Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-28
WINTER BASEBALL

Littell, center field; e. Nelson, right
field; L. Goode, utility.
Manager Hansen of the Tufts-Lyon
baseball team had one slipped over on
him Wednesday evening in the nature
of a surprise party at his home in
Boyle Heights by the members of the
Tufts-Lyon club. The evening was en-
joyably passed in card playing, after
which came selections of music and
song. Lind Lyon, Nelson and Baker
scored a hit apiece with a song stunt,
while Prayer was given the hand for
fancy dancing. Manager Hansen and
Tom Leahy demonstrated their class
with the pasteboards and did not lose
a game during the evening. After the
amuSementS the SurpriSerS were
treated to a chicken supper. Owing to
acute tonsilitis, Pitcher Drown was
unable to attend.
Baseball prospects at Whittier high
school are much brighter this season
than in former years and judging from
the material that has reported for
spring practice the Whittier inter-
scholastic team has a good chance of
capturing the County High School
league trophy. D. B. Haskell will act
as pitcher and captain throughout the
league series. The faculty showed
yesterday that it will give the students
support by drawing a check for 500,
which was drawn on the board of con-
troll The money will go toward pur-
chasing material for the baseball team
Donahue, quarterback on the football
team last year, will go behind the bat,
while Main, who played right half on
the football squad, will be seen in the
outfield. Last season, in a league Sc
ries between Whittier college, Whittier
Y. NJ. c. A. and Whittier high school,
the latter captured the championship
and also q silver cup, which was do
mated by Whittier merchant.
"Applehead" Scanlon desires to get
on with some fast amateur club as
second baseman. Answer this appli-
cation through The Herald.
Games scheduled for Saturday after
noon in the Playground Baseball
league are as follows: Echo Parks VS..
Alpines at Echo park. Cakes VS.. Ath-
letics at California, Pico VS.. Los An
geles Stars at Pico Heights.
AS stated in The Herald few days
ago, the California school club has
withdrawn from the league in favor
of the Stars, which is composed chiefly
of Los Angeles high school second
team players.
The second team of Echo Park base
ball artists will try conclusions this
afternoon with the same team of the
Pico Heights school on the Echo park
diamond.
Director Hazard of the Echo park
grounds is we'll pleased with the show
ing of the various clubs in the Play
ground league, and said yesterday
afternoon that inasmuch as Echo is
tied with the Athletics for first honors
he thinks his boys will be at the top
when these two clubs meet again, as
several members have graduated from
the second nine during the week,
going into the first squad.
The directors of the City league held
their weekly meeting last night at 21O
Lissner building and went tn ough
minor business matters. The resigna-
ton of Umpire Van Horn was accepted
and Harry Peltz was appointed in his
place and several new players were
transferred from one team to another.
The University Merchants released
Myers for Knowles, Musty Emery was
taken on by the manager Of the Bishop
club. Herman Nordquist and Grover
| Cleveland were appointed umpires to
serve the remainder of the season as
exchange Jumps
Right Fielder Packard after next
Sunday will be in the service of Uncle
Sam as mail clerk on the Southern Pa
! cific.