Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1910-10-30
PORTLAND BEAVER
CLUB NEARS RAG
Only One More Week for Rivalry
of Harry WoIverton and
McCredie

All hail the 1910 champions OF
course this Is meant for the Portland
Beavers, and although they have not
as yet absolutely cinched the flag they
are as close to doing so as team can
be without really having the title in
its possession. Mercedes men would
be obliged to drop practically every
game of next weeks series to Vernon
to be nosed out by the Commuters.
while the latter aggregation would
have to smother the Seals in their
final weeks games.
The Beavers had not the slightest
appearance of being pennant winners
when the season opened, nor in fact
for some time after the season had
been going. The webfoot pitching
staff was not in the best of shape, the
team itself was not hitting the oppos-
ing box artists to any great extent and
the fielding of the Cregonians was not
letter perfect. The club itself, to come
down to hard facts, seemed to be a
good second division club. But the
master hand of McCredie soon made
its appearance aAd under his guidance
the team gradually improved it's work,
until 1t was in grand shape, fit to do
battle with any class A team in the
country. Also some of the big league
aggregations would have found it hard
shedding to take series from the
Beavers.
The fielding of the aggregation has
been excellent and pinch-hitting has
been the forte of the men from the
land of rain. The condition in which
the pitchers have been is testified to
by their recent feat of holding their
opponents runless Cor lightweight in
nings.
SEVERAL FACES MISSING
Several of the faces of this years
club will be missing from the lineup
next spring. Olson, the clever short
stop; Gus Fisher, the head of the
league backstopping corps; Knapp and
Gregg, the cream of the McCredie
twirling outfit, will don Cleveland uni
forms when time sounds again. 1t will
be a hard task to fill these important
positions with men who will measure
up to the caliber of the departing ones,
but McCredie believes himself equal to
the emergency. Who these men are
and where he will get them are facts
known only to himself, as he refuses as
yet to divulge their identity, but leave
1t to Mac.
The SLY old fox has only one topic of
conversation, and that is umpires. Nc
Creole was never a friend of an arbi-
traitor in his life, and if words would
end the lives of the deciders, the Port
land ball field would be covered with
the graves of those who decided adj
versely to Portland while working in
the Webfoot metropolis.
1t is more than probable that little
Eddie Mensor will be given a chance
for regular job next season. The
San Jose boy has lived up well to his
bush league reputation the few times
he has been given a chance and APP
pears to have the making of a clever
knight of the diamond. He stands up
to the plate well and hits mice" at
ball A man that can hit is always
sure of his position with McCredie.
-, With an outfield composed of Kruger,
Ryan and Ort, an infield complete but
for one position. Seaton, Steen and Gar
rett as the nucleus for a pitching staff
and Tom Murray ready to haidle the
bulk of the back stopping, Portland will
have a far better start next spring
than the majority of ,the Coast league
teams.
Two pennants and one second place
flag in three years is an enviable rec
ord, and a frequent repetition will in
hure to McCredie a niche in the Port
land hall of fame.