The record-union., 1892-04-29
BASBBALLIOTO ABROAD.
What Some of the Old California Di-
amOnd Favorites are Doing.
McCloskey's New Team in Texas
"Peek-a-boo'' yeach in Clover
A Letter from Sheridan.

Captain McCloskey, manager of last
years Sacramento baseball aggrega-
ton, has succeeded in resuscitating
the Texas League, and will open
the season at Houston on May 7th.
The big Captain has selected a good
team for Houston, and the fact that
he has signed quite a batch of California
players shows that he considers them
good enough for any minor league.
Among the men signed by him are
Fred Roberts, the clever left-fielder, who
formerly wore a Sacramento uniform.
Roberts Is here now, but leaves to-mor-
row for the South to join McCIoskey.
The other Calitornians who have been
signed are John Parnell Patrick "Whfte
Wings Cahill, Harry O'Day, Charles
Isaacson and Fielder Smith of Oakland.
All Of these players are in San Francisco
at present, but start for Houston to-mor-
row.
"Peek-a-boo" Veach left yesterday for
Macon, Ga, where he will play this
season. Willie dOnned blue ribbon
just before the train pulled out, and de-
clared that he would wear it constantly
until the close of the season.
John Sheridan, the well-known UNI
pre-, who is engaged i'll the East this sea-
son. wrote letter to friend in this CITY
which contains some interesting bits.
= had pleasant trip to st. Louis,r saws
the KING" 1t was showing nearly all
the four days over, but l enjoyed it. [
umpired three exhibition games before
the season opened and got along splen-
didly.t The first championship game was
played Tuesday, April 18th, between Chi
cago and st. Louis. The grounds were
packed. John l.. Sullivan, Lillian Rus
sell and several other theatrical celebrities
occupied box. | did well-not making
break. DUNCAN, of the Oakland team,
hit the ball good and hard every time he
came up. he is little backward in his
fielding, but viii be in class A in the long
run. Before the game we paraded all
through the principal streets. led the
procession IN an open carriage-one of
those kind that you have only to step
about half foot to get into-with two
white horses and darkey driving. l had
on neat blue uniform and cap. You
should have seen me smile-thinking if
only some OF the gang were there to see
me.
II met jim Corbett in st. Louis Satur-
day" continues the great umpire, land
we came over here TO Louisville together,
he and his manager, Mr.. Brady,
and his sparring partner, Daily.
He gave an exhibition in this city. A
DlS stamping IelIOW tdiil6 uIIy miles TO
go up against him, but you ought to have
seen him quit. Corbett could have fin
ished him in the first round, but did not
want to, as it would make the show too
short. AS it was he knocked him down
three or four times near the close of the
round (and the time-keeperS cut it short.
too, for fear the big stranger would quit.
In the second round Jim caught him a
sumner on the chin and fioored him
The big fellow staggered to his feet and
pulled off the gloves, saying he would
have no more Oft. COrbett has improved
wonderfully and has filled out. He looks
in the best of health, and my opinion is
that it will pay Sullivan to get into the
best of trim. You might think this fool
ish, but L tell you that young fellow will
make a great showing if he does not win.
/ He will astonish whole lot Of the sport
ing people,
Sheridan speaks well of the California
players who are engaged in the East, say
ing that they are all putting up a good
article of ball. He says in conclusion
that he is in the best of health himself
and stopping only at the high places"