Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-28

with umpires this year. President
Johnson of the American league has
Owner Claude Varnell of the Fort
decided in favor of Jones.
Wayne club has purchased Pitcher
Molly from Detroit and aso Pitcher
Jaeger, with Evansville for several
years.
Southpaw Case Patten Of the Boston
Americans, secured from Washington
in exchange for Jesse Tannehill, was
released yesterday to the New York
Highlanders, which refused to waive
when asked.
Eddie Keller, the new pitcher re-
Gently discovered at Minneapolis, has
signed a contract to play with that
team.
O'Hara, the Baltimore left fielder,
leads the Eastern league with twenty
three stolen bases.
Failing to prove the published
charges attributed to him that games
were thrown" by the Memphis base
ball team, resulting in the loss of the
pennant of 1907 to Atlanta, Otis H.
Stockdale was suspended last week by
the Southern league directors.
The Polytechnic high school baseball
team will have several pitchers to pick
from this fall. 1t is reported already
that one Chinaman and a Japanese
student will enter the Washington
street institution. Both are twirlers.
After winning a sixteen-inning game
from Michigan the other day Robert
Caldwell, pitcher, was elected captain
of the Ithaca college baseball team for
the season of 1908.
One of the Portland ball players tells
good one on McCredie, captain and
manager of the Portlands. like this:
While INDUCING in practice in the last
the players took 1t upon themselves to
roast the pitchers and infielders for
sending foul balls over a new neck that
Danny Long had placed over the San
Francisco ball park. Let me show
you," said Mac. and the first ball he
drove from the bat was foul ball in
the same direction. Somebody said
ments for the entire team after the
game.
Word was passed out yesterday
afternoon that the Santa Barbara team
would enter the California Winter
league. The San Pedro nine also will
join the California league.
Captain Ritter, formerly of the Mo-
ran team, is reported to have signed
with the Morenzie club as catcher
Ritter hiked to San Francisco for the
purpose of making good with the San
Francisco nine in the Pacific Coast
league. but did not make good.
A. G. Thompson arrived yesterday
afternoon from Prescott, where he has
been spending his vacation, and reports
the game as prospecting in that country
Manager r. Newton of the San Pedro
baseball team reports that stock
company has been organized in San
Pedro and first class ball will be played
in the harbor city during the winter
months, as he has secured the services
of several Eastern league players.
Jess Wilson has been elected captain
of the Prescott Grays. Other players
from Los Angeles on the same club are
Lee Wolf. formerly of the Pasadena
nine, and Redmond of the Tufts-Lyon
club of this city.
Lloyd Broadbent, out of eighteen
times at bat in the outlaw league. has
not made hit for the Alameda team.
The Anchor Athletic club team desires
to hear from any club in the south for
Sunday game. Call Korngut, South 109.
Garvanza wants to schedule Sunday
games with amateur clubs. Cali East
81 or 39046 on Home.
The Los Angeles Athletic club base
ball team will go to Avalon next Sun
day to play the Catalina nine the open
ing game of the season there.
A robbery occurred in the dressing
room at Joy park the other day. A
pair of players shoes and a stickpin
were stolen. Roy Allen is on the look
out for the thief, but to no avail as yet
McCreedie put another "busher." Andy
Briswalter, in the box during the last
three innings yesterday. and the Angel
players could not find him for hit.
All of 1000 persons saw the Portlands
win yesterdays game from the Angels
to the tune of to 4.
The new baseball park ali Fourth and
Indiana streets win be known as the