Los Angeles herald., 1908-07-18
NEWS. AND NOTES OF THE DIAMOND

young people and keeps them out OF
the dangerous places, where, no doubt,
they would gather if not for the play
ing of the national game on Sundays,
said C. H. Price of the Los Angeles Y.
NJ. c. A. yesterday Baseball is one
big shuttle. Some ball clubs are on top
one week and then slump into either
second or third place the next week.
The only reason l can give for this is
that consistent playing and team work
is what is needed every week, in my
judgment"
In the thirteen years between 1877 and
1890 SILVER Flint caught 1856 out of
1926 games played by his club, in most
of which he never wore mask or pro-
tector. In 1877 he cought 100 out of 121
games; in 1878, Sc out of so; in 1874, "a
out of 70, and 1882, 50 out of "a. For
the first seven years he caught 573 out
of the 607 games played, or all but
thirty-fOur games. In the twelve con-
secutiye years during which he played
in the National league, Charley Ben
nett caught in 1856 games, and his
average for the twelve years was .944
His batting average for the twelve
years was 1862. He led the league
catchers in nine of the twelve years,
was second twice and sixth once. No
other catcher has ever had a finer rec
ord. The percentage figures of 3d.
made by Charley Snyder of the Louis
vile team in 1877, headed the list of
catchers until 1890, when Charley Ben
netts .944 in eighty-five games placed
him in the lead. This work was done
under the old method of bare hand
vogue in the decade of the nineties,
catchers' percentage figures were
largely increased, Frank Bowerman
heading the list in 1907 with a per-
centage of $3.50.
A ball player named Rich desires to
hear from some team in regard to play
ing on the infeld. preferably second
base. Call Boyle 1181
The new Harbor City Amusement
association of San Pedro held it's first
meeting yesterday afternoon, electing
F. d. Foot, president; e. L. Blanchard
vice president; Minor P. Goodrich, sec
rotary; II. w. Newton, general man
ager. A grandstand will be erected i'm
mediately to cost $1,000
The field day athletic sports scheduled
for Chutes park tomorrow afternoon
will start promptly at 1870 o'clock.
Matches also will be pulled off between
local wrestlers.
Pitcher Frank Smith, who was Sc
lected to play on the Hoegee team next
Sunday afternoon with the Chutes nine,
leaves tonight for Indio, where he is to
report to the master mechanic to fill a
position as fireman for the Southern
Pacific.
First Baseman Kimberley the "giant"
of the Venice team, was able to be out
on crutches for the first time in week.
Kimberley was painfully hurt by being
spiked in the right foot recently in the
game between the Edison and Salt Lake
| teams at Chutes.
President Hap" Mccormick of the
California Summer league has appointed
the various umpires to officiate at the
games as follows: Lane at Boyle
Heights, Fitzwilliams at Venice anc
Lloyd at Chutes park.
The Ascot Athletic ball team will
play a double-header in the morning
with the Pastimes, while in the after
noon they play the Huntington Park
club. Both games will be played at
Fourteenth and Slauson avenue.
Manager Earl Conway Of the High
| land Park team desires to hear from
Pitcher Croffman and Catcher Spencer
in regard to playing tomorrow. The
mother of Catcher Latter of the High
! land Park team died yesterday.