Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-05


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With practically only one battle
remaining, the Coast leaguers today
enter their last four weeks of their
schedule. The only chance for a fight
lies in the meeting of Vernon and
Oakland at the northern grounds. For
the remainder of the season Hogan's
team plays away from home. This
week 1t will have an opportunity to
shove Bill Reidys bunch back into
the familiar old cellar station, and
Hap and his crew went north Monday
determined to give the Commuters a
fierce battle. Hogan has avowed his
intention of burying himself and his
team in some little interior town If
he doesn't return to fifth place. The
playing of the Vernonites in the latter
half of the season has been fully so
per cent better than that of the early
months. Had Hap begun as strong as
he finished the tale probably would
have been decidedly different for the
Brooks team. AS it is, the Hogans
are making a splendid finish, and this
promises well for next season. If Hap's
men take the series and make strong
showing in the following weeks, they
probably will just nose out the Oak
landers. This is one race that promises
to be a hot one.
Seals Return Again
Those on-coming Seals, who have
cinched the pennant with big margin
to spare, open up this afternoon with
Los Angeles at Vernon for their last
r,F in no Il
The local games will be played at 2:30
o'clock from now on, owing to the
shortening Of. daylight. The Angels
have a bare lighting chance to land
in second place, but it is probable
that the teams, with the possible ex-
ception of Oakland and Vernon, will
finish as they now are listed in the
percentage column.
At Portland the Senators will take
up the. struggle with the Beavers.
Mercedes men are playing at home
always a winning proposition-and IL
they trounce the Graham bunch the
Angels may bid goodby to all hopes
of succeeding in capturing second
place. The Beaver fans still profess to
see a chance of overhauling the San
Francisco team, but it is SO remote
as to be less than bare possibility.
Eastern Teams Coming
That two eastern league teams Will
play post-season series in California,
as was proposed a month ago, is as
sured by letter received by Henry
Berry from Danny Long, secretary OF
the Pacific Coast league. Long states
that Connie Macks Philadelphia Ath-
Ietics will make the trip to the coas.
and that a team of all-star National
leaguers, led by Frank Bancroft will
also cross the Rockies These teams
will appear in the west in November,
after the worlds series has been de-
cided and the Coast league season has
ended, the final games in the west
being played October 81 According to
the plans outlined by Long and APP
proved by Berry, the Philadelphia
team will open in Los Angeles Novem-
ber 3. playing the remainder of the
week here, including one Sunday game.
The week following it is planned to
bring the all-star Nationals to Los
Angeles for a weeks series with the
Angels. This team includes several
former Coast stars, and the fans Wll
be deeply interested in watching the
work of their old favorites. On the
Athletics team also will come Pitcher
Krause, another Coast Lacquer. Three
or four weeks of play, divided equally
between the Los Angeles and San
Francisco clubs, then will follow. 1t
is planned to maintain the regular
price of admission instead of doubling
as was done last season.