Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-10
<kNHUCK" WACHOB, the new

~ ball club, leads the Crown city
nine in batting average. Manager
| Harry Dexter got busy yesterday and
compiled the batting averages, and the
new man is first on the list, having an
average of 800. Bill Ferline, the first
| baseman, is runner-up, having clouted
the horsehide for a percentage of 800.
The next player on the roll Of honor
| is Jimmy Wilson, the fast little short
| stop, who has been hitting the ball at
| a 1892 clip; "Bulgar'' Walsh, second
baseman, and Lee Wolf, center fielder,
are tied for fourth place with per-
| centageS of 800. Last year Wolf and
Walsh won first and second places for
the team members, making the best
averages for the season, and they will
come pretty near duplicating the per-
Torrance again this season.
Capt. Toby is fifth man on the list.
| He is a consistent batter and pounded
out an average Of 1885.
Frank Hillard center fielder, and
Jake Wilson, right fielder, are tied for
sixth place, each having an average
of 375.
Murray Parker pounded the Spauld-
ing for an average of 300 and is seventh
on the list.
Bonnie" Leahy holds the cellar
| honors with an average of .285.
Last year the Pasadena team won
| first place in the California Winter
| league. Their team average at the
| present time is 1914.
This afternoon the Hoegees of Los
Angeles will play double header with
the Crown city nine, the first game to
! be called at 1:30 o'clock The second
game will be called at 8 o'clock, and
| Murray Parker is slated to go on the
| mound against Annis, formerly Of the
Gardena team in the Southern State
league.
Ed Walters, president of the Oakland
club, has made the announcement that
/ it has been definitely decided to have
the Oakland team to do it's training at
Hayward. The question of training has
been under consideration for several
weeks. The club will start training
March 1.
Uncle Nick Young, who was presi-
dent Of the National baseball league
for many years, fell headlong down the
stairs at his home in Washington, u.
c., the other day and was hurt pain
fully. While Young has been out of
the game for several years he rarely
misses attending 81 game.
With the announcement the Sacra-
mento team is to be admitted to the
Pacific Coast league, the manager of
| the Sacramento club has sent me the
probable lineup of next seasons Sena-
tors, which is: Graham, Nealon, Ray
mer lansing, Byrnes and Doyle doubt
! less will form a nucleus for the aggre-
cation, but this leaves shortstop, two
outfielders and several pitchers to be
signed before the season opens.
In the Pacific Coast league five games
will be played a week-Wednesday
| Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sun
fxyo
pitchers.
Contracts for 1909 will be sent to
White Sox players this week. The
| manager will be among the first to re-
| ceive a. registered letter containing his
terms for the ensuing year. He told
several people he would not be with
| the White Sox this year. He made the
same remark last year, but changed his
mind when he saw five figures in front
| of him.
ct sometimes think a baseball player
| is like a football; he is kicked about
| just as much'' said Third Baseman
Downie of the San Diego team the
other night at the meeting of the Cali
fornia Winter league meeting. 1.-TWO
years ago, when I was playing with the
| Kansas City ball team, my manager
seemed to take great pleasure in crab
bing at the players, so one day we got
back at him. We hired a messenger
| boy to take a football to him and we
write on a card, accompanying the pig
skin: with great pleasure; kick all
you want, old chap" Well, to make a
| long story short, 1 was made the fall
| guy and was released.
John Bouett takes pen in hand at
| Acton, informing me he is having the
| time of his life in the role Of farmer.
How does Tony Schwamm get along
without you, Jack?
Strolling through one of Los Angeles
| streets the other day / came upon
crowd of youngsters playing ball on
one of the main streets Their cheeks,