Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-26

SATURDAY dILeIilOOh.
Art Shafer, formerly catcher of the
Hoegee baseball team, has been ordered
to report to the New York Giants.
Shafer formerly played with the Santa
Clara college nine.
Ray Hughes is on the lookout for
game next Sunday morning. Call Ex-
change 2S7 for further information.
Manager Alex Hoag says he does not
know where he stands In the Independ-
ent league, as several of his players
have jumped. Dickman has Joined the
northern state league, Jervis has gone
to the Christopher-Levys and Cleveland
will play with the Venice nine. In all
probability there will be no game In the
Independent league at Thirty-eighth
and Alameda next Sunday.
There is some talk in California sum-
mer league ranks of securing T. T.
Lane as official umpire. Lane caught
for an eastern team and will devote ms
spare moments Saturdays to umpiring
| In the Bankers league.
| johnson, for the Beavers, made a
| home run off Dolly Gray, got two
| bagger, triple and a single out OF
FIVE times at bat yesterday.
| The Venice nine of the California
Summer league leads the league In bat
ting, while 1t is the lowest In fielding
percentage.
Members of the Edison nine of the
California Summer league have made
| only FIVE errors In six games played,
but are the tailenders in the batting
! department
| Hoegees is a tough nine to beat in
the California Summer league, as Bill
| Goodman carries horseshoes in his grip
when away from home.
Cornett, left fielder for the Edison
team, is the read hard luck kid. Every
time he tries to catch ball somebody
butts in front Of him.
Secretary George M. Ward has re-
ceived a letter from pitcher and
catcher in the Central league, asking
for permission to play In Southern
California during the winter months.
Bill Goodman, manager of the Hoegee
team, Is in hard luck these days In
keeping players. During the last few
months he has lost several stars In
Flick. who has gone to the Tacoma
club in the Northwestern league; Snod-
grass, who is with the New York
Giants; Chandler, third baseman, mas
gone to the Butte team Adams has
gone to the San Antonio team in the
Texas league, as have Pitcher Thomp-
son and Left Fielder Ferline.
The Gardena baseball team is minus
pitcher and desires to hear from some
| frst-class twirler. Charles Dwyer,
who formerly pitched for the Gardena
nine. has gone to Buffalo. Dwyer won
| eighteen out of the twenty games
pitched for that organization.
| The Athletics, Just organized. desire
to challenge the Title Guarantee and
| Trust nine for Saturday afternoon.
Call up Main 1924 or A4ss2 on the Home
phone.
Rivera baseball nine is out with a
challenge to play any semi-professional
| club next Sunday. Call Main or
AHA.
| The Redondo baseball team wants a
game for Sunday. Call up the Breeze
at Redondo for further information.
The Olympia baseball team, which
| is of a dark makeup, is out with a def
to play any organization in Southern
California. Call up the mayors office
for further information. The lineup is
as follows:
Owen Brown, catcher; j. Hunt, N.
Murray and Isaac Price, pitchers; Joe
oliver, first base; Joe Prosper, second
base; Timothy Reed, third base; Rob-
ert Manley, shortstop; George Beavers,
right field; James Wilson, centerfield
and captain and manager; Frank G.
White, left field.
Independent League
foo nd ha
Meeks will try conclusions on the
Thirty-eighth and Alameda diamond,
while the Weilands and the Florence
Grahams will play on the Florence
field. Following are the lineups Of the
clubs:
Pendo VS.. Lukes at Southside Ath-
letic club:
Pendos-E. Newton. second base; c.
Scott third base; Hoffman, catcher;
Pendelton, short stop; c. Leonard. GEN.
ter field Sawyer, left field; Truitt,
right field; F. Scott, first base; c.
Leonard or Newton. pitcher: Boden,
right field.
Lukes-T. Leahy, catcher F. Smith,
pitcher; Donatin. first base; Healey,
second base; Kelley, short stop; Man
nen, third base; Strong. left field; II.
Bouett, center field; Riggs, right field;
r. Fartin, substitute; Bouette, umpire.
Florence-Grahams VS.. Weiland at
Florence:
Weiland-McLeod, catcher; Miller,
pitcher; Harkness, first base; Venable,
second base; Bell, third base; Haight,
short stop; Finley, left field; Brown,
center field; Crossman, right field.
Florence-Fibers, second base; Salyer.
center field; Ward, right field; VIM
berly, first base; Kline. third base;
Kuntz, short stop; Cahill, left field;
Stout, catcher; Ford, pitcher. Feran-
dez, umpire.
Home Council VS.. Meeks at Thirty
eighth and Alameda:
Home Council--Weisel, catcher; Gray
sen, pitcher; Koeller. first base;l L.
Smith, second base; Sullivan, short
stop; B. Smith, third base; Bilande, left
field; Wilson, center field; Cassidy,
right field.
Meeks-Rice, third base; Cowan.
short stop; Acosta. first base; Price,
catcher; Miller. pitcher; Wilson. center