Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-13
GOSSIP OF THE DIAMOND
BY RED PERKINS.

~ HE North Pa6adena baseball team
has sent the sporting editor Of
\ The Herald notice to the effect
that II would be pleased to arrange
number of games for Sunday after
noon to be played on the Grown City
diamond on and after next Sunday.
The Foresters of Los Angeles will
play the Crown City team : Pasadena.
Last Sunday the Stars won their thir-
tieth game of the thirty-three played
/ this season, and are very anxious TO
secure games with other semi-pro-
fessionai teams of Southern Califor-
MIA.
Manager William Dilett has had
considerable experience managing
baseball clubs. He has been connecte1
with the teams in the big leagues in
the east. He used to be a player HIM
self before assuming the worries and
cares of a manager After playing
thirty games the team average OF the
Stars was .289, which Is regarded as
excellent. The heavy batters of the
team were Walter Smith and Sterile
Price. The team has recently been
strengthened by the addition of Will
liam Harvey, a first t-class second base
man, and John Duke, fast shortstop.
The club is composed of Walter Smith.
pitcher; Paul Thompson, catcher; John
Coots, first base: William Harvey Sec
ond base; Harry Pierce, third base;
John Duke, shortstop; Ora Lowe, left
field; and Sterile Price. right field.
The North Pasadena Stars battery
is one of the strongest in Southern
California. Walter Smith is a pitcher
of big league caliber and has strike
out record of twenty-three men in one
game and has pitched a one hit game
n 1fu Inn
Thompson has caught for the Stars
three years, and is terror to base
stealers. He possesses a strong whip
and is q hard batter. Coots, the first
baseman is a fine fielder and batter
and strengthens the infield. Harvey,
on the keystone sack, is a young play
er of promise. He Is fast and fields his
position well. Pierce. on the third
sack, is an old and experienced player
and is tower of strength to the team.
Duke, the shortstop, and Lowe, left
field, are two of the fastest and surest
flelders on the team. Pope and Price
add strength to the team by their fine
fielding and batting. Manager Dillett
can be reached--telephone Sunset 1866
or 46S or Home 2648, or address Station
A, Pasadena.
One of the freakiest games of base
ball to be played in Southern Califor-
MIA has been arranged by the News
of Pasadena among a picked team.
The strange part of it is that not a
single employe knows the position he
will be assigned to. The game is for a
dinner and the method of selecting
players will be by drawing scraps of
paper from a hat. 1t has been ar
ranged that new pitcher will enter
the box at every inning. Every man
who makes an error will be docked one
days pay. representative was in
Los Angeles yesterday trying to secure
a game with the White Sox team on
March 10.
Charley Street, who distinguished
himself by catching ball thrown from
the top of the Washington monument,
has signed what he refers to as a
sliding" contract with the manager of
the Washington team. Street said the
other day that his new contract called
for $500 bonus If he goes through the
championship without falling off the
water wagon.
The Covina baseball diamond is being
scraped, rolled and put in fine con-
dition. The Covina team has been
badly crippled the last two weeks ow-
ing to several of the players being on
the sick list. Stewart and King both
have been disabled the former from a
broken finger received while playing
ba asketball at the Athletic club, while
King has been under the doctors care.
recovering from severe blow on the
head received from a falling water
tank. Hughes. the crack little short
stop, has also been under the weather
for several weeks. AS a result 1t was
rather feeble lineup that confronted
the Western r. A. team In last sun
days game. They will try to be in
better shape for their game next Sun
day with Woodill-Hulse. :.
Manager Covert desires to hear from
the Ascot Athletic club in regard TO
a game for Sunday. March q.
Through some error ri9r hat ahe ., So sSo a,n on
the Covina- Western F. A. game last