Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1910-03-14

<kCN IXTY-EIGHT eggs this morn
ing, Jim; guess that's going
~ some" was the salutation
George M. Ward handed Manager Nc
Cormick yesterday morning as they
met in front of the latters pool hall
1t seems that the local amateur base
ball magnate only recently has en-
barked in the poultry business, which
accounts for his bubbling enthusiasm;
another six months and. 1t will be
a shame. He is such prince of good
fellows. ION the square, Jim, TINS
hcnery is a great business. Here l
am to start my days business, and l
have already made $225. Now, | Won
der what lump sum would buy that
Alexandria hotel,' rambled the enthu-
siast. Jim looked at his old pal
searchingly for few moments. then
whirled on his heel and said: Come,
George, ] think you need a bracer this
morning Nothing like one of those
cream fixes to knock the kinks out of
ones brain box
Harvey Newell, who played such a
consistent third base for the past
winter season, has signed one of Nc
Cormick's Southern California Trolley
league contracts and will play the
third bag the coming summer months
with the Shamrock aggregation.
Newell although not heavy clouter.
is sure fielder and hard worker all
the time. This youngster does not
know the meaning of the word quit.
The Goldsmith club will leave Arcade
station at II o'clock this morning in
stead of 1870, as stated in an evening
paper yesterday.
TT 1Ioboood cantain of the Burke
club in the Interurban league, enter
tanned the members of that team at an
evening party at his home Thursday.
cards and singing furnished the pro-
gram of amusement. after which re-
freshments were served.
The official American league guide
for 1910 has made its appearance and
contains all the new rules adopted by
the national commission this year. II
also has pictures of players OF both
U. S. c. and Pomona college ball
teams. This booklet can be found at
all the sporting goods houses in this
city.
Pug Bennett, second baseman of the
Seattle Northwestern team, dropped
off the Owl Saturday and hiked to NC
Cormick's pool room, where he had a
heart to heart talk with Pitcher sea
ton and Catcher Bert Whaling. Ben
nett said to a Herald representative
that he was little peeved oyer not
hearing from these boys. Il was
under the impression that they had
Joined the ranks of the holdouts and
would not report I will go to Redon-
do this afternoon, visiting frlends, ana
then take the Los Angeles boys along
with me to the north
MI thinking
of spending a few months where the
Colorado river winds its ways and
will turn over the Directory ship TO
PLAYER Bilande, who has been gum
shooting after Abbott for four days,
losing that amount of work to ascer-
tain if he will go and draw his several
years savings from his toy bank to
foster the team in the absence Oh
Abbott.
One to visit the home of Brooks
Tompkins, former slabster of the
Polytechnic high school, which won
the Interscholastic league series, ana
who at present is twirling for the
northumberland club in the Sunday
ranks. would think he was a musical
artist. Brooks can play the piano in
either class. But Tompkins' most ia
vorite playing is rag time, which he
can neel off like an old-timer at the
business. For singing, he has some
of our best warblers beaten by several
city blocks.
Colegrove defeated the Bethesda club
4 TO Saturday at Colegrove. The
country lads We're no match for the
losers, although an interesting game
was played The feature of the game
was the base running of the winners
LYON. slabster for the winners, struck
out thirteen of his opponents whlIe
Spies famed six Both Encoe and G.
summers were challed up with three
hits The winners secured eight hits
and the losers five. Lyon and Hickson
were in the points for the ColegroVes,
and Spies and Haskell did the honors
for the defeated club. Colegrove VIII
shortly be sporting new uniforms ana