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

Waller Wallace, the league scorer. pens
the following:
So Milt Whitehead Is coming back. Hope hen
do well and greatly strengthen the home team.
But has his batting and fielding OF this season
been such as to warrant the deposng OF any OF
San Francisco's inied In his favor? Go Just a
little slow in your changes. Whltey" Is az
best an erratic player aud. although great al
times, is not uniformly So He and Cedar nave
been compared as to style and appearance.
When Whitehead is at bis very best then may
SUCH comparison be made, not otherwise, as
Cedar is uniformly brilliant; besides, he is edu-
Gated and his degree OF Intelligence far exceeds
that OF the Denver man.
In the game in this city last Saturday
several persons in the press box closely
watched Charley O'Neil while he was in
the outfeld He always stood within cir
Gle of about ten feet, never shifting his
position for left or right handed batters.
and that was one of the reasons why Car
sey was hit often safely. One of the
pitchers in the Oakland Club recently said
his arm became tired in one game from
mOtloning ONeill TO go in or out ONeill
is about long enough in the league to know
where batters generally hit the ball.
The boys in the kindergarten did some
thing yesterday they probably never did
since the California League was organized.
They rooted with energy for Oakland,
and yelled like little feuds at every good
play performed by the Colonies. The boys
wanted to see the Senators defeated so that
Frisco would forge ahead. Charley O'Neill.
who has been very unpopular with the
youngsters, was the recipient Of many COM
plimentary remarks yesterday, and all his
plays were applauded
The experience of Mr.. Coughlan of San
Jose at Stockton yesterday ought to Quench
his enthusiasm over baseball. III the Gar
den City ever gets the Stockton Club it will
be safe to wager that Selma will not go with
1t. Selna's assault on the San Jose man,
judging by the Geographic report, WAS a
cOwardly and ruffianly piece of hoodlumism
and should be followed by heavy fine.
President None would do well to suspend
him for a couple of months
Manager Robinson stated yesteI lay that
next Sunday he Will have a new first and
second baSeman, center helder and
catcher. The new men will come from the
International League and Atlantic AssOcia-
ton. The Colonel declined to give their
names until he forwards their advance
money, which will be done to-day. He
said he did not know what disposition
would be made of the players affected by
signing the new men.
With another second baseman than Reitz.
StapletOn would try to stop many of the hits
that come his way, but the little star player
has made SO many blocks of base hits near
the initial that the Sacramento captain runs
TO his cushion and awaits developments.
RetZ seldom misses ball batted between
first and second. If he continues to play
such brilliant ball the other three second
basemen in the league will be cast in the
shade.
MIR. Campbell, President of the Stockton
Club, said last week that the transfer OF the
team to San Jose would certainly not be
made. The people in the Slough City have
raised monthly fund of nearly $500, which
will be devoted to paying the expenses of
the club should it fall behind financially.
The club, however. is drawing paying audi
ences lately and the fund will not be
touched. at least for the present.
Patrons of the game are complaining of
having their clothes sOiled by the paint (?)
on the bleaching boards. The substance
used TO color the benches appears 60 be
nothing more than blue wash and the
stuff adheres to the garments. The color
ing is difficult to brush off and causes much
annoyance.
Coaching is the weakest point of the
Stockton team. About all the men on the
line can think to say is: Move up with
the pitch" or watch his aim" FOgarty
coaches in a deep bass voice that is as en-
couraging and inspiring as bullfrog's
croak.
The Fourth of July game in Stockton
was signaliZed by the first home run Of the
season on the Banner Island Grounds. 1t
was drive to the left-feld fence by Fo-
garty, and Jack sprinted around the cir
cult as If his years salary depended on 1t.
During the past week, x-Ptcher Charley
Chase Ufficiated as umpire at Stockton, and
made pretty good success OF the job. He
was not susceptible to buffng, and re-
sisted all attempts of foxy catchers to firt
with him and tool him on balls and strikes.
Fudger is the society dude of the Stockton
team. and seldom misses a dance or ball.
His light summer suit IS familiar spec
tacle on the streets, and harmOnizeS well
with the broad grin that continually ami
mates his face.
Pete Sweeney has been released by Won
der Abe and the Californian proposes to
accept an engagement as a dime-museum
freak, as he was the only man in the St.
Louis team who escaped being fined by the
manager.
The threatened transfer of the Stockton
team to San Jose has had the effect of wax
ing up people in that city and the games
are now well patr0nlZed, where previously
the attendance was decidedly slim.
Duane, tie latest acquisition to the Stock
ton team, is handy man behind the bat.
He had hard time Saturday in taking care
of the cratic delivery of Hapeman, but he
did his work well.
Lookabaugh and Stevens, the Colorado
battery, played great game yesterday at
Stockton. 1t was probably warm day in
the Gas City and the pitcher was at his
best.
Selma does most of his hitting when the
cushions are clear. If men are on bases it
appears to make him nervous and a wide
out curve will catch him nearly every time.
A Stockton paper thinks it quite sur
priSing that the team of that city should
show up on the day following the Fourth
full of ginger, instead of something else.
Ebright says it is very difficult to hit
Kiroy safely at Stockton. The wind in
creases his curves and batters can do little
else than bat the ball into the air.
Director Sharp of the Stockton manage
no 70 he affairs nf ha too int
his own hands, and with good results, for
the niue won six straight games.
Young surprised the grand stand Satur-
day at Stockton by striking out Cahill, a
player whom the Gas City cfanks think is
an invincible hitter
The trouble over the appointment of an
other umpire Will be settled this week
when President None returns from his
| northern trip.
Armstrong is already a great favorite
| with Stockton and is well liked by the team.
lie plays with an earneStnesS aud vim that
is catching.
DUNCAN is not at home in center field.
The Colonel should send him back to right
field to make phenomenal catches of long
flies.
In Saturdays CANA at Stockton, Selma
had nineteen put-outs-a pretty good
record for the day after the Fourth.
Ebright is very unpopular with Stockton
audiences, and many are the "pet" names
applied to him by the female cranks.
Holiday is having an off streak in his
batting recently and not infreQuently fans.
Sheridan umpired two games for the
brotherhood at Pittsburg, last week.
Manager Finn has not yet received fur
Their advices from Milt Whitehead.
News From the kindergarten.
The Young Schmidt Labels defeated the
| st. Patricks on the Fourth of July by a
score of IA to 4. and on the 9th defeated the
Young Friscos by score of 8 to 0. They
would like to hear from all clubs whose
members are under 10 years. Address Fl.
Smith. 1401 Powell street.
The Hesperian Base bril- Club has organi-
zed for the season, and would like to hear
from any club whose members are under II
years. Address Oliver j. Olsen, 1915
| Twenty first street
The S. q. Whitneys defeated a picked
nine by score of to 8. and would like to