The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-05-04

weekly paper devoted to baseball and
amateur athletics, was distributed among
the audience at the ball grounds yesterd ay
The picnic season Is beginning to diminish
the attendance at the ball games.
Some time since Charley Lyons gave Cart
wright portion of the shaft of fire truck.
The stick was turned into bat and the
first baseman was Just beginning to rap cut
hits when he broke the stick yesterday af-
tern0on.
SWEET will not be able to go behind the
bat for three weeks or month.
1t is claimed that San Jose, in proportion
TO its size, is the best ball town in the State.
The Sporting Life last week stated that
the entire Fresno team would be transferred
to Grand Rapids. Mich.
The advent of the "Texas Steers" in San
Jose this week is being looked forward to in
anticipation Of some remarkable batting, as
the reputation of the Sacramento team in
that line has reached the Garden City and
causes considerable uneaSiness among the
ball cranks of that city. There
is every reason to believe that
the appearance of the Sacramento team at
San Jose will bring out larger attendance
than heretofore had. San Joseans generally
concede that the Sacramento team is the
only one to be feared in the contest for the
peunant, as the various clubs are now con-
sttuted.
a team from the Morse Department,
(nightsl defeated a team from the Whe t.
stone Department of the same company
(nights) yesterday afternoon at Central Park
by a score OF p TO 16. The battery for the
Morse Department was Ford and Mcclure :;
for the WheatstOneS, Bluth, Shea and
Muhlner.
Big Captain Arson. although one of the
most honorable men in the profession, isn't
above turning little trick at dirty ball if he
gets the chance Yesterday, in the sixth
inning, he punched Latham with the bali in
his hand in a close play when there was
no necessity for it. "What are You trying
to dO? angrily exclaimed Lath. "Are you
jealous and trying to put me out of the
businessp" Ans looked like he was
ashamed OF himself, and as soon as he got
the chance he made visit to the water keg
and drowned his sorrow in several cups
Cincinnati Enquirer.
Luby signalZed his first appearance. with
Chicago in Pittsburg by making a record
fearful and wonderful to behold. He sent
one man to first by an Illegal delivery, two
by hitting them with the ball, and eight on
balls. meanwhile forcing three runners
across the home-plate.-EX.
George Van Haltren played short-stop for
the Baltimores April 7rh in game against
Washington. He had eight assists without
an error. and made bome-ruD hit and
single. Young Carsey pitched for Wash
ington.
captain Anson VIII not STAND lntemper-
ance among his players. While in Pitts
burg he stepped in the bar of the
Monongahela House and found Elmer
Foster. one of his outfielders, and Pitcher
Luby blowing the foam off two or three
layers. THAT will cost you S25 each. and
il you don't go to bed at once it Will cost
you S25 more, said the head and front of
the Chicago team. The two ball players
thought they might as we'll have "A time of
it, and they continued to indulge. The up
shot of their escapade was that Luby loses
$50 of his salary, and Foster was not only
fined that amount, but was sent home, and
chan Ca