The morning call., 1891-09-14

name of Harris new pitcher, Blauvelt, be
corrected. 1t was stated that Blauvelts
front name was Hiram when it should have
been Harvey. Ebright's given name Is
Hiram, and rs he is the only one OF tina
name in the league, he wishes to shine alone
in that particular line.
Phil Mcfarland, the comedian, who at
tended the last two games as the guest oil
McGuirk, was once star catcher, and has
played with number of California League
men. Among them are Umpires Sheridan
and Mcdonald, Messrs. Hurley, McGuirk,
McGucken and several other He took to
the stage few years ago, and now enacts
the part of Daddy Nolan in the "CorneI
Grocery"
1t was extremely unfortunate for Pitcher
Blauyelt that he arrived in this section just
when the young men of the league had
started in to do their heavy fall batting.
BE is Quiet, steady man, who avoids the
base-On- balls habit, but the fellows will hit
him at the wrong time. The three games
he pitched last week resulted in defeat for
the men who are backing him up on the
emerald-green sward.
In the early part of the season while
Blauvelt was with Rochester as an extra
man the team used to leave him at home
when on the cilcuit They had an extra
catcher who helped Blauvelt in his practice
on these occasions. The catcher, however,
fell sick for couple OF weeks, and when
the team returned from trip they found all
the boards knocked out of the front OF the
grand stand. Having no one TO catch him.
Blauvelt had slammed the ball against the
staud hard enough to take it on the rebound
and was thus enabled to keep up his prac-
tice.
Two of the Oaklanders released last week
are now fixtures in the Sacramento team.
SOmmers was signed as soon as the Colonel
let him go, and then showed his apprecia-
nf ha fr fer nv do
associates the next day. Joe CantilliOn is
also a Senator and valuable addition to
The team, either in the out or lnfirld. His
playing at second base was little frayed IN
spots yesterday, but he has been out oil
practice for q. few days which accounts
for it,
When Tip O'Nei was making up the
slate for the Oakland team last spring lie
signed a young pitcher by the name oil
Sharon. He was willing to sit on the bench
az an extra for $50 month, but the Colonel
let hlm 90 and kept a couple of skyrockets
Sharon went to Bradford. Pa, where he de-
veloped into wonder and won seventeen
straight games. He is now high-priced
man with Cleveland and is doing greal
work. II the Colonel only had him now
It's 100 late for vain regrets.
1t used to be that when bright new ball
was fouled over the fence at Haight street
the small boy would recover the ball and
return it to the game as his admission fee
to the park. They used to do it. but il
doesn't go now. The American boy knows
his business. He reads the baseball column
In the papers and when the ball comes over
the fence he picks il up aud scOots for the
sand lots. Thus in more ways than one
does the California League lose money.
When Otto Young was laid off by Harris
on account of his charley horse Otto wen
to Napa and started course OF Napa soda
treatment for his alment He is better
I To- Ion
against Vallejo yesterday. the former win.
ming by a score OF to 8. The German had
his control with him and struck out seven
men. He sent but four to first on balls.
George Stallings leads the league in stolen
bases having So to his credit to date. Danny
Long had 81 when he and the Colonel fel
out, and Cartwright has now reached that
mark.
In the six games played here BY Fred Car
roll the clever center fielder has not made
an error on his numerous chances. He
didn't fad his batting eye until Yesterday,
when in two games he got six hits, one OF
which was a double.
Things have come TO such a stage now In
Oakland that when a mother looks ont o. the
window aud sees her little boys playing
tOwnbal on the streets she sings out:
Come right in this minute, children, or the
Colonel Will sign YOU
or all the handsome men In the Frisco
team Rube Levy takes the best tintYpe by
the fiash-light process. He had one taken
last Monday night in group with Power,
Mcdonald, Peck Sharp and Cantillion.
Hunkey Hines is growing in popularity
every day, which Is probably the iUreruuner
of an early release. Hunkey is hard
hitter, clever fielder who plays ball all the
time, and Is cheered when he comes to the
bat.
Tree Phillips days are numbered, and he
will be thrown out into the cold world when
Jack Godar gets to town. He will take the
third bag while Phillips will take a walk.
II GOdaI is any better than Phillips he is
too good for Oakland.
Duke Finn attributes the loss of Satur-
days game at the Garden City to the fact
that while at Santa Cruz last week Everett
and Ebright INDUCED in an inordinate qGan-
tity of sand feas which were dished up to
the San Joses' captain and the ShOrtstop as
shrimps.
The J. II. Ruckers of San Jose defeated
the first niue of the University OF the Pa
cfic on Admission day by a score of TO 4,
eleven innings having been played. 1t was
an Xcitiug game for the players. who sew
eral times left their positions and congre-
eating around the umpire, attempted in vain
to convince him he was not posted on the
rules.
The second division OF the Santa Clara
College League has been organized, as fol-
lows: Tombstones-I. Reyes Captain, NJ.
1tCSNO, ~ IAEColCA, l. NlOoN @ob -, A'Ac'S
f. Dunno, NJ. Periz. G. Graf and j. Gray
Sims-Frank Sims (captain), Howard Will
Jams, A. Lowe, G. La Fleche, w. TOole, (.
Morgan. F. Roberts and II. kenna
In Saturdays game at San Jose George
Sharp made one OF the neatest One-hand
catches, after 4 long run, ever seen on that
ground. The audience went into ecstacies
over it, and applauded him every time he
went TO the bat.
w. 3. jacobs, score-card man at San
Jose, last week received vote from
Brooklyn, n. Y, for George Stallngs as
the most popular player in the San Jose
team.
Friday at San Jose the home team came
very near breaking their record by securing
q shut-out Clark was the only man in the
San Franciscos who crossed the plate. The
Friscos were retired on double immedi-
ately after.
In addition to being an excellent third
basemen, Buck Ebright possesses the faculty
of downing 125 clans, which he did about
week ago at AlvisO.
Center-fielder McVey of the San Jose
team has brother performing with Sells
Circus.
The San Jose High School nine on Satur-
day were defeated by the first nine of the
University of the Pacific by score of II
to IL.
Nineteen more games will complete the
list of sixty to be played this season at San
Jose. The Friscos take part in only three
Of them.
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