Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-07-28
DIAMOND GOSSIP.
To-Day's Game at the Bay-TaIk About
League Players.

To-Day's Game at the Bay-TaIk About
League Players.
At Snowflake Park day an interesting
game is promised between the home nine
and the champions of the California
League. Theset two clubs generally do play
close ball, and of late all Of their games
have been worth seeing. The Sacramentos
are considered perhaps the best able of any
of the clubs to make the bay nine hustle"
and if there is any possibility of doing so
to-day, the home club will be found ready.
The game will be called promptly at 3
o'clock, and trains will leave the depot as
usual. Burke and Mclaughlin and Barry
and SWEET will be the batteries.
Manager Lang, of the home club, re-
turned from his sojourn in the metropolis
last night. He looked worried, and upon
being asked what was weighing upon him,
he explained as follows: Il can't understand
why it is there is such howl in Sacramento
about the release of Krehmeyer. | thought
everybody understood the matter thor
oughly. and am at loss to account for this
protest. Now listen to a few facts and
figures. In the first place, we were carry
ing too many men, and someone had to be
released. 1t is very simple matter to ex-
plain why Krehmeyer was singled out as
that man. The official league record
shows that he is at the very foot of
the list in the batting recor! of the
Sacramento team, and very close
to the foot of the whole league list.
Why, in ten games-the last ten in which
he played-he only made one hit. So
much for his batting. Now, as a first
baseman. Veach is his peer in every respect
every body will admit that. AS q catcher
he has record of five passed balls in three
innings. Besides, anybody that knows
what baseball is, knows that left-handed
catcher can't throw to bases. Why, do
you know, while was down in Frisco fully
200 people asked me what was the
matter with the Sacramento people-why
| it was that they were bowling about Kreh-
| meyer release. They were of unanimous
opinion that, if krehmeyer had ever done
| any ball-playing, San Francisco had never
| been given a sample of it. Now there's
another's thing l war. to speak about, and
that is in reference 10 Mclaughlin
1t has been said that he had been
| influential in bringing about Krehmeyer's
| release. This is not true. at the
meeting of the Directors he never opened
his mouth on the subject While in San
Francisco ne heard OF the kick.ue here,
and he felt 50 bad about it that he came to
| me and asked for his release. Very natu-
rally and very properly, think, refused
to grant his request, and will continue to
do so while he puts up the kind of ball
that he has since took charge"
willie" Veach declares of late that he
never knew what nice drink soda water
| was.
| Smalley, the third-baseman of the Oak
lands, who has been laid off for several
weeks on account of an injured limb, will
play with his club in next Thursday IS
game.
There is no better outfelder in the
League at the present time than Roberts.
:" Ease up, don't put so much force to the
| bat, and you'll hit the ball oftener"
Scorer BILLY" Young is at Big Mead
ows. and is reported to be catching trout
by the bushel
| Hanly will soon be seen in his old posi-
ton as short for the San Franchises They
claim his batting has been sadly missed.
| lncell, the Oakland pitcher who sensibly
asked for his relea and got it, was one OF
the most earnest successful and honorable
players in the California Lesgae.
Aldrch was the only pitcher that could
really dazzle" Krehmeyer snd Good
enough, but he is out of The way now, and
the Sacramento fielder in the center gar
den is catching on" in great shape.
OF late few comments have been made
on Harry o'Day's pia. wing. The fact is
that he always has been putting up such
steady, good bail that the people take il