Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-28

Vernon Team Will Be in the Hunt
That the Vernon club will be right
in the hunt at all stages of the l9lO
remnant chase is made evident by the
fact that Hogan has been husthnS
all winter for new players and by the
excellent success which has attended
his efforts. An entirely eW lineup on
the infield is one of the radical changes
that will be presented to the 1anS heAI
Thursday Beginning at first base anu
going all the way around the ulaliloliu
tterc will be new faces on the Jop'
FISHER. Brashear, Lindsay and Bur
rill will fill the infield positions TINS
wear and it will be the tlrst appear
ance for all of them next IhurSuay
afternoon in a Coast league uniform
All of them come to Vernon with eA-
cellent records for other seasons IN Iast
company and Hogan is enthusing
greatly at the material strengthening
of his infleld.
According to Hogan and Maier, the
Vernon pitching staff also Will be ma
terially stronger than last year. Elght
twirlers have signed contracts Iof tlle VI,
season. being breckenridge, St0Na,l'
Hit, Schafer, Willet, Hensllng, baIu 'ii,
win and Miller. All these tMlrletS e W., NE
line ND for the opening games OF the
season in first class condition ana IN
the best of health, unless sofnethllS
unforeseen happens between now anu anu
onening day. This will enable the VII
Layers to get away to Gn even predA
and on paper the pitching stan seems
to he as good as any that IL VIII Up
r,ose durino the season. Walter Car
iisIe will add mach strength to the
outfield and the youngster, Brown, VINO VINO
viii alternate behind the bat WIN
Hogan and Hasty, works out IKE a
real wonder. Altogether, the Vernon
team appears 100 per cent stronger
than last wear and it should make lIie
nacemalers hustle like Sarl Hill 10
beat it out.
AnoeIs Will Present CLASSY Lineup
The old warhorses who have won
remnants galore for Los Angeles IN the
Coast league chases of other Seasons ?
are so classy that He--'lel Berry 1oun9 4
it impossible to pick weak spot i., al,u
instead of making changes ne ohiy
hought some new material to I'LL III
when an emergency should require ana
for tha n,lrnose of developing classy
material for future use. Ihe anger
hand was seriously handicapped al iasl
season with an unusual hosplIdl lloe,
but it will start off the l9lo sedsoii
with a fine bunch OF hisll 5 eia9e p,,di Iii :
ers all in perfect health ana conul-
tion and anxious to redeem the pres
tige the team lost last season by ts
showing in the final weeks. Unques++
tionablY Dillon will have the strohsesl
twirIing staff in the league, with Ma Ha.
Gle, Thorsen, Tozer. Briswalter' Deiiii'
fHo20ard. Butler and Criger.
IF is pleasing news that Judge Magic
Gives out to the effect that Tor @ tne
6rst time since he Joined the Ahgels
he will he ready for duty in the spring
training series and will be in mldsun-
,ner form when he goes in the box Tor
tba stirst time after the season opens
Eapie Ma has been unfortunate in sustain.
nc injuries and in sickness which KEPT
him from doing regular and enectlve
twirling in any season. When feaay
he is one of the best twirlers outside
tIoe bie leagues. Thorsen is 30 goou
that berry has placed a big price on
his his release. so high, in fact, that even
the ti1 hie league magna,es who are ac-
cmstomed to paying high prices are
besitating end marveling at the nerve
Of the little fat boss. Tozer also II
ar his best form, twirling oetter pal, ~
iast M IS season than at any other time EN- ~
his career, and should keep up the sooo
work this year.