The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-05-04
SAN JOSE AMATEURS.
Ho W the Game Is Developing in the Ne'
IeaRue Town.

Ho the Game Is Developing in the New
League Town.
The 7. NJ G. A. boys of San Jose next
Saturday will play game with picked
nine on the Reed-Street grounds. Under
Secretary Fay's instructions the Y. NJ. c..
A. team is becoming terror to the juvenile
baseball clubs of the Garden City.
The S. Z. Smith team, which gives prom
ise of being one of the crack amateur clubs
of San Jose, has adopted a neat uniform,
which is being manufactured in the Garden
City for them by the gentleman whose name
they adopted. 1t consists of white pants
and shirt, with black trimmings
the latter having the name prettily ar
ranged on the bosom, black caps, Eelts and
stockings. The members of the team are
indulging in considerable practice in antici-
patton of another interesting game with the
University nine.
The S. E. Smiths of San Jose defeated
the Garden City Wheelmen in a game on
Saturday by score of % to u.
The Normal Base ball Club Of San Jose,
composed Of students attending the Normal
School, as now organized, consists of: II. j.
Drake, manager; Moore and Weed, battery
Nicholson, captain and first baseman
Lewis. second; Edgar, third; 0srn. short
stop; Bell, right field; Stevens, left; Ogden,
center; Fletcher, Roberts and Cagney, sub
stitutes. The nine has played twelve games
this season, and has been victorious in each
contest.
On Sunday, April goth, at New Almaden,
a nine of married men had contest with a
team OF single men, but as every one was
sworn TO secrecy in regard TO the score no
reliable information as to the outcome
could be had.
II. J. Drake of the Normal School at
San Jose Will this week extend an invita-
pf IA
First and Fourth Wards, Reed-street School
and the Academy nine at the University Of
the Pacific to meet at the Normal for the
purpose OF forming a league. Ii successful,
games will be played at tue Normal, Reed
street and University grounds on Saturdays
About 800 people witnessed the first game
OF the Amateur League at the San Jose
backgrounds yesterday between the Hob
sons and Santa Claras. The players were /:
Hobsons-Denny (of the viii & Fincks),
pitcher; Dougherty, catcher; Kent first !;
RenZel, second; Franklin, third; Delmas,
shOrtStop; LAWN. left field; Galglesser, cen
ter; Stallings, right; Ed Carey, manager.
Santa Claras-Arguello, pitcher; Oliver,
catcher; Muller, first base; Hobson, Sec
ond; Van Dalsem. third; Malarin, short
stop; Barovieh, left field; Lawrence. CEN
ter; Mckinley. right; Temple Pende-
CAST, manager. The HObsOns appeared
in black uniform with white belt; the
Santa Claras in grayish blue, with black
stockings. caps and belts. The failure of
W. Sullivan Of the State Amateur League
to appear was disappointment to the Hob
sons. Arguello pitched very good game.
MrKinley's coaching was productive OF con-
siderable mirth The game was uninteresting.
The score resulted: Santa Claras 9. Hob
sons 4. Other games will be played on
May 18th. June 9TH, 9th and 23d, Septem-
Der 9th and Goth, October 4th and 18th,
November 1st and 18TH Dan Flannery UNI
pired and Frank Bacon acted as scorer.
The contest for the diamond medal offered
by l. Lasky of San Jose to the member of
the Santa Clara College League having
the. best record for the season, which
just closed, resulted in a tie be-
tween James Nealon of San Fran
cisco and Edward Kelley of Wat
sonyille. Archie Campbell came next with
76h points. Ten games in all were played.
In order to decide the tie three games are to
be played, one of which took place yester-
day at the college grounds between the
Nealons and Kellys, the latter winning by
score Of to 2. The other games will be
played on Thursday and Sunday.