Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-06-13

scores come in on the ticker. Always
your friend, ,x,,
The foregoing is interesting from the
fact that it reveals that Comiskey mas
not forgotten his former White STOCK
ing who has made sensation anlonE
the coasters by his terrific hltlinS
ability Beall probably will wend ms
way back east when the season or 1911
rolls around. The concluding sentence
is significant from the fact that Comls-
key seems to possess somewhat less OF
confidence in his team than he did last
season. The Sox have dropped in start
ling fashion since the good start IN the
opening season, and Comiskey evidently
is anxious to get away where ne VIII
miss the grabbing of the fans when the
ticker reports defeat after defeat.
Elks day at Chutes will be cele-
brated tomorrow when the Los An
geles and Vernon teams will appear
in a regularly scheduled game for the
proceeds of which, with the exception
of the expenses, will be turned over
to the fund being provided for the en-
tertainment of the members OF the
order who will gather in July week.
Both President Berry of the Angels
and President Brooks of the Vernon
captains are equally willing. 1t Will
be a big day in baseball, for the move
ment is generally popular, and as II
will rebound to the credit of the city,
every fan who can get away should
be in his bleaCher or grandstand seat
when the bell taps at o'clock for the
beginning of the play. A goodly sum
should be added to the Elks fund by
the generous offer of the teams TO
turn over the gate receipts to the gen.
eral welcoming fund.
Hen Berry says he has hired and
fred until he is tired, but he an
nounced last night that straightaway
on the reception of a letter in which
he was literally placed on the Goals
and roasted to a rich brown he will
make an important change in his per-
sonnet.
Il guess I'll have to fire Dillon sure
now and get a new manager was
Berry's opening shot as he strolled
into my office last night, wearing a
brand new saffron-colored hat which
he had received from the east by ex-
press an hour earlier. OF course he
was followed by an admiring crowd
and he held an impromptu reception
on the strength of that hat before he
was allowed to proceed to business.
Well. here is the letter-read it for
yourself 1t is so good that 1t is passed
on without further comment than that
if Berry followed all the reams of adj
vice he receives in his daily mail he
would have a new lineup to present
to the coasters every day. Here is
the screamer:
"Mr. Henry Berry-Dear sir: LOOK
at the eastern scores made and the
few your club makes. One of the best
pitchers you ever had called my atten-
ton to this and said he would be
taken out if two runs were made off
him. You expect too much of your
pitchers. When your men are two
runs ahead, like in Fridays game, let
them keep lacing the ball out and run
the scores up. That is what wins base
ball. not ping pong.
"Give your men more personal liberty
of action at Bat; they know better
what they can do with the ball pitched.
Yours truly, ]. NJ. Gregory, Los An
geles.'
"Mr. Gregory can have the job of
manager in place of Dillon If he will
play first base,'' was Hen Berry's
scornful comment II wish 1 knew as
much about baseball as some of these
chaps who see about two games a
year. If did I would buy up the Ma
tionaI league and run it all alone"