Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-28
GOSSIP OF THE DIAMOND
BY RED PERKINS

They are regular wells-that Davis,
Caffyn and House.
Business houses suspended business
at Stockton yesterday for the opening
of the league games. Fresno would
do we'll If 1t did likewise on next
Wednesday afternoon.
II Fresno had only had its new play
ers yesterday-but, then, what's the
use? If we had said what we intended
to say, La Plata Davis of the Stockton
Mail might think were were making
excuses.
The opening of the State league
games at Oakland has been postponed,
owing to the wet condition or the
grounds. The first game will probably
be played on Saturday next.
It is reported that $50 fans were at
San Jose yesterday from Santa Cruz
to witness the contest that did not take
place.
Mayor Hudson pitched the first ball
over the plate at Stockton yesterday.
He was attired In q baseball coat and
cap. The garb evidently proved
links to Fresno.
a lot of soreheads as one ever meets.
Listen to the following from one OF
the sheets in the lumber town: wigs,
Fresno chief reliance on the pitching
staff of the State league team, mas
also got Disguised with the company
with which he was expected to train
and Joined the Oakland team. Can't
blame him, either" Nothing doing
about an answer when the source is
considered
Charley Irwin of the San Francisco
State league team is said to be very
much pleased with the way that Pitch
err Lane Is showing up. The twirler did
good work in practices at Newman.
Irwin has also secured Tay Streib to
play at short
All San Joaquin valley towns should
root for the Fresno State league ball
team. Might as we'll have the pennant
as near home as possible.
Watch that boy Kuhn make good be-
hind the bat this season.
Arellanes has written to a friend in
Los Angeles saying he does not intend
remaining with the Boston Americans
or in eastern baseball for more than a
year. He has not found the climate
his health, and desires already to get
back to the coast.
Dick Reuter- arrived from Honolulu
In San Francisco Tuesday and was
shown the town in San Francisco by
friends he bad made while Mique
Fishers aggregation was on its orien-
tai trip. Reuter- was made an offer to
pitch for the San Francisco Seals and
another by Brick" Devereaux of the
Santa Cruz outlaws, but both came too
late. for he had already prepared to
play with Pueblo in the Western
league. During his conversation with
San Francisco players he mentioned
that Barney Joy is trying to get his
release from the Bostons and come to
the coast.
Bobby Wallace, a Virginia State
league pitcher, has been grabbed by
McCloskey for Milwaukee. The orig
inal Bobby" w. also started out as
a finger
Ed Lewis played first base for the
Addison Qnd.) Giants last year. He
weighs 400 pounds and is said to be the
heaviest first sacker in balloon. He
is able to hold down first against any
base runner.
The ball players that have already
reached Hot Springs to train took
long run. in which about a dozen of
them covered a ten-mile course, and
Theodore Breitenstein, the veteran
pitcher, finished in front by about a
half mile.
George Cohan, the all-around theat-
rical champion, through his press
agent, declares that if the Giants can't
afford to pay Mike Donlin the big SAL
airy that he wants to play for next
HA n
ence. Maybe it's professional jealousy
on account of Donlin's dancing that
leads Cohan to make such an offer.
ICY" Young said Magazines and
newspapers often ask me to write them
articles or stories on the technical side
of the game. l can't do that. l don't
claim to know the inside of baseball.
1t is a game that never can be learned.
The youngest fan understands it as
well as 1 do"
Charlie Murphy was once drug clerk
inACincinnati. Perhaps that's why he
is so liberal when it comes to supply
ing the Chicago baseball writer's with
dope"
James Callahan, manager and owner
of the Logan Square semi professional
team, has been given an unconditional
release, which relieves him of the ban
or outlaw, resulting from his having
left the Chicago American league team
two years ago.
Harry Lumley of the Brooklyn club
wants to give odds that Brooklyn will
not finish last this year.
Bowerman is making a play for
Moeller or Tate, two crack outfelders
the Pirates are likely to sell after the
spring training trip.
In case Joe McGinnity fails to induce
McGraw to give him another chance
he will have as an excuse for his sud-
den "turn-up'' in Texas that he is after
the Fort Worth club of the Texas
league. The Iron Man" is reported as
having offered sum for the club that
will probably be accepted. But Joe's
offer doesn't go If he hooks UP again
with the Giants.
1t really looked as though the Phil
lies had to do something. The Ath-
letics are to have new grounds, so the
National league club in the sleeping
town went them one better and dug up
new Owners"