The herald., 1893-10-23
BASEBALL GOSSIP.
What Patrons and Purveyors Of tho
National Game Are Doing.

What Patrons and Purveyors of tho
National Game Are Doing.
The preliminaries seem to be COM
pleted for brilliant late season OF base
ball in Los Angeles and the Pacific coast.
Count Vanderbeck's eastern trip has
enabled him to look over the field withs
critical eye, and as result he has
picked ~ a team OF stars that will be
hard to beat anywhere. The players are
all national Ieryuere, have all played In
the Caliiornin leo xue, and are well
known TO liza Angeles patrons OF the
game. They ara to man local favor
ties, and will be welcomed as such on
the opening !. ANS next Wednesday.
Speaking Of ne personnel OF the clubs
and OF baseball matters, generally, tn,
Chronicle OF saturday says:
According TO a letter received by Man
ager j. L. GliUert, the Boston team Will
reach San Francieco some time next
week. Captain Mash stated that he
would leave Chicago on the 22d instant
and be here in time to play the opening
game, Sunday, the 29th, at the Haights
street grounds.
Every arrangement for the reception
OF the distinguished guests mas been
made, and the Friscos are rapidly get
ting in Trim for the contest. From an
amended list OF bis talent forwarded by
Nash, his team will be made up as fol-
lows: Carsey and Nichols, pitchers
Kittridge, catcher; Hoy, Mccarthy and
Duffy in the outtield, and Nash, Rct-
ley, Davis and Long, inhelders. a, -t
Duffy refused 10 leave the east, -
last consented to make the trip. a
Browns place in center will be fill. oy
HOY, the deaf-mute fielder OF the Wash
ingtons. Joe Kelly OF Baltimore is
billed as extra man. CANCEL has been
dropped from the catching department.
Though not wholly Bos.onian, the
makeup OF the champions is a strong
one. Less than half Of them helped
land the pennant for the Hub City, but
it will be a representative team from
the National league made up OF fret
class men. The pitchers hail from the
Quaker City and the catcher from Chi
cago.
Kid Carsey, who will alternate in the
box with Nichols, was connected with
the Oakland team during the height OF
the Iamented Coloneps fame. First
baseman Beckley is one OF Pittsburg's
stars, Davis halls from New York, Long,
Nash. Mccarthy and Duffy from Boston
and Hoy from the Senators.
1t was the intention OF Nash to engi-
neer the coast tour himself, but he
finally concluded to turn the task over
to Barnie, who ia one OF the most sue
cessful managers In the country. Nash
will simply captain the champions. AS
equal in the busines and he 10 q good
general as we'll.
Several clubs will make an effort at
the next league meeting to get rule
passed compelling an umpire to stay
back OF the home plate and keep out of
the diamond. His judgment on balls
and strikes and hits down to the foul
lines can certainly be rendered more &C.
curately from behind the homo plate.
Billy Lang, who made an enviable
record with Anson this season, is back
home for the winter. After visiting a
few days he will report to Vanderbeck
at Los Angeles and take his place in the
All-California team. The other men,
bers are expected to be on hand by the
first of the week and get in shape for
the series with Oakland, which opens in
the south on October 26th.
The San Francisco team is practicing
for their games with the Bostons, some
Of whom are already on their way west.
The opening game ia set for the 29th
inst, A regular series of games has
been arranged for Stockton, Sacramento
and San Jose. About ak games will be
played in each OF these towns, the Bos-
tons, All-Californiana, Oaklands and the
locals making the circuit in the order
named.
Tom Power has rounded up collec-
tion of talent for the San Francisco
team that will make the ll-Californians
and Bostons think they are not soft
snaps out this way. He has not yet
given out the list of his players. but it
is safe to announce that at the show
down the celebrated Reuben Levy will
not be missing.
George Van Haltren is home for the
winter. During the coming series he
will captain the Oakland team, of which
Tip O'Neill is the manager. George i'm
mediately set the team at work practic-
ing, and expects to give the visitors q
hard rub.