The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-07-28

Tomorrow will be ladies day at Sacra-
mento, when the Senators and San Fran
ciscos play of pos TONED game,
II DUNCAN did not run half way down TO
the foul field flag be conld occasionally
reach second base on some Of his hits.
Umpire Mclaughlin will be here this
week. 1t is announced that he will officiate
with Donohue in the game at Sacramento
tomorrow.
Robinson says Charley Dooley will be
placed in the outfield when be arrives, and
that 1saacsOn will be retained for while
Oh first base.
The free-pass system at the Boston Ma
tiona League grounds has its drawbacks.
The other day+anumber of passes fell into
the hands of some urchins, and they made
the graad-stand howl with language I'M
pleasant for polite ears.-Exchange
Manager Robinson last night released
Pete Meegan and Charley Sweeney. This
makes the second time Pete has been re-
leased by the Colonies. Sweeney was en-
gagged for the games of last week only. but
Robinson ought to keep him for his hitting.
The proposed deal, by which Robinson
was TO sell Stickney, Mcdonald and Isaac
sou, has fallen through. The Colo lel said
he would not let the men go until ne had
secured men to take their places, and Finn,
who cannot afford to wait for the intielders,
has hunted up new material.
Things will look little more encOurag-
ing for the home team when Veach is on
first, Everett at short and Mccarthy in the
box. The new pitcher is already here and
the others are expected to be in this city
before next Sunday. Everett and Veach
are heavy hitters, and base hits will come
oftener now with men on bases.
With the evidence presented to them the
League Directors could no nothing else but
exonerate Selma for his assault on ex-Um-
pire COghlan. The affidavits all stated that
Cughlan nrnvnkpd the attack Tina "a ca
had probably been Squared by the Stock
ton Directors, as Cnghlan had ample oppOr-
H. ity to pres Mt his side Of the case to the
league otficia 5.
As the season rolls on the prospect of the
Stockton team being transferred to San
Jose grows simmer. 1t will be remen-
bered that before the season opened the
club was required TO put up $1,000 as a guar
antee that the team would play the year
out. Half of this amount may be drawn
November list to pay tie. expenses of tie
team, and the Ia lance will he nad to the
Stockton Directors at the end of the season.
Manager Mutrie OF New ! Urk in recent
interview said: The outcome of this
whole thing will be that the players will
have to suffer. Mark tins prediction Play
ers who are now getting salaries of $500
and $4,000 will be glad tn play for from
$1,000 up The players, however, have
nobody to blame but themselves for this
state Of things.'
rig Dan DTOulNeTs, WHO WHe0 he signed
4 BrOt ierh0Od contract thanked God that he
had been alienated from the slavery that
raised him from nine-doliar-a-week hnd-
carrier TO ollar-a-season
bnl'-nlayer, is in bad odor in Boston. Dams
fielding and batting is very rocky, and he is
n special mark for the boots and cries of
the b!eachers.-Cincinnati Enquirer.
Probably the biggest failure ever scored
by base all club has been made this
S ason by the Brooklyn Brotherhood Club.
Wards team has proved no attraction what
ever and the attendance has been very
meager With the possible exception of
about three games, not enough pe0ple nave
passed through tile Brooklyn Brotherhood
gates at any enc game 10 pay the policemen,
gate-keepers and ground employees, to say
nothing OF the hgh-salaried players, the
ground rent or the interest on the money
invested In fine stands. The Brooklyn
brotherhood Club has been a financial
failure in all that the term imples.-Ex-
change.
The POrtlands had new mascot. but he
could not root hard enough for them. He
is Johnny Alexander, the little homeless
colored boy whom the police took in some
time ago. Mr.. Sterne fitted him out with
new suit, and turned him over to the Port
| lands. The police gave him big tin star
with the figure ''30' painted on it. That
was the Jonah; the POrtlands had already
lost twenty-nlne games. and the thirty was
but one remove from it. Dave Levy, who
is always booking for freaks, met cross
eyed Chinaman on his way downtown yes
terlay, and few minutes after black cat
crossed his path. Then he knew that the
PortIands would not be in it; but he
waited until the game was over before he
| made his prediction. That is the worst Of
| it about Daye.-0regonian.
| President Young, speaking about the out
| lock IN recent interview, said: There
have been no conferences whatever between
mem5ers of tie League and the Brother
1000, and no meeting will be called until
their annual gathering in November. If
tnere had been any complaints of financial
shortcomings | would have heard them
hrst, for the players invariably consult me
| when they have grievance of this kind,
| but to date not single man in the National