Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-02-06
PITCHER RORCHERs.
He VIII Possibly be Given Trial by the
Stockton Club.

He VIII Possibly be Given a Trial by the
Stockton Club.
George Borchers, the erratic young base
ball pitcher, whom the Sacramento Club
offered to help, but had to drop him on &C.
count of his love for the flowing bowl, is
said to have signed a contract to pitch for
Stockton during the coming season.
Manager George Zeigler, CT the local
team, was seen by RECORD. UNION re-
porter last evening, and asked if he knew
anything about the matter. well, it may
be true" he said, land have no reason to
doubt it. But Stockton has my sympathy,
if it is true. They will find him a hard
man to deal with. The proprietors of our
club offered him a good salary and every
other iDducement to reform, and for a
while it looked as though he was going to
straighten up. When I went East in search
of players for our team, l made special
trip to Kansas City to interview President
Spies, of the Kansas City team, regarding
the release of Borchers from the black list
You will remember, probably, that when
Borchers was in Chicago he signed Kan
sas City contract, and was advanced 5000
| by the management of the team. He
| never went near Kansas City. Mr.. Spies
told me emphatically that he would not
raise the blacklist until the 5000 had
| been refunded with interest. Borchers
played similar trick on the Canton, Ohio,
club, and got 500 advance money from
Manager Harrington of that team. Now
| if he had shown any inclination to reform
| the Sacramento Club would have paid this
| money for his release, and now if the
| Stocktons want him they will have to put
| up the same amount or else he cannot
play with them, as the California Leaguei is
now working under the national agree
ment. l am astonished to hear that Stock
| ton wants Borchers, for only a couple OF
weeks ago had a talk with Secretary Shell
| ley, of the Stockton management, and he
said he would not have Borchers in his
team for anything. Why, it's known all
over the country about his actions. Just
| look here-here's an item which appeared
in recent issue of the Philadelphia Sport.
| ing Life. Read it."
Mr.. Zeigler handed the reporter copy oil
| the paper mentioned, and pointed out the
following paragraph:
Manager Zeigler, of the Sacramento Club, con.
templated giving George Borchers another
| chance next season, and had arranged to have
his name taken off the list, but the young
man appears to be irredeemable. The Sacra
mento Club people secured position for him al
which he had worked Just two weeks when Mr.
Zeigler went East after players. During his alb
sence Borchers prevailed upon the President OF
the Sacramento Club to get him new suit Of
clothes and overcoat. AS soon as be received
these he threw up his situation, and went on 6
grand spree, which lasted until Mr.. Zeigler re
turned from the East. When Zeigler reproached
him Tor his shabby conduct Borchers grew
| abusive. That settled Borchers SO far as the
Sacramento Club is concerned, especially il
| view of the fact that it would cost the Sacra
mento Club about $3.50 to square Borchers' vaIi
GUS debts for which amount the club cOulC
land two good pitchers from the East in Sacra
mento.
| Messrs Euright and Ginsberg, proprietor.
of the local team, were also seen by the re
porter. They said that before Borcher!
could play in Stockton he would have tt
account for SIS which had been advanced
to him by them when he signed TO play il
Sacramento.
Stockton will no doubt find the whilon
twirler an expensive acquisition to theil
organization before they get through.