Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-05
WINTER BASEBALL

E ENTERTAINMENT of baseball
II teams by their managers seems
II to be the right thing in local
baseball circles at present, managers
with fast clubs having discovered that
this Is about the only feasible system
by which ii Is possible to hold a club
together. That is what makes them
managers, the ability to hold players
together. These 'hurrah' times touch
the right spot with the pill artists. and
each session of good cheer always
brings it's results. mostly in bringing
the players and managers into closer
friendship. But where this system is
great for the horsehide jugglers it is
rough stuff on the green pile of the
amateur magnates. The latest blow
out was given at the home of Manager
Mueller of the Los Angeles Pippins,
1887 South Broadway, and from re-
ports, Manager Mueller entertained his
players most royalty. Whist was the
main event on the program, and "Blos-
som" Williams and Grewell, hitting
over the five hundred mark, easily
were the features of the contest and
were awarded first honors. After the
Juggling of the pasteboards refresh
ments were served, In the course of
which a cake-eating contest developed
the limit to a draw. A song selection
$50 they say with the handle of 'Who
Raised the JaclSpot?" was rendered by
the Pippin warblers, Olson, Edwards,
Butler Clark, Ganahl and Jenson,
after which it was curtains.
Manager Hansen has matched his
Goldsmith aggregation against the Los
Angeles Trilbys for Sunday, the game
to be played at Jack Doyle's Vernon
park, commencing at 1880 sharp I'M
mediately after the close of this con-
test the Bishop and the Yeoman clubs
will tangle.
The Magnolia baseball club will play
the Upland club at Upland tomorrow.
The visitors will have the following
strong lineup in the field: Finley,
catcher; NJ. Leahy, pitcher: A. Archer,
first base; Roberts, second base; Nord-
quist, third base; Orreanis, shortstop:
G. Leahy. right field; Hunter, center
field; Mcpherson, left field.
The Hynes club will mingle with the
Wieland baseball team on the latter's
grounds at Thirty-eighth and Alameda
streets tomorrow afternoon. the game
commencing at 2:30 o'clock. The bat
teries will be-for the Wielands, Calla-
han and Trager; for the Hynes club,
Hirigoyen and Ornelas.
The U. II. and NJ baseball team will
mix with the Alhambra club this after
noon at Alhambra.
Manager McCarver of the Santa
Monica dance pavilion has arranged
an indoor baseball game with a Los
Angeles club for next Saturday even
ing on the Santa Monica courts. The
seasiders have played but one game
this season, but are in the pink of con-
dition and will give the Angel City
players an interesting game.
Joseph Judge of the Pasadena "Silk
Stockings" was happy magnate yes
terday when he received a check from
Col. G. G. Green of the Hotel Green
for $1,000 for his baseball material in
the newly organized Trolley league. A
few more checks like this would place
the "Silk Stockings" in a position to
Judge, in speaking of the Crown City
baseball prospects, said that he is very
thankful for the donation and has faith
in other business men of Pasadena to
help the game along in the same man
ner.
The Washington Street Merchants,
which recently organized, will play
their initial game with the Olinda Oil
Well club Sunday at Olinda. The team
is composed of st. Vincent college
players and should give the drillers a
hard run for diamond hOnors.
Violet street baseball club next Sat
urday on the Violet street recreation
diamond will cross bats with the Nc
Cormick seconds. This should be an
interesting game, as both teams are
evenly matched.
George M. Ward, agent for the Gold
smith Sons sporting goods house. now
located at Los Angeles, has donated to
Captain Frank Dillon of the Los Ang-
eles team a dozen balls. Last week
Hap Hogan received a dozen balls
from the same firm for practice
games.
Frank Sutton of San Francisco is
the latest to arrive in Los Angeles