The herald., 1893-01-21
SOMETHING ABOUT BASEBALL
Indications as to the Purposes
of the Magnates.
Van Derbeck Said to Be Following a
Rule or Ruin Policy.
The Athletic Club sustains Al Lind
ley's Claim IAN Opinion from
Los Apgeieno on
the Spot.

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tails for the season of 1898. There WAS
a meeting in the morning between Har-
ris, Finn and Robinson OF the old di-
rectors to canvass the situa ton.
Stockton wants to have professional
baseball this year, and is willing to pay
for it, The people there want place in
the California league, and to that end
have forwarded petition to the present
managers asking that Stockton be one
OF the cities in the make up for this
year. This petition was signed by the
mayor and members of the common
council OF Stockto and by large num-
number OF the most prominent citizens
of that city.
Sacramento also wants q team. In
fact, as now outlined, 1t ID probable that
there will be a ex club league, with
clubs in this city, Oakland, San Jose,
Los Angeles, Sacramento aud Stockton.
But when everything has been shuffled
up, tho result may show teams in but
four citiee, San Francisco, Los Angeles,
Stockton and Oakland.
George Borchers is the man who wants
to place a team in Sacramento. Borchers
is we'll known as a ball player. He is
said to have ample financial backing.
SAN JOSE is ANXIOUS.
At San jose ex-Mayor Rucker il at the
head OF number OF citizens who want
to have their city again represented in
the lesgue, and they are doing all they
can to secure e club there for the eeason
OF 1893 They propose to raise money
enough to give visiting clubs guaranty
for every game played there.
The magagement OF the players will
probably be placed in the hands of Fred
Carroll and Buck Ebright, who will both
play on the team.
Down in Los Angeles baseball matters
seem to be badly mixed. There are two
factions among the lovers of the game,
one headed by Van Derbeck, the msf
who managed the team last season, and
one led by Mr.. Lindley.
Van Derbeck is not go popular in Los
Angeles as he used to be, and the
chances are that he will not have the
management OF the club. He claims to
have an option on the grounds there,
and says that if he does not run tho
club no one else will on the present
grounds.
| VAN DERBECK IS UNPOPULAR.
But the Los Angeles Athle tic club
claim to have something to say about
the grounds. They say they have an
option on them, and that Lindlsy is the
man they want to run the team, and
that aa club they are through with
Van Derbeck, and that If it is shown
that Van Dsrbeck has a legal right to
the grounds the club will at once secure
others for any California league team
that may be placed under the manage
ment Of Mr.. Lindley.
In Oakland Robinson has not been do
ing much talking, but be has already
gathered up some good material by sign-
ing De Wald and Horner, the pitchers,
bis man Friday, Tip" O'Neill, and
Msrt McQuaid.
In this city your Uncle Henry has
been very quiet. He has not signed any
one, but people who buy ticket Oh
Rube Levy being on the team will GER
sack coat are bulging out with letters
from ball players from all parts of the
country who want Job with him, and
the chances are that when the season
opens there will only be one old.timer
in his collection, and that one will be
Rueben.
ONE OF UNCDE's BRAIN THRoBLETs.
Last night uncle said that he didn't
know just what the league would do.
He didn't know whether there would be
six or four clubs, though he favored
four. The idea of combining with the
Pacific Northwest league did not suit
him, as he did not think league could
be formed that would be successful. He
said, though, that matters would develop
rapidly. this week. and that by Satur-
day 'the league people would know
just about where they were Az"
During the winter months uncle has
been thinking out a little baseball, and
now he wants the playing rules revised
60 that when foul ball is hit out, the
moment 1t touches the hand OF fielder
it goes into play, without being first
passed to the pitcher. Harris believes
such rule will put more life and ac-
tion into the game, make the play more
rapid and keep the fieldsrs playing
livelier ball.
PLAYERS WILL BE MORE CAREFUL.
They will not be go careless then,
uncle says, in going after fouls, and the
ball will be returned to the field in o
much more lively and accurate manner.
Uncle has sent this little baseball
thought of his busy brain on to the
powers in the east, and hopes to see it
incorporated among the playing rules.
Duke Finn does not know what he
will do in a baseball way yet, but hopes
to have everything settled by the end Of
tho week, when he will know whether
or not he will wear his high hat on
some bench this season as manager.
LINDbEY APPARENTLY AHEAD. FEt.
Mr.. Emil Quarre, who is in San Fran
cisco, writes as follows about the base
ball situation: el.
II met Harris and Finn in their office
on Market street. Robinson was not
in. Neither one would speak much
about what they would do at first, but
they finally said that the whole matter
would be settled next Wednesday sure
They said they had received overtures
from Sacramento and Stockton. but they
would give the preference to Los Ange
les. although they were emphatic
that Van Derbeck would never get the
franchise again that it would be either
AL Lindley or DIR. Kennedy. Finn ia
vored Kennedy at first and Harris Lind.
ley but Finn said he had just received
letter from Kennedy declining ia favor
OF Lindley. So think the latter will gel
it.
cyan Derbeck is back here from tht
north. I tried to find him this after
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