Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-17
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NEWS OF THE DIAMOND

nASERAI,L, baseball everywhere,
* and everyone is a fan. Fans,
~ fans everywhere, and all with
aspirations toward a diamond occupa-
tion. Los Angeles is experiencing a
new sensation. She is rapidly attain
ing front rank among the ball cities
of the west, and her amateur mines
are among the heavier boosters to her
position. 1t now requires as many
umpires and club managers as there
were players few years ago, ana
clubs are being forced into leagues 10
secure some accurate way of ascer-
tanning their whereabouts in the gem
eral Whirl. Real estate plungers are
looking askance at the nice, com1or-
table hauls some of the amateur mag
mates are acquiring and baseball parks
and bleachers are beginning to spring
up on every side. What's the use OF
business when the national game is on
the string? Baseball, and especially
amateur baseball, has the key to the
city. There is no resistance-everyone
is included in the surrender, and the
sport of kings is king.
The Teddy Bears, defeated by the
/ eumen i'll Il grauu siugging matcn
Sunday, and emerging from the dust
of the conflict with not a few hits to
their credit, will tackle the OXnard
bunch of diamond bronchos at the su-
gar town next Sunday afternoon. An
old-time amateur revival is planned
for this evening at $40 Also street, for
the GROWERS and every member of the
aggregation is expected to attend.
The Teddies have been holding their
own and a little more lately among
the amateur standard bearers, ana
they are one of the classiest collec-
tions of the genuine article now hold
ing forth on the local diamonds.
Bacon, manager of the Whittier
nine, is out with Wide-open challenge
for any speedy team of ball and stick
handlers, the game to be played for a
$25 side bet at Los Nietos field The
visiting team may bring along its own
umpire and the Whittier manager will
stand for the expenses of twelve men.
Bacon wants a fast opponent and is
out for the best he can find. Call him
up at SO Whittier after $50 p m.
The Southern State league has been
launched upon an eXpectant fandom
and has been received with approba-
ton. The league is a success and 1t
now only remains to count the pick
ings. Both the scheduled contests yes
terday showed class worthy of the
name of semi-pro aggregations and
directors and public are satisfied. The
first steps of an infant organization
such as this are the hardest ones, but
each week will see the clubs on a
firmer basis and the rest will be easy.
Don Smith of the Hughes club is a
conner. During last season he was on
the big end of the score in nine out of
piciously with a shutout for the Gate
ways. Monk Pierce is another men,
Der of the Hughes lineup who is TAX
He banged the ball out for a homer
when it comes to the slugging depart
ment.
Ed Smith, twirler of the Whittier
State team, is a brother of the Hughes
pitcher and is also one of the coming
out variety. He secured a four -sacker
against the Schoolmasters last Satur-
day and has been a handy man on the
mound.
The San Pedro Redmen, who defeat
ed the Racycles at San Pedro Sunday,
although a youthful bunch of diamond
workers, have had a great deal of eX-
perience at the game, many of them
having served a thorough apprentice
ship on the field while in attendance at
San Pedro high school.
Covert of Covina is after speedy ar