Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-27
Amateur Notes

In a en-inning contest of fine base
ball the Huntington Beach team
downed the local Pioneer Trucks sun
day by a score of 4 to 3. The game
was one of the best exhibitions seen
on the beach diamond for some tlme'
and the fans there are becoming more
and more interested in the game. The
lineup of the affair was as folloWs;
Huntington Beach--Wordlow, Molett,
for. Phelps, Reed, Slarchon. Pioneers
browning, Roberts, Leahy Clark,
Mountain, Nordhoff, James Brutting,
Bagley.
Huntington Beach and Olinda Oil
teams are out with challenges Tor
Sunday games with anything In the
amateur baseball line in the south.
Arrangements can be made for games
with both clubs by calling F 3595.
The Union Hardwares will play the
Soldiers Home on the Westgate dia-
mond Saturday. Rose, Tories, Nell
son, Pico, Johnson, Caudry, Menzer,
Haskell, Drown and Clarity are re-
ouested to meet at 1:15 o'clock at the
Hill street station.
It Is a pleasant thing to learn that
pitcher Valdez, who was spiked at
Los Nietos about month ago ana
has been in the hospital ever since,
Is improving steadily and IN a snor'
time will be able to be around again.
Valdez is popular with the fans and
has a fine pitching record among the
amateur beavers. He is IN the Los
Angeles hospital and would ike TO
see his friends when they nave
spare moment to drop in and have
good old time chat.
The newly organized Junior league
will open its regular schedule next
Sunday with eight teams in action
The games will be as follows; Slau-
sons VS.. Centrals, at Slauson; Hor-
nets VS.. Meels. at Crown Hill; boyle
Heights vs. Vernons, at Fourtn anu
Indiana: Tenth SITS. VS.. Temples, at
Sixth and Alexander.
Mullen &, Bluett Stars defeated the
Echo Park juniors for the second time
on the Echo playground Monday al
ternoon by score of IL to Z. Inc Mu!-
lens secured fifteen hits from CasWell
and peoly of the losing squad and made
the safeties of sufficient length TO
score lunches of the tallies. The bat
tories were: Mullens, Blakeslee and
Napiers; Echos, Caswell, Peck ana
Carson.
The Virginia courts diO
daily with aggregations of crack racket
wielders and all of the tennis sharks
are getting busy for the next week
AFFAIR. The absence of Bundy leaves
the done in the air and there are few
Of the "know-alls" who are profTerlng
the sure thing results this early In the
game. Ward Dawson, Nat Browne
Simpson Sinsabaugh, Lew Freeman
Alnhonso Bell, Winnie Mace, the pres
ont holder; Jack Duncan and Hal Bra
lv will be in the running for the 1910
title and it will be a difficult task 10
nick the winner. The tournament
promises a bundle of surprises as Wen
as some classy play, and there VIII ne
n1enty of the spectacular to invite the
attention of the crowd and tickle the
nalate of the hungriest fan.
Golf is one of the headliners IN the
amateur field, now that the profes-
sIonal sports are on the toboggan. Tne
local links can rank with any In tne
west and are natural courses rather
than of the artificial variety, the Av,
elon greens are dotted with players and
the Los Angeles Country club, AMMAN
dale and San Gabriel clubs are grow
ing more popular every day. iolr
Fans are growing in numbers and the
game is coming more and more into
the limelight.