The morning call., 1890-06-02

THE MORNING CAL
AS general thing the visiting team rides to the
bali park at Sacramento on the street cars, put
the Colonel sends his team out to the grounds in
Andy Smith. who caught Saturdays game for
Stockton viii not be retained In p eng NJ te the
catching, with De Pangher TO relieve MN oeca-
sionalIy.
married last week at Riverside TO Miss Maud
Burt OF that place. The bride Is the daughter OF
one OF tue wealtbiest landowners around liver
side.
Harper pitched great game at Stockton
Thursday, and Friday again went ID the box
against the same team. and allowed them Dut
eight hits and but two unearned runs.
The Sacramento kindergarten had not forgot
ten Norris 0'Neil. and when he stepped 10 the
plate at Saturdays game. lie was roundly Missed
and hooted by the youngsters.
Chick Speer buried little horseshoe in the
batters' box at the local grounds few days ago
horseshoe Will be taken up.
ReitZ has become such favorlte In Sacra-
mento that his every move Is cheered. In SAT
urday'S game he was cheered for five minutes
after his nOme-run drive.
Parrot pitched a better game than Harper
Friday, but his miserable support, at times, lost
him tile game He had good control and struck
out eight batsmen.
RuIEors were rife in Sacramento during the
past week that new pitcher is expected TO ar
rive in time TO play against the San Franchises
on June TIL.
The dressing rooms at Sacramento are said to
be so poor that the visiting players dress at the
hotel and ride in their uniforms 10 the Dali
grounds.
During the preliminary practice at Sacramento
Saturday G0Odenough ran over seVenty-nve
yards and caught high fly Just back OF snort
stop.
McHale was credited with two errors in Fri
days game. Both were made on hard hlts,
which he allowed 10 pass him.
sullivan. the young pitcher OF Ans0n's team, IS
said to resemble Old Charlie Sweeney OF Provi-
dence-Phlladelphia Times.
1t is hard TO tell which is the greatest favorite
IN Sacramento, RelZ or the little b0w-iegged
lelt-handed mascot, ScOtty.
Manager Shelley accompanied his team TO the
Capital City last Friday and sat on the bench
with his players.
DAILY played three great games during the
week, accepting twenty-five chances without an
error.
Cedar, like "Trick" McSorley, very seldom
strikes at the first good ball phc hed 10 him.
In several games III Sacramento recently the
club that scored the first Iun was defeated.
jimmy Fogarty has come out OF his fight with
President Love victorious. IL was question
whether Fogarty or The President OF the Phila-
delphia Brotherhood Club should quit, and Love
was forced TO resign his position.
There are some ball players" said Umpire
Sheridan yesterday, who If they were in the
business for fifty years would know little more
about the rules OF the game than when they nrst
blossOmed out as professionals. Consequently
they often make vigorous protest when an
umpire makes an adverse decision on a technical
point. It's matter OF surprise TO me that they
are not better posted on the rules Every player
reads The sporting papers and almost every week
there Is an article or comment on technical
point, followed by an explanation. Yet the mat
Ter is out OF their minds when the paper is cast
aside. Take last Friday afternoons game as an
Illustration. In the eighth inning Sweeney had
reached first base on hit. Hanley was The
next batter up and lie hit an infield fly which
Cobb tiled to catch, but the ball merely touched
the lips OF his fingers aud fell 10 the ground.
Sweeney, who had ran halfway down 10 second,
WAS watching Cobb and Wien The ball fell ran 10
second. Hanley WAS on first base by this time
ana one Of the Oakland players who knew his
business ran up 10 Sweeney and touched
him with The ball. l then called both
Sweeney and Hanley out Captain Ebright and
Sweeney demonstrated angriiy, but If botn had
remembered the rules the latter would have re-
NAMED at first base, where lie would have been
oficially set down: With first base occupied,
with one man out or none out, aud a batter hits
fly ball 10 The iutield which touches any part OF
an lniiederS person before striking the ground.
the Dalsman is 10 be declared out immediately.
Ii the man occupying first base before The ny
ball was hit fails 10 return and touch his base
after tile ball was dropped, and runs TO second,
said runner can be put out by being touched
with the ball just The Same AS man leaving his
base before a fly ball is caught
Umpire DOnahue is SCI iOuSly lil with typhoid
ana brain fever. He felt i'll while umpirlng yes
terday week aud was forced 10 his bed during
The week President None is anxious TO secure
Umpire Fingered Of Portland, who Is said TO be
in this city, TO I'LL the vacancy.
Harper was presented with gold medal by
Bowman was fued 50 yesterday by Umpire
Fisher for dispHTlDg decision.
tudGer has fallen down greatly in his fielding
lately, and in The four games preceding yester-
day made Ten errors. lie Sill continues To hit
The ball hard, though and as soon as lie gets
over his lOyesickness viii be all right again.
While in Stockton last season Stickney made
many friends among tie ladies, and now that lie
is with Oakland he still retains these friends.
1t does not Cost him anything for buggy hire
while in Stockton.
stockton is having hard luck with It's catchers.
FalrhutstS arm gave Out early IN The season,
but he caught several games when utterly I'M
able 10 throw TO bases. Wilson was put in when
no one else could be found. and although he Is a
good catcher he could not hold Hapeman. When
the new battery, kilr0y aud NOgt, arrived In
Stockton the Directors of the Gas City team
thought they were all right, and so they were for
the time being. Nogt made his first appearance
in California Sunday before last against Oak
and, aud caught and threw TO bases in such
manner That the Stockton management believed
al last 1t had found what IL was looking f0r-an
Al catcher. But luck WAS against them. In The
eight inning Nogt. In sliding for the EoMe plate.
was struck on Tie right shoulder aud breast by
DUNCAN, and has since been under tile care OF a
ply sleian
Smith, the latest man to be given a trial be-
hind Tie bat by Stockton. formerly played in the
Colorado staic-Leagu6. II lie always does as
Hel4-aSh lie did upon his first appearance, he
would be valuable mau for any team.
fogarty very nearly leads the second basemen
In the league. lu the last SIX games played
prior To Sunday lie accepted total OF f0rty-one
chances without an error, aud he is not a record
Borcners was sold by Stockton TO Harris for a
very small consideration, the management being
GLAD to get him oil their hands, as they had fully
deter mined not 10 let him again play In the club.
Ii was stipulated iu the transfer that BOrc1erS
cannot play in any other California League club
this season.
Thursday last the Stockton management Issued
free tickets 10 The ladies. aud tile result was tnat
The grand stand was Tiled. The home team lost
the game, aud some Of the ladies' ielt so bad they
nearly cried.
Calill was down on his knees pleading with
the SIochIOn management few days ago, en-
deavoring 10 make satisfactory explanation OF
his fondness Tor beer. The Directors warned
him against his dissipating ways and 7 alsY heed.
ed The warning, lie result being that Ia the last
few games he has smashed the ball hard.
Hapeman makes tue base runners hug the bags
and his half balk movement rather lnconveni-
ences some of the base steaers.
Wilson Is one OF the prettiest throwers In the
League and also one OF the quickest. and In that
lies his one bad point. No matter how much
time lie may have 10 field ball to first lie invar-
ably bangs IL at baseman as II there was not
second TO spare. Generally the ball goes true as
dart, but occasionally II doesn't and then there
Is costly error. On Qulch assist there ale but
few players that can come up TO Wilson.
Harper Is now pitching lie best ball In the
eague, and lie has not lost game for some lime.
He appears 10 be equally effective against all tie
clubs, and with another pitcher like him the
Senators would nave a walk-oyer for the pen
nant.
The Sau Franchises have held first place In
the pennant race since the season opened with
The exception OF one day. when the Coonels
were IN first place by few points.
The Oaklands have won Two games In one day
twice from The San tTanclscos, aud the Senators
have also won two from stockton in one day.
Friday the Gas and Capital City. mines each won
aud lost one game.
Fred Roberts is having a hard time getting rid
OF case OF malaria. Fred Is dead Oh his feet'
and does not appear to have much energy.
Holiday made such au exhibition of himself
In Sacramento last Friday that the audience
thought lie mad just escaped from the asylum AT
Stockton. AT one OF the uinpre's decisions lie
fell as though he had tainted, but the guying lie