Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-14

Vernon made good last week in the
series With Sacramento and it looks
like the bunch had finally gotten back
on the winning stride that made them
look for a time as If they outclassed
all opposition in the Coast league pen
nant race. The fact that the Cutups
won five games and tied one in seven
played with the Senators is strong
proof that the team is back in its
topnotch playing form and if 1t only
can make a good showing against the
Portland team next week by taking at
least the odd game the fans will be-
gin to build air castles and dream
of the flag floating over the Vernon
park grand stand next season with
the Cutups sailing into the 1911 chase
with the title of champions tackled
onto them. Luck began to change for
Hogan just as soon as he had won the
fight for Carson. Then he aided in
the change by shifting his outfield
and making two changes, removing
Fisher at first and Martinke at right
in favor of Kitty Brashear and Jess
Stovall, respectively. This change alone
added material strength to the bat
ting of the team, as both utility play
ers that were put into the game have
been hitting at a scandalous rate ever
since the first day on the jobs. Happy
now mas SOoQ HllllllS team e'ii' NiAe
players are beginning to show that
ginger in their fielding that comes
along with renewed confidence and re-
vived spirits.
The twelfth week of the Coast league
pennant race begins this afternoon for
four OF the six clubs, but will not open
here until tomorrow, when Portland
the league leaders, will be on hand for
Francisco opens this afternoon with
Los Angeles as the visiting team,
while Sacramento goes home for
weeks drubbing by Oakland. If there
is anything in form Oakland will be
in the lead tonight displacing Port
land, and then it will a case of catch
them until they crack under the
strain. if they ever do. Los Angeles
and Frisco are so evenly matched on
past performances that it is tossup
between them for today's honors, al
though it looks like Cap Dillon's squad
should brace up q bit and take the
series, especially if the two new tWlrl-
ers get into the game right. Castleton
should be on the job by this time, and
Kline, who has been pitching great
ball since he Joined the team, should
win some of his fine games. Vernon
will give the Beaver bunch hard
tussle and should win the series, al
though it will be nc child's play to
turn the trick If the team keeps on
improving as it has in the last week
it will have no difficulty in taking the
honors of the series.
The addition Of Carson to the staff
has been Of far greater strength to the
team than the mere playing strength
that he brings. as he is taking his reg
ular turn on the slab, and this, with
the extra days rest last week, puts all
the tWirling staff, with tile possible
exception Of Schafer back In winning
form With Carson Hit, Hensling,
Willett, Breckenridge and Schafer to
depend upon, Hogan has a formidable
staff of artillerists, as good Is there
is in the league and since the boys
have recovered their batting eyes and
are clouting the ball into far-out dis
tricts there is no unlovely prospect to
mar the peep into the future of the
team. Oakland should start Portland
on the toboggan this afternoon by
heating Sacramento and passing the
Beavers. Let Vernon come to the front
now and make a good job of the to-
boggan slide for the northwestern
| boys.
Joe Conley showed yesterday in what
degree he believes in his brother,
frankie, the bantam champion, when
he deposited 500 with the Pacific Ath-
letc club as a forfeit to bind a side
bet of $1,000 with Abe Attell for a forty
fve-round scrap between the feather
weight and bantamweight champions
at the featherweisEt limit. McCarey
was so pleased at the evidence of good
faith to back up the challenge that
the Conleys had issued to Attell that
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