The San Francisco call., 1897-03-27

The Clipper baseball team having re-
organized, challenge any amateur team
in the State. Address all challenges to J.
Donohue, 6121a Laguna street. Following
are the players: W. Hoar. second base
and captain; j. Mclaughlin, pitcher; r.
Eager, catcher; G. Broadhurst, first base;
]. Bodie, third base; J. Barnett, short
stop; NJ. Muller, lett field; w. Kelley,
center field; 3. Collins, right field; w.
Halkett. right field.
The following is copy of letter mailed
on March Is for publ. cation TO the Phila-
delphia Sporting Referee and st. Louis
Sporting News by A. G. Spalding, who
will manage the Australian baseball team:
lam Just in receipt of information that a
team OF baseball players sailed from Sydney,
Australia, on the Monowai on Monday, the
18th of March. Their intention is to make
same to England and around the globe to their
home. They will be under the management
and guidance of Harry Musgrove, one of the
leading theatrical managers of Australasia,
who so successfully managed the tour OF the
Australian cricketers around the world last
year.
Recalling the visit of the Chicago All
America teams to Australia in 1888, would
say that the peopIe of Australia seemed TO vie
with each other iE adding to the pie asure of
the party both individually and collectively.
Our players were received with ceremonies by
the public officials wherever they went. They
were rendered twenty-eight banquets and pub
lie receptions during the twentyfour days of
their stay in that country. They were lion
lied. feted and entertained in q way that has
not been excelled or equaled before or since
in any country. Any player who was mem
Der OF that fortunate party will bear witness
that what have said IS not ON exaggeration.
feel now as did then that the attention WAS
not given merely because we we're baseball
party, but because we were American sports
men visiting country whose people have the
greatest admiration and love for all things
American and athletic. hope that the base
ball-players, managers, club officials. resi-
extend the hand of welcome to the first Or
ganiZed foreign baseball team that will. ever
have visited this country, and that an effort
will be made to make their tour one of pleas
ure as well as profit
This tour is not contemplated rs a money
making scheme, the players simply being
anxious to visit tn is country, to meet our peo-
pie, our ball-players and to improve them
selves in the game of seball with the object
OF making international matches between the
two countries in the future a possibility.
would respectfully ask that all clubs, either
professional or amateurs, who desire 10 play
games with the Australian party would cor
respond with Manager Musgrove at the Bald
win Hotel, San Francisco, or with James A.
Hart, president of the Chicago Baseball Club,
Chicago, who has kindly volunteered to be of
such assistance to Mr.. Musgrove as he can in
arranging games. would also urge that in
naming terms for the games the spirit of liber-
ality toward our visitors be shown. 1t has not
been positively decided, but 1t is posi- BILE they
may decide TO pay none but amateurs in the
large cities wnere professional teams are To-
Gated, consequently amateur teams when writ
ing should state whether they have or can
secure the proper grounds for games, etc.
Bespeaking cordial reception of the Aus
tralians by tho American baseball public and
A. G. spALD1Na.