Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-19
AMERICAN LEAGUE
RialtO Gossip

~ ONFIDENCE in the ability of Tozer to
hold the Vernon sluggers at bay caused
~ the Angel players TO go into the game
Yesterday with confidence bubbling over. and
as a consequence they played their old-time
snappy game and won easily. After the
game while the boys were dressing in the
clubhouse several of them said, You can see
what different game play when we have
pitcher in the box, can't you?" This ex-
plains in part some of the many defeats the
Angels have sustained on the present home
trip. When Thorsen. Nagle, Delhi and Criger
were getting their bumps regularly the boys
behind them were nervous and off their feed
all the time When Tozer and Briswalter are
in the box. they cheer up and have confidence
in themselves and the pitcher, and they play
accordingly. There is no dissension in the
ranks. The boys are playing the game as
machine. but they lack confidence in the
pitching staff, with two exceptions, and their
work suffers at all times other than when this
pair is working. If the fates would help
| Thorsen, Nagle. Criger and Delhi to win
few games, the team would get back In the
running in a hurry. and would be playing It's
real game
unon the proposition of whether player will
,o+ 70 first or whether he will score after he
gets there is having a bad effect upon the
plavers They do not gamble, but several OF
them tell me that there gamblers in the
bleachers and grand stand who grill them
whenever they do or do not hit the ball, get
on base or score. This matter was brought
to the attention of Hen Berry. and he said
last night that he going to put PLAIN
clothes men on duty in the stand and oleach-
ers and cause the arrest OF everybody VINO
eambles upon the playing Of either SIDE, ana
that the offenders would be taken TO the gate @
and refused admittance in future. Baseoal
is about the only sport that mas not i ueeH
prostituted by the gamblers ana the sehetal .,a
nublic undoubtedly will assist berry ana the
offcers in Kidding it of those who are seeking
to ruin the game Berry says that arrests
will be made regardless OF VINO the ohehueI
may be- so it is up to those VINO want 10
sae the games to help him in ridding the sport
of this character of fan.
Joe Conley, the wise young head that is
MANAGING the affairs of Frankie Conley ban
tam champion, has added Marty Kane TO ms
stable and last night authorized the issuance lance
Of a challenge on behalf Oh marry u sny saES
ION nounder on the coast for side bet OF SOU
or more Marty has been out of the game
ever since he broke his hand on Gene NC,
Govern several weeks ago, but the injured
iabstick has healed nicely and ne no" Is reauy
10 get back in the ring and go to the Top
Marty is one of the cassest little hghters
hereabouts and has large following among
tho fans because of his clean hghtlng ana
winning ways. Conley will send him up the
ladder.
11annv Hogan. always on the lookout for
GOOD bau PLAYERS has secured the release OF
Pitcher Carson, formerly with Portland from
the Chicago Cubs and the new twirler VIII
renort for duty at once. Frank Chance mas
CO MANY nitchers on his staff that he has to
reduce TO the limit allowed by the rules ana
Carson was among those he decided TO let 60
He will boost the pennant STOCK OF the Out-
UPS in a material degree.
Franz Hosp who was the best pitcher In
Coast league society when he graduated TO the
majors will be doing regular duty on the slao
for the Angels in future. Hen Berry signed
him up this week and his arm is BACK IN
good shape, he should help pull the Angels
ont Of the ruck and set them on their win
ming way. Hosp is a crack lnhelder ana
good batter and the fans will be delighted 10
know that he is coming back home.
Comet parties are getting to be quite com
mon even If all are so terribly informal ana
| impromptu in nature. But 1t remained lor
Ieens Morley and Claude Mathewson to turn
Mr. Halley's attraction into a money getter.
! Jeems has turned over the upper deck OF the
| shin hotel at Venice to the public, and from
| this vantage point, which is the best on the
south coast, one may gaze at the sky tramp
without any interfering, obscuring OBJECT. Inc
view to be had from this upper deck mas
|
! fragile even the mountain tops not being in
| IT. The limitless stretch Of the Pacific blue
! lies between the gazer and the gazed upon
| Mathewson is doing a similar stunt at the
Del Rey tavern, where the verandas offer un-
obstructed view of the comet during IT'S
| peregrinations. Claude has a colony OF cats
| variously estimated in number from % to 999,
and a similar number of rats and the outht
has patched up a nerve-grating truce so that
all may eat out Of the same dish without
! tempting the fenes to make meals off the
| smaller pest Tonight Claude is going to try
70 rid himself of these midnight prma donnas
by tying them in team-lilze order and pump
ing a Winchester at them as an incentive to
their hasty farewell to the vicinity Of the
tavern hoping thereby to be relieved Of the
midnight music with which he has been
blessed % lately. All guests will get
chance to display their craftsmanship in the
battle OF determination.
Burrell, the crack third baseman of the
Vernon team, who has been out of the game
for several weeks owing to an injury sus-
tained in playing, has fully recovered and
will be back in the game before the end of
the week.