The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-01-19

shin received and acted upon and arrange
ments made for next seasons schedule;
1t has ever been the policy OF HE GALL
when publishing an extract from another
newspaper 10 give such journal due credit
for the matter used. Other publications,
however, are less Scrupulous In tnelt shear
ing of exchanges, and palm OF cllppihgs on
their readers as original news 1H's Is NJ
ticeable in the base bail columns oil several
Eastern sheets The GALE paragraphs,
relating to games aud players, are repflnGtu
bodily without the merest mention OF IalS
paper, and are made to appear as II enaha-
ling from correspondents. II TINS uuac-
kn0wedged appropriation OF lie GALL
news vas confined to the East alone there
would be little need OF comment on the
subject, but when local PAPER re-
publishes the matter after Its return ttlp
across the continent the case assumes new
phase. During the past few WEEKS Tue
| Chronicle OF this city has been publishing,
| verbatim, articles that appeared OH lhaHy
! in The CALL two or three weeks before
! The articles were first used by an Eastern
baseball PAPER and from them we're cllppH9
! by the Chronicle, showing how Little posted
! the local sheet is on current baseball TOP
| les. An idea Of the freshness OF some OF llle
| Chronicles news may be galhed by Il Pc
| rusal of the following parallel columns:
! CALL, Dec %, 1890. Chronicle jan IL 1891
| A soreIy needed sorey nee
! chaug. In line consttu- change in The cOnStitu-
| Hon OF the California uon OF Tue California
| League Is the eiimina- League Is The eilmlna-
! non or amendment Of non or amendment OF
! tie rule prohibiting the RUE prohibiting
| managers from import managers from import
ing outside talent afte ling outside talent after
/ "A certain date. The rule certain date. The rule
! has been IN existence las been IN existence
| for three seasons and for three seasons, and
! has proved miserable has proved a miserable
failure IN more Ihan one failure in more tnan one
| respect. AS The law now res ect. As the law now
| stands tie league stands on the league
| books AN Eastern man books Eastern man
| cannot be signed subSe-i cannot be signed suisse
Quent to august 10Th, iqusnt TO August 18Th,
unless the consent ul unless the consent OF
three MANAGERS Is OBJ three managers Is OBJ
taned. The prOvsO Isl tained The prOviso is
| q virtual notification Ola virtual u'llnCdtlOn oil
| the Erule Itself. but IL Inc Iule Itself. but II
| admits OF combinations admits OF combinations
| hurtful 10 one Of lie hurIiul TO one OF the
| teams, as shown teams as was shown
! during the past season. during the past season,
! when Sacramento was wien Sacramento was
/ piOhibteu from playing prohibited from playing
time Manager Fin1'iime Man ger Fan
was protesting against was protesting against
BoIcherS, il IS said, lie BOIcheTs, IL Is SAID ne
was endeaYOriug 10 Sc was endeayOtng TO Sc
cure Tom Power as d cure Tom Power as a
hTst basenlau. The rule rtSt bdSeulan. The rule
was openly deued by was openly dened b.
stock ON toward the Stockton toward the
close OF the late cham close OF the lats cham
pOu series, and IL Will pIun series, aud II viii
continue TO lie violated continue 10 be violated
While II remains in eX- While II remains in ex-
/ iStcuee. l>tence.
The balance of the article, which was re-
| Gently published in The CALL, is as faith
fully copied rs the above extract.
Fred Carroll relates an amusing story at
| his own expense. The catcher was married
in san Jose New Years day and after the
| nupIials the newly welded pair took the
train Tor Monterey, having secured apart
! ments at the Del Monte. Fred WAS
| aware Of the curiosity with which fellow
| passengers regard bride and bridegroom
! and on the tain assumed the air of a man
| to whom the matrimonial yoke had lost its
! novelty. No attention was paid to the
/ vel
| Fred was cOngratulating himself on his es-
| cape from the comments usual upon such
| occasions. When GilToy was reached
| young lady boarded the train and catch
| ing sight of the bride hurried toward her.
| She proved to be an acquaintance of Fred's
| vile, and after embracing the latter eX-
claimed, in tones that could be heard al
! over the ear, So you were married to-day.
| I'm gol to be married soon too" Car
| rolls heart went to his shoes, while a cold
| streak chased down his spinal column. In
| an instant every eye in the car was directed
| TO the disc mtted husband and wife, and
| until they lett the train they were compelled
| 10 undergo the ordeal peculiar TO such cir
| cumStauccS. In concluding the story Fred
| says, " II | ever lear OF the date Of that
| young lady'S marriage and l am on the
Coast at the time l will 90 many miles to
| pay the same trick on her,
Frank Stapleton, the young pitcher, should
be given trial by the local managers. AL
though but p years of age lie has been
pitching for three seasons, and satisfactorily
| played out his engagements. His first pro-
fessional year was 1888, when he was with
| The LoganSpprt Club OF the Indiana State
I t1""gn' IN 1853 lie went to Charleston, 5.
y, WIeIe ne remained until the club dis
banded N July. His next engagement was
| with the Jackson team Of the Michigan
| league, where lie finished the season. He
| signed WIKI the Dayton (OhiO) club of the
| Tri-Stdte league last year, and when that
| team dropped cut OF the league he went to
| Mead WIFE, Pa, finishing the season there.
| According TO a dispatch published IN TIE
| CALL last Saturday the Eastern baseball
war has ended. The PLAYERS League
| passes out of existence, the remnant of the
| organization being absorbed by the Ma
| tlunal League and American Association.
| Association clubs will be placed in Boston,
Philadelphia and Chicago thus providing
for the unpurchaSed brotherhood teams in
those cities. The settlement of the war
Will cause boom in the national game, aud
| the California League viii doubtless share
IN the benefits OF the universal revival.
IF had the management OF the San Jose
| team, sad ball-player recently, Il would
| sign Roscoe Cunklin, ship him at once to the
| Garden City and there would be few more
| hundred people at the opening game at that
| place. Roscoe has faculty Of creating
! more 'cranks' ins town than any player |
| ever met. He had big following in Oak
| land in 1889 and would make many friends
| III small town Roscoe will talk enter
tainingly on baseball for hours TO people
with whom he comes IN contact. AS re-
| suit they become interested in him and 20
| out TO see him pitch"
Mr.. Enright, the Sacramento Director,
| stated at the close of the league meeting
| yesterday that he would retire from active
| participation in the league affairs hence
| forth. He has sold most Of his stock in the
Capital City club to his associate, Mr. Gins
berg, who now owns three-tuurths interest
| In the team. The reason assigned for En-
| rights retirement is that baseball interferes
| with his private business.
So many conflicting reports have been
| published concerning the men signed by
Managers Harris and FINN that the cranks
are becoming muddied. The official list Of
players signed IS as follows: For San Fran
CiscO-Hassamer, 5. s.; Sharp b.. Levy,
!. T.; Danny Sweeney, c. f. Fer San Jose
| Speer, c.; DoOley, b.; Jack Fogarty, 2 b.;
Everett. 5. s.; McVey, !. +. McGucken, C. f.
The Haight-street Grounds Association
| Yesterday morning let contract for plow-
| ing narrowing and levelng tie basc-ba
| grounds. The outdeld as we'll as the infeld
| VIII be sown In grass, and the diamond is
| expected to be in first-class condition when
tlle season opens. The league people an
nounce Thai the contractor will commence
WORK on the grounds this week.
~ Is very probable that jim Mcdonald
WIN De member of the Milwaukee team
agement of that club a short time ago aud
Is now awaiting a reply. In 1887 Manager
James Hart signed Mcdonald for the Mil
Wdukee CiuD, ouL THE second baSeman was
induced by local magnates to remain on the
| Coast
Chick Speer, in letter to a friend here.
says he found the weather extremely cold
when lie returned to Pittsburg He had
been there but two DAYS when he requested
his mother to pack up" and go back to the
''g Cd country" The lady effected a com
| promise by agreeing to start for California
| February 10th.
The left fielder of tho San Jose team will
be Carl McVey, Texas player with whom
HarIls had been negotiating some time ago
| When Harris decided to sign Levy he
cropped McVey, and as the Texan was so
highly recommended Finn concluded to sign
MN. lie IS reported to have been one of
thg stars OF the Texas League.
| Inc Sacramento managers have not vet
signed single man for next year II 10 said
| that tile teIms q 70, - - N