The San Francisco call., 1897-11-07

There are five ladies in the party: Mrs.
Kelley. Mrs Jennings, Mrs. Clarke, Mrs.
Nash and Mrs. Tebeau. Kelly and Jen-
nings are on their bridal tour. Toe ball
tossers travelled In a special car.
The car was Uttered up with bats, masks,
gloves, Uniforms and other baseball para
phernala. 1t was happy party as the
train approached the Oakland mole.
Mingled with the talk of llne.drivers, base
hits, sacrifice hits, stolen cushions, strike
outs, double plays and other things per-
tanning to the diamond, the handsome
Mr.. Jennings kept the ladies laughing
heartily at his droll sayings. jennings is
not only handsome, but he is humorist.
At the Sixteenth-street station Corbett
received an immense bunch of white and
yellow chry ysanthemums-a present from
his mother and father. Joe commenced
distributing them among his fellow-play-
ers, All-America taking the white and
Baltimore the yellow.
Look here,' SAID Jennings, as he took
the flower EN- blematic of one Of the colors
of the Orioles; Il don't know about this
thing. People may remark something
about yellow ball"
As the train pulled into the mols the
players and their friends made rush for
the ferry. As the stalwart form OF Billy
Lange alighte ed from the train loving arms
encompassed him. He mad made home
run. No" said Billy, later; 'it was my
mother and sister,"
Corbett received a warm welcome from
his father, mother and sisters.
Jennings, as soon as he was aboard,
made rush for the pie counter and COM
menced making sacrifice hits. Everything
before him was sacri feed. II )unds !" ex-
claimed waiter, IF that fellow can de-
molish things on the diamond the same as
he can at lunch counter, l am going to
see him play
On the way across the bay Dannie Long
intere tingly explained many points OF at
traction to the visitors.
But it was on this side where the recep-
ton became picturesque. ]. Frank Eline
and Colonel f. Paraue Robinson were on
hand. The Colonel was in his glory, and
what is there more glorious than the
Colonel on parade? Cassasas band struck
us "Casey at the Bat' as the boys made
their appearance.
The baIltossers and their friends filled
fifteen carriages. The procession, headed
by the band, started up Market street.
Following. the band was large float
draped with American coiors. On the
float was an immense ball, representing
the National League ball and not two
bit affair. TGe first carriage, drawn ov
four black horses. contained William Bar
ME, Frank G. Selee and Colonel T. Process
sion Robinson. Crowds lined the street,
and many pretty women cast furtlve
glances at Lange all along the route OF
the procession, which was up Market to
Montgomery, to California, 10 Kearny, to
Market. countermarching at Eighth and
MarKet streets, thence down Market to
he Baldwin, where the players are stop
ping.
The following are the members of
the Baltimore Baseball Club: Captain
Joseph Kelly. Hugh jennings, William
Clarke, John Doyle, Henry Reitz. Thomas
o'Brien, NJ. J, Griffin. P. F. Donovan,
Joseph Corbett, DIR. Arlington Pond, E.
E. Horton, Abe Marks.
The mem bers of the All-America are 0.
P. Tebeau, William Nash, William
Dahlen, James Collins, Jesse Burkett,
William Lange, Richard Stahl, Alex
Smith. Timothy Gonohue, Thomas
Powell, Chall les Hastings, William Rhines
Frank &. Selee, Major A. K. Fulton,
Colonel A be Wechlar.
To-day the mines play at Recreation
Park, Eighth and Harrison streets. The
M ake-up is as follows:
Baltimore Position. Al-America
Corbett Pond. ...... Pitcher .Rhines or Hastings
Clark or A. Smith. Cat her. .......... Donahne
Doyle ...............F First base. -. ..... Tebeau
ReitZ.. Second base ......... Nash
Kelly .............Ih Ihird base Collins
Jennings. ......-... shnrtstop .........-, Dahlen
o. Brien Left field. ........... BurKett
Griffin ..........-. Center field Lange
Donovan. Right field .......... otahl
National League Umpire Mcdonald will
umpire the game. 1t will be called at
o'c ock.
Tuere will also be a game at Central
Park with lead bail. II will be between
the Will & Fincks and California Mar
kets.
A ton OF good coal is said to yield about
5000 feet of purified gas