The record-union., 1891-08-03
BOWMAN is HAPPY.
He Says the Chicago Cranks Fairly
ldolize Him.
Current Gossip About the Various
BAH Grounds-GameS Here
This Week.

The Oaklands and Saeramentos Will
appear in this city this week in series OF
ball games, and the cranks will have an
opportunity of judging whether or not
there has been any improvement in the
playing of the Colonels.
In letter to a friend in this city, Will
lam Bowman, who caught last year for
the Sacramentos but now with the
Chicagos, says:
1--WE are on our Eastern trip, and will
leave Cleveland tonight. I am perfectly
satisfied here. Anson is a fine fellow to
play under, if you do what Is right by
him. He does not want any of his team
to get drunk and not be on hand to play,
and 1 don't blame him for strictness in
this regard. But rule of this kind is
not necessary for our team. Every player
is a gentleman, and Arson seems to be
satisfied. I see Reitz and Roberts are
still playing with the Oaklands. The
California boys back East here are all
playing first-class ball. Van Haltren
has the cranks after him all the time.
They give him anything he wants.
Powers is playing first base with the best
of them, and he ought to be in the
National League, for IL is where he be-
longs. A better baseman / have not
seen, and 1 judge him by this seasons
work. Brown, LOhman and the rest OF
the Western boys are right in it.
''You may think Pm fiattering myself,
but really / have made SO many friends
in Chicago who are pleased with my
have to refuse invitations to theaters,
parties and shows. l can't accept half OF
them. Things are so different here that
cannot explain the situation by pen.
"How is Mr.. Ginsberg doing? [ sup
pose he will never sell out his team. /
do not think they will win the pennant
for him-that is, it does not look that way
so far, but the season is not near over
yet, and one cannot tell what will hap
pen. They are all good men, and Sacra-
mento ought at least to be very close to
the lead at the end of the season. Give
my regards TO all my friends"
McGuirk and Peoples are still playing
with the Sacramento team, nothWith-
standing the alleged order from the
Board Of Control that they should HE
themselves to the North. Manager Gins
berg says those who are raising the scare
are talking through their ''derbies.''
The manager informs a RECoRD-UNIoN
reporter that he was in error in stating
that the game at Stockton several weeks
ago, between the Sacramentos and Oak
lands, was league game. He has learned
that il was not, and states now that II
should not be included in the table show.
ing the standing of the clubs. This viii
necessarily lower the average, or per-
centage, of the Sacramento club several
points.
The release of Roberts from the Colo.
nels was n surprise, but he had to make
room for Danny Long, and Colonel Rob
inson could not afford to play him on the
bench. Roberts has been fielding al
right this year, but at the bat was fail
ure.
No catcher in the league is doing the
work that Spies is, and yet he is the
lowest-salaried man of any of them. II
is all his fault, however. He did moi
know how much he was worth, and con-
sented 10 play at about half, the figure be
is really worth. He ought to have his
salary increased by the management.
Clarke, San Francisco's catcher, is, ac-
Cording to reports, idolized by the Haight-
street audiences. There is no doubt that
he is an excellent out-tielder and thrower,
but there are other players just as good,
but they do not show that their heads
have expanded in the least. Clarke
seems to be slightly inclined to oyeresti-
mate his abilities.