Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-06-19
AMATEUR GOSSIP
BY RED PERKINS

High school players are on pins and
needles over the action Of the A. A. u.
the other night in not granting them
permission to play In Sunday games
"here professional players are
playing on the same team. Sam Laf-
ferty, the crack pitcher of Polytechnic
hlgh school, desires to play, but Is pre-
vented by the ruling adopted: IT know
as much about an amateur now" said
LaHerty, as l would know If l never
had attended this meeting"
Notwithstanding the fact that the A.
A. U. has ruled that If any high school
player takes part In any such game he
VIII prejudice his amateur standing,
several players say they will play, and
II 1t comes to showdown the matter
VIII be taken to the courts to be de-
cided.
Player Bert Ball, who was suspended
ny the A. A. Y. last winter for playing
ON a professional nine, will be re-
instated shortly, rumor has 1t. Ball at
present Is on the Stanford town baseball
| team.
Umpire Fernandez of the Independent
league VIII De out of the game next
Sunday and his place will be filed by
| Thomas.
"Scotty'' Allen told me yesterday that
he Is thinking of making his league a
four-club circuit, instead OF a six-team
organization.
Thomas Vacher, manager of the Eagle
team, has troubles of his own About
i IL o'clock last night his telephone bell
rang and Tom, like hero before the
mask, jumped out of bed, stepped over
about everything he came near in the
darkness. and to his surprise some
player desired to know If he could play
on his nine.
Louis Pitzer, manager of the Pendo
team, dropped in last night and left an,
order for The Herald. Thanks. Next
Charley Graham, manager of the Sac
ramento State league club, was in town
yesterday, renewing old acquaintances
and at the same time witnessing the
ball game.
I found Kid Mohler, junior, yesterday
afternoon playing ball with the gang
down on Colyton street, and when he
spied me he bawled out: II am going
l.
age. and don't forget 1t. I will make
good. too, like my dad"
The friends of BERTHE Whaling of the
Portland team are arranging a warm
PERCEPTION for him when he arrives next
week with his club. Already the man
ayers of the Southern State league have
set aside enough money to banquet him
in some downtown cafe.
By the way, speaking of the Whaling
family, they cannot be beat on the dia-
mond. Big Babe" Whaling is playing
on the Eagle team. holding down first
base. while w. Whaling Is on the line
up of the Los Angeles Gas company
team, and Bob is with his wife down in
the jungles of Old Mexico. Bob plays
In Saturday games only
There will be no league games in the
Y. M. c. A. next Saturday, according
to Physical Director C. H. Price of the
local Y. M. C. A.
Reports from Santa Ana are that
Sunday baseball is dead there and that
the fans are hungry for Sunday games,
but to no avail, as there Is no club
there.
The Farmers and Merchants Bank
team and the Security Bank nine will
lay off next Saturday. The Joy park
diamond is open to any club that de-
sires to play there. Arrangements can
be made by seeing J. S. Allen. Call
Broadway 2135.
The Pierce brothers for youngsters
surely are making good on the different
amateur clubs about the city Monk"
Is on the Polytechnic high school nine
Tommy Is playing on the second team
and Is not. afraid to gather in anything
that comes his way near third base.
Backstop Miller of the Thirtieth street
nine no doubt will attend Los Angeles
high school this year when that institu-
ton opens for the fall season.
The Yale school, out on West Second
street, will have a fast amateur nine
this spring, according to the material
that has registered for the commence
ment of the season.
Mccain, formerly of the st. Vincent
college baseball team, is back in town
after a vacation of several months in
Arizona and may be seen in the uni
form of the Hoegee team in the near
future.
Rowell formerly of the Edison nine,
has signed with the Dyas-Clines club
of the Southern State league.
One thing that can be said about Joy
park Is that the women attendance is
larger than at any other park. with the
exception of Chutes.
Manager Al Hoag is going into the |
game for keeps. He intends to play |
right field for the Meeks hereafter in |
the Independent league.
Tommy Leahy, catcher OF the Lukes |
team, is faster on his feet than In any |
season In the past. Tom plays Satur-
days in the miscellaneous ranks, also. |