The San Francisco call., 1897-02-14
DRY-GOODS MEN
To PLAY BALL
Organization of Leading
Firms to Supply Clean
Amateur Contests.
Thirty Games, From Which
Charity Will Derive the
Net Proceeds
0nly Bona-Fide Employees Can Pay
and Extra Precautions Taken
For Gent manly Sport

Thirty games of pure, clean baseball.
devoid OF every trace of professionalism
and instilled with the enthusiastic ardor
of amateur pride, are promised the sport
loving people of this City. The promoters
of this series of games are SIX of the lead
ing dry-goods houses of the City, and they
have gone about the project in a manner
never before attempted IL this City,
though similar enterprises have been
highly successful in larger Eastern cities.
The plan upon which this league has
been organized is identical with that of
the National League, and it is backed
directly by the proprietors of the various
establishments. That they are entering
into the project seriously is evinced by
the fact that $500 has already been ex-
pended in equlpping the clubs, and G. W.
Anderson, president of the league, is
authority for the statement that Califor
MIA has never seen any clubs, professiona al
or otherwise, uniformed as well as these
will be.
Financial gain is no part of the scheme
OF the organization, and the net proceeds
of the series will be devoted to charity.
The proceeds of the first game. which will
take place on March Z, will be distributed
among such charities as the three morn
ing papers shall name. From a few of
the succeeding games the management
hopes to defray the actual expenses of the
contests. and after that charity will again
be The recipient of the box returns.
The firms having teams comprising the
league are O'Connor e. Moffatt, Newman
& Levison, Kohlberg, Strauss & Frohman,
Hale Bros, J. J. o. Brien and the White
House.
The president of the league, G. w. An
n e . Ia Ia -ah IN
similar capacity in a league of CONNER
cial mines in New York and is eminently
fitted to successfully direct such an organ
Ization. His idea of the proper conduct
of tn games is illustrated by bis request: |:
Emp phasize the fact that these games
will be strictly amateur contests by bona
tide employees of the houses represented.
Every player will be as gentlemanIy upon
The diamond as in his place OF business.
The full list OF officers is Is follows: G.
w. Anderson, president; J. Lowentbal,
vice president; G.. O'Brien, secretary; T.
F. Quinlan, treasurer. The board OF con-
troll consists of F. W. Warren o. O'Con-
nor e. Moffatt; f. Owls OF Kohlberg,
Strauss d Frohman; G. Adams of Hale
Bros; G. O'Brien of J. j. O'Brien; G. w.
Anderson of the White House.
In order that no professional or other
outsider may under any pretense be rung
in as the season progresses, each house
has been required TO furnish a list OF bona
fide employ from whom the teams must
be selected A handsome trophy has
been hung up by the proprietors and the
various teams will commence systematic
practice to-day. The enthusiasm of the
players promises good ball.
Following is the schedule of games as
far as at present arranged:
Newman & Leyison-March z, March %,
April 1S May 8, May 80, June 20, July 3, July
25, August Is, September 8.
J. J. 0'Brien Il Co.-March z. April 4, April
25, May 16, June g, June 20, July IL, August
L, August 70, September u.
O'Connor & Moffatt-March IA, March %,
May 2, May %, June 6, June 27, July D. Au-
gust 8, August %, September II.
White House-March IA, April II, April 25,
May 8, June 13, June %, July Is, August L,
August 15, September 10.
Hale Bros.-March 81, april 4, April 1S May
%, June 13, July 4, July IL, July %, Augnst
%. Septem ber 10.
Kohlberg, Strauss & Frohman-March 81,
April IL, May Q, May 10, May 80, July 4, July
Is, August 8, August %, September 3.