Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-19
RialtO Gossip

Probably those knockers who have
been yelling for Hogan to retire to the
bench and run the game from there will
let up for awhile after seeing Old
BrainboX win a game for Vernon yes
terday. Hap was responsible for three
of the four runs scored by Vernon, and
his perfect pegging also contributed
some to preventing the Beavers from
making a winning rally. While Hap
never has posed as a heavy sticker,
preferring to work for the success Of
the team to making an individual bat
ting record, it was his brainy work
with the willow that won the game
yesterday. When the bases were over
flowing with Villagers in the second
inning, Hap realized that it was an
opportunity to make a score, which
might win the game. He went to bat
teased Knapp into a frenzy, and then
laid down a bunt in front of the plate
that so ratified both Knapp and Fisher
because of the unexpected perfection
with which the trick was pulled off
that two runners registered before the
frustrated ones could hold onto the
ball Again in the fourth he pulled off
the same identical play, which 1t would
seem might have grown old to the
Beaver battery by that time, ana Sto-
vail was squeezed over the plate. HIS
perfect peg 10 secoHu III lhe tiliu ~
ming retired Speas and taught the
Beavers, when they were fortunate
enough to get on first, to hug the bag
until advanced by batter Happy
can smell an attempted squeeze halt
an hour before it is attempted on him,
and he knows how to handle them. In
Wednesdays game he caught a runner
at the plate by signaling for waste
ball, catching the runner by city
l. ha noodle
and there is not a catcher or diamond
general on the coast who is in his
class, even if he can't hit all the time
or peg perfectly to the bags every time
he tries.
Although Vernon did not go to the
ton of the Coast league yesterday, be-
cause Los Angeles and sacramento fell
down in the finish of their games with
Frisco and Oakland, the old girl has
a fine chance to get there today, ana
il viii he freakish luck If she fails.
oakland plays only one game ana WIN
or lose. cannot stay ahead or vernon
if our boys can take the douDle-header
TODAY. which seems very probable. san
Franctsco must then beat the Angels
twice to stav with us. With Hit and
carson almost sure to pitch the double
header today, it looks like a copper
riveted cinch that Vernon Will gfap
off both games. If she does hoopee'
who opened the gate?
Paul Browning, the score card man
at the local ball games, has opened ms
heart and proposes to give dlsh OF
ice cream to every woman VINO puyS d
program from him toay. lie Will not
have the cream ready to serve, but
he will give q ticket on local ice
cream factory for one mellitluous dlsh
o fthe frozen happiness, and just TO
make it all the more tempting ne mas
arranged with q dealer opposite the
park entrance to furnish the cream, so
the order can be cashed right after the
game.
Eddie Maier is the real Vernon mas
cot The team started its slump as soon
as he quit attending the games three
weeks ago and resumed the winning
streak as soon as he found his way
back to the park. He has seen the team
win nearly every game that 1t mas
annexed locally and has not seen II
lose half a dozen games this season.
Tom stevens was out yesterday and
actually showed some pleasure at the
victory of the Villagers. He said that
Hen Berry had wired that he could
not be present and had appointed him,
Tom, as his personal representative to
be in on the slaughter Of the inno-
cents. Tom is going east soon for an
extended tour of the big league circuits
in search of promising players, He says
he has heard that youngster named
La Joie and another named Hans