Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-21
CALIFORNIA TURNS
OUT GOOD PLAYERS
Pacific Coast League Sells Its
Stars to the Majors
Every Year.

California is a 800 hitter when it comes
to turning out good ball players In adj
dition they have dropped out many a
good lighter. Every year the Pacific Coast
League springs no less than a dozen
players on the major lea gues, and 1t is
surprising that half OF that number de-
liver the goods. The majority of ba Sc hall
managers consider themselves very for
tunate If they get twenty-five men that
have been touted as big league caliber
and find two that develop into big league
material.
That the Pacific Coast League should
have medal pinned on every clubhouse
door for turning out speedy men for the
big tent can be easily figured out when
such boys as Easterly, Cakes, Ellis, Heit-
muller, Groom, Sutor, Madden and Gray
advanced to the big league In one year.
The California country has done this
year after year. and It is sending a lot
Of thirteen men out for trial in the Ma
tional and American leagues that the
base ball fans out In the Golden city don't
expect to come back.
All Good Ones 1aken.
The scouts have cleaned up the Cali
fornia League of all the good material,
and the fans out there hoped that some OF
their favorftes would be passed up. All
the clubs in that league will lose popular
players. The White Sox, under the lead
edship OF Hughey Duffy. will get Zeider.
whom the majority Of the fans convicted
of winning the pennant for the Seals last
season. Zeider, they say on the coast,
was about the best thing they ever saw
in the infield for all-round work.
Browning. a pitcher, who has been high
~ recommended, will go to the Detroit
club. and has been well boosted by Danny
Long, who by the way, said Chase was
the goods. Browning Will have Hughey
Jennings to teach him a few things.
Luffy Lewis Of the Oakland club, an out
fielder, and Rice. a pitcher. have been
landed by the Boston club. Out in Calf
fornia they say that Lewis is a good out
fielder and good hitter: Boice. they say.
will make good in the pitchers box. Then
there Is Beall, the fly chaser of the Los
Angeles club. who will be given another
trial with the White Sox.
Berry Sells Best Pitchers.
Henry Berry has sold some good ma
terial. SO it is said. Koestner and Hosp
were two of his best pitchers. Koestner
goes to the Cincinnati club and Hosp
goes to Cleveland. The Los Angeles club
has also a catcher who will go to the
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Orendorf. who has done some great work
behind the platter. The Yankees will get
Ole Johnson. a young fellow who is well
touted ard comes from the Portland club.
He is an infielder and said to be crack
hitter.
Sacramento will graduate two players
Gandill, who will wear a White Sox UNI
form. and Hay Myers. who has been
placed with the Boston Americans. Both
are going with strong teams. Myers was
pulled out of the State League late
in the season and is a player Of unques-
toned ability. He got his start at tie
University OF California Myers ard
Gandill are the sluggers of the Sacra-
mento club. Both are first basemen. TIE
latter is great fielder, having won
derful arm. Vernon has already given
Raleigh to the ST. Louis National club.
Next season 1t will send Vance to the
Detroit club. This young pitcher was
drafted and he has shown lots of ability.
Before the season opens other players
may go up from this league. Henley,
for one, may be sold. He is entitled to
chance to try his hand in faster com
pany.