The record-union., 1891-04-29
A FOUL TIP.
The Northwest League Claims Sacra-
mento Ball-Players.
They Are to Be Called Out BY the
National Board of Control
Other Matters.

Baseball circles in Sacramento are agi-
tated not little bit by the following dis
patch from Seattle:
SEATTLE (Wash) April 27.-Secretary
Rockwell, of the Pacific Northwest Base
ball League, received a letter from n. 4.
4onng, Chairman of the National Board
OF Control, tonight to the effect that the
board would insist upon California re-
turning all of the players reserved III this
league last year. Enclosed he sent q copy
of dispatch which he had sent President
None, OF the California League April 30th.
1t read:
John j. 1fone. President San Francisco, Cal:
The National Board unanimously decides that
the reserved players of the Northwest Pacific
League who are illegally playing in your
league, must be released at once. l hope your
action Will be prompt, and such as to render
further action by the board unnecessary. An
sWer by wire. \. T.. YoUNG.
Chairman National Board
On the margin of this dispatch Chair
man Young wrote the following TO Mr..
Rockwell: 1--WE have unanimously de-
cided TO eXpel the league if they fail to re-
lease your players at once"
Manager Ginsberg takes no stock in
the telegram, and says he thinks it is
another bluff by the people of the North
west. If it is true, however, Ward,
Peoples, Hustin and Sunday will have to
leave the Sacramento team and go north,
but in the event that the California League
should withdraw from the National
agreement, the players could still re-
main. 1t is not likely that the league
directors Will take such action, however
The pitchers who are TO take the places
of Lyons and Whitehead in the San
Francisco team are Otto Young, who
twirled a portion of last season for the
San Francisco and Stockton clubs, and
Perrott of last years Stocktons. Both
are regarded as frSt-class pitchers.
According to a San Francisco exchange,
Long, Cantillion and Youngman are to
be released by Colonel Robinson. On
Monday it was stated that Long had been
released; that Hines would be played in
center and that Lou Hardie had been
signed to play right field. 1t was also
said that Bill Smalley, who has been re-
leased by Washington, had been secured
by the Colonel, and would be played at
first base, though Hardie will play at
first until the arrival of Smalley from the
East. Hardie will make d splendid man
for the ColOncls, and should have been
signed at the start. He is a corking good
hitter and can play well almost any place
except the pitchers box. Smalley is
well known on this coast as an excellent
infelder.
McQuaid, the left-fielder of the Oak
lands, has jumped his contract and left
for parts unknown. Colonel Robinson
says the man has been crazy for the last
two weeks.
Captain McCloskey denies having
made any statement attributed to him by
San Francisco paper, to the effect that
the Sacramento people would not give
his club credit for its success, but would
say that the Oakland team was weaker
! than last years, and ought to have been
! beaten. lie says he replied, when asked
! how the people would receive him on his
return from San Francisco, that he
would rather have defeated San Jose or
| San Francisco, because the Oakland club
was not considered as strong a team as
| Colonel Robinson had last wear.