Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-01
MAJOR LEAGUE
SCOUT IS HERE
CATCHER M'GUIkE INSPECTS
COAST LEAGUE MEN
is LOOKING FOR MATERIAL FOR
SEASON OF 1910
Praises Work of Teddy Eastery for
Cleveland Club, Which He Rep
resents, and Is After More
Players of Like Ability
By A. E. DUNNINo

That the coast league pAelS G. . N'AAN. "
paDticular the men affiliated with the
Los Angeles team, are the OBJECT Oh
close attention on the part of the ma
Tor league managers ana captains Is
evidenced by the fact that last nlshs
a scout for one of the CHER teams VI
The American league arrived IN Los
Angeles for the purpose OF looAlis ~ 81
the baseball material with view "
securing men to strengthen the line.
I'm of the top-notchers of the east OF
the Rockies stars. oe
I n Mcclure, scout and catcher OF
the Cleveland team of the AlheiI lIa
league, is the man whom Pfesiueiie
Kilfoyl of the Maps has dispatched W
the Pacific coast to scan the perform.
ances of the various players IN coast
orgsnized ball, and the results, al
thouph probably they will not become
known for weeks after he returns anu
makes an official report to MS cIlei,
nav he that several of the Angels WIN
feure in propositions submitted 10 the
local management for next season.
That several of the strongest prayers
in the Coast league are singled OUT ior
particular attention Is MOI pe a. bis
ngoout" Mcclure. In fact that Is ms
oyowed Intention in coming to the
coast There are several men IN tne
Angel lineup who are particularly at,
tra olive to the eastern magnates, anu
Mcclure proposes to be nrst III tn .'
field with the idea of securing an carry
line on their ability. ,.- oe
Probably several OF the players u
the los Angeles and Vernon teams
'1,o,,,d have evinced a trifle of nervous
,,ess Yesterday afternoon had they
inow, that this scout was calmly anu
Quietly seated in the grandstahu az
the Cbutes surveying their work WIN
tbe future In view. Mcguire woulo,
~ conse saw little last night Wheh
talked with him regarding ms view W., .
of the Coast league and It's players u
an endeavor to pin him down 70 ny
details and opinions, as i eXpecteu.
faiInre resulted, for the eastern scout
would not commit himself SO early Ia
the season. However, he hanoeo the
coasters several bouquets -.
"Frorn the sample of ball WIZ
messed in yesterdays eleven-lnhlIls
game. I should say the PACING Coast
league is producing the KIND OF pay
that the fans should be proud OIL
Naturally, coming from tne macy az :,
7 believe we are unequaled, out tne
coasters are certainly playing great
ball this year.
your climate is the finest In the
world for baseball. Your teams are
showing surprising snap ands ginger,
considering the enervating influence OF
the warm days, and I was much sur
prised at the inside ball the two teams
are exhibiting. I shall return with
tale of my trip which VIII De no us
credit to the coasters. In fact, my re-
port to President Kllfoyl will be en-
tirely in an optimistic yein'
Admires Ted Easterly
LET me say frankly that 1 am out
here looking for good men. Teddy
Ta sterIey. now the star catcher of the
cleveland team, and the boy whom the
entire list of baseball scribes OF the
east speaks of as the find of the season
in the American league, is doing MINI
self proud. He is surely giving the
Angels and Captain Dillon, under
whom I understand he was developed
n big boost We want more or such
men, and that is why 1 am here.
"Of course, there is no question OF
anv deals this season. Mr.. Berry has
told me that he will refuse all offers
for any of his men for the remainder OF
this season, and naturally we will abide
nv this decision. AS to the movements
looking toward an acquirement OIL
coasters for next year, We Will lei
time bring out the facts"
Mcclure Is q man thoroughly quail
fed in every respect for the position Of
scout, one OF IlS IlOsl UiAhNHib HhN
trying assignments that captain can
give any player.
He is on the pay roll of the Maps
as a regular catcher and his record
shows that he is a top-notch player
but Kilfoyl sent him west for the pur-
pose of looking over the material on
the Pacific slope, generally recognized
as the home of the coming baseball
stars.
Mcclure entered professional baseball
in 1888, and has continued playing up
to the present time He was with
Brooklyn in 1900 and 1901, in both
which years they won the pennant
Then he jumped to the Detroit Ameri-
cans. played with them for the next
two years and was sold to the New
York Americans, where he played be
hind the bat for three years. In 1907
the Boston club secured him as man.
ager, and he finished that year with
them. going the following season to
Cleveland, where he still is.
Mcclure will remain here until Fri
day, when he will leave for the north
to further look into the coast organized
baseball situation. This announce
ment of his coming undoubtedly will
create a furore, for 1t is the first in
dication of the interest taken by the
big magnates this season in the work
ings of the Coast league.
The Maps catcher believes that
Cleveland's prospects are bright for
taking the American league pennant
and he states that the club which wins
the banner this season will find the
Cleveland bunch the men to beat. H.
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