Evening journal., 1909-12-03
CALIFORNIA TURNS
OUT GOOD PLAYERS
Pacific Coast League Finds a
Ready Market in Majors
for It's Stars

California is a 300 hitter when it comes
to turning out good ball players. In adj
dition they have dropped out many good
fighter Every year the Pacific Coast
League springs no less than dozen
players on the major leagues, and It is
surprising that half of that number de-
liver the goods, says the Washington Star.
The majority Of baseball managers con-
slider themselves very fortunate If they
get twenty-five men that have been tout
cd as big league calibre and find two
that develop into big league material.
That the Pacific Coast League should
have medal pinned on every clubhouse
door for turning out speedy men for the
big tent can be easily figured out when
such boys as Easterly, cakes, Ellis, Heit-
muller, Groom. sutor, Madden and Gray
advanced to the big league in one year.
The California country has done this
year after year and It is sending lot
Of thirteen men out for trial in the Ma
tional and American Leagues that the
baseball fans out in the Golden City don't
expect to come back.
The scouts have cleaned up the Cali
fornia League Of all the good material
and the fans out there hoped that some
Of their favorites would be passed up
| All the clubs in that league will lose
popular players The White Sox under the
leadership OF Hughy Duffy. will get Zeid-
er. whom the majority OF the fans con-
victed OF winning the pennant for the
Seals last season. zeider, they say ON the
coast, was about the best thing they ever
saw in the inheld for all around work.
Browning, a pitcher. who had been
highly recommended. will go to the De
troit club. and has been well boosted by
Danny Long who. by the way, said
Chase was the goods. Browning will
have Hughey Jennings TO teach him few
things Luffy Lewis OF the Oakland club
an outhelder. and Boice, a pitcher. have
been landed by the Boston club. out IN
California they say that Lewis is a good
outfielder and a good hitter. Boice. they
say, will make good in the pitchers box
Then there is Beall the fly chaser. OF
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another trial with the White Sox.
Henry Berry has sold some good ma
terial, so II is said Koestner and HosI
we're two Of his best pitchers Koestner
goes to the Cincinnati club and Hosr
goes to Cleveland. The Los Angeles club
has also a catcher who will go to the
Chicago National League club. He is
Orendorf. who has done some great work
behind the platter. The Yankees viii get
Ole Johnson, a young fellow who Is we'll
touted and comes from the Portland club.
He is an infielder and said TO be crack
hitter.
Sacramento will graduate two players
-Gandnl, who will wear a White SoN
uniform, and Hay Myers, who has beer
placed with the Boston Americans Both
are going with strong teams. Myers was
pulled out OF the state League late ii
the season and rs a player OF unques
toned ability. He got his start at thu
University OF California. Myers and Gan
dm arc the sluggers Of the Sacramento
club. Both are first basemen. The latte
is a great fielder, having a wonderful arm
Vernon has already given Raleigh to The
! St Louis National club. Next season q
viii send Vance to the Detroit club. Thi'
young pitcher was drafted and he ha'
shown lots of ability.
Before the season opens other players
may go up from this league Henley, FOL
one may be sold. He is entitled to q
chance to try his hand in faster com
pany.