The morning call., 1891-03-02

and tie Singing Ol Tue IOOt are y CT W NC
done. and if the weather remains clear the
naipters will commence work this week.
John 2. Cahill, known in baseball circles
as white Wings" will be rendered benent
ueXt Sunday afternoon at Central faIh:
Cahill had an unlucky season last year, anu
has not been sufficiently fortunate 10 secut e
an engagement for 1891. A good zane -
promised for the occasion, ana a.e a.
friends will no doubt he out IN i 9 a. go one
hall grounds next Sunday. Inc htne Is
announced to appear are as Iollo"s y ga, San
Frauciscos-KneIl, p; SleVlhss 6'Dot'
ID; Cantillion, b.. NdSI' " - 80 ~
S. s. Cahil !. f. Farrell, G, l. - fo,dis
r f Oaklands-Van Haltren, p.' o 5aia ie :
= DAILY / h. Mcdonald, b. OMEN, .
h p Sveeney' :. $. Roberts, /. T.; Long,
Rii Brown saws he has been provided tor
and will be found in the New 1arA leaHue
team this year c,ords
will be made up as follows: Catchers-
Spies and Hoover; pitche-s-tranee, Hus-
ton and Hoffman; first base, McGulrk. sec
oud base, Hutchinson; third base, Ward
shortstop Peoples; left field. Works; center
fed. Sunday; right field, McCloskey.
Jerry Denny Is once more Ill oakland,
having returned from the East to attend
the funeral of his wife, whose body was
buried yesterday.
The announcement made in an Oakland
paper last week that Joe Cantlilon's true
name is Antonio Leyagerle and that ne was
born in Ilaly was the result OF pracuca!
Joke. The Oakland pllyer's name Is Cant!I-
lion aud he is not an Italian.
With a brIud-new grand stand Tree from
drafghts and dust, splendid in and out
fields and four OF the strongest teams ever
gathered by the California League DTec-
tors. baseball gives every indication OF hay
ing big boom in San Francisco tins year.
The san Francisco team will probably
play at Fresno against the team OF that
place next Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Mon
day and Tuesday
The Spalding league ball was adopted
yesterday afternoon as the official Dali oil
the California league.
Three weeks from to-day the opening
games Of the California Leagues season OF
1891 will he things of the past.
McGuirE, Sacramento's first baseman, Is
expected to arrive in the Capital City to-
day, and Center-felder Arthur Sunday is
due there within the next three days.
Sacramento will have a left handed
pitcher this year. There were none in the
league last season.
II is said that half of the Sacramento
players are eft-handed baJters.
Reitz and Bowman, besides being two OF
the best players among th@s&Saators, were
most popular with SacrameptO patrons;
The new men who I'LL their vacancies will
find themselves subject TO much and prob
ably unjust criticism for some time.
With but one or TWO exceptions all of the
new Senators have played in the Texas
League.
Ned Stapleton is still in Sacramento,
waiting for something to turn up.
Catcher Bill Bowman left Sacramento for
his home i'll Chicago last week. Upon ar
irving at Ogden he became sick and tele-
Graphed to a friend that lie would return to
the Coast. He stated that he feared to
brave the cold weather in the East. Bow
man was one of the few ball players on the
Coast last season who saved his earnings
and is not now in need OF the ever welcome
advance money.
Charles Hoover, late of Kansas City, who
has been signed for Sacramento and is now
in that city, IS said to resemble Charley
Krehmeyer who was a Senator in the earl Y
part Of 1889. Hoover, however has not
X ehmeyer's bow-legs or broad shoulders,
but is Of lighter build and taller, being
nearly six feet in stature.
henry Reitz, the little second-baseman, is
working at his trade in Sacramento.
Said one Of the recently arrived Senators,
after looking over the ball grounds at Sac
famento: You had batter move back that
right field fence before Billy Works comes,
or he'll De knocking of the boards with his
line hits"
Bill Everett, the ex-Frlsco short-stop. who
is now member of the San Jose team,
arrived in this city yesterday.
Manager Finn yesterday afternoon gave
a banquet at the Hotel Yendome to the
League Directors, the officers Of the San
Jose club and the newspaper men of the
Garden City.
Tie students of Santa Clara College are
looking forward with much expectancy to
the time when they VIII 6s permitted to
witness the California League smes at san
Jose. 1t is probable that Thursdays will be
the only day on which they viii be per-
70 .sagt
The San Francisco team, weather per-
hitting, will commence practice work at
Central Park Tomorrow AFTERNOON, when
the entire club, IS expected to be in town,
Toby Lyons, the Boston pitcher, is scheduled
to be here to-day. ::
George Martin" Handsome George" as
he is called-of Sauta Clara College is a YO-
calist, and while guarding bag NJ. l enter
tains the spectators with choice. itS-fronl
the lalest.popuiar selections.
If the ideas of President T. W. Hobson
were carried out as to the preparing of tie
San Jose grounds there Is hardly a doubt
but that the best results would follow. =.
Last Thursday the Martins defeated the
Rnbinsons at Santa Clara College by score
of to 4 the pitching OF Russell and
fielding of Trim BILE were the leading features
of the game. .-- :. 9.
Lasky diamond medal, offered the students
of the Santa Clara College for the best rec.
ord of hits and runs, is on the Increase
James .Nealon leads in the contest, with
Archie Campbell good second
Schedule games are played at the Santf
Clara College grounds on Thursdays anG
Sun days. -.
James Morri,ey. the jolly manager of
George Martins team at Santa Clara Col
lege, is known there as a second Comiskey.
William knightly, the sprightly infede r
Of the Roblnsons at Santa Clara College,
has no equal on the bal ground at that in
stitutinn. -'. p: $"
James Nealon. the genial catcher of
George Martins team, is said to be: q
phenomenal amateur. He halls from Sacra-
lmento, weighs 17o pounds. and is . feet II
inches in height. .
Frank Maloneyo Of Santa Clara College
practices an hour daily behind the Beehive
catching the curves Of the speedy gentleman
from Hawaii
: Thereare three clubs in the Santa Clara
college LeaguP-the RObinsOns, Heffro1s
ana Martins: Each have PLAYED seven of
Lhe eigrteeIf games for the medal offered by
"a, amer FfInasro. The Robinsons lead, hag-
The HeffrDns of Santa Clara College are
made up as follows. Hebron. caicLer
Campbell, pitcher: Buckley, first base Bliss
second; Covert, third; Kennedy, shortstop
Farrey, right field; Foster, center; O'Gara
left; Sargent, substitute. The members oi
George Martins team are: Nealon, catcher
Russell, pitcher; M Murphy sh6rtstop
Martini, first base; Humphreys, second
Kelley, third; Kenna, right field; Walsh
centeri. TTimble, left; Kuster substitute
The K0binsons consist of Robinson, catcher
knightly, pitcher, Jack Long, first base
Mullen. second; Farmer, third: McDerby
ssh9rtstop Isaguire, right field; Fan, center
q. Long left. - e..
The first nine of the second division Of
santa Clara College is composed of the fot.
owing players: Thomas Heffron, catcher
arenle Campbell, pitcher; l.. Payne, short
stopi gan, hrst base; Edward Kelley, sec
Qua Il. Prevost. third; X. Kenna. right
neld l.. Bernard, CENTER. f. Trimhie. left
The SECOND nine has for its members Frank
Robinson, catcher; James NeaInn pitchar
George Martin, first base; William Knightly'
second; Frank Russell, third Archie GsmI5i
bell, shortstop; NJ. Murphy. right field: r
Covert. center; Edward Kelley, lett. The
second nine, also very strong team, takes
the place of the first nine, which has dis
banded for the season. The club practice!
daily and will shortly meet the Fair Oaks o
San Francisco.
Manager Finn was in San Jose last week
urging more rapid work in preparing tn,
new grounds at that city.
The rain has greatly retarded work on tn,
ball grounds at San Jose. The site is GOV.
cred with large stumps and their removal is
not progressing as rapidly as wished for ant
unless larger force of men with better