The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-12-01

and h0spia0le, tun-l0vlng youths. Speef
wont depart for his home ip PittsburR be-
fore the first of the year and will very likely
be back again next season.
AS soon as the baseball question is settled
in the East General Hi Hi Dixwell will take
trip TO California.
New York and Chicago Brotherhood teams
are mourning large portions of their salaries
yet unpaid.
An Eastern exchange is authority for the
statement that sh0rtstop Cllngman and
catcher Jack Dolan of Cincinnati are being
NEGOTIATED for by the California League
Baseball Is well represented in Congress
In the persons of John j. O'Neill. Thomas
Johnston and Judge Bacon.
Harper and Levy lost no time In getting
to work after the season ended. Rube, who
is an eXrert shoe-fitter, always has posi-
ton waiting for him at a big factory, and
Harper has put in week of ''hard graft"
at his trade, ship-paintiDg, at Stockton.
There are forty-one indoor baseball
teams playing in Chicago.
An exchange credits A. G. Spalding with
saying: The Players League is dead. The
warfare has been costly one on both Sid-s,
and the patrons Of the sport will be glad to
know that hostilities are over. Boston and
Philadelphia are the only clubs Of the
Players League Club which have not
League. MIR. Prince of Boston talks con-
Siderab!y, but it is only as an attorney, and
not as a stockhOder who has felt the in
fuenee of the warfare. The National
League has been doing all it could to get rid
of the Players League. Where amaigama-
ton would not do between opposing teams
in the same city money considerations have
been passing New York, Pttsburg, Brook
lyn, Buffalo and Chicago are already dead
to the Brotherhood, with Cleveland nearly
so, and proper provisions will be made fer
Boston and Philadelphia. Baseball will be
more popular with all side issues eliminated.
The American Association the coming sea-
son will be the strongest inits history"
In the making up of the teams for next
season the local managers should not over
by any Eastern team, and is that hard
working dashiug style of player that is
always bound TO be a big favorite, and con-
sequently drawing card in team.
have Dooley. Cantillion. Tip O'Neil,
Sweeney and probably Danny Long in his
team. The great and only ONeii, general,
orator, captain, secretary, juggler at third
and strong-wing over-thrower, is TO give fur
Their evidence Of his versatility next season
as he is to be seen in right field and behind
the bat. 1t would not be surprising to see
this irrepresSible player cropping out as a
star pitcher Qn his own mind in 1892.
Long Bill Everett made avery poor show
ing at the bat against Van Haltren yester-
day. striking out three times in succession.
Ebright aired a Washington uniform yes
terday, which was equally as dirty-l0oking
as his discarded Frisco suit.
or the Stockton team it is very probable
that Wilson. Fogarty. Fudger and Perrott
will be secured by California League mana
gers for next year, as ali are clever, ambl-
tious and hard working players. Selma and
Holiday have already been signed by Den
yer.
Manager Finn, though his team won the
pennant without struggle, at the end does
nf faal inl, ont 4 tl,a Co
ramento management let it GO by default.
Finn was out considerable by the railroad
fares and hotel expenses incurred by his
team going to Stockton, as agreed and I'M
derstood by Manager Enright at the league
meeting, and though the game were not to
make money, it was almost certainty that
II the Sacramento management fulfilled
their obligation both teams would
have made expenses. Besides there is
little glory In winning the pennant
Managers look to the amateurs right at
home for recruiting material for next sea-
son. When the inexperienced amateur Va
Iejos can defeat the lilgh-salaried and sup
posedly matches Oaklands, it is about
time for some one to step Growing about the
superiority of his imported talent over local
productions
Buck" Ewing tHrned no somersaults at
Pittsburg-even tried to look sorry-but no
happier mortal than he exists in New York
To-Day. lie recovered MS senses early In the
fight One of the tender spots with the cap
tain of the Giants was the player-director-
stockholder. To refer 10 one of that clan
was like pricking boil with bodkin. He
intimated that If there was to be another
year OF the sort of work he had to endure
this season it would have been the correct
thing to pass rule allowing the stockhold-
Ing players to wear bell punches and pull
the spring every time fan showed up in tie
stands.-Exchange.
Pop" SWEET shows an immense improve
ment in his work, gained by his experience in
the East. Not only is he now fine, finished,
accurate backstop, but a strong, free hitter
as well.
" Done up by an amateur team" will be a
pretty bitter pill for his Colonelship to swal-
low.
The Vallejo team has been strengthened
at third base by the accession Of Jack Will
son, late of the Stocktons. JACK has played
In both games against the Friscos and Oak
lands, doing great work around his bag and
at the bat.