The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-03-28
Well, the California League basebaI hnsi-

Well, the California League baseball bust
ness is in full blast once more. The colonel
started the ball rolling here with a brlliancy
never before eQualed, but the luster fed
from his aggregation the moment il struck
the ball field Ia time it may be restored
to mild degree, possibly when Harris and
bis men come back in mourning from the
south. One reason for the poor showing
made by the Colonies was lack of sufficient
practice. The reason San Jose made such
a fac showing vas because they had sufi-
Gent practice. That is the way the colonel
explains it.
1t Is certain, however, that the Oaklands,
as they now stand, can never successfully
cope with the Gardeners unless Horner and
German prove to be a Harper and Looka-
baugh under different names. They are
weak at bat and the in and outfield do not
properly divide their work. The second
game was cleaner affair than the first and
with fresh pitcher contest worth seeing
might have resulted. Unfortunately the
colonel had no available twirieTs, but he is
going 10 get some.
Starting off the season with Harvey
Biauyelt act does not promise much for the
future, but the colonel is enterpri5ing. He
got his men here but not in time to thaw out,
and as result the pent-up baseball enthu-
siasm in the breasts Of 5000 cranks is still
more or less pent up. Yesterdays game
brought up vivid reeollectons of an IN
happy past and they could not consistently
enthuse, much as they wanted to.
Before the first of March the colonel said
he would have his men here by the 9th or
the 10th at the latest They should have
had at least months practice In this
china re. The Eastern men generally strike
charley horse ia the cold fog, and ii takes
them week or two 70 get limbered up
again. With the natives IL is different.
they are always Ia shape. For example
see San Jose. Robinson says he will be in
winning form this week in the series with
San Francisco.
Ely and Bushman are to be substituted
for Peoples and Hutchinson according to
the latest bulletin from the Oakland mag
nate. Bushman would have been played at
third in the last two games but he didn't
get here in time and Hutchi was put in
with but few days practice. 1t was the
same with Peoples and he had lame arm.
Ely and Bushman will try their luck in
Wednesdays game.
1t is more than probable that Hank
Harris now wishes he had stayed at home
and allowed some other team to go to Los
Angeles. The colonel. for instance, could
have endured defeat much better, because
be IS accustomed to that sort Of thing and
still has 100 to go before reaching the limit.
The Los Angeles men proved them
selves si0ggers in both games. la
the first Hoffman was touched up for
eleven hits to FIVE on the other
sue, ana yesterday RAINING was sauted
with brosdside OF II. while Stafford held
Harris men down to another five. Glen
alvin got his team completed In time to
open the season In shape. SO did Harris,
but somehow they don't seem to be the same
kind OF men. AS the figures now stand San
Jose and Los Angeles are boss of the base.
ball roost, but the other may blossom out
later on. The season Is still young
The locals return to- night from the south
and open the weeks games on Wednesday.
with Oakland, at the new Oakland Park
try his luck with the other Giants. They
are the teams that will play an interesting
game, but unfortunately the arrangement
of the schedule Is such that they cannot
meet on the diamond here.