The morning call., 1892-04-04
From present indIcations. Miehael Flnn,s


men are the leading exponents of the ma
tiOnal game as it is played On this coast
Their progress has been ever onward and
upward, and it Looks rs il they had struck
O gait that will carry them on to glory once
more. Out of seven games played they
bagged five. 1t was like finding the first
TWO here, and they ha d Ii still easier in the
orange-scented south, where they played
Glenalvin's Giants five straight and won
three.
On Wednesday the hard hitter. of the
Los Angeles team fell up against Looka-
baugh's slow curves with great violence.
but he got away with ii. Thursday MIR.
Harper appeared TO them in the form of
pudding. and the hitters won. On that day
Mr.. Stafford OF Los Angeles held the Dukes
down 10 eight hats and thought he was doing
very we'll indeed, while Harper suf-
fered 10 the tune of II robust swipes. Fri
day Mr.. Roach WAS touched off for IL hits,
while LnokRbaugh got off with four light
caresses
But the greatest Waterloo took place on
Saturday. when Stafford and Harper, the
pudding, were the opposing pitchers. The
former suffered to the extent OF IS drives,
While Harper escaped with eight. And vet
the cranks have always asserted that San
Jose was not hitting team. Maybe nor,
but they have that appearance. In Satur-
days game McVey got five. and three In the
previous contest, and he is the lghtest man
in the galaxy.
In the last gams OF the series the Giants
sized Lookabaugh up for the first time and
hammered out their second victory for the
week. Every man in the team except
Rogers took n whack at Nicholas and he
lost The first game in four pitched. which is
unusually good for an opening. The con-
tests drew full houses and the enthusiasm
in the south is on the increase.
The locals have been lucky to win two
out OF five and IT is doubtful If they would
hox far wall had nnt Hon ic cr.d
in sitting on the bench. His last two VIC
tories over Oakland give him a lead of one
game ahead OF fourth place, but it is a safe
prediction that when Robinson's pitchers
get out of the hospital and his new fielder
arrives Harris will have to get up and
hustle to hold his own.
Young Pace. the right fielder. feels much
chagrined over his unexpected release. He
thought he was playing as good championship
ball as the rest until at practice yesterday
morning when he was told 30 yacats his uni
form In favor Of Hanley. He SAYS that
Harris told him he was playing good enough
bali, but that he had to make some changes
and Pace was selected as the first victim.
The young man has an offer from Quincy,
ILL.,, and may consent to play in that section
this summer
Hanley will be given chance with the
local team, and IL he docs not fall from
grace he can doubtless have job all sum-
mer. He Is good man in the out6ed, and
Wueu III COnuitiOH Is u oUIe UtttcTs eitItE at
sacrificing or driving them out. There are
rumors of other changes in the personnel of
the home team. but they have not been pub
licly announced.
The Colonel has a new outfelder en- route
from Albany n. Y, and he is probably
gliding through the snowsheds of the
desert by this time. His name is III. Bader,
and 1t Is claimed, like all the rest, that he is
wonderful hitter and run-getter. Robin
son is In receipt Of letter from Percy
Stevens, an am bilious young ball-player OF
Chicago, who Is anxious to come West.
Percy did not state his speciality, but he is
probably great run-getter.
The j. A. Folger & Co. baseball nine
has been organized Tor the season, and
would like to hear from country clubs In
the following towns: Suisup, Benieia, Port
Costa, PetaIuma, Napa, st. Helena, San
jose, Santa Cruz, Newark, CenterviIle,
Menlo Park, Redwood, Mountain View,
San Mateo, Monterey. Address A. Zeiss,
104 California street.
"Wllle'' Hassamer of the Los Angeles
team is playing in his old time form and IS
quite popular with the southern cranks.
Bill always was a fine short-feld player and
could always be depended on for hit.
The weeks series opens at Haieht street
next Wednesday between San Jose and
Frisco, and Harris has kindly consented to
sit on the bench during the games. Bad
weather delayed work on the Oakland Park
and the season will not open there until
the Coloneps return from the Los Angeles
trim.