The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-05-26

| East. hes rather TOO expensive luxury
and not ornamental enough to ''pay for his
| keep" His partner in the tobacco and
| billiard business, Billy Kuehne. on the
other hand, by strictly attending to base
ball, is playing fine game. Carroll and
vlsner have also done we'll, especially the
| former.-Philadelphi Times.
This piece Of advice from the Boston Her
| aid might be acted upon with advantage by
the members of the home team: "Sacri-
fee hitting is great thing. but it only
reaches the height OF usefulness when every
player in club will be willing to adopt ID.
| A rec0rd-hitter in club is as bad as a dis.
| organizer. Play for the nine every time.
boys, and your batting average will be ali
right, while your nine will win more games"
~ wouldn't play ball under one of the
present stockton Directors if he was to
| double my present salary" said one of the
Sacramento players recently. "Why, after
| Fridays game he called his players all sorts
| of names, and said they could not play bail
| and that they were trying to down the
management. He made several other re-
marks that would not tend to maintain har-
mOny among the players"
| Ben Il. Young, the eX-umplre, passed
| through Sacramento last week en- route to
| Tacoma, where he has signed to umpire in
the North Pacific League. Ben is very Bit
| ter against Norris O'Neil, who he saws was
instrumental in having him released from
| the umpire staff of the California League
|
ris thrashlng il 1t takes him five years to
| do 1t.
Businessman Stapleton has not very IA
voraDle opinion OF the scorers in the league
He says he had but one of the three errors
| charged against him at Stockton and tina I
| most OF the errors scored against him Mt
| Stockton belonged to the fielder throwing
| the ball. In the East, he Says, the first
| baseman never gets an error on thrown
ball unless 1t lands directly in his hands
Wait until the weather gets good and
hot and DAILY will show some of the croak-
| ers that he can play shOrtstop," said
| Manager Zeigler recently. Jack arrived
| in Sacramento during the wet weather and
( caught cold in his throwing arm, but the
| warm weather will soon make that all right
and he will line them over to first as speedy
| as the best of them"
The presence Of the kindergarten e!e-
ment i'll the bleachers behind the plate dur
ing weekday games has lately become
very annoying If the youngsters would
! keep quiet no objection could be raised.
| but their remarks and noisy demonstra-
| tons become irritating at times. They
should be confined TO the section down by
| left field.
| Borchers was billed to pitch for the SEN
| ators Thursday, but the Stockton Directors
! objected and Manager Zegler thought it
best not to play him. When George was
| informed that he was not to play he good
| naturally said: 'All right, old man." and
then added, "One suspension, one release,
| all III two weeks"
Rumors about Pitcher Viau's release con-
| tinue. 1t will no doubt come in due time
| as he was never popular in Cincinnati
anyhow, and would not be even were he to
pitch winning ball.-Sporting Life. This
| player before many weeks have passed may
| probably be pitching ball in the California
| League.
1t is a rare thing TO see Hanley drop a 1v
ball and the crankS SnrnriGpb m
| George muff two last week. One, however
was on hard-hit ball, and the center
| fielder was obliged to JUMP for it. and,
| although he got his hands around the
leather, he could not hold it,
Just as the Senators are beginning to play
| winning ball their old hard luck has re-
| turned. Roberts and Daley are both under
| the weather and are not fit to play, and
| Goodenough Injured finger on Saturdays
game which will interfere with his fiel ling
| for some time.
Says Manager Finn: 1.-THE San Fran
| cisco audiences are the most impartial in
| the league; then comes Sacramento, Stock
ton third. while the Oakland crowds never
| see good play made by the visitors and
have no applause but for the home players"
Manager Finn Is on quiet hunt for two
players and one will be a pitcher. The
Frisco manager is satisfied with Looka-
baugh and Young, but he intends to carry
three twirlers. He says his new pitcher
- NfPSS4H7 eesShiSh'
ssE
The dust on the Haight-street grounds
yesterday was very annoying to both spec
tators and players. The grounds manage
ment hereafter should see that the diamond
| and its surroundings are thoroughly
| sprlnkled previous to each game.
One subject on which little Speer never
| tires of talking is Sweeney's batting.
Chick thinks Charley is one of the greatest
batters in the country, and the backstop's
| opinion is seconded by many people in Cali
| foruia and elsewhere.
When the season first opened Otto Young
was rapping out triples and doubles with
| surprising frequency. Now he strikes ont
| two and three times game, and is beginning
| to be regarded as one OF the weakest hitters
in tile home team.
In recent letter to a friend in Sa era
mento Veach closes as follows: will be
| in Sacramento this fall with the Clevel ands,
| so be sure to reserve a front seat in the
| new brewery for yours truly w. w. Veach."
A few days ago President Enrght of the
Sacramento Club visited second baseman
Retz and Informed the player that the club
appreciated his worth 80 highly that his
salary would be raised $50 per month.
The President of the Stockton Club last
week wrote to President None asking for
six blank contracts 1t was stated in the
letter that there were some new men in
Stockton and more are coming.
The Oakland diamond is in splendid con-
dltIon, the ground being almost as level and
smooth as billiard table. Players cannot
now attribute the cause of misplays to the
rOughness of the infeld.
Harper has struck out more than any
other pitcher in the league Borchers. in
an equal number Of games had few more
strlke-outs than Harper, but the latter now
has the greatest number.
Hapeman was not blacklisted by the Sac
ramento management but merely sus-
pended. As the suspension lapsed at the
end OF the season he was eligible to sign
| with Stockton.
Stevens is one Of the surest outfelders in
| the league and seldom drops fly ball. He
is also an excellent first baseman and would
| be the right man to place at the initial in an
emergency.
Buchan played very poor third during
the week, Out redeemed himself yesterday.
IL you Keep up your work of yesterday
Johnnie, there will be no more growls from
the cranks. ' jan
Zeigler as a general thing is mystery
70 the Stocktons, but last Saturday they
turned the tables on the genial George,
will. e"'o az
1t was funny sight when Speer lodged
under the Senator'S bench yesterday af-
ter passed ball. The youngster looked
like dog chasing ball thrown by its mas
ter.
Kelly is playing great ball for Stockton
during Fudger's lay-off. In the three games
AZ sacramento he made but one error and
lined out six hits out of twelve times Mt hat
The Senators and San Franciscos have
prayed three games in the Capital CITY. In
the three games Harper struck Sweeney ont
nine times-three times in each game.
JACK Daley makes many errors at short.
put he tries for every thing hit in his terri,
tory and often makes poor throw of a
phehoinenal stop OF sure base hit.
The baseball scribes have EMPLOYED so
many fattering phrases about Reitz's sec
ond-Dase play that they are now busy trv
ing to find something new to saw.
Harper was hit hard in FRIDAYS eame nm
to the ninth inning when he hnnn.,O 80