The record-union., 1891-02-26
SHORT STOPS,
Two Men Signed to Do the Catching
for the SacramentoS,
What Manager ITarrls Thinks OF the
senators-Sheridan VIII be oao
OF the Empires,

Interest in baseball circles is Increasing
as the day ON which the opening game Of
tho season takes place draws nearer
McCloskey expects 20 have his entire
team here by the first week in March,
and the numberof lea-handed "stickers"
in the club viii certainly make il con-
spicuous. 1t is thought McCloslSey's aim
is TO secure Just SO many players, who bat
lett-handed, TINT he can arrange the bat
ting order in such form that the riehi and
leiI-haulcd battars viii alternate, and
thus bother the ordinary pitcher.
NIcGuirl<, of the spokane Club last
year, has beer signed 60 play first base for
the Saenmentos. Manager McClosley
endeavored TO secure the services OF Al,
McCauley, Of the Philadelphia Club last
season, but he signed with omaha,
Charles Hoover, of the Kansas City
team, which is a member Of the Ameri-
can Association, will do bac>stop work
for tho Senators. The change catcher
will be Henry Spies, of the International
League. spies was the catcher OF the
| Hamilton, Ont. cltb last season.
Armstrong has boon released from the
Sacramento team, and il is not probable
that Mellale viii be signed. McClosltey
says he made him an offer, but Mcllale
refused IL, and stated that he could do
better driving a sprinkling-cart.
Manager Harris, of the san Francisco
| baseball club, was In this city Tuesday
! in consultation with Manaecr Ginsherg
regarding tho schedule OF games. An
agreement was effected between the two
and the schedule will he submitted To the
! Board of Directors al tho meeting TO be
| held In San Francisco next sunday,
81 tell You the people in the league
| towns are going TO sec SOME good hase-
| ball this year, said Mr.. Harris to a
! KEcoRD-UNIoN reporter. "What do |
think of tho pennunt prospects? Well,
Judging from the make-up of the vari.
! ous clubs, / think il will he between
San Francisco aud Sacramento. I'm moi
hoasting, now, but | actually believe
| have the strongest team in tho league, and
! the next ono to mine Is the Sacramento
team. You may have the best of The tsNo
time alone will tell.
"What about tho othersf Well
neither Oakland nor san Jose are. in my
| Judgment, Us strong as they might be.
may be wrong. but that il my opinion
Finn and Robinson nre "husters''
! though. and II they find that their teams
are tagging they nrp the hind of man
ayers who will mako changes and plenty
of them.n
The players of the San francisco team
now in this State are, Catchers, SWEET
and Clark; pitcher, Cobb; iirstsbnsnman
Cartwright; second -bnseinan, Sharp
short-stop, HassaIner; and outiieders
Rnbe Levy and Danny Sweeney. VIII.
lam Clark and james Shhrp arrived from
81. Louis last Sunday night, and Williams
flassnmer. with his wife and child, has
arrived from Portland.
Manager Harris says that the claim oI
the Pacific Northwest League. on Van
Zant of the san Frgnciscos. aud Peoples
/ and Uustin, of the Sacranentos, amounts
to nothing. He statos that the league
could not force The reserved men TO play
at lower salaries than were first offered.
Those who take an interest In the ma.
tioual game viii bn pleased to hear that
Jacl Sheridan viii bc ono Of the umpire:
of tho California League during tire copi.
ing season. He has decided to remain
In this state, and negotiations were nj
once opened with him. There are yet 9
few details 90 be arranged. but II is saft
to say that Sheridan will be ono of the
referees.