Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-01-09
THE BASEBALL SEASON.
Active Preparations Going On = No
ConcernIu1 the Players ETC.

Active Preparations Going On = Notes
Concerning the Players, etc.
The opening of the baseball season
in this city is heralded with delight by
lovers of the sport. and the first game will
be played here on March Oath. The Sacra-
|. mento nine is not yet complete, but will
be SO very shortly. A pitcher has not yet
been secured, but it is stated that regotia
tons are pending between Charlie Willis. a
pitcher of fine reputation in the East in
connection with the Portsmouth club, and
the managers in this city.
1t is also rumored that the Sacramento
clubs first baseman is man by the name
of Veacb, who has gained quite reputa-
ton for guarding the first bag 1t is said
that he never misses and can stop almost
any of the high balls which come from
short or third base.'
Alyord is one of the swiftest and most
accurate throwers in the business, and has
not dropped fly ball the past two seasons.
In the middle of the season of 1888 the
Chicago club took Borchers and the Pitts
| burg club took Knell from the Oakland
club, leaving them practically without q
pitcher. and they lost their chance for the
pennant accordingly. Now that Sacra-
mento has signed the star third baseman of
the Western Association, the Eastern pa
pers, and especially the League organ
the Philadelphia Sporting Life, set up a
howl and say the California League
should sbe attended to, and that the Cali
fornia League will regret that they have
signed players that have been reserved by
Eastern clubs. 1t makes all the difference
in the world whose OK is gored
Billy NeWbert who plaVeA short. sion q
portion of last season with the Oakland
club, and was released about the middle of
the season, did not have a fair show, but
during the coming season, under the able
tutelage of Captain Quest, he will have an
opportunity to show exactly what he can
do. He is considered by the Eastern men
now here as very promising player, his
throwing being excellent. He will devote
all his time to the club
The Sacramento club will play two
games on each of the holidays, one in Sac
ramento and one in Stockton.
The following are the rates of admission
next season: Single admission. gentleman,
Sunday, so cents: single admission, lady,
Sunday, 25 cents; single admission, boy
under II years. any time, 10 cents Satur-
day it will be 25 cents for everybody.
The steam car and electric car lines will
sell tickets to gentlemen for 80 cents. that
will carry them out to the Park, into the
game and return to town. This arrange
ment will make the admission to gentle
men but little more than last season. And
for this small increase in the rates the
patrons will be treated to the best baseball
ever played on this coast
There will be games here every other
Saturday and every other Sunday, and con-
sequently game once every week.
Manager Harris has signed Meegan and
Incell to do the box work for the San
Francisco club the coming season. Both
are valuable acquisitions as pitchers, and
will make the batting of opposing mines
quite study.
The San Francisco Chronicle says: Sac
ramento is to be congratulated on signing
third baseman Alvord" 1t further adds:
With Stockton engaging players of the
caliber of Baker, Sacramento Alvord and
Quest and Oakland Dooley, it may become
necessary for San Francisco to throw an
anchor to windward' and cross the Rockies
for third baseman, pitcher and few
Others"
Baker has been signed as pitcher of the
Stockton ball club at a handsome salary.
Jerry Hurley will probably be the Stock
ton catcher, and many regard him as the
best in the State. There is certainly none
more plucky.
Harry O'Day wants to play in San Fran
CISCO and he will probably be among the
nine from that city.