Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-06-11
WRANGLING GAME
WON BY VERNON
CAPTAINS AND ONE PITCHER
BENCHED BY T0MAN
DILLON AND HOGAN RECEIVE
DISMISSAL IN THIRD
Hit Loses Temper and is Replaced by
Busher Potts, Who Makes
Good Showing Against
Champs


There is joy today among the lhhapl-
tants of Vernon. Happy Hogan is q
hero. and the team has been voted
ha1oes bv the city council gathered at
IacIr Dovle's in solemn conclave. The
reason is not hard to find. stroll past
the bulletin boards adjoining the front
of every sporting center IN town, gaze
ana eaze again, and the cause thereon
will burst into view In game ehock
full of noisy wrangies, the Nerhohi.es
took the second contest OF the series
from the champions yesterday, ana Al
most shut out the banner carriers. The
two field captains were retired from the
game bv decision of Umpire roman
and the Vernon pitcher was thrown oIi
fhe bench for rebellion of the rahhest
sort. Jimmy Toman must have thousIiI
himself in the presence OF the most III
friendly crowd he ever faced IN ms
baseball career, for the game little
former Angel shortstop and present con-
froller of field destinies in the COAST
league gracefully accepted a storm OF
misses and boots in the performance OF
I1is drtv Thereby Toman placed NM
self in the ranks of the recallists, Tor
every Vernon rooter in the auoleIice-
and it was a suburban crowd IRON
bIeacherite and grandstand arlstocIaI
70 the small boys-threatened his
umpss with disaster and the AK
Dillon sent 10 bcHSH
For Raging the indicator man capt
Dillon first felt the heavy hand OF Of
fetal authority in the third lnnlhs;
when he. too. vehemently protested
vrornan's action in allowing Haley 70
fake his base when hit by pitched
hall. thus forcing in a run. Dillon CHAINS
that Haley had struck at the BAN, ana
therefore had lost his title TO a oase.
Hardly a minute later Hogan was nrst
fired from the game and later on lls
field. when he disputed roman ne
cision in calling Eagan out on an lllii es,t
f4v with two men on bases. Hogan Ielt
called upon to emit a series Of fierce1ul
roars. and the umpire stopped the game
,tntil he had left the grounds. Perched
IN on the bleachers Happy continued
his arguments until Toman hnally or
dered him to the club house. But Hap
shot in a final parting message oy
sticking his head through the low sea ~
in the bleaehers, and then peeked OUT
Of the window in the club house ana
watched his team pile up runs
Roy Hit stayed in the box Tor Tour
innings and only left the box when
he lost his temper over decision on
one of his heaves and dropped the oall'
tossing his glove after it in disgust.
This was too much Tor roman oNeI
wrought soul and the Vernon pltcher
followed his chief to the bench, thus
displacing the entire battery. Kinkel
took Hap's place behind the bat ana
when Hit was removed Busher Pitts,
an amateur pitcher who had been at
tached to Hogans staff, but has had
little opportunity to do duty. walked
into the box. Three times Coy was
sent to the side lines to warm up, pre-
pared to take his place when the fir
ing line seemed to weaken. but three
times Pitt pulled himself out and made
a good record. He delivered with a
bold face to even the husky heavy
hitting Beall, and all the Angels Sc
cured off him in five innings were four
hits two men being passed to first.