Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-22
GOSSIP OF THE DIAMOND
BY RED PERKINS

the infield, Sentell at short fumbled the
ball, allowing Perring to reach second
unmolested, while Easterly rested safe
ly ON the initial sack. Young, the next
man up, hit to Sentell again, who fun
bled the ball. Perring crossing the rub
Der Rafferty, grounded out to Sentell,
who again fumbled, Easterly going to
third, and later cantering home. Sto-
val did good work in the runmaking
department and was applauded by the
fans for his fast base-running.
Perring, out of four trips at bat,
made two runs and three hits. Easter
ly, out of the same number of times,
made one run and not an error during
the entire game.
In the sixth inning Thornton made
a beautiful running catch of Easter
ly's drive in left. picking the ball
from his knees while running at full
tilt. Cote proved the other robber of
Ted's hit, bagging a drive from the
former Angels bat in the eighth in
ming. the catch being equally as good
as that of Thornton.
The party who sent the clipping
would confer a favor on me by kick
ing in" again. Thank you.
There will be a directors meeting of
the California Summer league this
evening at McCormick's 524 South
ishing up minor business in connec-
ton with the league affairs. All man.
ayers are requested to be present at
8 o'clock sharp.
A funny thing happened recently
while the Dear family was riding on
a Grand avenue car in which l was
riding also. Mrs. Dear, on her way to
see her son Bandini, boarded the car
NJ cf ND
| near Sixth street Parker Dear. ST.,
| hoped on the car. Neither husband
nor wife~knew the other was on the
| car. Mr.. Dear passed most of his
time Chewing the rag" with a Chi
nese who was standing in front of
him, while Mrs. Dear was very much
| interested in a recent issue of a
woman's journal Well, to cut a long
story short, great surprise was
| sprung on the couple when both
| stepped from the car at the same time
in front of the California hospital.
| am in receipt of a letter from j. F.
| Pratt of Orange county, who writes to
| say that any teams wishing games for
| Saturday afternoons can secure them
by communicating with Mr.. Pratt, Or
ange, box 283.
Manager Clyde Finley of the VIE
| land baseball club desires to hear from
any out of town club regarding a game
| to be played on the Thirty-eighth and
Alameda diamond next Sunday Fin
ley Is also on the outlook for two fast
| outfielders. Answer this def through
| The Herald.
Tropico wants a game for Sunday
afternoon. Call Rice, at Glendale, Sum-
| set phone 263, or answer through The
| Herald.
| There is going to be some class to
that summer league organized the 9TH
er night and a fast article of bail
| should be dished up to the fans that
follow these teams around to the va
rious country diamonds.
| President ]. P. Mccormick, of the
| California Summer league showed good
Judgment the other night when he Sc
lected such good men as Lawrence Fer
nandez, Fred Mansure and Shorty Rob-
| inson of Pasadena to act as indicator
men during the series of fourteen
weeks of play which will be begun
| April 8.
The Salt Lake club has disbanded fol-
| the summer months, and Manager
Mitchell says he will play for time
with the puddy balls in his little paint
shop, connected with the Salt Lake
| roundhouse.
If there is any pleasure sky-larkina
| about on a. ramshackle old water
| wagon, please get Nick Altrock's ex-
pert opinion, and then think it over
At the beginning of last 'season Nick
| went up the pole and at the end of the
season came down. 1t was specified ir
his contract that he must keep the lie
on his tank during the playing season
Nick did it, and won his bonus. What
was the result? He had very bad
season. He lost more games than he
won, but still the Chicago Cubs has
stipulated that he must return to the
| tall and lofty seat on the water-wagor
again this year. Gee, but hate tt
see April IA come" lamented Altrocl
| recently, with tear in his eye. al
| is good by old brew then, and I do love
it. l was brought up on the stuff II
was milk for me.
'They say I am a booze-lifter." sai6
Nick after pause, while Doc White
was fielding a hot grounder Don't
| you believe it, Yes. l love my brew
| but I'm no tank. Four or five beers q
day don't hurt anybody"
"Then you wouldn't vote to make
Cincinnati a dry town." (Cincinati i:
Nick's home).
me vote for prohibition?" snortet
Nick. Just as quick as Hartman o.
Rockefeller would vote the Socialist
ticket. Now you know how stand.
believe would have pitched better bal
last year If could have had my beer
Honestly do, but the club doesn't wan
me. Commy thinks beer is not goot
for my system, so me for the wager
next month, and how dread it," Mel
heaved another sigh and walked away
/
Billy Sunday, retired baseball player
and evangelist, has promised to UNI
pire the games between the Washing
ton baseball team and the New Yorl
| Giants on March 81 and April /, which
will be played at Kinsella.