Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-11-16
GREAT BALL EXPECTED.
Excitement Over the Charity Game This
Afternoon.

Excitement Over the Charity Game This
Afternoon.
Society is on the tip-toe of expectancy
over the great charity game OF baseball
which is to take place this afternoon at
Snowflake Park. and the indications are
that an immense crowd will witness the
exhibition.
The opposing teams, the Reds and the
Blues, were out practioing yesterday, and
both are determined to win to-day or perish
in the attempt Betting heretofore was
largely il favor of the Reds, on account of
the rumors of Mr.. Abbotts expertness as
twirler. But MIR. Abbott was mysteriously
struck on the head with a piece of sand
stone Thursday while walking in the vi
cinity of the new bank building, and it is
feared that as q result he has forgotten
many of the mystic curves which it was
his intention to use against the Blues. In
consequence the hackers of the Reds are
hedging on their bets, and the admirers of
the Blues are offering odds on their favor
ties. Mr.. Abbott, however, feels confident
that he will be all right by the time game
is called, and will regain his curves with
all OF their mystery. A dark rumor is also
afloat connecting w. r. 0rmsby with Mr..
Abbott's injury. Mr.. Ormsby is billed to
pitch for the Blues, and naturally wants to
make a reputation for himself. This
would be impossible, he is well aware,
should Mr.. Abbott be in anything like his
usual pitching condition. The fact that
Mr.. Ormsby was seen lowering in the vi
cinity of the new bank building with
piece of sandstone in his coat pocket is
looked upon as damaging evidence by
many.
Attorney Frank D. Ryan, who will cover
second base for the Blues, and Mayor Greg
DRY, shortstop of the same team, have been
in secret consultation almost constantly
| during the week endeavoring to devise
some means whereby they might jointly
carry of the honors of the day. A conf
dental friend of both gentlemen, who was
into the secret, inadvertently dropped few
remarks Thursday night which were suffi-
cient to expose the plans and now It is the
talk of the town. 1t appears that they had
| borrowed lawn-tennis net and intended
erecting it across the ground which they
were to cover when their side took the
| field. They were confident that this would
| prevent all possibility of errors, and natur-
ally feel considerably depressed over the
exposure. But this was not all. They
also aspired to distinguish themselves as
base-stealers, and each had provided him
self with pair of roller-skates which they
| proposed to don whenever reaching first
base.
District Attorney Bruner, DESTROYS of
making great batting record, has gone to
considerable expense in having broad
cricket bat made, with which he feels sure
he can straighten out the most serpentine
of Mr.. Abbott's curves
Mr.. ellis is the only member of either
nine who has not practlced faithfully for
the coming struggle. Some friends re-
monstrated with him, but he waved them
off with the explanation that an ex-base-
ball manager needed no practice.
Messrs. Klmbrough, Porter, Huntoon,
| Ingram, Buchanan and Lovdal have been
in active training all week in anticipation
of the important and responsible positions
to which they have been assigned on the
bench as eItramen.
The game will be called at O'Clock.
( The proceeds are to be for the benefit OF
the Sacramento free kindergarten.