Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-26
OAKS To TACKLE
VILLAGERS TO-DAY
NorthernerS and Locals Should
Put Up Ding Dong Series
During Week
ANGELS PLAY AT SACRAMENTO
Grass Diamond and Other At
traCtive Features Planned
for ChuteS Park
ANGELS PLAY AT SACRAMENTO

All aboard for another week of Coast
league baseball. The teams will line
up ready for the fray this afternoon
and another shot at pulling Up on the
leaders will be given the Angels, Vii
lagos and Oaks.
Here at home we will have Hogan's
braves battling with the oaks, the lat
ter feeling fine and pert because of
the trimming they administers the
ever dangerous Angels on the northern
grounds last week. However, the VII
lage warriors are also feeling some
sausy, mainly because of the easy
manner in which they handled the Cap
itolists during the recent series here.
Los Angeles goes to Sacramento to
take a whirl at the scrappy Senators,
and unless they do better than against
Oakland, the Dillonites may feel the
hook. At the opening of the last series
chances for Los Angeles to go to the
head of the class were bright indeed,
but after getting away to a flying
start and taking two str0a gnt games
the Angels blew and secured but one
more victory out of the bunch.
San Francisco and Portland. the
league leaders, will resume their fray
and the former appear to have all the
better of the argument. If the Seals
can take the long end of Il majority of
scores on Mercedes own ground they
surely ought to do as wei with the
Beavers striving away from their home
lot. Again, the Frisco fans are a
mighty partial flock, so their repre-
sentatives will have plenty Of support
when they face Portland on the Reere-
alton park field today.
It is among the probabilities that
when the Chutes diamond Is sodded
at the close of the present season a
new grandstand will further add to the
attractiveness of the place. While no
plans have been definitely announced,
directors of the Los Angeles Baseball
association are discussing the idea, and
1t is daily growing in favor.
According to the general scheme, II
is thought a grandstand and bleach
ers with one-third more capacity than
that of the present structures, ornate
and fitted with all modern conven-
fences, will serve as an added attrac-
ton and insure more than third
large attendance. With a restful grass
diamond to enhance the beauty of the
scene, the directors figure they would
be warranted in making the improve
ments.
A ten year lease has been secured
by the baseball association on Chutes
park, and the directors are free to go
local lot abe handsomest in the league.
In the winter the sod which is now
growing at Tenth and Santee, streets
will be transplanted, and the~outfield
sown with some hardy grass. The
scheme for a new grandstand may be
adopted by then, and perhaps the
Chutes will go forth as an added ad-
vertisement of the up-to-dateness Of
Los Angeles.
President Graham may pay visit
to the local lots this week and local
boosters of the diamond sport are
sharpening up their vocabularies to be
ready for the league leaders advent.
The lack of two umpires in games
PLAYED here, the while two northern
cities having the services Of pair of
Indicator men, has been a sore spot
with the Los Angeles contingent, and
they are only too anxious to take is
sue with Graham regarding his un-
favorable attitude toward the south.
Both Henry Berry and Colonel j. w.
Brooks of the Vernon club have sew
eral times wired the league president
regarding the need of help for the man
calling the changes on the local lots,
hut their efforts resulted In nothing
more tangible than a reply stating
Graham would look into the matter
Whether he did or did not has never
been known for the fact still remains
that a lone indicator holder is still
doing duty at Chutes and Doyle parks.
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