The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-07-20

San Jose. ..............l a % SO 1913
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OakIanu... .............,l II % o9 ESQ
The past week in baseball has been pro-
ductive of some changes in the standing of
the clubs. Frisco is IS points nearer the
goal of ca rthly joy and the championship
for 1891. A slight break has occurred in
San Jose's ever onward and upward move
ment, and that team has slid back two
notches. This was because they did not
win all Of the last series, though they tried
hard enough. McCloskey's bovine paradox
is also shy this week TO The extent of II
POINTS. and that team is now 81 points be-
hind Frisco In the race for second place.
1t MAY also be well to state that the
ColonepS aggregation is little farther away
than il used to be. but there is nothing new
in this.
w. E. SWEET, better known as Pop" will
take unto himself bride this week. Pop"
has been threatening to commit matrimony
for several weeks and in order to facilitate
the matter Harris has kindly given the pop
ular backstOp of his team week off. He
will be married to-day to Miss Margaret
DonOhue a sister to Umpire Donohue of the
California League. Pop" and his bride
will spend their honeymoon at Lake Tahoe.
lip ONeil Is once more i'll a osition to
exercise his head as well as his hands aud
feet. He has been reinStated as captain of
the Oakland team and is gradually working
his way back to third base again. The Col
onel said yesterday that he needed the as
sistance of an able-b oded intellect to help
him think about his business and his eye
naturally fell on Tip. ONeil is good
thinker and fair to medium talker as well.
j. Peck" Sharp, late of Ottumwa, but
now OF San Francisco, is very supersti-
tiOus young man, besides being good sec
ond baSeman and change pitcher. He has
dried rabbits foot that he has carried in
his left breast for thirteen years just for
luck. During that time he has never once
been struck by lightning or drawn big
prize in the lottery. There is no telling
what might have happened but for the foot.
lie got 1t from rabbit in Texas. Sharp
also has bears tooth and horseshoe with
some yellow ribbon on it.
Those three clubs that haven't been able
to keep up with San Jose claim that pure
luck and nothing else keeps Finn in the
lead. That may all be, but good luck never
hangs onto q man or a ball team for three or
four months. Ii Is simply ball-playing and
nothing more. Now with bad luck it is diff
ferent. For fair sample in this line look
at Oakland and its miserable little batch o.
victories.
W. II. Lucas, the well-known manager,
who directed the destnies of the Tacoma
team last season, is in the city. He attended
the games Saturday and Sunday, and will
remain in the city for some time. Mr.. Lu-
cas- Is thorough baseball man and thor
oughly understands the business. He pulled
the Tacoma club out Of a bad hole last sea-
son and finished close second. He has
many friends among the players here who
were formerly with him in the East.
The National Board of Control has pro-
mugated the following suspensions: BY the
Dayton club, NJ. j. Swift pitcher; by the
Portland (Oregon) club, William George, an
outfielder; by the Rochester club, ii. f.
ReltZ, second baseman, and c. X. Roberts,
an ou;felder; by the Terre Haute club, A
Lucky, catcher; by the Oshkosh club, Z. j.
Call, pitcher and first baSemaD. All of these
men have violated contracts.
Two games OF ball at San Jose on Sunday
was an inducement for nearly 1900 people
to remain on the grounds for over four
hours. The first game was an interesting
one throughout, and gave the audience
plenty OF opportunity to display their en-
thusiasm. That the home team lost the
game was due to the fragrant errors Of
Dooley and Ebright. Hits were numerous
and the felderS were given plenty of work.
Harper was not effective in his work.
On Sunday Chick Speer donned n uniform
and appeared at the grounds in San Jose.
The audience Immediately sent up hearty
cheer for the pluckly little catcher, as it
was supposed he would catch the second
game. Chick, however, only INDUCED il a
little exercise with L0okabaugh. He will
attempt to catch for his team next week.
The wonderful part of the work Of the
Chicago team this year has been Anson's
recovery Of his old form. Last year he was
batting in poor form, and his tradrcers be-
gan to oplne that the old man had outiived
his usefulness. This year, however, he has
shown different state of affairs. He is
biting the ball with all his old-time vigor,
and at the end of the week had pushed his
batting average up to 1927. He also leads
the club in fielding.
1t is not an uncommon thing now TO see
from twenty to thirty ladies Keeping score
at the games in San Jose. They are very
apt 10 the matter and can give many of the
sterner sex pointers on the game. This is
remarkable, as San Jose is new ball town
and ladies were 10th to visit he grounds at
first.
"Rosper Jasper" Dale has left the Oak
land team for good, Before leaving he re-
turned part of the advance money received
from tie Colonel, otherwise he would be IN
jail or playin ball with Oakland, either one
OF viii ch is bad enough. Mr.. Dale did not
leave his address when he left town.
In the Western Association the Mime
apols players sail under the title of the
"Millers;" Duluth. "Whalebacks Sioux
City, "Corn-huskers;" Omaha, "Omahogs;"
ates;" Milwaukee, brewers"
Cincinnati has the three best advertised
baseball players in America. More has
been written about Mike Kelly, Arlie
Latham and PietrO Gladiator Browning than
any other three players in the business.
Rube Levy was attacked with fit of
somnambuliSm on his recent visit to San
Jose, and appeared in the hallway at the
st. James in abbreviated costume, A
chambermaid shrieked and Rube awoke
with a start. He went back to his room
quicker than he runs 10 first.
McGuckep. left fielder for the San Joses,
ate his first plate of "oniou" ice-cream with
Ike Lasky at the Garden City one evening
last week. He has got the taste in his
mouth yet.
McGucken and Everett ere the fortunate
takers of So each from Jonathan Coyken-
dali at San Jose yesterday for home runs.
There is not town in the State with such
baseball enthusiast as Mr.. Coykendall,
and he pays over the So pieces with hearth
ness that the audience appreciates
Chick Speer Of the San Joses did some
exercise on Monday in hopes of playing
against the Sacrament0s last week, but his
foot gave out.
Some of the kickers on Dooley's batting
record were taken back on Sunday at San
Jose. He secured one run in the first game
and two in the second, with neat two and
three Dagger.
The San Jose team has never taken a
Sunday game from the San Franchises at
the Garden City.
Britain has been playing great game at
short for San Francisco in place of Hasa
mer. Harris has heard nothing yet from the
absent player.
Omaha has pitcher by the name of Eitel-
b1org, VINO is said to be pitching great ball.
A man with name like that ought to be
Pitcher George Cobb Of the Frisco team is
suffering from an abcesS in his ear.
McVey is doing great batting for the San
JoSeS