Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-11
GOSSIP OF THE DIAMOND
BY RED PERKINS

NEORGE M. WARD. who Is promot-
VT ing the Summer California league,
W yesterday afternoon sent me
through the mail exactly sixteen type
written sheets to inform me the ms
and outs of the new organization, CIV
ing in detail the umpiring duties, duties
of the officials and how to run a meet
ing. Gee. but ] am thankful for this
information, and will make sugges-
ton that the team that holds the Sellar
championship at the end of the season
be awarded house and lot way out in
the jungles of Hollywood. There are
some classy aggregations connected
with the summer league, and from the
article of ball .dished out by the vari-
GUS clubs In the winter league series
there viii no doubt be some interesting
games played and close scores reported
Ward also makes the announcement
that the meeting of the summer league
magnates will be held at 524 South
Spring street next Monday night. 1t
will be a managers meeting only and
outsiders will be met by guard at the
door for a password. Even the press
representative must have a password
before he will be admitted.
"Easterly is passing the ball down to
second as though he was in midseason
FORM" writes a war correspondent 10
down to the baseman and is seldom
seven feet high at any part of the dis
tance."
This is the same Teddy Easterly that
caught for the Angels last year. East
erly is well known In the Imperial val
ley and is a natural born ball player,
has a head OF brains and seldom makes
an error in a game,
Well, we'll! The "Haps" walloped the
White Sox yesterday afternoon on the
Vernon diamond. And to see those Ver-
non colts circling the different bags
Would have put Comiskey to the shame
If he had personally witnessed the
game.
Kitty Brashear started the fireworks
by doubling to left and went to the
real estate sack on a sacrifice hit made
by Truck Egan.
Happy Hogan was in uniform and
made himself prominent by doing the
coaching on the side lines.
Col Brooks witnessed the game from
the grand stand and enjoyed himself
by roofing for the Vernon players.
Brooks at one stage of the game near
ly fell off his feet when Haley caught
a hard drive one-handed.
Pitcher Altroek enjoyed himself by
making funny remarks and juggling
pebbles belonging to Jack Doyle's
real estate.
Mott sent "beaut" over second base
for a two-base hit, stole third and
home. Mott was one of the heaviest
hitters on the team yesterday.
The Vernons scored their first two
runs in the last of the second inning,
Brashear and Mott crossing the rub
ber.
President Harry Lelande of the Call
fornia Winter league and secretary to
the Los Angeles association, dropped
off the San Diego train in time to
see the Vernon team defeat the White
Sox aggregation.
The Vernon players put more ginger
in the game yesterday afternoon than
their opponents. Their fielding in all
innings but the last two was of big
league style.
Bill Goodman showed that he could
play center garden as we'll as he can
in left field Bill is always sure for a
hit and made good with a vengeance
with the willow.
Shafer, pitcher for the Vernons. was
wild at times and was taken out of
the box by Hogan and Thomas was
sent on the mound to finish the game.
Thomas twirled good game up to
the last two innings, when he saw the
White Sox team had no chance of