Los Angeles herald., 1909-04-14
BERRY REFUSES
TO DROP CHARGES
INSISTS THAT OLSON BE Sc
vERELY DEALT WITH
UMPIRE ToMAN SUBMITS REPORT
TO PRESIDENT EWING
ANGEL Leader Will Go North and Spik-
Ina Incidents viii Receive Thor
ouch Airing Before League
Officials

ny A, #. DUNNING

BY A. It. DDNNANu
Happy Hogans Vernonites and the
Oaklanders open today at the Chutes
park diamond with an afternoon game.
Owing to the funeral of Fred Maler,
late president of the Vernon paseodil
team. the league game scheduled loi
Yesterday at Vernon was postpoIeu'
and therefore the series opens TO-DAY
Henry Berry did not go north WIN
his team. He will remain mere ulltll
Thursday, when the Angel chleL eA-
poets to leave for san Francesca.
INV purpose primarily in gong
north is to settle the Olson matter,
and on this affair 1 will insist on
definite settlement" said Berry last
night. "Olson must be punlsneo. L
give my word that ] will not let up
on this matter. Rowdy baseoaH must
be given such a determined dlscourdse-
ment in the Coast league that the pay
ers will think twice before they venture
to abuse their privileges any otner
course would mean ultimate oisas'e1
for the Coast league.
s.The case is now in the hands OF Cal
Ewing. and l will have conference
with Ewing concerning Olson S case
IJmpire Jimmy Toman yesterday sub
mitted by letter to President Ewing Oh
the Coast league his report OF the IN
cidents surrounding the disgrace1ul eH-
hibition of Olson against Los Angeles
in the opening series, When captain
Dillon was laid up as a result of being
sniked by the Portland player. 1t Is
now IN to Ewing. If this weak-kneed
official should temporize or fail TO dis
cinIine Olson the matter Will become
serious and certainly should result III
an inquiry into Ewing's tactics: Los
Angeles could never accuse Ewing OF
favoritism in its behalf-not by jug
finland the local fans will not be
disposed to view with charity any at
tempt to hush up the anair
Berry asserts that McCredie has not
a leg to stand on in his present defiance
of Justice, as defined by the Portland
press. The Portland franchise belongs
to the Coast league the players are
the property of the league, and any
talk of withdrawal from the organlza-
ton is pure nonsense.
Following this weeks series with the
Seals the Angels go, to Portland, and
although the reception promised them
by the rabid fans of the northern city
probably will be anything but cheering,
Berry will stand pat and demand fa1r-
play. Since the negotiations opened for
q six-team league McCredie has nursed
his resentment over the success at
tanned by Berry in securing continuous
ball Tor the southern ldlS, pdl ~ ID
high time that he turned his attention
to his team and lined them up for
season of clean, square sport, such as
the Angels and the other teams of the
league with the one notable exception
of the Portlanders have been giving the
coast ball fans.
Berry stated yesterday that he had
wired tickets to Fred Beall, his new
outfielder, formerly of the White SoX,
and that Beall in all probability will
ioin the team at San Francisco next
Saturday. Thompson. the young busher
who will go to the bench when Beall
dons the Los Angeles uniform, will
remain on the Angel payroll. Berry be-
lieves the youngster will make ball
player in time, and he will give him
an opportunity to develop.
Sacramento at Portland, Oakland at
Vernon and the Angels at San Fran
cisco should bring about few upsets
in the percentage column this week.
The games so far this season indicate
that the six clubs are much more even
ly matched than last year, when after
a poor start the Angels won in romp.
Sacramento must be figured with after
the manner in which they handled the
best the Seals could deliver last week,
and San Francisco will figure closely.
Vernon and Oakland have a few hopes
of making pennant struggle, but may
ginger up enough to make the contest
q six-Sided affair.