of a promising ball player, and with
a few more years of practice Will de-
velop into a fast player.
There will be a meeting of the Asso-
citation league Monday night at the
Mccormick pool room on South Spring
street, when matters of great impor-
lance will be discussed, including the
protested game between the ,Racycles
and the Pacific Coast Biscuit company
teams.
Umpire Lane and George NJ. Ward
at the last meeting of the California
Winter league ranks went three rounds
in the rag chewing stunt, and We're
called to a halt by Acting President A.
~. EaWleY. WdIu Sdlu lliclb l4cLAAO SOAA0
not umpire for him, and Lane snapped
back that he was not president OF the
league and would not take orders from
him.
There was something doing all the
time between the Sierra Madre ana Jap
teams last Sunday The members OF
the mountain folks objected to the
town boys playing ball on the Sabbath
and the team went in body to the
ministers and asked them If they
would rather see them play ball at
Arcadia, where booze was sold, and
as a result there was no come back.
The players promised that they would
attend their respective churches, and
fter there will be no protest re-
garding Sunday ball at Sierra Madre.
Frank Andrade, the pitcher for the
Mccormick ball team, will go up
against Walter Johnson, the Washing
ton American league pitcher. Johnson
in a letter to the sporting editor says
ir part: st guess l will rest after next
Sundays game against the MeCor-
micks. With the cold weather settling
| am afraid of my arm going back on
me, and for that reason will only take
part in practice games"
Captain Scanlon of the Jockey base
ball team came to The Herald last
night and said tnaI ne Wouiu dccepl
the challenge of the Neidmore club for
a game tomorrow. Scanlon wants the
manager to take the / O'Clock car for
Santa Anita, and expenses will be paid
for ten men.
Sam Lafferty, pitcher for the Santa
Anita ball team in the Association
league. was the guest of Manager j. p.
Dutch at his home last night and
passed the evening with songs and
Instrumental selections.
The San Pedro Harbor baseball team
will go to San Bernardino for the first
time tomorrow afternoon and good
game is expected as several fast play
ers are connected with the different
clubs.
]. S. Allen made the announcement
last night that he had sent special
letter to Manager Oscar Chavez to the
effect that he would like to have a