The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-07-09
THE BALL FIELD.
Another Young Pitcher Signed
by Robinson.
Some Of The New Men Who Will Join the
COlOnerS Aggregation.
Wehrle Anxious to Play With the Home
Team-ReSutS Of Contests in the Ma
tlOnal and Players Leagues.

Manager Robinson Is busily engaged at
present in negotiating with players IN the
East with whom he expects to strengthen
his nine. In all probability he will sign
four men from the Atlantic Association, as
that organization is ON the verge of disband-
ing. The jersey City and Hartford clubs
are in bad way financially and will soon
collapse, and the Wilmington Club having
lost much money has peIitioned to be de-
clared lnsolvent. The crisis may have al
ready been reached, as the Oakland mag
nate yesterday received twelve dispatches
from players in the Atlantic Association.
There were also messages from men in the
international League asking for situations.
The latter league intends to release all OF
its high priced men and run during the bal
ance of the season on cheap scale.
Said Colonel Robinson yesterday:
"AmoDg the dispatches sent me was one
from the well-known umpire, NJ. j. Nc
Laughlin of the International League. He
is in poor health and is anxious to come to
California. He is first-class man on the
field from all have learned about him, and
would be the right party to fill the gap
caused by Sheridan'S departure. McLaugh-
lin said he could furnish me with all the
good men | wanted at California salaries,
and mentioned several whom | have under
consideration. Within two weeks | will
have the 0aklandS bIaced up by new tim
ber and then watch the pennant move
across the bay. Who will the new players
tie? Well it is very likely Charley D00ley
will be again at the first corner for the
COlonels ana Joseph McGucken, also of the
Jersey Citys, will be guarding center field:
Lou Hardie may be soon with Oakland
again. In late letter he wrote that
Cancel was rapidly getting in condition
TO catch, and that most of the Boston
league teams backstop work would here
after be done by Bennett and CANCEL.
way back to Oakland. he will be used in
every game, either in the field or behind
the bat. The new secOnd-base man has not
vet been selected. VIII there be another
pitcher? My dear sir, he is already signed,
and his contract is On the way here. but he
will not be in California until the 10th OF
next month. He is now pitching for an
Eastern club. For certain reasons will
not give his name at present He IS
twirler of Carsey's type, being ball-player
all through and fair hitter. lie is not
quite u years old and Is lett-handed
pitcher. | secured him through Danny
Long, who wired me yesterday that the
negotiations had been successfully closed"
Pitcher Wehrle wants an engagement
with the Frisco team and yesterday tele-
graphed Norris ONeil to that effect. He
requested Tip" to open negotiations with
Finn. A fact not generally known is that
Wehrle is married man. His wife resides
in this city, and the pitcher is anxious to
return.
Tom Power has advised Manager Finn to
sigu Pitcher Tom Sullivan of the Chicago
league club. The Baltimore captain says
he can obtain Sullivan's signature ON a
Frisco contract and Finn is favOraby con-
sidering the matter.
A postponed game between the Sacra-
mento and san Francisco teams will be
played at Snowflake Park July 18th. The
game has been arranged BY the Bee for the
Ladies Day."
A splendid cut of Tho mas L. Enright
President of the Sacramento Base ball
Club, was published in the Sacramento
score card last Friday.
The Senators had to draw against free
athletic exhibition by the popular Sacra-
mento Athletic Club of that place. the
"HorrbleS procession and other minor
attractions on The Fourth OF July. and yet
drew fully 20O0 spectators, which was
large attendance under the circumstances.
Stapleton made his first error on the Sac
ramento grounds Friday.
Billy Farrell was recently fined $50 by the
Sacramento management Tor breaking one
of the rules.
Hoffman and Armstrong played in the
Texas League together, ana Lne former
knew the latter's weak points, which he
used to advantage in Fridays game.
The Senators left the Capital City for
Stockton last Thursday, returned Friday,
travelled TO San Francisco Saturday and
went home Sunday night, having probably
gone over greater distance in four days
than any other league team has yet done in
one week.
The baseball patrons of Sacramento are
becoming dsgusted with the two-games
day arrangement. In two instances they
have been compelled to sit in a hot. crowded
stand for hours at time, while waiting for
the train from Stockton 10 arrive.
Kilroy pitched two games in sacramento
ana lost BOTH In each instance the train
was late and he did not have the necessary
time to practice. In consequence he was
wild, his base on balls being very costly,
no less than four men scoring in the game
of the 4th inst through his lack of control.
Godar seems To be Pitcher YOung's
"j0nah." In the last three or four games
Otto has twirled against the Senators, G0dar
has hit him for three-baGger or home run.