The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-12-05
EASTERN BALL
PLAYERS GO BACK
Will Play Their Last Games
on California Diamonds
This Afternoon.
Aasty Conclusion of the Man
agement to Return Be-
yond the Rockies.
Gilt Edge and Stockton Given as
the Cause for the
Move.

o person DOrH anu TalSeu IN the East
there is nothing like an old-fashioned
Christmas dinner. Billy Barnie manager
of Baltimore and late of Brooklyn, and
who caught Nolan on this coast when the
water came up TO Montgomery street, is
of this opinion. Barnie, without mask
or without a chest protector, received
Nolan's great delivery. He did this with
nothing but q rubber mouthpiece. Old
timers say that for speed Nolan could beat
Nichols, or even Hughes.
T e Eastern ball-players like the chill
dren Of Israel when they went out under
the leadership of Moses, long for the flesh
pots of Egypt. They long to return to
the land where pumpkin pie during the
holidays is as prevalent as fake prize
fighters in and about the entity OF Pow
ell and Market Streets this city.
The Eastern players are getting home
sick. Billy Lange. the great center-tield
for ALL America, who can swat the ball on
the trademark and send it out like
miss ionary to foreign land, is
tired. Patsy Donovan, the most scien-
tilc hitter and cleanest base runner
seen on a California diamond this
year, longs and signs for the smoke of
Pittsburg. Sta hl wants 10 go back to New
England and srend his time getting up
wood" for family use during The summer.
Tebeau, the inimitable Patsey, is desir-
Gus of meeting Mark Hanna in Cincinnati.
DR.. Pond wants to resume antiseptic sur
gerry in Baltimore. And so it goes.
To-day the last games in which these
clever men will participate in California
will be played. A more gentlemanly lot
of athletes Lever came to this coast
They have captured something far more
lasting and enduring than base hits or er-
rors in the error column in the games in
which they have played-ihe women of
California adore them.
All-America will play Gilt Edge at Sac
ramento, and this afternoon Baltimore
will cross bats with the Olympics at
Recreation Park. Play will be called at 2
o'clock.
Manager McGlynn of the Olympics will
put strong nine in the field. The make
up is as follows: Smith, shortstop; Riley,
second base; Peoples, third base; Nc
Carthy, first base; Ford, catcher; shee-
han, left field; Dean, right field; Tan,
center fie d; Wheeler or Peddicord,
pitcher; Magee, extra.
Turkeys are as cheap in California, in
fact cheaper than they are in the frigid
East. They are far more succulent. The
Eastern players are going home because
OF the refus al OF Gilt Edge and Stockton
10 play out the sched ule.
The managers of the Eastern teams
would give Gilt Edge but 20 per cent OF
the gross receipts OF the games played in
this city. Tae Sacramentans thought
this sum too small, inasmuch as they
have the greatest nine in the State. Stock
ton wanted Sunday game here at COM
pensation which would insure them from
loss. This was denied.
The Fasteners have cleaned up during
their stay in this city $2345. This sum is
above all their expenses.
Billie Barnie, in speaking about the trip
to the coast, said: 81 feel highly encour-
aged. We are an expensive company.
The people have treated US very kindly.
shall DO everything in my power TO
arouss an interest in baseball on this
coast Next season we purpose coming
back here.
"We shall bring at least thirty-fi five
players and form three teams; perhaps
four. These teams will be known by the
names of The principal cities in the State.
The failure OF Sacramento and Stockton
TO play he schedule has possibly caused
US 10 return home sooner than we would
have Otherwise done. We have PLAYED
out the iull schedule of ALI America and
Baltimore. Our boys must commence
rractlcing Ter next seasons game in
March"
Blu; the California players tell another
story. They say that the All-America-
Baltimore management want it all. After
the novelty of the meeting between ALL
America and Baltimore had worn off. and
the local teams were destined to become the
attraction, the Eastern management only
wanted 10 give The local PLAYERS a small
portion of The gate receipts. The local
players, and by this California PLAYERS are
meant, Wouldn't consent to no'such mig
gardly terms, and consequently the East
erners are going home.