Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-10

Time was when George Wheeler was
persona non grata with local Dasepdli
cranks. In fact, when he was brought
back south by Berry this season the
fans thought they had a giggle COM
ing The idea! But look back over
his record with the league leaders TINS
season and see who has him skinned
anywhere. He can pitch winning
game, play first nearly as good as Gap
Dillon and bats like Wagner. He scored
two runs yesterday and had one put
out and two assists in right nelu, d
foreign position for him to pay; 1 une
old veteran is there with the goods inns
season, and has won a home for himselt
In Los Angeles, despite that he came
here almost without a welcome. Inc
big league managers may not be look
ing for him, but he is welcome TO stay
I'M the Angel lineup just as long as ne
wants to do so.
That fellow, Jud Smith, whom the
fans wanted canned" at the begin
ming of the season, was an awful bum
at bat Yesterday. Actually, he only
rot three hits in four times at bat, ana
only one of these was a three Dagger.
Scandalous! Sure it is. why, hans
Wagner made five hits in as many
times at bat recently, and the eastern
press got out extras to announce IT.
If Jud does not improve In his punch
ing" ability soon the old cry VIII be
heard again-Nitsky No. Jud did not
forget to score once, either, in addltlon
to helping others score. He is an awtul
bad player. Yes, No?
Packy Mcfarland and his retinue
will begin the climb of Mount Lowe
this morning, but they will use the
street cars. incline railroad and the
mountain trolley system, instead OF
Natures railway. Packy intends see
ing a few of the natural beauty sights
of Southern California before going
back home, and tomorrow he and his
aforesaid retinue will go to Catalina
for a day. The will take the Owl for
San Francisco about Wednesday after
noon, stopping one day in Boodletown
and another in Denver, while on their
way to Chicago. Packy intends put
ting in a week in Chicago and then
will hike for the east, where he will
fight the winner of the Tommy Muir
phy-Leach Cross fight. Despite that
thew are not satisfied with the result
of the scrap with Freddie Welsh, they
will come back to Los Angeles late IN
the fall and fight all winter here. The
races will be on then and better crowds
and bigger money houses will be the
rule. Harry Gilmore, who manages the
business affairs of the great little light
weight, wants 10 get Dbl NSlSoh AOI :"
25-round fight here during the race
season. But if he cannot get Nelson
he will take on Welsh, Murphy. Cross
and all other corners. Packy made
many friends by his good fight Friday
night, when he showed how good he
really is, and he is a better attraction
now than when he first landed in Los
Angeles.
Jim Morley is getting fat and sassy
at Venice, much to the discontinue OF
those who prefer to hear of him vast
ing away because he had enough good
sense not to imperil his own future by
financing a losing baseball team
through a disastrous failure following
the earthquake. He was talking with a
few friends yesterday Afternoon, when
somebod asked the untimely question
of another, 'Who will be elected presi7
dent?'' A boy, name unknown, but
who has lived long enough in Venice
to know few things, piped out,
"Why, Jim Morley, of course" 1t
was so rich that even Jim could not
laugh. He cried, almost. in retrospect
of what might have been had he gone
broken through good craftsmanship.
About 500 men and Baron Long at
tending the workout of Young Otto at
Vernon yesterday afternoon and the
knockout kid entertained them with his