The morning call., 1893-04-12
DANNY MUST MOVE
The 'Midget's" Release Is
All Made Out.
San Francisco and Oakland Teams VIII
Open a Series at Oakland
This Afternoon.

Over on the Piedmont grounds this after
noon there will be game of baseball be-
tween the San FIR ancisco and Los Angeles
teams. This should be n great game, be-
cause your Uncle Henry has said that he
will improve the opportunity to ges even
with the one-lungers. The game will be
called at 2:30.
In order to get even Henry will have to
win at least four out of the coming series OF
five games 10 be played in Oakland and San
Francisco. This be has promised to do.
1t will be necessary TO wait several days
yet before it can be known whether your
uncle Is injuring his new hat by talking
through it or not
Down at Los Angeles, in the series just
closed, the San Francisco players dropped
four games out of possible five. allowing
the Los Angeles aggregation to move up
from the last place to the second. and your
uncle slipping down into the last notch
himself with a charming grace, which 1t
would be we'll for the colonel to study,
perhaps.
1t will be the first appearance of the Los
Angeles team in this end of the State this
season, and the fans are never satisfied I'M
til they have seen all the clubs play. So it Is
safe 10 presume there will be large crowd
over at Piedmont this afternoon If the
weather Is at all favorable.
Some improvements have been going on
around the grand stand which, it is ex-
pected, the crowd will appreciate. The
idea intended IS to furnish more sunshine
and less wind.
The coming series will consist of five
games between the Los Angeles and San
Francisco teams. To-day's game and the
one on Friday will be in Oakland, and the
remaining three. on Thursday, Saturday
and Sunday, will be played on the Haight-
street grounds.
Only two games will be played II Stock
ton during this time. Colonel L. Plum
Robinson will take his selection OF talent
over to the Slough City. and on Saturday
will take place one of those grand openings
for which the colonel is so justly celebrated.
One feature Of the parade on that occasion
will be that it will actually take place. The
colonel admits this himself.
Manager Finn expects to spring SEN
sation on the visitors when the game opens
up on Saturday at Stockton. He has made
out release for Danny Sweeney and it will
be handed to the midget" Immediately
upon the arrival from the East of Danny a.
c. McVicars
McVlcars is a good balLplayer-an ex-
ceptional fielder, in fact-and will strength
en- the Stoektons in position where they
are now mnnifestly weak.
Baseball talk is TO the effect that the
''Midgets" profitable baseball days are all
OF the past. 1t Is hard to grasp the thought
at first, aud believe that the erstWhile idol
OIL the KlhGeFgarleD, pet Oh the DleaonerS
and pride of the grand stand. Is about to
totter and falls, in fact. already totter-
ing.
But the Duke has not been satisfied with
Dauny's work this season. He finished last
season strong as ever. but he has been weak
so far in this years play. He will be tho
first to get a release. He may recover his
old form in some other plaee.
Oakland is in the lead, and Is Just In
sight of the bunch. and that is all. Los
Angeles is second and then comes Stock
ton, and your Uncle Henry is very hopeful.