The record-union., 1891-05-20
ASH AND LEATHER.
Latest Gossip in League Baseball
Circles Here.
Mike Fishers and Pop Swett's Set-to
With the Gloves-Good Open
ing for Amateur Clubs.

By the time the Sacramentos again ap-
pear in ball game in this city the patrons
OF the national game viii almost have
forgotten what baseball is, and how the
home-team players look.
1t will be two weeks from next Friday
June 5th) before a league contest takes
place at Snowflake Park, and between
now and then the team is liable to be
either in the lead or at the tail-end of the
procession in the race for the pennant.
Last Sunday night the Pelican Club Of
this city entertained the San Francisco and
Sacramento ball players at their club
rooms. Mike Fisher everybody who
ever heard of baseball knows HIM was
there, and furnished his share Of amuse
ment for the assemblage. "Mike' is a
baseball sharp, a sprinter, and, above all,
handy man with his props" So, too,
is "Pop" SWEET, after he gets warmed
up. They concluded to have a ''set-to"
with the gloves for the amusement of the
party.
They came to the scratch smiling, but
went to work at once. Mike landed, then
ducked gracefully, and then he raped
the big San Francisco catcher several
good weltS in the ribs But Pop was
waiting to get in a home-run hit, and
after this the opportunity soon arrived. 1t
took only one blow, and Mike was
knocked three ways for Sunday" and
through large mirror. He failed to re-
spond to the call of the referee, and vic
tory perched on Swett's banner.
Sharp and Clark of the San Fran
ciscos are clever fellows at a social
gathering. Cartright is general favOrite
in his team, and this is the main reason
Manager Harris made him Captain. He
is thought by many to be the best first
baseman in the League. Little Danny
Sweeney is very quiet when on the ball
field but he is even more reserved when
not IN his uniform.
A member of the private circle of base
ball sports III this city has received let
ter from Tom Powers, who is at present
cSptaining the Rochester, n. Y, team
Tom says he needs some more good tim
Der in his club, and proposes to get it
very soon. He wants a couple of pitch
ers and one or two men to fill other posi-
tons.
"We've only won five games out of
sixteen" he writes, 'ibut Pm pretty con-
tident Well be right near the top before
long"
He says Reitz has been unfortunate,
having split his thumb while playing,
but that Bowman is doing brilliant work
and has caught on'' immensely with the
crowds. Powers sends regards to all his
Sacramento friends.
Colonel Robinson is strengthening his
team as fast as possible, and one Of his
late additions to the Oakland club is
Stephens, of last years San Franchises,
He is a good catcher, a splendid out
fielder, and good ''sticker," and it is a
wonder that some of the managers had
not signed him before this late date.
Another man who Will play with Oak
land is Mike Fitzgerald, an Eastern
player, who has reputation as pitcher.
He will arrive on the coast shortly.
Sommers, the left-handed twirler, who
pitched last year for Seattle, is expected
in San Francisco to-day. Manager Har-
ris has signed him.
Nick Smith, who has taken Van Zant's
place in the San Francisco team. is in fine
condition, and, 1t Is said, plays the third
cushion IN his Old-tlme form. Nick used
TO be q most reliable in-fielder, and a
good man at the bat. Many Sacram entans
remember how he used TO play his posi-
ton tour years ago.
Ward of The SaCramentos may 90 to
Spokane, and he may not. He does not
want to 90, but II ordered to do so will
not resist. 1t is rumored that Spokane
does not want him at all-in fact cannot
pay him n respectable salary-but viii
sell him Immediately to Minneapolis for
$500.
Rumor has it that the manager of the
Spokane Falls club is very anxious to
recognizes the fact that he has not much
of a claim on him. The talk in baseball
circles is that Hustin has been offered the
same salary he received last year, and $40
extra for every game he wins.
Last Sunday the Atlas of this city de-
feated the Marysville Amateurs by a
score of Ii to Is. Marysville's nine had
things their own way until the seventh
inning, when the Atlas made twelve runs.
Those who witnessed the game said it
was interesting throughout.
And this suggests the query. ''What
has become of all the first-class amateurs
of Sacramento" There never was a
better time for series of summer games
here than now. The League clubs are
seen only at intervals Of weeks at a time,
and good amateur games should draw
well.
The time was when Sacramento could
furnish two or three as good teams COM
posed OF home talent as there was in the
state, and they drew good crowds, too.
Their opportunity appears to have come
again.