Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-25
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WINTER BASEBALL

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~ AL EWING, former president OF
the Coast league, acting as rep
" resentative of the National conf
mission, yesterday. in talk with jim
Mccormick heartily gave his indorse-
ment to the recently organized class
d league known as the Southern Cal
ifornia Trolley league. In the course
of his conversation the Coast league
magnate made it very evident that the
newly launched member on the profess
sional sea in the southland was not in
terfering with the coast organizations
in any way Ewing said: Il have no
objections and am glad to welcome you
into organized baseball " From the
trend of the conversation it is safe to
say that the new league will have the
exclusive right to organized winter
baseball in this section, and the league
will be the only one in the history of
organized baseball to play the national
game the year round. Manager Nc
Cormick is highly elated over the
taken and will commence at once to
Sign up players for the coming season,
which opens March 20.
Another class L league for Southern
California was made a certainty yes
terday when a full representation OF
the franchise holders in the territory
comprising the towns of Riverside,
Pomona, San Bernardino and Ontario
Uplands, which towns are jointly rep
resented in the league under one iran
chise, had a meeting. The initial steps
in the organization of this league had
already been taken by Emmett Rogers
and Jesse Orendorf, and yesterday Of
ficers were elected and the organlza-
ton given the name of the South Cal
ifornia league. A. B. MerriheW OF san
Bernardino where he is traction
magnate, was elected to the presidency,
while M. j. Westerfield of Riverside
was made secretary and treasurer.
The franchise holders who We're pres
ent at the meeting were Emmet Rog-
ers and Jesse Orendorf, who hold the
San Bernardino franchise; M. j. West
erfield, representing Jack Myers, holder
of the Riverside franchise, and Kitty
Brashear of Pomona.
Emmett Rogers, with a combination
of Coast league players, Will attelhpt
to lower the Occidental colors at
Chutes park next Sunday. This should
prove an interesting eNnlpltloi oL TIC
national game.
Through the success as a drawing
card and the closeness of the score OF
their last exhibition, the Santa BARBARA
club, leaders of the pennant race IN
the Winter league, will again tle up
with the dusky Trilby aggregation on
lack Doyle's Vernon diamond next
Saturday and Sunday. This probably
will be the last appearance or the
present Santa Barbara club TINS season.
Jesse Orendorf is most emphatic IN
the statement that he will not JOIN the
Sbicago club this season unless there
is a forthcoming of more OF the hllhy
lucre than was offered.
The Radium Springs baseball team
would like to secure the services Oh
nitcher, two infielders and a catcher.
The Hines team would like to arrange
a game for next Sunday out of the
city. Answer through The Herald
Catcher s. Maryoil wants a tryout
with some fast team. Answer thfougH
The Herald.
When the McCorHicks and the
Santa Ana baseball teams come to-
pether on the Santa Ana grounds next
Sunday the main event feature or the
attraction will be the final appearance
of Walter Johnson on the mound III
Southern California this winter: Ihat
This will be the last opportunity tnaI
the southland fans will have TO see the
mighty Walter in action until the COM
ing winter season is expected by the
santa Ana mana cement to bring out
tbe record crowd of the season. so
that this game might not be one
sided affair, the Shamrocks also nave
strengthened up in the heavlng depart
ment. on the mound for the irish Will
annear Scott of the Chicago Wnlte SoH,
who also has great reputation as d
neabal artist. With these two cracks
at the heaving game the contest ul ,
doubtedly will develop into pitchers
hattie that should be a pretty eXh1bl-
ton to witness.
The Mavericks baseball team would
lilTe to arrange a game with any team
for next Saturday afternoon. Call
Manager Blunt at West 1868.
Another team that wants a game for
next Sunday is the Hat Box nine. The
Mohlers club preferred. Call South
969O between $50 and 1880 o'clock in the
evening.
Bert Delmas. one of the star snort
stops of the Coast league, arrived IN
the city yeSleTudy LiOiii r.
ranch near Santa Rosa looking IN the
hest of condition. Delmas has played
no winter ball and has worked faith
fullv on his ranch. "If the way 1eel
counts for anything" said Del, then
7 will play the game of my life TINS
season.
Following are the complete results
Of the ball games which were played
Washington's birthday: Santa Bar
bara o, Long Beach 1 Covina 6, Rlv-
erside 9; Beavers A. Santa Paula /;
Teddv Bears 8, Redondo 2; PASADENA
6 Trilbys s; Glendale IA, Santa Monica
high /: Alhambra 4, Los Angeles picked
club 8: Schoolmasters 10, U. S. Z.
Law 2.
Tho branching" fever is claiming
MANY ball players at present. The hrst
break for the agricultural game came
when Frank Dillon, captain of the Los
Angeles club, George Wheeler and Del
mas bought apple ranches. The second
was recorded yesterday when Dad"
Vickers, ground keeper at Chutes park,
Gov of the Vernon club and Art Schae-
fer of the same team announced that
they had invested in a tract OF land
in the vicinity of Jim Jeffries' estate
near Burbank.
Hen Berry spent several minutes yes
terday writing at his desk. The cause
of Hen taking pen in hand was to at
tach his "John Henry to about fifty
passes to all the Catholic priests OF
Los Angeles connected with the various
Catholic schools in and around here.