Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-03-20
THE BALLI0,SERS.
The Players rs They Practice Every Al
farooou In fha pavilion

The Players as They Practice Every At
ternoon In the Pavilion.
ALI of the members of the Sacramento
Club are here excepting Breckenridge. who
will arrive Thursday morning. Ten of
them, Mclaughlin, Graves, Krehmeyer,
Goodenough, Hapeman, Veach, McSorley,
Sylvester, Newbert and Jevne, are practic-
ing every afternoon in the new pavilion on
account of the inclemency of the weather,
and many of the admirers of the club are
to De seen there watching with intense in
terest the movements of each man, and
passing comments on the playing, throwing
and batting. If the weather remains good
there will be game Sunday, but of course
If 1t should rain, the grounds would not be
in condition, and the contest would have
to be declared off.
A RECORD UNION representative dropped
in the pavilion yesterday afternoon and
took few notes regarding the different
players.
There is hardly need of mention of Nc
Laughlin and Newbert Sacramento people
all know what they can do, but it may be
worth while TO say that they seem great
deal more active than during last season,
and appear as if they would like to do the
fright at home" with all the 'pickups,
and Newber is anxious to play all the field
positions at the same time. Both have de-
creased their weight and each feels confident
of making good showing in the batting
line. Many fear that Newbert will be weak
at the bat, but he hopes TO revive his old
power and knock out few home runs be-
fore the season is over.
McSorley, the Captain of the club, is a
light-complexioned, medium sized and
well-built man. He has had great deal
of experience in governing clubs in the
Southern League, and he will have no
nonsense from any of the men in a game.
He is as neat player as one would wish
to see, and handles the ball with all the
confidence in the world. Though not
hard batter, he is pretty sure of base hit,
and knows all the rules from one end of
Spalding's Guide to the other. He is of
quiet disposition and has become favor
lite with the members of the club. He
will guard third base for the Sacramentos.
Graves is a tall. slim man, and wiry.
His playingis marked by exactness and he
is good at throwing to second base from be-
hind the bat. He can also play the bases
when necessary, and if he can't run fast
one would seriously mistake him, from his
appearance. He is a fair batter, and
strictly temperate.
Veach is relied upon as the heavy batter
of the nine. His eye is as quick as flash,
and if Baker, the Stockton twirler, fans"
him many times there is little hope for
any one hitting the ball. He can be relied
upon as a strong man on first, and an &C
quaintance of his remarks that be never
misses fly ball if it ever touches his
hands. He is full of wit, and, with Syl-
vester, will keep the club in good humor.
He is good coacher.
Krehmeyer is the heaviest man in the
club, and finely built. He will weigh 100
pounds, but is just as spry as cat. He
can gather in hot ground ball in about as
easy fashion as if it were tossed into his
hands, and it is safe to say that he could
play any of the infield positions with
credit. He is excellent behind the bat, and
will be found to be a valuable change
catcher. His batting is one of his best &C.
compiishments.
Sylvester is a middle-aged man, dark
complexioned and well put together. He
will weigh 165 pounds and is quite good
Splinter. His work is very neat, and he
would just as leave play ball as eat He
will guard the second bag and will not be
found lacking in that important position
He is full of jokes, and, with Veach, there
will doubtless be merriment in the club.
The Austin club will try to force him to
abandon his Sacramento contract, but he
says he waited long enough TO get an an
swer from them, and, not receiving any,
he concluded to start for the West.
Jevne will be safe man in left field. and
many regard him as a second " Live" Tay-
lor. He can gauge fly ball in an instant,
and the best of his playing is its GOODNESS.
He is fine batter, and keeps what he
knows to himself.
Goodenough, one of the change pitchers.
will be played in every game He will
probably pitch the first game, Mclaughlin
receiving him. He is quite tall and appears
to have perfect command of the ball, with
all the curves and Shoots" His base
running is a feature well worth seeing,
and he generally manages to pick his way
around the bases in spite of the ball. Like
Graves, he never touches liquor.
Hapeman, it is claimed, will do some
fine work in the box this season. Hereto.
fore he has only played in minor clubs, but
Mclaughlin claims that he is the coming
pitcher. He is not heavy man, weighing
about 40 pounds, but he is quite young as
yet, and gives great promise. He will
probably pitch in the first game between
Sacramento and Stockton.
From the above account, it may be seen
that Sacramento has a very strong club,
and if Stockton expects a walk-over, she,
no doubt overestimates her strength. In
fact, all the clubs are very evenly matched,
and they will undoubtedly be punched in
the League race.