Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-20
DIAMOND STARS
TO PLAY ANGELS
ELKSi BENEFIT GAME WILL BE
CLASSY AFFAIR
ORVIE OVERALL TO PITCH FOR
HOGAN'S TEAM
Baseball Season to Be Opened To-
morrow Afternoon at chutes by
Coast League Champions
and AII=Stars
BY JAY DAVIDSON

merely that no one may overlook
the fact, it is deemed advisable again
10 call public attention to the fact that
tnere viii be one of the hottest games
OF baseball out at Chutes park tomor-
row afternoon that any aggregation Of
baseball cranks ever witnessed. Incl
dentally, also, the game will be the
attracting medium in the interest of
the EIks entertainment fund and the
general public is expected to patronize
the event. Also, while the game may
pc considered as a benefit affair, no.
body should overlook the fact that be-
meath the surface there is a wild. in
tense rivalry between Cap Dillon and
Hap Hogan, who will be rivals for the
coast league flag throughout the 1909
season, for the honor of leading the
winning team to victory.
That the game will be a classy af-
1alr is evidenced by the lineup of the
two teams, which will be as follows:
Dillon's team-Franz Hosp. Bill
Tozier and Dolly Gray Qast local ap-
pearance), pitchers; Pete Orendorff and
Artie Ross, catchers; Dillon, first base;
George Wheeler, second base; Bert
Delmas, short; Jud Smith, third base:
Rube Ellis Qast appearance here), left
field; Ennis Oakes 0ast appearance
here), center field; Tom Daley, right
field.
AAOSoclAl . LSo1IlI-OINl6 ONCIdu OF Nlll-
cago and Jack Simons of Wichita,
pitchers; Jake Becl1ley Of Kansas City,
first base; Barry Mccormick of Mil
Waukee, second base; Tommy Sheehan
OF Brooklyn, third base; Fred Perring
of Cleveland, short; George StovalI Of
Cleveland, left field; Eddie Householder
of Aberdeen, center field; George
Adams Of New Orleans, right field;
Shoddy Shaw of Chicago, Happy
Hogan of Vernon and Spider Adams of
Austin, catchers.
This game will be the final appear
aflce in Los Angeles of that popular
favorite, Dolly Grey, who pitched the
Angels into several pennants in past
seasons and who goes to Washington
next week. 1t also will be the farewell
local appearance of two other favorites
-Rube Ellis. who goes to St. Louis for
next season, and Ennis Oakes, who
goes to Cincinnati.
Hogan has lined up a team of all
stars that will make Dillon's Angel
band hustle like Sam Hill to win. Or
vie Overall, one of the greatest twirI-
ers in the business, has agreed to stop
over in Los Angeles on his way to Chi
cago to report, and will pitch for the
Hoganites. "OId Eagle Eye Jake
Beckley, one of the greatest diamond
warriors in the history of the game.
will play first base Tommy Sheehan
of Brooklyn, Fred Perring and George
Stoval of the LaJoie aggregation at
Cleveland and Eddie Householder. for
merly of the Coast league, also will be
in his lineup.
Hen Berry and Bob Mitchell started
out last evening to dispose of few
leftover tickets and sold several hun
dred. They desire to notify the business
men that they will be out this after
noon and tonight and notice is hereby
served upon these business men that
they must not close their business
houses until Berry and Mitchell get
around, and sell the tickets-so Berry
says.