The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-03-21
NEWS OF THE BALL FIELD.
Preparations Completed for the
Opening Games.
The Local Team Defeated Yesterday by the
Vallejo kmateurs-Notes Of Managers
and Players.

None so lar restored &c health and strength
as to be able TO pull the gong handle. the
baseball season ought TO open next Saturday
with considerable ecIar.
Everything is propitious for a great and
glorious reign of the national pastime this
summer. The clubs OF the California League
win be better managed and captaned than
ever, the leans are stronger. especially in
batteries. and it should be hot and gallant
fight from the opening day to the close.
Sweeney, Carroll, Eblight and Glenalvin as
captains are a great combination of the
pugnacious and progressive, and no doubt
many thrilling scenes from the opera merry
War" will be enacted on the diamond this
season.
Saturday as an opening day is an innoya
ton introduced by the colonel. who is desir-
Gus of having the whole population witness
his grand oriental street pageant on that day.
1t is said that one of The features of the
parade will be large papier-mache ware
house on a float, with Tip on the inside.
From present indications. the colonel is in
better shape for the end of the season than
for an opening day. The only two pitchers
he has on hand are battered and bruised
the result Of collision at practice-and II is
doubtful if either O'Nell or Uoruer viii be
able 10 appear in public next Saturday.
Pitcher German has not yet arrived, and
Hunky Hines positively refuses TO try his
luck with the colonel again, which leaves
the team short one fielder. However the
colonel Is hustler. and ii is safe TO say that
lie will lie in ii when the bell rings. Frisco
and Oakland viii practice twice daily this
week.
Mike Finn goes into the race this season
win handicap IN the shape Of bagfui OF
pennants and galaxy OF talent which. Tor
strong. even team work, cannot be beat.
But BlOckerS Hanley will not be with them.
as report comes up from San Jose to tue
effect that he and Finn fell out on qnes-
ton Of total abstinence and BlockeTs got the
worst Of il. The absence of Hauley makes
hard hole TO fill in the San Jose team.
EXCURSION TO Los ANGELES.
Thursday night Harris and his men leave
for Los Angeles followed by an admring
coterie Of cIanks. Preparations have been
made by the Mayer and prominent citizens
OF Los Angeles Tor reception TO the San
francisco team at the rooms OF the Los
Angeles Athletic Club.
Baseball is booming in the City of Angels
and the fever has resulted In the issuance
Of new eieven-page weekly called the Los
Angeles Fan. which is devoted eXclu siYely
TO baseball Long may it wave.
Tacoma people are boiling with indigna-
ton over the signing Of Tanning, but had
they not dickered with little Sweeney Har-
ris would not have taken their flaming. As
il was he simply signed him as retaliatoTy
measure, but Manager Work does not view
the matter ia that light.
Big Cartwright aud Pop SWEET have
signed with Tacoma, G0odenough has also
been secured, and it is reported that Pitcher
Darby, after signing western league con-
tract, has broken il and also gone to Ia
coma, thereby sustaining his great Tepu;a-
tInn rs an active, energetic jubiumper.
B0rchers has received offers from The North
west, but the pay is too microscopic to suit
George.
McDermott and Mcdonald for umpires
are a good pair. TDey are both capable
men and well able TO maintain the peace and
dignity Of the diamond.
Sandy will probably offlciate here on
opening day, while his coadjutOT goes to
Los Angeles.
Harris says he has never lost an opening
game, and IS advising hs friends 10 back
Frisco next Saturday. The battery for that
day Is Hoffman and spies The players Will
appear in their new uniforms of cadet blue,
with black caps and trimmings.
The Dukes are getting in shape on the
collie ge grounds for the coming contest W th
the Colonies. All the prominent social
clubs OF The city will be represented at the
opening game, the clubmen having reserved
the option for boxes. The sale of reserved
seat tickets begins to-day at $50 Market
street San Jose will send up trainIoad
OF delegates Tor the Sunday game, aud an
Oakland contingent headed by Admiral
Hoyens Will sail across the bay.
THE San JOSE GRAND STAND.
The grand stand al San Jose has been
moved around on account of the suns rays
This will not help matters much, as the
dazzling performances of the visiting teams
Will bother the Garden Citys worse than
Gid the sun.
Arrangement Is have been made by the
Southern Pacific and Santa he to run
special trains iTCm surrounding towns TO
Los Angeles on the opening day. Perhaps
baseball wont hum for little while in the
south.
Seattle's contemplated tour through this
State has heen given up because the Call
foTnla league managers refused TO open
their grounds prior to the championship
season.
Smith, the new Oakland ouiielder, is said
to be cOrker. No doubt he is, but IL
would take more than one cOrker TO bottle
up the handsome and effervescent colonel
Harris Is greatly pleased with the work
OF fete Sweeney as captain, and has given
him complete charge OF the team.
work on the new Oakland grounds has
progressed so lar that small boys and others
have been compelled 10 stop shooting ducks
in the outfeid.
Keep your eyes on Sweeney. Sharp,
Coughlsn aud Reitz for an intield that will
give you an opportunity 10 admire fast cir-
Gus plays.
II given the proper support, Hart, Hoff-
man and flaming will prove a hard combi-
nation OF twirlers to beat.
On Monday, March II, Leon Dennery
! placed $50 IN bank to the credit OF Leon
Paul Carroll to draw interest until Mr.. Car
roll Is 81 At the lime OF deposit he was
but two months and twelve DAYS old aud is
the first son and heir Of Captain Fred Car
roll OF the Oaklands.
President None announces that he has
selected tue Spalding ball as tile official
projectile for the season of 1892
Kid Speer has been secured by Tacoma,
and George Sharp. the clever young out
fielder. will probably be taken by the