The San Francisco call., 1897-09-18

JacK McCarthy as manager OF the nine TO
this city. Mccarthy, who was persona
non grata to McNeilI. was ignored. Mr..
heegan said that he should be recognized
or the Santa Rosas should not play. The
promoters stood by Mcneil, and Mr..
heegan took an appeal to the tournament
committee, of winch Mayor Phelan is
chairman. The committee decided that
Mccarthy was qualified to manage the
team.
McNeilPs contention was that McCar-
thy, having been a mem Der OF the
Fresno Republicans, was disqualified
from acting. The rules were changed so
often that it was difficult for any mana
ger to know where he was al, IN fact
they don't know today.
The very thing that Mcneil thought
was reprehensible in the Santa RoSas has
been followed by heBushnell-Alerts and
other teams without provoking even
comment. The Bushnell-Alerts have
three players from Oregon-Rankin,
Schmer and Nash, signed after the tour
nament opened, which at one time was a
violation of the rules
1t would be difficult TO describe the in
tense disgust of players at the reprehen-
sible methods of the promoters. Manager
Harry Walton of the Reliance in an inter
view said: The teams have been shifted
around like dummies, Just wherever the
management saw they could make the
most ruoney. Il has long been apparent
that all the talk about fostering the anna
teur game has been buncombe, and that
everyth ng has been done for the purpose
of filling the pockets of the Examiner
people. The Examiner has continually
howled about its disin terested efforts 10
encourage base ball, but it was only wind.
Under no Circum stances will We play an
other game unless things are so arranged
that we get some OF the proceeds instead
of the Examiner"
At the meeting on Monday it is thought
that an effort will be made 10 pull the
clubs back into line, in order that the
scandal may bedowhed, but like Banquo's
ghost it will not down. the work has
been of TOO deep-yeilow variety.
There was TumOr on the street last
evening that JACK McGlynp and others
had made prof. ositiOn TO the disaffected
clubs. McGIynn it was stated, proposed
to secure the Velodrome grounds, tear out
the track and transform the place into
ball grounds.
The lovers OF the national game will
have an opportunity in October TO see
the crack Baltimore nine and the All
Americans cross bats on the local dia-
mond- The All Americans Will comprise
players from the National League clubs,
while the whole aggregation Of Baltimore
DaLl-lOSSSTS, luCluQlng Joe OOTDeIt Will a p
pear. Frank Selee, manager of The Bos-
tons, will manage.the All Americans. and
the veteran Billy Barney, now manager of
Brookivns, will look after the interests of
the Baltimores. The clubs are expected
here on the 17th of October.
A series of games will be played at
Recreation Park, Eighth and Harrison
streets. The stands are now in the course
of erection and the grading of the grounds
commenced yesterday, fifty men being at
work.
Colonel T. P. Robinson is lessee of the
grounds.
A meeting of the Eighth street In
provement Club, under whose direction
the park will be i'm improved, was held last
night The following officers were elected: {:
President T. E. Tracey; vicr-preoident,
L. L=hrke; secretarI, n. W. Bender;
treasurer, f a. Church; BOARD of direct
ors-William Asmussen, Thomas Mallory,
T. 2. Robinson, James Flynn, Henry
Heitmilier, William Ehrenpfort, D z.
Quinlan; committee TO confer with Asso-
cIated Improvement Clubs-Asmussen,
Robinson and Church.
The board of directors met and elected
the following officers: Chairman, William
Asmussen: secretary, William Enrenpfort.
The games at Central Park to-day and
tomorrow will not be of the tournament
series. The Bakerstields and Fresno Re-
publicans are scheduled 10 appear this al
ternoon, and tomorrow the winning team
will cross bats with the Bushnell "A lerts.
These games will be called nothing else
but practice games.