Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-09
Gathered by
A STAFF OF EXPERTS
NEWS OF THE DIAMONDS
BY CHARLES JERNEGAN

TIME Trolley Baseball league opened
its first series yesterday after
n noon, and, judging by the high
class work which every one of the four
mines showed and the good attendance,
the new organization will be a success
from start to finish.
One OF the closest games yet played
in the Sunday School Baseball league
was held Saturday afternoon at Occi-
dental when the Temple boys and tho
Bethesda nine hooked UP in ten
inning contest, the latter aggregation
being on the long end OF the score
when the smoke of battle had finally
lifted. Both teams played good ball
throughout, every man in the respec
tive infields working in major league
form. The contest was such a one as
crowd of baseball fans always en-
thuses over, both teams lining out the
horsehide for twelve safe hits, two and
three baggers being of ordinary oc-
currence. The winning nine was
awarded a pair of Walk-Over shoes
by Mr.. Hughes, manager of the Walk
over company, but as yet it has not
been decided which member Of the
team Shall be favored with this hard
earned footgear. The shoes are size
7h, at least the only one which has
been examined is that size, and as
there are only seven members of the
Bethesda baseball team who are able
to get into this size of noCcasin the
result is doubtful. The coveted tro-
phies are now being carefully guarded
by the Sunday school superintendent,
who has been telling the boys the old
adage of a house divided against itself.
Several of the team members have
even gone so far as to accuse the be-
neyolent Mr.. Hughes of Offering tho
shoes with the express purpose of STIR
ring up strife and dissension in the
breasts of the youthful diamond ar
lists, who have previously felt for each
other nothing but peace and good viii.
Next week the Temple lads win cross
bats with the nine from the Magnolia
school at the Oxy campus, but it is
safe to say that the contest will not
be for pair of shoes. There will also
be a double header at the Agricultural
diamond. the first game being between
the Pico Congos and the First Bap-
lists, while the second mixup will &C.
cur when the Bethesdas and the Cen
trails clash in another swatfest.
Third Baseman Rogerson of the Ted
most difficult position of the inf1eld
with the Redondo nine of the Southern
State league. This crack infelder has
been swatting the ball around the 300
per cent mark during the past few
months when he has been playing with
the Bears and will be a strong addition
to the Redondo nine.
Three or four baseball players filed
tnfn nrn
week with a tabulated score sheet
which showed that the Redondo base
ball nine had defeated the Uplands
team in a one-sided contest at tho
grounds Of the latter nine. A letter
was received the next day and pub
lished which stated that the Uplands
merchants persuaded the Hermosa, not
the Redondo, nine to cross bats with
their local team. L. M. Clark, who
wrote the letter, further stated that
the Hermosa boys were sore because
Uplands did not play n full nine-inning
game, but 1t was decided before the
first ball was pitched to call the con-
test off at the end of seven innings.
Clark's figures show that the Hermosa
boys were walloped by the score of 2
to 1.
If Clarl5's statement is true, the Her.
mosa players certainly went the limit
not only turn in a false score but will
substitute the name of a team playing
clean ball in one OF the best amateur
leagues in Southern California for its
own besmirched label deserves the cen
sure of every organization of ball play
ers and of every individual player In
the state. Such a proceeding does in
finite harm to the cleauest sport in ex-
istence and lowers the standard of the
great American game in the eyes of
its every devotee.
Even as the phoenix of old, which
rose from its funeral pyre an immortal
being, so have the spirits and hopes of
Manager F. G. Dillberger now arisen
from the slough of despond, wi lither
they fell at the defeat of the Broad
way nine a few weeks ago by the
Boston team in a one-sided contest.
1t has been stated by those who are
acquainted with Mr.. Dillberger that
he never smiled or grinned for whole
week after the slaughter of his Broad
way pets. But hope springs eternal,
and the Broadway boys wailoped the
Bullock nine with such ease Saturday
afternoon that the former team now
feels confident that when they cross
bats next Saturday with the mighty
Bostons the top-notchers will go down
to defeat. Dillberger has greatly
strengthened his nine during the past
week by allowing J. Levine to do all
the twirling and by placing his most
recent find, Venable, on first Carol has
been shifted to third while Clever,
who is now at short, is the sensation
of the team, scooping the swiftest
grounders out of the dust with ease,