The record-union., 1898-08-28
LEAGUE LEADERS TO meet.
GILT EDGES AND ATHLETICS
THIS AFTERNOON.
Both Teams on Their MettIe, and
Rafting Game IL
Expected.

utmost tnIS afternoon Dy the crown Oh
people that will flock thither to witness
the ball game between the Gilt Edge
leaders of the league and their rivals,
the San Francisco Athletics. Only
few points separate these clubs in the
great race.
Three times this season have the Ath-
letics and Gilt Edges come together,
and twice have the swift lads from the
the bay gained victories over the Capt.
tai City pets. The latter cannot afford
to go down again to-day, if they can
possibly avoid it, hence it may be taken
for granted the game will be a holly
contested one, for the Athletics want it,
and want it bad
Harvey and Stanley will do the bat
terry work for the gifts this afternoon.
and can be depended on to put up first
class ball. Of course, accidents will
happen sometimes, especially among the
fielders, and the result to-day may be
a disappointment to local ball-goers,
but with every man working up to his
best the Gilt Edges should win.
Fitzpatrick, the Athletics crack tWirl-
er, is reported to be in good condition,
and even improving in his box work,
while his support has been excellent of
late.
People like to witness contests be-
tween evenly matched competitors, no
matter what field of sport may be in
volved. 1t is the keenness of competi-
ton that arouses enthusiasm, such as Is
looked for between these two teams
which are trying for the mastery. The
Gilt Edges have not a very great mar
rr;Y, I'D
they will need to play championship
ball to hold such advantage as they
have.
The rival teams will line up in this
order:
Gilt Edges. Athletics.
Stanley. $500. Catcher .......... Scott
Harvey. Pitcher -. Fitzpatrick
Shanahan. First base ....... .Pyne
Hutchinson. Second base. Reilly
Lockhead. -. Shortstop ....... Stultz
Peoples. 49,. Third base Johnston
Borland. Left field Mclaughlin
Walker. ..... Center field -. Ford
Doyle. ....... Right field .Hilderbrand
Yesterday the Young Pommers de-
feated the Young Fulton Markets at
Fourteenth and r streets by score of
8 to z.
According to the changes made by the
league at a recent meeting, the games
to be played at Santa Cruz and San
Francisco have been rescheduled. The
Oaklands and Stocktons played their
fourteen inning tie game off at Recrea-
ton Park yesterday, and Oakland and
San Francisco will play their first game
of the revised schedule there to-day.
The league will meet in San Fran
cisco on Monday evening, and will
adopt the revised schedule, which will
provide for each club to play the same
number of games against each other.
All postponed and tie games will be
counted in the new schedule.
San Jose has signed Pitcher Thomas
Of the disbanded Fresno team. He is
first-class twirler and with that team
behind him he should fill Iberg's place.
~
Pace, the Portland catcher has been
secured by the Stockton management,
and with Borchers and Knell, it has two
Of the best pitchers in the league.
The largest piano house in Northern
California, carrying the most complete
and extensive stock, is the Wiley B. AL
len Co., 415 K. Jobbers and retailers.H
Tailoring. John Straub, S19 X
street. Exclusively frst-class.
Pabst cafe and grill rooms, strictly
first-class resort. 1913 Sixth st.
Try McMorry's 45c tea. 531 NJ.