Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-24
GOSSIP OF THE DIAMOND
BIZ RED PERKINS

n HE HERALD desires it to be un-
derstood that under no consider
N alton will it stand for fake scores
and warns various amateur managers
to turn in right scores, no matter What
they may be. In the last few weeks
have been annoyed greatly by the
managers Of teams which have lost re-
versing the score or adding seVeraI
more runs that were not made. Inc
White City ball team made mistake
in keeping score and as result the
manager of the Esperanza team Kept
the wires burning for two hours IN
reporting the correct score. Now on
top of this Mr.. MacCarter, asso-
ciated with the Washington, D. G.,
baseball club, advises me that the
score Of the game played Sunday oe-
tween the Cuban Blues and the Well
ington Heights was reversed. L prom
ised him The Herald would rect1fy the
matter and find out where the fault is.
This is the last time, hope, 1 shall be
compelled to mention such things In
these columns.
The Esperanza baseball team Of
Pasadena would like to hear from
either the Inglewood or the Burke Ath-
letic club regarding a game next Sun
day. Answer this def through the
columns of The Herald.
Berry Cohn, manager of the Strong
baseball team, has accepted the posi-
tion as manager of the Ascot Athletic
team and would be pleased to hear from
any team which wants a game next
Sunday. Call Cohn' at 210S3 on the
Home phone or answer through The
Herald.
The North Pasadena club desires to
hear from any team in regard to a
game for next Sunday on the North
Pasadena diamond. Expenses for ten
men will be paid. Call Home phone
500. Weilands or the All Stars pre-
ferred.
Mickey La Longe, who has signed
with the Oakland team, will go north
in a few days. La Longe has been
Edison team of the California Winter
league and has made good behind the
timber for the wire stringers. Nc
Credie of the Portland team wanted
him, but Wide Awake Walter won out
over the Portland manager and La
Longe will appear with the Oaks.
Shortstop Mundoff and Nick Williams
sent in their signed contracts to the
San Francisco team yesterday. Mum
doff's came by mail from Seattle,
where the Vancouver inf1elder has been
wintering.
The University of California surprised
the st. Vincent's college team last Sat
urday by defeating the Grand avenue
ball team by a score Of 8 to 5. 1t was
a well played game on both sides and
a large number of spectators was pres
ent.
Two brand new backstops, Roy
Parker and Ed Sweeney, have recently
been signed for the coming season by
the New York Americans.
Three players by the name of Jacob
sen will play in the Three I league. All
three are pitchers and will shoot the
ball for Davenport, Decatur and Rock
Island, respectively.
Manager Frank Benkert of the
Maiers baseball team is arranging a
ffty-yard dash between Handsome"
Jack Doyle and Charlety Bard of the
Vernon Athletic club, to take place
next Sunday on the road out Vernon
way. A few weeks ago this race was
scheduled, but owing to the fact that it
rained, there was nothing doing in the
Sprinting line. Doyle, the other night
watched the indoor Marathon race at
Shrine auditorium and watched with
interest the strides of No. % and says
he will have card painted with that
number on it, as it seems to be the
lucky number.
Reports from Vernon last night were
to the effect that Doyle had run
seventy-seven laps around the baseball
diamond between 10 and II o'clock Sun
Gay night and finished strong, and from
the Information given by the town mar