The Topeka state journal., 1914-01-10

Many Leagues Are Represent
ed-Some Play Winter Ball.

Los Angeles. Cal, Jan. 1O.-South-
ern California IL more intensely pop
ulated with professional ball players
than any other section of the whole
United States. Practically zoo o1
these are scattered over the topog-1
raphy Of this favored section from
Santa Barbara to the Mexican border.
But in order to fully appreciate the
greatness of Southern California AZ 2
winter baseball mecca, it II necessary
to mention the fact that no leas than
seven of the New York Giants are hi
bernating in these parts
Those sQuandering the losers end
OF the late worlds series on our lunch
counters. soda fountains. free lunches
and other industries are Christy
Mathewson. Jeff Tesreau, Chief Mey-
ers. Art Fromme. Tflly Shafer. Arthur
Wilson and Fred Snodgrass. In the
meantime. Pete Daley il making it his
ners' end OF that little squabble IL be-
ing put into circulation here.
Matty is the only member Of the
Giant outfit who is not dilly- -dallying
with winter ball. Christy has not
pitched q game since his mates got up
steam for the Orient. Golf occupies
all of his spare moments.
Tesreau and Meyers are leading
members of Bill Pal:ner's San Diego
team. Fromme il a member of Ed
r. Maier's Select Kids.
Fred Snodgrass is manager Of the
Oxnard team. and Arthur Wilson is
working for him. Shafer is dividing
his time between selling automobiles
and issuing perfumed retirement mo-
tices to the papers.
Russell Is Ove-worlking.
Another celebrated member of the
San Diego team is Lefty Russell
Russell is displaying mid-season form,
and went unwhipped until q week ago
when ConcannOn, an obscure party
from Moose Jaw. blanked the San
Diegans. 1 to 0. Lefty Is credited
with having famed ~ players in four
games.
There is also quite a smattering of
magnates and managers hereabouts.
The well known firms Of Berry & Dill
lon and Maier & Hogan, Of course, are
landmarks. Frank Chance is also
here endeavoring to divest himself Of
that $4,000 stipend, while George
Stovall. thichly upholstered with Fed
eral league lucre. is making quite
some flash. Del Howard Of San Fran
cisco, another person Of baseball at
huence. is also present. Howard Is
endeavoring to diagnose the hold-ou
Of Orval Overall.
James McGin Of Denver, who is be-
lieved to own more ball teams than
any other human being. prefers Los
Angeles to either Denver or Indian
apolis about this season Of the year.
His sidekick. Hughey Jones. owner of
the Lincoln club. is also smiling our
semf-tropic breezes.
Cravath, of the Phillies. and Fromme.
tractive offers from George Stovall to
play In the Federal League.
A partial census Of the local Stove
League divulges the presence Of the fol-
in Southern California:
American League-Easterly and Russell,
Chicago; Hall. Boston; Roche, St. Louis:
Daley, Philadelphia; Muesel, Washington:
Bassler. Cleveland; Chance, New York:
Schultz Detroit.
National League = Meyers, Tesreau.
Cravath. Philadelphia; Gipe and Rawlings,
Cincinnati: Ramey. Pittsburg.
American ASsociation-Rieger, Autrey
and Goodman. St Paul: Downey and Bax-
ter. Kansas City; Giiligan. Killifer and
Smith. Minneapolis; Roberts. Columbus.
Pacific Cast Leagueaslagie. Chech.
Boles. Brooks, Hoffman. Arbogast, John
son. Goodwin. Page. Maggert. Wotell.
Ellis. Kruger. Dillon and Finley. Angels;
Hit, Raleigh. Klepfer. Patterson. Bra
shear. Litschi. Hosp. Wilholt. Shine
Scott and Doyle. Tigers: Killilay. Oakland;
Ed Finney. umpire; Hughes, Sepulveda,
McAr1le. Overall and Decanniere.' San
Francisco; West, Chadbourne. Stanley,
Lober and Davis. Portland: Cheek, Ken
worthy, Klawitter and Munsell. Sacra-
mento; Cox, free agent: Stone, st. Louis
Browns.
Miscellaneous-Kaufm and Hartman,
New York State; Beck, Nebraska; Stark,
Fox and Rose, Southern; Eberline, Texas:
Nelson. Kansas State: Berkel Western;
Lalonge. International; Marshall, Wiscon-
sin-Illinois: Wacob. Western: Augustus.
Western Tri-State; Brooks. Texas-Okla-
homa; G. Stovall and Gilroy, Federal;
Townsend and J. Stovall, free agents; De
Maggie, McCreery. b. Whaling and Nc
Claim, Union Association; Bues and
Gervais, International; Mackee, Central
Association.