Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-22

az for the sporting editors or tne
" Bisbee papers. With both
Goose" Pittman and Jimmy Kerwin
hammering the horsehide for the cop
per miners this summer. the scribes
of that Arizona village will have plenty
of opportunities to wax eloquent. Both
players will. leave for the territory to-
morrow and will play on the Blsbee
team under the management OF Jess
Orendorf, who has accepted the man
agement of the copper miners in pref
erence to a berth on the catching stan
of the Chicago CUBS. If Chance
wants me. he'll have to come through
with more of the green stuff" said
Jess recently. and which effectively
explains his non-report to the Chicago
aggregation. Pittman was supposed to
go back to Kansas, but the cyclone
center did not appeal any too strong 10
Goose" Anyway, it was too far away
from the sunny cline of Southern Cali
fornia, for which this hefty outhelder
has taken a passionate liking. You II
see me back here again next fall said
Goose" yesterday, "and it will be
baseball for me again on Southern
California diamonds next winter" Both
Pittman and Kerwin will be mighty
welcome when they return.
Johnny Roberts, the new shortstop on
i
at both the stick and the fielding game,
according to his manager, Save. "The
how hits around the three hundred
mark and fields like a big Lacquer"
said Manager Save last evening.
Even though We are going to lose
"Goose" for the summer, we stlll nave
Brother Frank, the champion rib steak
turner of the world. Manager Dad
Riley. on several occasions, has been
heard to remark that the champion IS
turning the ribbers over the four hun
dred mark. What chance would the
"Dutchman" and the georgia
Cracker have should this guy preah
into the big league. Anyway, pad
is willing to bet his yellow cart "lleciS'
Eddie Rogerson. who has alternated
i'm plaving the diamond positions ana
the outfield with the Teddy Bears the
past season, is making quite a record
as a heavy clouter. Last SUNDAY ne
connected safely three times III loui
trips to the plate.
Mac" McMullen is another OF the
Bears that made a hitting record lasI
sunday. With three men ON bases,
Mac hit one on the nose Tor three
clean sacks.
The Polytechnic high school baseball
team will play the HOegee nine today
instead of Wednesday as first reported
The final tryouts for the candidates
Of the Oxy baseball team VIII start
ne,,t Monday on the Baer field The
nrosnects are bright for the pennant.
practically all flast years team are
hack. with some new material from the
freshman class that will add consider
ab1a strength to both the inheld ana
outfield. Probably the return of john
SON who was the varsity backstop two
wears ago, is a strong addition TO tne
SQUAD Johnson has good WhlP' ms
batting average is high and his heldlng
almost perfect. He with either Lock-
,t'ood or Douglas, will make one of the
hest college batteries in the south.
Douglas will appear for the first time
ON the Tiger field. He made his repu-
tation as a twirler while playing with
tho Union high school at Hollywood
several years ago and is out after
Toclxwood's scalp for the position OF
varsity mound artist. LOCKWOOD helu
down this position last year ana mace
GOOD in all departments of the game.
Captain McKenney for four years
star third baseman of the same teafn'
is ont for the same position, but may
he not eligible, owing to this beng ms
fourth year in college athletics, An
other standby is George Baer, left
fielder He has the speed and is sure
base hummer. Another freshman Of
baseball ability is Seay. He shows un-
usually good as a second baseman
With Robertson as shortstop the infeld
will no doubt be the strongest that Oc-
cdental has had in years. Coach Cor
ton has announced a series of games
from which to pick the team. This
series will be played off next week.
Ike" Butler Of the Los Angeles
teams pitching staff has seen long