The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1891-02-04
BASEBALL GOSSIP.
A Talk With the New Sacramento Cap
tain and Manac.er.

tain and Manager.
Captain McCloskey, of the Sacramento
ball club, is one of the brightest young
men that has ever come to this city in
the capacity of ball player, and the
owners of the franchise have reason to
congratulate themselves on the selection
of man possessed of the ability and adj
dress of McCloskey. He is sure to mako
a friend of every acquaintance, and al
ready those he has met speak of him in
the highest terms. He has commenced
signing players, and money has been tel
be given when they wire back their ac-
ceptance of the same coin. In chat
with RECoRD-UNIoN reporter yester-
day, McCloskey said:
N"I'ye got just so much money to in
vest in the team which will represent
Sacramento in the league and 1 mean to
get the very best men / can with the
money at my disposal. The San Fran
cisco, Oakland and San Jose managers
are all organizing strong teams, and we
have got to get one together which will
be able to hold its own with any of them.
can say that every man l sign will have
a record not alone for good fielding, but
as batter. We want no weak batters in
the team, and if succeed in getting the
the Sacramento Club will be the best
batting nine in the league. The club
may be complete in a couple of weekS.'
McCloskey is personally acquainted
with all of the prominent players in the
East, and it is safe to say that he will or
ganize team that will 'sbe in the race"
during the entire season.
The grand stands on the Haight-street
grounds are to be remodeled at a cost of
81 900. The American Bridge and Build
ing Company have obtained the contract,
and the work will be commenced soon.
The CAL says:
1.-The new condition of affairs will be
modelled after the designs adopted by last
years Brooklyn Brotherhood Club in the
arrangement of their grounds in that city
and which cost them $685. 600. The differ
ence in cost is explained by stating that
the Brotherhood's grand stand is of iron
and steel, while the Haight-street stand
will be of wood. The shape will be clip
teal and the arrangement such as will
enable the visitors occupying chairs or
boxes to see every portion ofthe grounds.
This stand will be a 'double-decker," SO
to speak; that is, it will occupy two
stories, the lower one being provided
with chairs and the upper one divided
into boxes. These viii all be closed in
at the back, so that no disagreeable
draughts can interfere with the comforts
VI tHoSe LOOKING dI lne Salle. MOueS Ol
ingress and egress have been adopted
which will prevent discomfort arising
from persons passing out or in. The
length of the elliptic will be 27S feet. The
lower portion of the auditorium will be
provided with 1900 chairs, to accommo-
date that number of people without
crowding. This space will be % feet 10
inches in hight to the box floor, which
viii be cut up into boxes for the accom-
mediation of parties who wish to be
private, or in Other words, the seating ar
engagements will be very similar to that
in vogue in theaters, u dress circle below
and boxes overhead. The hight of the
roof of the boxes from the ground will be
40 feet 10 inches. The whole structure
will be surmounted by cupola, the top
of which will be SO feet high from the
ground, and from which will rise flag
staff floating the colors of the league"
Recreation Park in San Jose is being
shaped into a ball ground at an expense
of So ,000.' The st. Claire Club of that city
is to have private box capable of seating
one hundred persons. Manager Finn has
signed Lookabaugh as pitcher for the San
Jose club and Speer and Stallings as
catcherS.