The San Francisco call., 1897-10-01
Those in the Interior Suffer
Greatly by the New
Deal
FORTY PER CENT is FINALLY ACCEDED.
How Charity Played a Part in the
Arrangement of the Schedule
Of Games.

Phil kneil Notwithstanding the fact
that he made himself conspicuous on the
coaching lines in last Sundays game in
the yellow Journals tournament, appear
ing in a VIII & Finck uniform, will play
hereafter with the Olympics. Last night
Kneu afixe his signature to an Olympic
contract Knell viii add much strength to
the team. He is clever south paw
lwirjer, and has lost very little of the cum
ming he d d!spIayed in former years.
The tax in baseball circles last night
was the schedule published IN the ocher
journal yesterday morning and the ne
rules for the guidance OF the teams.
The rules and schedule are preceded by
the statement that women Will be admit
ted free 10 Saturdays game, and, in the
language of the article, "a rare treat VIII
be in store for the ladies on that day."
In discussing this phase OF the situation
last evening a player in one of the city
teams said:
Now, I admire the fair sex; in fact, l
think every bail-tosser does. But why
should the ladies at this late period in
the tournament be admitted free, when
they have been compelled TO pay before
1t is obvious. The Saturday attendance
at the games is weekly growing less and
less, and the manage ment is desirous of
having the benches filed, even II II has
to paper the grand 5 and. They missed,
however, the opportunity OF their lives in
not announcing that the play was made
on behalf Of charity"
The new rules start out by saving that
sin view of the fact that 20 per cent of the
gross receipts Of San Francisco Is given to
charity, ali the tournament games shall
be played there"
This rule mas aroused the ire OF Santa
Clara and Santa Cruz. Last night a dis
atCG 81 a5 received from Santa Cruz say
ing that great dissatisfaction prevailed
I ere over this rule. Fred Swanton, an
old baseball manager of the town and
who IS building the new grounds just be-
hind the bathhouse. has made fattering
offer to the Reliance of the California
League to meet Santa Cruz IN the first
game played on the grounds.
Inc second rule stipulates "that teams
be allowed TO play exhibition games on
all the grounds included in the tourna-
mant-viz: Fresno, San Jose, Santa Cruz
and San Francisco, and on no other
grounds without permission.
This rule the out-of-town clubs seri-
ously OBJECT 10. All tournament games
are TO be played in San Francisco, but
none IN Fresno, san Jose and Santa Cruz.
But the third rule shows the Justice of
HE CALL contention that the PLAYERS
heretofore have received inadequate COM
pensation for their work. The CALL, after
fighting two weeks for an increase in the
players salaries, has so aroused the pub
lie sentiment in their behalf that the yel-
low journal management now grudgingiy
allows 20 per cent OF the gross receipts to
each club.
Another striking thing in the new rules
is the adoption of a schedule. After
many months OF playing, in which the
clubs did not know who their opponents
would be OH the morrow, schedule has
been adopted. The mysteries of calf-hued
baseball management are past finding out.
Great progress is being made in the I'M
provemenr of Recreation Park, Eight b
and Harrison streets. Fifty teams yester-
day we're at work placing an eight-inch
dressing OF loan on a heavy layer OF
manure.
The following is the makeup of the Re-
lance team, which will meet the Gilt
Edges on Sunday: Mcguire. first base
Mcintyre. center field; Lange, third base
Doyle or Melwain, pitcher; Stanley,
catcher; NeaIon, right field; Stulz, Sec
ond base; Dean, left field; Arlett, short
stop; Perine extra.