The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-12
ANGELS IN
LINE F OR
PENNANT
Berry Sure to Put a Winning
Team in Field Next
Season
By JOE MURPHY

mere Is one CLUB IN the Pacinc
Coast league that can be counted upon
as being stronger next season than
last, and that Is the Los Angeles club.
Henry Berry Is after a pennant win
ner, and he is leaving nothing undone
to set the necessary players to make
his club a winner. Already he has
acquired a collection of tossers who
are rated as star minor league per-
formers.
Berry, has had his wires out since
= the season closed for Joe Berger, the
second baSeman of the White Sox,
who went TO the Chicago club last
year. Berry figures with Berger on
his team the Angels would be mate
rally. siren gthened.
The Los Angeles club was a mighty
strong team last season until it en-
countered a series of accidents, which
sent the club into the ruck. Illness
and accidents befell the players dur
ing the middle part of the season,
which shattered the club.
Up to that time the Angels were
winging out in front. and it looked as
though they would make a runaway
of IT. They had a big lead on the
other teams and were playing pennant
winning ball. Then Catchers Boles
and Brooks had to quit the game from
Illness, and the backbone Of the team
was broken when these players were
taken out of the lineup.
Metzger at third was hurt and the
club seemed to 60 to pieces. 1t
started to slide. and from top place
TO next to last position the Angels
dropped. finishing in the latter place.
They never seemed to be able to get
IN their stride again until near the
end of the season, when Catcher Boles
joined the club again and the Angels
won four straight series.
If Berry can get Berger and about
two pitchers he will have club sec
ond to none in the league. Allen, his
new outfelder. is reported to be a
high class man. and, with Ellis and
Maggart in center, he will have an
excellent combination of gardeners.
Berry has been negotiating for Ber-
ger for the last couple of months.
There are other team managers after
the Sox second baseman, but the An
geleno seems to have the edge. Ac-
cording 10 a report from the Windy
City. Berger is to be released. The
papers have 1t that Joe is a highly
efficient gardener. but he can not hit
the ball hard enough to stick with
the White Sox club. He hit around
the 2So mark last season.
Walter McCredie visited Urbita
springs in San Bernardino county
few days ago and inspected it as
possible training camp for the Beav-
ers next season. Mac was impressed
with the place and he Is likely to
take his 1914 Beavers there to train.
However, 1t depends entirely on what
the Los Angeles club does. Dillon of
the Angels is also thinking of going
10 Urbita springs.
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Cack Henley, the oldest member of
the Seals. is slated for the discard.
Manager Del Howard proposed to
trade Henley, but the latter asked for
his outright release II he was to be
sent out Of the Pacific coast league.
1t seems that Hap Hogan wants Hen
ley, but Howard can not get the
player he would like for the elon-
gated HEAVIER. Del does not want to
give Cack to some Coast league club
and then have him come along and
usually the case
Cack has a chance to join the Troll
ley league next season, which Is an
independent organization. The Wood
land club wants Cack, and it is ru-
mored that he will go to the bush
. organization in the capacity of mana
ger. Henley was one of the main
stays of the Seals pitching staff for
years. During the last couple of sea-
sons he has not pitched up TO the
standard.
When the matter of switching him
to another club was approached to
Henley he said he positively would
not go into another league, but asked
for his outright release.
Howard plans to go to his ranch
near Paso Robles tomorrow. He will
stay there for a few days and then
go on to Los Angeles. where he will
have a talk with Orvie Overall in re-
gard to joining the Seals again next
season. Del is confident that he will
be, successful in this mission, as he
is sanguine that JEFF has no idea of
quitting the Seals. Howard has
ranch of about 500 acres, and he will
probably spend most of the winter
there.
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While President Baum says that he
expects Umpires Held and Finney to
be back on the job, still at the same
time he Is a bit worried over the
reports that are coming from eastern
papers that Finney and Held will
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