Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-02

T SEEMS like old times to see Bill
DeVereauX daintily dancing around
the intield in the Vernon team. Bill
is the original crab; the one and only
noisy merry maker; the human pitcher
buster; the mo. 1 of No. /" of ginger
I1njectors. He simply out-Hogans Hogan.
And every fan who foregathers at any
of the sometimes ferVid seances at
Chutes and Vernon fields knows what
that means. This pair of fun Makers
who play the game with all the bois-
terousness and serious comedy of the
Irishman with his soul in his efforts,
will give any visiting team an interest
ing time. Hogan sits silent for a rare
moment. The umpire makes a close
decision. Off the seat jumps Hogan,
racing into the diamond, his arms
wildly waving, his eyes popping, his
tongue going at a worlds record Mar
athon pace. The ump kindly listens to
his plant and Hap subsidies after In
termittent rumbling that sounds like a
baby volcano just breaking out of it's
first peep at the world. Or perhaps the
ump Is firm, whereupon Hap waves his
arm, dances and madly gesticulates,
meantime pouring out a stream Of talk
on every subject under the sun except
that under dispute. For Happy doesn't
care what is the trouble; he is simply
trying to win. This is a small sized
edition of Brick Devereaux. The round
little man is continually on the move.
He is never still, not even on the
bench. He talks to his mates and the
base runners while jumping into the
air and throwing out batter with
sensational catch. He grins at the
pitcher while at bat until the devoted
twirler is seeing double. He points his
bat at him, does a few fancy steps
that might have been copied from the
dance of a Turkish harem favorite. He
tells the other players their history
family and professional-and does it all
in such a kindly and impartial manner
that 1t seems a pity to become angered
He is, in a word, omnipresent. IT'S a
great pair gathered on this Vernon
team. They will keep on trying until
the last ball of the season is pitched;
and then the opposing players will
dream about them until the season re-
opens.
The drafting season was officially for
the major leagues opened yesterday,
and will continue until September 15.
In this period the big league magnates
will have an opportunity TO pick their
prospective stars for the season Of 1910.
One good man is sure to go from the
Angel team. The two most prominent
are Delmas and Orendorff, both of
whom are much sought after. The
other teams of the Coast league also
will be drawn on. AS several of the
members of organizations in this body
are starring this season, it is probable
that each team will find one of its
men listed. Following is a compre-
hensive and interesting editorial on the
subject from the st. Louis Sporting
News:
AS in former seasons the stars of the
minor leagues from class A to d have
been purchased at prices far in excess
of their value, except in a few in
stances, but 1t is possible that the best
finds of the year may be included in
the selections. Many Glass A clubs
will take the chance of losing a player
who can be marketed for $4,000 or more,
by draft in the hope that he may es-
cape and a less desirable man be
chosen by lot. The stand-pat policy
will deprive a club of a large revenue
for the sale of talent, but will prac