The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-04-24

soil of Stockton, may also figure conSpicu-
ousy in the race vet. He is accepting eY-
cry opportunity 10 strengthen his team, and
after the season in the East is a little better
developed his opportunity to pick up some
talent VIII be improved. Already lie has
made some good changes. He has had Pop.
SWEET behind the plate In place of Chic
Speer and found that the change was a
good one. Midgets behind the bat arc
almost always costly things No matter
how good they may be on general princi-
pies, when it comes 10 putting a stop to
base-stealing the short catcher is at a dis
advantage.
The Stockton games are drawing we'll
considering the fact that the home team has
been IN the lower Slot from the start. Once
let the Dukes laborers get a start on them
selves and Il is safe to say that Stockton
will be paying baseball city.
The 2-1 game at the Slough City on Fri
day was notable one. Knell and Tanning
were pitted against each other and both
pitched great ball. St0ckton's weakness
showed up among the feders, and Peoples
especially distinguished himself for error.
Hughes. the find" whom AL Lindey IS
putting in charge of his third base, made
his Job pretty secure yesterday by several
good plays and fair stick WORK. One stop
and throw to first was especially noticeable
ana seemed TO demonstrate what the young
man can do. He is an abnOrmally GOOD
natured ball player and will become a fayur-
against him, and that is the fact that his
presence on third causes another good third
baseman, i. @. Mr.. Hutchinson, to play n DO
Sition in he field which he does not grace.
Lehman and Earle have divided the hon
oTS OF faVorltlSm during the recent series
especially at the bat Home runs are what
capture the applause Of the fans, and Lob
man and Earle are both in the business,
with Wright occasionally taking dab AZ it
himself.
Comediao 'Trsa5ro, who bald Enc 1,st
pasture for Los Angeles last year, got into
dlsgraceful free fight on the grounds at
S1ramah. Georgia, recently and both his
eyes went into mourning over the affair.
He IS probably mourning it himself as he
was badly beaten. TTeadWay is one of
those players who might be valuable men in
any team only for their rutfainly ways. One
season OF Ireadway was enough for Los
Angeles.
Russell Pace. the ball player who recently
died at Woodland, was the man who
started in TO play right field for San Fran
cisco last season. He had given up the
diamond for ralrOadiag.
The Central League of California has got
nicely started and the season for II promises
to be prosperous. The first game of the
luna, on Sunday. April is. The teams
competing were the Petalumas and E. r.
Aliens OF San francisco, and If the interest
manifested at the first game IS kept up the
Central League will be permanent nstitu-
ton
l. tile Galdie PLAYED right field for the
Aliens and his record WAS one run, two put
outs ana no errors.
The PetalUma team has a coacher whom
theY call throughout Mckinley. Some
people claim that his legs are not mates,
bnt he gets there just the same. In Sun
DAYS game he stepped in a hole while
waiting for \ high fly to come down and
fell fiat. He simply topped over on his
back and caught the bail, however, and the
people cheerpd like mad
The San Francisco cranks are anxi0usIy
waiting for the time when the results of
the Eastern games will be telegraphed
across the country. They watch the
records made by California players with
great interest