Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-03
WINTER BASEBALL

NRANK ABBOTT, manager of the
II Directories baseball team, enter
n tanned the members of his club
and several friends at an informal sup
per in a downtown cafe Tuesday even
ing. In the course of the speechmak-
ing, Manager Abbott broached the sub
ject which was the occasion for the
gathering, the entering of the Direc-
tories club in the newly organized class
ID organization known as the Southern
California Trolley league. Abbott spoke
at length on the subject, telling those
present that by entering this league
they would be taking the first step in
advancement to faster company. The
manager said in part: Boys, have no
idea OF compelling you to play with
me If you do not feel inclined to join
this new organization. l am going into
this league for the sport that L get out
of the game and not for the money
there is in it." This is clean sort of
a talk, but 1t seems that Manager Abb
bott has yet to get a franchise in the
Trolley organization. At the first meet
ing of the organizers of the league, Abb
bott appeared at the meeting as the
manager of the Maier club, and as
such, paid in the necessary franchise
Gee for that club. Later developments
showed that Frank Benkert was still
the manager of the club, statement
to that effect being made to President
Mccormick, Ward and Crolic by Eddie
Maier, and as the franchise was issued
to the Maier club, there Is nothing left
for Manager Abbott to do but to accept
the return of the organization fee
which he advanced in behalf of the
Maier club. Those present at the ban
quet were: Frank Abbott, Joseph Sea-
al
mer Reiger, William Lee, Lavine broth
ers, Frank Obioles James Kelley, Gro
yer Schmidt and William Molyneaux.
Manager Save OF the Teddy Bears
club phoned to The Herald yesterday
evening that his team would meet the
Directories baseball team Sunday af-
ternoon for a side bet of 800. This IS
the outcome of q confab between him
and Manager Abbott, who already has
posted $25 of the amount and the re-
mainder of the bet will be put up by
both managers when they meet this
evening to make final arrangements
for the contest. This game should re-
suit in a red-hot contest, as the rivalry
between them is intense.
Manager Mueller of the Los Angeles
Pippins requests the members of his
club to meet at his home, 1887 South
Broadway, this evening. According to
the manager. the boys will be treated
to a blowout"
The Southern California interscholas-
tic baseball season will open March 26
and close May 21 seventy-two games
being scheduled. This year, there are
nine clubs in the league. For the first
time in several seasons. Los Angeles
and Polytechnic high schols are out of
the league, owing to the faculty of
these two schools abolishing baseball
games with other high schools. The
teams in the league are, Pasadena,
South Pasadena, Throop, Whittier,
Harvard military school, u. s. e. preps,
Santa Monica, Hollywood and Long
Beach. This season games will be
played under the strictest supervision
of the executive board. In order to
settle all disputes which may arise,
four umpires have been selected and
they have been assigned. They are:
c. H. Harrison, w. l. Trager, r. Hag-
erman and G. S. Morgan. The mem
bers of the executive board are Seth
f. Van Patten Of South Pasadena,
president; Charles Webster of Holly
wood, vice president; G. S. Morgan OF
Santa Monica, second vice president;
w. C. Wilson of Pasadena, secretary;
w. J. Long of Long Beach, treasurer,
and Thomas Clay of u. S. c., manager.
The managers and coaches of the teams
are as follows South Pasadena-Coach
S. Il. Van Patten, manager, Ralph Will
cox. Pasadena Murray Parker Leo
Battennin. Hollywood-C. A. Webster,
Cary Ewing. Whittier-F. L. Thurs
ton, C. Sanderson. Long Beach-R. Cof-
fin, Larry Darby. Santa Monica-Pear-
ley sherman, d. Swivney. Harvard
Frederick Barnes, b. d. Brown. u. S.