The morning call., 1891-08-24

Harris team is the only one that saved
any thing from the baseball ruins of the
past week. In series of seven games the
club won five, which gave them a gain of
one dozen points. Five of these games
were with the Colonels, who had to be
satisfied with their one lonely game per
week, and they wen that Willie they were
fresh. The main cause of the Oaklands'
trouble is in the box, as the pitchers seem
to have lest their grip.
San Jose secured four games out of seven,
and though the club lost slightly in tie
percentage column, it is still veil up in the
lead. The Dukes took two straight games
from the Senators yesterday, VINO are in
the same boat with the C0lOnels. At pres
ent they have but one pitcher, and he can
not win all the time. Out of the five
games the Steers played with the Dukes
old man Hoffman pitched two and won one
of them.
Long Mr.. Jackson, who went from here
to play bail with MeSsrs. McCluSkey and
McGuilk, does not seem to be giving entire
satisfaction from all accounts. He pitched
tolerabe fair ball but could not field his
position or hit the ball. In the last game he
played Mr.. jackson was four times at bat
and struck out that many times, it taking
but siXt cen pitched balls TO do the job with
ueatness and dispatch.
A distressing weakness in the box has
been serious complaint with three of the
clubs here of late. The Colonels' duo of
twrlerS seems 10 be failing, Sacramento is
in bad way and Otto Young of the Friscos
is still unit for work. His shoulder still
bothers him and he has been laid off Tor
spell. The Duke is pretty well fixed for
pitchers Which Is one secret of his success
thus far.
This thing of stting through game
where the pitchers ill up the bags on balls
and squeeze in runs, or are bRtted for fif
teen OF twenty hits and a grand total Of
thirty-fye runs, is growing slightly monot-
onOus. II some change is not soon made in
the internal arrangements the people will
put their money in the savings bank and
take to Sand-lot ball for good, wholes one
recreation.
Baseball cannot long be popular or a
paying business when one side jumps in and
swats out dozen runs in the first inning or
two. Ii S like going to call on a man you
knew is dead. Then there is this thing of
going out to see team at play that's crawl
ing along siXty-ive games behind and still
keeping it up. 1t furnishes neither amuse-
ment or excitement for any one except the
manager Of the team that Is getting the
best Of it.
Up in Sacramento yesterday McCloskey
opened the game with young man, Hape-
man by name, from Stockton. According
To adviceS received the young man made a
show of himself. In the second inning be
got as wild as .. Homo, the gentleman re-
ctUtly cdpluIeu III iuc IuHBitS Vi AIIZoua,
and when the Gardeners were through with
him they had eight runs. Still the people
patronlZe such play because they are anxious 8
to see the national sport, and are willing to
pay for it besides.
Then, In order to help out In some way.
McCloskey put Hank Spies in to pitch the
rest Of the game. While Hank does not
| profess to be twirler, be had well-defined
! idea as to the whereabouts of the plate, and
that is more than some of the professionals
| can say. Bases on balls are becoming en-
| tirely too prevalent, and We would suggest
| that the plate be done away with and let
! the pitchers slam around at random.
There is some excuse for the Sacramento
| team on account OF the recent ructurs there,
and the managers have not had time yet to
import new pitchers. McCloskey has man
| ON the way, and II he is any good the trou-
| BILE will be over for time, at least. 1t is
| tie Colonel who has been making a
! specially of bases on balls In Saturdays
! game there were fourteen of these unavail-
| ing efforts Oh the part of his pitchers which,
with other events, resulted-nineteen talleS
| for Frisco.
OF course, the league is not expected to
| furnish stars of the finest magnitude on the
salaries paid, but If few of the pitchers
can put the ball over, why not make the
| others do il? That is what they are hired
| for, and if the right or left hand, whichever
| it may be, loses its cunning, then try an
other man. Hoping these few lines will
| meet with your approx al, we remain, yours
respectfully, etc.
A Sacramento paper presents portrait Of
| Captain Beesie McGuirk of the Senators in
a late issue. II is good likeness of Beesie,
who is one of the handsomest men in the
| league. The only man who approaches any,
where near him In point of beauty is Ru be
| Levy, but what Rube lacks in beauty he
makes up in his winning ways. Rube covered
| himself with glory yesterday morning by
catching home-run drives and saving the
| game.
Bill Bowman has caught the popular fancy
In Sacramento, and was presented with a
nice basket of flowers yesterday afternoon
by his admirers in the grand stand. He
| made very poor return, however, by strik-
| ing out twice. Captain ,Beesie got small
bouquet, but it was sufficient to inspire him
to deeds OF valor. He hit three singles aud
| was therefore much admired. Different
people have different ways of appreciating
favors.
XII Peoples is playing good ball at short
for the locals. During the first few games
the Kid could not find the bail, but he has
recovered his batting eye, and raped Out
two hits in each of the last four games.
Fred Roberts is said to be playing phe.
nomenal game at Sacramento. He had
eight chances in the first game yesterday
and took advantage of them all. A change
of scene is sometimes beneficial.
The Colonel is threatening to make some
| iHOIt CHalPcS III HIS team. OOme OF the mef
he once looked upon as absolute geniuses
he now says are no good. Look out for the
balloon.
In Saturdays game Pop SWEET was SIX
times at bat and got five bases on balls
Can YOU wonder at continuous victory
Between times. however, Pop knocked
| numerous fouls.
The Denver school-master, Reynolds, was
d valuable find for the Sacramentos, HI
seems TO be able to play most any position
| A Cincinnati bow who ureferred sleenjn,