Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-12-19
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
BASEBALL MATTERS.
The Managers all on the Lookout for
PlaYers-StraY Notes.

The Managers all on the Lookout for
Players-Stray Notes.
Notwithstanding the fact that this is al
most midwinter, baseball topics come in
for prominent part of daily talk, and
things will, no doubt, hum as the season
approaches. All the sports are making
guesses as to those who will play with the
Sacramento club. but the managers do not
propose to tell until the nine is complete
and the list will then be made public. 1t
is safe to say, however, that there will be no
" scrubs" as Sacramento proposes to carry
of the pennant in SO by big maiority.
Sacramento's third base, which has al
ways been its weak spot, will in SO boast of
having the strongest player in that posi-
ton of any club in California. With the
addition of q first baseman, the Sacramento
inheld will be complete. One outfielder
has been secured.
Stockton sent strong representative to
the League meeting in J. G. Campbell,
and their interests were well looked
after. They will place several hun
dred dollars worth of season tickets on
the market as soon as a schedule can
biuon is to dc" Sacramento, whom they
look upon as rival. In Baker they have
very strong card, but in order to make
him effective he must be backed up by a
strong catcher. If Hurley and Stockwell
do the catching Sacramento's spry base
runners will not steal many bases.
The Sacramentos are not picked out for
hard hItters, but for their ability to come
to the bat and make hit when it is needed
Sacramento has lost many game when a
scratch hit might have won.
In ha I l.. -, c.,
cisco Thursday evening many heated argu-
ments occurred, and altogether the meet
ing, which lasted some four or five hours,
was very lively. Sacramento at first stood
alone against the California League hecom-
ing a party to the National agreement,
which permits clubs that are members to
reserve their players. The other League
Directors were finally made to see that the
League had more to lose than to gain by ii,
and the resolution was tabled. Sacramento
was also against the salary limit, but does
not propose TO pay any fancy salaries on that
account, on the ground that such legisla-
ton as general thing is of no avail and
soon becomes a dead letter.
The real contest commenced when the
schedule was taken up, as they could not
all have the "plums," and OF conrse each
man struggled to get as much as he could.
Trades and combinations were formed,
dates traded, and at last compromise was
effected and by it Sacramento will not be
left, as each one of the other clubs open in
Sacramento on a Sunday, and probably
forty games will be played in this city.
Jevnes' fielding average in the Western
League the past season was .929, and bat
ting .24l; he is also quite base-runner
He played in Minneapolis seventy-four
games before coming to the coast.
Billy Alvord says Newbert's throwing is
great, and thinks he will do fine work the
coming year.
Jerry Hurley. the popular baseball
catcher, of San Francisco, is to be given
benefit. He is one of the pluckiest players
IN California, and though almost laid out
by knocks he is still on top, and though
somewhat disabled, he proposes to play
next year.
Somebody whispers that Gagus is going
to be an umpire. He would doubtless be
given very " enthusiastic" reception if he
ever came to Sacramento.
THE NEW RULES.
The Stocktons' second baseman, O'Day,
was interviewed on Saturday as to the new
rules adopted by the Eastern Association,
and accepted by the California League.
People generally only know that pitchers
are to be allowed but four balls instead of
i've, and that runners were privileged to
make bases on foul tips. Just how that
was to be done no one of the great herd of
outsiders seemed to exactly know.
Suppose said Mr.. 0'Day, "a player
is on first and, as the bali leaves the
pitchers hands, he makes up his mind
to try to steal second. Under the old
rules, if the striker fouled the ball and
the catcher held it, and threw it to first
before the runner got back there, he was
out Under the new rule, the runner
can keep right on, and, if he can get to
second, is entitled to stolen base. That
is what is meant by running on foul tips.
OF course, if the ball is knocked foul, or
popped up or away so that the catcher or a
baseman or fielder has to run for it, the old
rule holds, and no running can be done
till after it is settled into the pitchers
hands. The object of the new rule is to
stop doubling lack On basesn
"Can player run in the same way from
any other base ?"
Certainly; from any base, and may
make home if he can on that kind of a
tip"
what else is there new in the rules ?''
well, supposing, as before, man on
first stars for second and the catcher
throws to cut him off and hits the umpire
the man gets his stolen base. &c. if bats
man strikes ball, and it hits the umpire,
he is not out, and can run on the hit, just
the same as If the umpire had not been In
the way"