The herald., 1893-05-29
BAsEBALL COMMENT.


was poor on account Of unfavorable
weather.
BAsEBABL COMMENT.
Tho Recent Transfer of tho Management
OF the Pirates.
These are troublesome times in bsse-
ball. The California league has been
shaken to lite very foundation in the last
two weeks, and radical changes made in
the management, says Mr.. Carroll, OF
the San Francisco Post, who is the best
baseball authority in California. Rob
inson is out OF the business, probably for
all time, and now NJ. +. Finn, who un-
til yesterday evening had charge of the
Stockton team, iH once more private
citizen.
One OF Finn's characteristics is stub-
bornness, and this trait caused an up
hesval In Slough City baseball circles
yesterday afternoon. When Norris
O'Neil was released by the new Oakland
management rumor was spread
abroad that he would be engaged by
Finn TO play second base and captain
the tailend club. Now Finn never con-
templated doing anything OF the kind,
but his players accepted the report as
true, and stated that the would not play
under a man so cordially disliked as the
former Oakland captain. When Finn
heard of the statements OF his men he
resolved to ahow the players that he,
not they, was managing the club and
he engaged Norris few days ago.
Yesterday .sserAeen che Stockton snta,
Los Angeles teams were billed to play
on the home grounds Of the former club,
and Tip O'Neil appeared in q Stockton
uniform. The balance of Finn's play
ers refused to go on the field with
O'Neil. and they were fined 500 each
and suspended for the balance OF the
season. The game was declared for
feited to Los Angeles by score of 8 to O..
Wednesday was pay day in the Stock
ton team, but Finn received tip re-
garding the intention OF his men and
postponed the payment OF salaries to
Monday next, and was consequently
enabled to deduct the fines from the
wages OF his employees.
Last night the trouble was partly set
tied by the sale of the Stockton fran
schise to John W. Moore, who managed
1.-the champion Slough City club in 1888.
Shortly after the transfer was made
Tom Robinson telephoned from Sacra-
mento that he had made all of the ar
.Fangements necessary to take the team
TO the capital city, and he was undoubt-
Tedly greatly chagrined to hear that the
Fclub already had q new owner. The
scelonel protested and said he would
visit Stockton today. Mr.. Moore stated
sthat he has firm hold on the franchise
and will keep it in Stockton. He fur
&her announced that the games would
Ebe resumed this week according to
schedule.
0'Neil left for Oakland last night and
the players gathered at the depot to
give him q send-of. He was hisfed and
shooted upon stepping aboard the train.
gUmpire Meegan also came down last
might, as he was told by Manager Finu
5that there would be no games played
between the tail-eBders and Angels this
week.
Moore, the new manager of the Stock
lton club, can make success of baseball
Pin his town if it is possible to do so. He
understands the methods OF running a
Aball team, is q shrewd financier and is
very popular in the San Joaquin valley
town.
Finn has been anxious to retire from
baseball for over month past. He has
Abeen losing money and did not think
that he wouad recover his losses in q
town of Stockton's size.
In view of the recent troubles in the
California league it would seem that the
organization needs thorough overhaul
ing, not only in the directory but in it's
methods OF conducting the game. Too
,uch carelessness has been exhibited
those in charge, who have entered
certain groove from which they
>arently unable to extricate them
ne stands in need of an infu-
Lost.
difficult to restore the
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morning, age over 20
years she had sionary
among the NAz i was
always a zealoul 'ian
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iously a missionary
taws.