Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-16
Amateur Notes

San Diego, bound to be In the pro-
cession, has organized q soccer and
cricket club, and the English residents
are in their element. There is now a
we'll founded rumor of the formation
of Southern California cricket and Soc
Ger leagues for the purpose of boosting
the two games into popularity among
the sportsmen of the southland. These
two imported pastimes are growing
daily in the favor of fandon, and now
that racing and boxing, the two big
diversions of the public, have been
sidetracked indefinitely, the amateur
sport line will be the only way, and
soccer and cricket will come in for their
share of the spoils.
Amateur baseball is reaching out
everywhere. The latest part of the
sunny south to partake of the diamond
feast is the tent city at Coronado, and
daily in the favor of fandom, and now
applaud the work of the ball managers.
There is scarcely town now that can
be called a town that does not have its
baseball park and heroes OF the dla-
mond, and 1910 looks like banner year
in the history of Southern California
amateur baseball
The new Manual Arts high school on
San Julian street of this city has pro-
vided its students with a complete
gymnasium and athletic outfit, and the
embryo athletes will be brought into
the limelight by competent corps of
trainers. Athletics Is coming into its
own among the schools of America, and
the value of this branch of training is
acknowledged by all.
Bundy and Hendrick will leave tomor-
fo, ho Of nd will hn -
MED by Maurice Mclaughlin, the San
Francisco star racket wielder. Bundy
and Hendrick will stop at Salt Lake
for the tennis schedule in that city,
and will then proceed to Lake Forest,
where they will endeavor to prove their
right to challenge the national title
holders, Hackett and Alexander. Nc
Loughlin will probably stop at the sec
tional Journeys on his way through to
Newport. but will make the Casino and
another try at the big five his objective
points. There are many of the Frisco
lads admirers among the local camps
who firmly believe the internationalist
will show his true form after last year
exnerience on the eastern turf, and
bring home some of the scalps of the
finalists in the big tourney.
Willie Smith, we'll known profession
al golfer anu oii
now connected with the Mexico CITY
country club, made fine record in the
late ST. Andrews championships In
Scotland and brought home the fourth
nrize from this oldest golf event in the
world. His work in the first days
NAV led the field and lowered the rec
ord of the links for the first eighteen
holes to II. Matched against the best
nlavers of the world, Smiths work has
shown great class and his many admir-
ers in Los Angeles are highly pleased
with his splendid showing.
George Reeve, scribe of local fame
has been having the time of his life
around the San Diego camps, and mas
organized a league among the san Di-
! ego clubs that will play out summer
| schedule. He is trying his skill in the
twirling department now, and shut Out
the Torpedo Destroyers In easy fashlon
last Sunday. He is the principal part
Of battery of the Three c club, and the
| cIuh members have been endeavorine
to nersuade him to stay but rumor has
| II that Los Angeles will greet him
again and he will soon be back on the
| job.
A new league has been launched tc
he known as the Junior Amateur
Baseball league composed of the fol