Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1910-01-26

Manager Happy Hogan is plan
ming to present a surprise to the fans
of the entire league circuit in the
nature of a pennant-winning team to
represent Vernon. Happy will have
an entirely new infeld and will make
numerous changes all the way round,
hoping to get a formidable aggrega-
ton together from the nucleus he has
TO work on and the prospects he has
of landing other crack players of
proved class. When seen last even
ing Hogan was in serious frame of
mind and inclined to talk in that way
regarding the prospects for next
season.
1.-THE fans will not know the Vernon
team when it marches onto the field
for the opening game next spring" he
said, land after we wallop the Angel
band in that opening game, and keep
up the gait all through the season,
maybe they will sit up and take notice
that Vernon is on the baseball map.
My entire infield will present new
faces, all tried and proved players. yet
strangers in Los Angeles. This will
be the biggest result Of the team
shakeup that has been going on for
sometime, but 1t will not be all.
Going After Fennant
I'VE only had few days in which
to get a team together last season, yet
we made ourselves felt in the league
race. Now that we have ample time
for building up a winning team from
the nucleus we have to work upon,
the fans may rest assured that YER
non will be closer to the top than a
lot of other clubs I might name when
the flag falls on the last game of the
season. In addition to having the best
1ntleld in the league, we will have a
pitching staff that will compare favor
ably with any other club, if it does
not prove more effective than any
rival staff during the season. We will
have eight pitchers, and this will in
clude two big league twirlers of high
class that we viii get from the east.
Fourteen players are now under con-
tract, while others have accepted
terms. but have not sent in their con-
tracts yet. Those who have signed up
are:
Pitehers-Stovall, Breckenridge, Mil
Ter and Baldwin, also Coy, who alter
mates in the field.
Catchers-Brown, Hasty and Hogan.
Infielders-Fisher. first base; Roy
Brashear, second base.
Outfielders-Allen, Hearne. Martinke.
Carlisle and Coy.
Those who have not yet sent in their
contracts are Pitchers Hit and
Schaefer, Shortstop Truck" Egan.
Second Baseman Haley and Shortstop
Lindsay, recently drafted from Fort
Wayne.
81 have been corresponding and tele-
graphing for several days in efforts
at getting a satisfactory third base
man and have landed on three pip
pins either one of which I can get.
Sheehan, formerly OF Brooklyn and
later with Oakland, If reinstated, looks
best at this time. However, Copman
OF the st. Paul American association
club, and Mackenzie, drafted by Pitts
burg from Wheeling, are regarded as
topnotchers, ready for the big timber,
and I can take my choice. One of
this trio will be landed this week, in
all probability, In addition to these
players am negotiating for two big
league pitchers and think there is lit
tie doubt that will land both of them
before the week Is ended The short
stop and third baseman will be play
ers of class and will fully fill the bill,
so the fans need not worry on this