The record-union., 1891-04-15
BASEBALL TALK.
A Series of Interesting Gamss Here
This Week.
Captain McCloskey Has Not Lost Faith
in Umpire Sheridan-San
Francisco Players.

sacramento can reasonably expect to
see some excellent games of baseball in
this city next Friday, Saturday and Sun
day. The San Franciscos will make
their first appearance here, and the con-
tests between them and the Sacramentos
ought to be good ones All the players in
Manager Harris team, with the excep-
ton of SWEET, Cobb, Levy and Sweeney,
are new to Sacramentans, and there is
much curiosity among the cranks to see
how they play.
Cartwright is grand first baseman, and
| a powerful batter. 1t is a rare thing for
him to miss a ball when he strikes at it.
Sharp, the esecond-baseman, will play bet
ter here than in San Francisco. The
diamond there is in bad condition for an
intielder to do good work, and on most of
the ground hits the fielder has to get in
front of the ball and guess in what direc-
| ton it will go after it strikes.
Van Zandt and HasSamer are good men
at third and short. Levy, Sweeney and
| Clark (the change catcher, form an out
| field that is hard to beat. Little Sweeney
is hitting the ball hard and often this
| year.
| The new uniforms of the San Francis
COS are not becoming. They are a dark
green, with old gold caps, stockings, belts
and trimmings. They look second
! handed, and the whole team all want new
suits.
McCloskey still says Sheridan is the
| king OF umpireS, Notwithstanding the
fact that he gave the Sacramentos such a
raw deap' at Oakland last Saturday. Nc
| Closkey says all good referees have "of''
| days, and it has been his experience that
whenever their day comes about the best
| of umpires make the most outrageous de-
ciSions.
The San Francisco papers are implorinp
the audiences to wait until Hoover gets in
condition if they want to see backstop
work and throwing to bases. If Hoover
catches as well as young Spies (who, by
the way, is just 20 years of age), he will
be doing well enough. The young
eateher's work at San Francisco last sun
day was faultless. True, Hoover is a
good batter, but Spies has also been hit
ting the ball quite often of late.
Sheridan prohibited McCloskey from
coaching in the game last Sunday morn
ing. The former called a strike on one of
the Sacramentos, and McCloskey asked:
Jack, did you really see that ball?"
''You take seat on the bench, and don't
coach any moren was Sheridan's reply.
band of sheep were turned loose in
Snowflake Park last week, and the
grass in the outfield was clipped short in
| a few hours.
The change in the Sacramento outfield,
whereby Sunday was placed in right
| field, McCloskey in center, and Works
| in left, has proven to be beneficial one.
| Pitcher Lyons, Of the San Franciscos,
is considered too weak box-man for the
team. Manager Harris has therefore
signed Milt. Whitehead as pitcher, and
he will try his skill against the Sacra-
mentos. Whitehead is left-handed. and
an excellent infielder and batter. He
played in this city several times during
the past three years.
| 1t is said that the total amount paid
out monthly by the Sacramento man
ayers for salaries is about 81, 500, and yet
one of the managers says Spies is getting
less than what McHale was offered. He
is a better catcher than Bob" and a lad
! who saves his money.