Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-25

- r1, baseball team in the Coast
,aaoue lived up to its playing form VI
the opening of the season. OF 80
fnlfl,ed the predictions OF those "iio
formed their opinions on the results
~ the FIRST two months games 'hei
,,,o,,ld he no guesswork in picking inc
,s.,o,. CARRIER for the season OF 1SuS'
Tn fact it is possible to make an eEel
,.o,ae,. statement that if the tedill'
,oia m their form in the different
.,sSias nlaved with the same teams ~
tSat snace of time, it might not DC
Sift5c,,it task to pick the winner: D.
ss If goes in the fight game OF III ~
s,ort of kings, so 1t happens III 5o.
hau Form reversal, that queer PSS
IN the anticipated action OF tedn1' 49,.
o,- tighter, to which innumeraple a.-fo
may lend aid and excuse, - $50 ~ seIec-
IL which prevents the positive seleC-
tton of a leader until the figures "hicn
tannot lie place one competitor So Iar
obaa6 that the result is 1oresoue
mis- contrariness in human pelngs
&c we'll as race horses, is what nos
made the fight in the Coast leas oo "
such an absorbing interest bIlIleiias
these puzzling possibilities down 70
Sate nrobably ninety-nine fans out OF
avery hundred who pass through the
t,,rnsti1es at the Vernon field TO-DAY
and at Chutes the remainder OF Ilc
week will look for a sweeping Vlctouy
nv the Angels in their series against
the Oakland team, the cellar cnalh-
pions in organized ball on the sum! sunny
Pacific slope And it is just posslple
that these ninety-nine fans out OF
every hundred may find when they cast
nm the weeks total that they have got
off on the wrong end. Not that TINS Is
10 be dreamed Of by the Angel BOOST
ers. for with the Oaklanders running
away behind in their last series against
Sacramento, after the champions haa
neatly trimmed the Grahamites, 1t is
NOT to be thought of that the Com
nuters will make Roadway against the
locals.
However that may be, when the An
gels and the Reidyites trot on to the
field this afternoon at Vernon Tor the
opening struggle of the series, both
teams will be primed for a hot contest
Dillon and his band have reached tho
climbing stage. That is to say, the
champions have decided to show their
class, and are galloping forward with
long strides toward the first place in
the league fight. This is the time of
the year when Uncle Frank pushes his
men toward the front and If the old
war horse once lands in the lead 1t is
almost a sure thing that he will stay
there. In the last three weeks the
fans have seen the color bearers jump
from fourth to second place. Right
now the chances are excellent that with
ordinary baseball luck they will squirt
into the top position by the first Of
next week. Oakland arrived last night
ready for the series. Their pitching
staff, with the exception of Wigs,
should be easy for the heavy hitters of
the local line, and Dillon's twirlers are
in such good condition that the Com
muters will find difficulty in locating
them.
This afternoon at Sacramento Hap
Hogan will hitch up his trousers and
endeavor to redeem himself for per-
hitting San Francisco to get away with
all but one game of last weeks sched-
ule. This is the first time the two
teams have clashed since the opening
of the season, and unless Hap's men
are downhearted over their showing
against the Seals the Grahamites viii
have to do some pretty playing.
tough tussle will come at San
Francisco, where the home team will
meet Portland. If the Beavers get
away with their share and Los Angeles
continues to win locally there will lbe
speedy chance in first place.