Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-08-21
GOSSIP OF THE DIAMOND
BY RED PERKINS,

team desires to hear from any out-of-
town club In regard to game Labor
day. Call F6746 for further information.
The Dyas-Cline club, one of the top
notchers In the Southern State league,
Is one of the strongest amateur or semi |
professional teams In the southland.
1t Is made up of such players as Ches-
line, the crack little backstop, who has
q batting average of 400 and Is an all
round player Pima, the regular Pitch
er, although still young in years,
has old shoulders and Is there with the
goods. He has won seventeen out OF
the nineteen games he has played.
McHlroy, first baseman, who has
played only i've games with the Dyas-
Clines, is making good in all stages of
the play and Is a crackerjack at first
base. He played on the Los Angeles
high school team during the season of
1904.
Stribbling at second and Casteig at
shortstop receive the warm grounders
for the team that come their way and
never fail to deliver the goods. Babe"
Briseno, a recent addition to the club,
is we'll known In the amateur and semi
professional ranks and needs little in
PRODUCTION. At the present time he is
holding down third base in big league
style. The outfeld Is held down by
three fast players In Luke White in
left garden, Horace Smith in center
field and Les Welton in right garden:
These boys are making good and will
be heard from in the near future.
Fred Hansen, utility pitcher and all
round man, is q conner and can fill any
aged by Jay D. We1ton, who predicts
that his club will win the champion
ship OF the Southern State league. Next
Sunday the Dyas-Clines will try con-
illusions with the Thistles on the Lo
rena and Stephenson avenue diamond.
starting at 2:SO o'clock.
Mrs. William Hulen, wife of one of
the best known bali players on the
coast, was granted divorce the other
day at Vallejo. Hulen is now playing
ball with a Canadian club.
j. Cal Ewing, president of the Pacific
Coast league, arrived in Los Angeles
yesterday and will remain here until
after the meeting Of the new ball club
directors.
Manager Blunt of the. Hoosiers ball
club Is passing his vacation in listening
to what the wild waves are saying at
Long Beach.
It was announced here yesterday that
RolfeM Zeider, the Seals crack short
stop, will be seen in the lineup Of the
New York Giants next season. Ac-
cording to the information given out,
Danny Long can have any player he
names for the release Of Zeider.
Van Haltren will be without the serv-
ices Of Pitcher Hogan at least for
week, as he is another victim of the
mumps. This season nearly a dozen
players In the Pacific Coast league have
had this enjoyable excuse for loaflng.
Mickey LaLonge, one of San Fran
cisco's backstops, probably win be seen
| In the lineup of the Oakland team the
rest of the season. With Lewis out of
the game and Slattery In poor condi-
ton, the Oaks are badly crippled.
! Owing to the fact that Saturday will
be Clerks day at Long Beach, nearly
all OF the sporting goods houses will be
closed, and it would be advisable for
all amateur baseball captains to secure
their supplies for Sunday before the
end OF the week.
There will be a meeting of the direct
ors of the Valley league this evening
at McCormicks pool rooms In the Liss-
ner building for the purpose Of adopt
| ing a schedule and making club de-
posts.
At the meeting of the directors of the
| City league held last night at McCOr-
miclxs pool room all the clubs were
represented with the exception of the
Modern Woodmen Of America. All the
managers made their deposits with
Treasurer Perkins, with the exception
OF the Fraternal Aids, Modern Wood
men of America and Melozers. all of
which were given until next Saturday
| to visit Perkins. The third strike rule
was adopted because several of the
grounds have no backstops.
| Two baseball games of considerable
interest will be played Saturday at the
clerks picnic on the high school dia-
mond at Long Beach. The Edison Elec-
trio company club and the Long Beach
White Sox team will play in the first
game, while the second game OF the
afternoon will be played between the
Hamburger department store club and
a picked team from the Broadway de-
partment store. Classy exhibitions of
the national game should result, as
both clubs have several old-time stars
ION their respective lineups.