The record-union., 1896-04-19

Sheehan's greyhound Mollie S., the
California Turf" says: I'VE regret to
hear that P. w. Sheehan of Sacra-
| mento has lost by death his splendid
| greyhound Mollie S. She won the great
Merced meeting in 1892 from forty
three of the best dogs in the State, and
her performance on that occasion
stamped her as one of the greatest
| stayers that was ever slipped on the
pains She was bred to imp. Waratah
! about month ago."
d. Dillon and P. J. Reilly of San
| Francisco have purchased from E. H.
| Mulcaster of Fox Lake, Wis, the
splendid young greyhound Sunol. They
now own. beside Sunol, the clever Lady
| Fitzgerald, so well konwn to all cours-
ers, and also the fine young dog Eclipse
| by Waratah out of T. Cooney's Queen
| Bess.
/ The display ofsetters and pointers at
the Pacific Kennel Clubs show in San
Francisco next month is expected to be
the best ever seen on the coast. Cali
fcrnia now compares favorably with
any State in the Union in the matter Of
|
| The phenomenal Irish greyhound
Master McGrath-triple winner of the
Waterloo-was bought for a two-bit
piece from a country urchin, who was
just about to drown the latter because
times were hard.
1t is to be regretted that George
Crocker has found it necessary to re-
move his Del Monte Kennels from Mon
terey to New York. for he has some of
the cream of the country in dogf1esh.
| The National Game.
1t now looks very much as if Sacra-
mento will really have team in the
new State Baseball League. Sam
Ginsberg, who managed the last Sacra-
mento nine in the old league, has been
in communication with the promoters Of
the proposed new league, and will man
age the Capital City end of it. The
other managers will be Harris, Robin
son and Finn, the old-time triumvirate.
In a conversation with a Record
| Union" reporter yesterday Mr.. Gins
berg said the street railway company
would fit up ball grounds at East Park.
He expected to have several Sacra-
mentans in the local team, and named
| Bob McHale and Louis Balsz as among
the possibilities. Only first-class men,
| however, will be selected, even If they
| have to send East for them.
Mr. Ginsberg thinks, as do many
others, that there has been such long
rest from baseball that when once again
the game opens the people will be hum
CRY for it. He anticipates lively and
prosperous season.
| There were baseball games played
throughout the East on Monday In
honor Of Harry Wright, the proceeds
going to the erection of a monument
to him in Philadelphia. At Rockford,
ILL.,, the umpire was H. H. Waldo, 76
years of age, known as the Father Of
| the Forest Citys," which team was
organized in 1866 and played until
1875, being one Of the most famous
clubs in the country. In letter to
the Record Union AL w. Havens
| of Oakland, referring to this game,
wrote:
| by the way, I see the old-timers
are playing ball this day of grace-I
mean the Forest Citys Of Rockford,
with Spalding pitcher. Did you ever
know I was contemporaneous with
that gang? I belonged to the Excel
siors of Chicago (not the first nine),
and that is where 1 first knew all
those chaps, particularly Spalding.
There used to be hot battles between
| those clubs. We will probably see a
| report of the game in to-morrow's
| papers. Bob Addy was their second
| baseman then, and used to stop ball
| by getting down on his knees, like a
| tailor, cross-legged, when they came
good and hot-as they usually did.
I'D give whole lot to be in Rock
| ford to-day. I hope they will wear
| their old uniforms, the prettiest I ever
| saw. BY the way, Ross Barnes was
| the champion second baseman of that
crowd, but I remember Addy better
| when he tried it, for the above reason.
| 1t makes me think of the days when
was young just as the song says"
"You never heard how Pat Tebeau's
| nose was broken while Pat was at
| tempting to bunt ball?" asked Tom
| Brown. This came off in Boston, and
I think Jack Clarkson was pitching.
Jack sent a slow one and Pat brought
| his bat down on the ball. There must
have been an awful twist on it, for it
ran up the bat, and struck Pat an
| awful belt on the smelling organ,
breaking the bridge Of his proboscis. I
have often heard of batsmen being in
jured while attempting to bunt, and it
always happens in these cases that
! the ball caroms off the bat, takes an
upshoot and catches the batsmen in
| the face
| The baseball season opened IN the
East on Thursday. In Philadelphia
$4,000 people were present at the game
between the Bostons and the home
| team.
! To Show That 1t Could.
Harry" asked the young mans fair
but mischievous cousin, looking at the
smooth outlines Of his youthful face,
"why is your chin like Banauos
ghost?"
| And then, as If to show the utter
groundlessness of her insulting conun-
drum, Harry's jaw fell.-Chicago Tri-
bune
| A Great Difference.
| Irate Person-See here; did you call
me an "old celibate" in your paper
yesterday?
Editor-No; called you IAN old rep
robate.''
| Irate Person-Oh, that's very differ
ent.-Bay City Chat
Estimating His Character.