Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-08
GRAHAM PLANS
FOR NEXT YEAR
SACRAMENTO LEADER Is 0PTI-
MYSTIC
EXPECTS SENATOR TO WIN 1910
PENNANT
Declares Home Fans Will Be Accom-
modated with Fine Newe Ball Park
and Searches for Strength
ening Material

with new ball park, several addi-
tionS of good men L have IN view TO
our lineup and the backing of the
fans, the Sacramento baseball team has
excellent prospects for next season in
the Coast League" and having thus
delivered an unusually long paragraph,
Charles Graham, the Senatorial leader
and magnate, leaned back in the soft
cushions in the observatory" at the
Rosslyn yesterday afternoon after the
stress of victorious conflict and gazed
dreamily into the future, forgetful for
the moment of any other presence and
seemingly lost in contemplation of the
good things in store for the Capital
city team and fans next season. Gra-
ham is an optimist. He is a mo of
No 1" In this royal order. Nothing
dampens the steady, easy-going ardor
of the Senators captain; nothing con-
vinces him that the English language
ever contained such word as FAIL
ure."
Graham entered the Coast league this
season with hardly a hope of anneXing
the pennant, but with the determina-
tlon of fighting for it like true sports
man and getting up as high as possl-
ble He has brought his team through
part of a season, which, if 1t has not
landed them on top, has so far been
highly ereditable to the players and
to their leader. He is looked upon as
one of the wisest and headiest of the
Coast league captains; is one of the
most trusted members of the grand
council of the Coast directors and is
being talked of as one of the active
officials of the league next season. In
other words. Graham's advent into the
league has been a thorough success.
Fans Back Graham
When Graham saw the error of his
way and, with Bill Curtin Of Sacrament
to, deserted the weakened outlaws and,
gathering together the most of the
Sacramento State league team, Joined
the Coast league, there were few
knockers at home. Now they are si-
fenced. Just ask a K street rooter IN
the Capital city what he thinks of
"our team" and he will tell you in no
uncertain language that "it's all right"
Graham's plans for the future are
ambitious. He Is dreaming of the fast
est and best baseball aggregation ever
gotten together in the Coast league
and Charlie is no dreamer, but instead
| is a quiet, steady-eyed business man.
In "cits," when seen off the diamond,
not one fan in fifty would ever guess
him ball player. Big-framed, genial,
hearty, a friend who never quits" and
shrewd man of affairs, he usually
brings about what he sets his mind to.
On the diamond he Is the essence of
nervous energy, his face always lined
with anxious "crow's feet" his hands
and feet ever active, his great voice
roaring cheering messages to his men
from the outfield. from behind the
catcher's mask or from the bench.
But, as l started to say, Graham Is
ambitious. He is even now scouting
for new material The outlaw miX-up
has resulted in the arrangements of
plans for a new diamond, and next
year Sacramento fans will be accom-
modated as they never have been be-
fore Just where this field will be To-
Gated in the Capital city is not yet
determined, but two or three choice
locations are being considered, and a
spot will be chosen which will be easily
accessible by street car and will afford
opportunity to build a commodious
grandstand and bleachers and leave
plenty of room for big diamond. Two
or three of the Senatorial lineup as
now presented will be lost either by
sale or purchase, and there may be
some changes. But there are several
good men under the eye of the Sena-
torial lader, and Graham's declaration
that Sacramento will present a lineup
next year that will give every team in
the league a fight for first honors is by
no means to be taken lightly.