The morning call., 1891-02-16
LEAGUE LINERS.
The San Jose Club Assured a
Prosperous Future.
A Chat With Manager McClOskey About the
Sacramento Team New Players
for Oakland.

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city are quite enthusiastic. Not until last
% wear did the business men and property
owners Of San Jose realize the advertising
advantages to be derived from having
baseball club, composed of first-claSs play
ers. in the California League. The hopes
of admission to the league were not realized
then, but through the persistent efforts of a
few young business men, who have on all
occasions len. valuable assistance TO several
outdoor sports instituted in this city, nota-
oily the Blood horse Association, the re-
Quired pulp was secured, and San Jose Is
now assured of having an opportunity OF
witnessing the games OF tie crack clubs OF
the State without having to. ride 100 miles,
ard also suStains the hope that San Jose
will be the bearer Of the pennant next sea-
son.
The gentlemen composing the Board of
Directors of the San Jose club are James L.
Rucker, T. w. Hobson. J. II. Henry, Dave
Bryant and Arthur Field, all prosperous
business men of this city, VINO are deter
mined that as far as lies within their power
the grounds will be fitted up in style sec
ond to none in the State and every oppor-
tunity offered the members of the nine TO
successfully compete for the pennant
The grounds are located on the north end
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electric road and about one and one-quarter
miles from tie business center Of the city,
They have a frontage Of 40 feet on the re-
nowned Alameda, with depth Of 500 feet
A force of men Is now at work cutting
down trees and clearing away other obsIruc-
tions. The PLANS for the grand stand have
been received and the contract let. Work
on this structure Nill be commenced next
Wednesday. 1t Will be neat frame build
ing, built on q quarter circle, about 200 feet
in length by 50 in width Adjoining this
will be the bleaCheTS, an open stand 10 feet
long and 10 feet wide. The grand stand
will be two stories in height, and in the
upper part Of the structure will be located
a number of private boxes, similar in con-
stfuctiCn to those al the Haight-street
grounds in San Francisco. \ sufficient
number Of these private apartments will be
erected 10 supply the demand of many MEM
bers of the s.. Claire Club and others who
desire the privacy afforded by this arrange
ment. Access to these boxes will be had
from the rear Of the grand stand and over
the roof OF that structure, which will be
facing westward
The diamond will be treated to coating
of loan and otherwise improved to the salts
faction OF Manager Finn.
The entire cost of the work upon the
grounds will De about $500, of which sum
$500 has been secured, and the remaining
portion can be had upon application.
AS to the personnel of the club there is
but one opinion. II is the most desirable,
ard 1t is believed that as good ball will be
put up here this season as was ever wit
messed at San Francisco. The opening
game will be played here March 29th, whan
the home team and Manager Harris club
viii be seen for the fist time on local
ground.
Games will be played In this city on
Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays, the
-fermer to be set apart as ladies day."
The ladies of San Jose are looking for
ward with great pleasure TO the opening of
the baseball season, ami on the day set
apart to them there will be q gathering of
beauty and wealth at the baseball park
which no other city represented in the
3 league can boast of. This day will also find
present number Of Santa Clara College
students.
. Il is probable that E. K. Preston, son Of
the city editor Of the San Jose Herald, a
young man well versed in baseball matters,
Will lie selected as scorer for the home club.
That the games will be well patroniZed
: there is not shadow of doubt. San lose
in the asst has on only one or two occasions
- been favored with 4 visit from professional
. players, and even then, notwithstanding
the adverse circumstances under which the
exhibition games were given, good size
audience was present The city has never
had suitable grounds for the playing Of
good ball. The facilities for observation of
meut of the park was not ~ to the standard
that would secure the attendance of ladies'.
But the days OF O'DOnnelPS Gardens-tLe
only place in the city where baseball was
attempted-aTe over, and thu dawn of the
rev era OF this popular sport gives assur-
ance of superb accommodation for both the
EatrCns OF this grand sport and the pro-
icssionsl players. With the splendid park
well equipped, and under management
which viii not permit the sale Of LIQUORS
upon the grounds or the presence of any
thing that will in the least offend the taste
of any one who desires TO attend an out
door sport OF this character. success is
assured.
From present appearances the attendance
on ladies' day and Sunday will be a sur
prise TO the management in laTgeuess of
numbers
}. II. Henry of the electric road has just
had completed four thirty-one foot cars,
similar in construction ~ those used on the
P0well-street line in San Francisco, princi-
pally in order to accommodate the patrons
Of the game.
In addition to the assurances given by the
Directors OF the success of the enterprise
the following weli-known business men and
residents of this city will assist materially in
making the ball park popular resort:
Daniel ". Murphy. Peter Colom6et. w. L.
G w. Loeb g. Ge e. E ssa4Tsa Fied tHe
Faltz, W. s, E. W. and John Clayton, Jesse
Levy, /. G. Nesmith, c. p. Owen. w. p.
Feuye. Ii. NJ. NJ. Spring, Cnuncilm Ell May
: and Schilling, Mayor 5. n. Racker, Emile
Lamolle, n. r. Sterne, Mitchell Phillips, j.
Human, Al Barera, j. d. Mackenzie. W.
a. Bowden, Charles Judd, Al lngaisbe,
6. n. Bragg, A. III. MeCabe, d. w.
Burcha!d. Captain c., A. Hagan, Ma
Jor A. K. Whitton, the Lion Brothers,
T. p. austin, Alfred Darby, J. r. Roberts.
Dr.. R. L: Pierce, Fred Stern, DR.. A. Nj.
Barker, DR.. McGraw, Il. Pfister, Edward
Goodrich, NJ. Loryea, II. Martin, J. L. Au-
zerais, +. L. and II. G. Coykendall. w. B.
Hobson, Toland Hart, c. Z. Moody, C. II.
Corey and Clarence Haydock.
Manager NJ. E. Finn and Buck Ebright,
of the San Jose team, together with Joe
Langenderfer of San Francisco, were in
San Jose last Friday and Saturday. They
visited the new ball grounds and were
greatly pleased with the work going on and
the contemplated Improvements. Mr. Finn
is satisfied The grounds in this city will be
placed in fi5st-class order, and that the sea-
son viii be a success financially and other
wise.
He states that the members Of the team
will arrive in san Jose about March 1st,
and with himself and family will take uD
their residence here. From that time until
the opening of the season the team W ill
= practice twice a week.
The pennant won by the San Franciscos
last season Will be placed on exhibition in
T. w. Ho6son's store this week
On SUNDAYS excursion rates from San
railroad company.
1t has been the annual custom of Colonel
Robinson, the Oakland manager at this
period OF the year TO proclaim from the
house-toTs that he would have an aggrega-
ton OF baseball talent whose names would
startle the cranks Of the State. The Colonel
has made this statement so often tina: he
has lately been accused OF talking through
hole in his hat" The hustling manager,
however, has not been telling fairy tales
this year. When Captain 0'Neil arrived in
the players he had secured his listeners
were fairly "parayZed." Not even the
most rabid crank across the bay had
dreamed that Tip" would bring back con-
tracts signed by National League and Amer
lean Association pitchers. And O'Neil is to
be congratulated upon the successful issue
OF his Eastern mission. That Oaklaud will
pave the strongest pitchers in the California
League was Yesterday admitted by two rival
managers. Robinson is positive that he