The San Francisco call., 1898-04-07
SPARKS FROM
 THE DIAMONDS Joe Corbett May Play Ball With Oakland
 This Season. George Borchers Is Anxious to Get Back Into the
 Game.
Iberg Reported to Have Signed With the San Jose Pacific States
 League Team.
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Baseball is booming.
 Whites onehand grandstand stop yesterday was a feature
 Cranks are dividing their patronage between the two leagues
 In Hanlon the Garden City aggregation has a good all-round player
 All the country teams are showing up ex- ceedingly strong so far.
 Sacramento has two of the strongest teams ever organized in the State.
 Corbett Is a versatile fellow. He is 'as good a pall-player as he Is pugilist or actor.
 A. J. Lowry has been appointed one of the official scorers of the California League
 The Fresno C .lfornia League Club has se- cured Mertes and Mclaughlin, also an Eastern battery.
 Pyne's indifferent fielding cost him his job With San Jose. He Is great shirker of warm grounders.
 Hilderbrandt seems to have lost his batting eye. but still retains his penchant for gaining his base on balls
 sullivan of Sacramento Is one of the clever est catchers in the California League. He is a hard stcker, too.
 Unhappy McGuckin Is playing better ball this year than he did last He Is splitting the seams of the ball. too.
 It is pity that the Olympics cannot Keep Pompadour Jim their team, as they are much in need of hard hitter.
 Infant Hardie has his lamps trimmed in the right focus All he needs now is a pair or roller-skates for on the paths.
 Smiling Mike Steffani still retains his
  should try and restrain his wildness
 Henry Krug has jumped from the California to the Pacific States League. Yesterday he pitched for Oakland against Santa Cruz
 Charlie Selno has joined the stockton Cali, fornia League team. A new outfielder named Egan, from the south. has also been secured. Manager Young of the Sacramento Giants has signed Marshall of Spokane to play second He Is said to be hard striker and fast heider Who ever accused Truck Eagen of being pitcher? Truck should be given his old position at second, position he fills to ncety.
 "Blockers" Hanley catches in old-time style, and soon the old man gets In form that left swing of his will send the sphere for a distance.
 Rube Levy was little too lenient yesterday in giving Corbett the credit of two double plays. as the runner looked safe to every one until called out.
 Eddie Smiths poor showing In yesterdays game is not criterion of what the clever clever himself ere the season advances.
 Manager McGlynn is giving his San Jose az gregation plenty of work. with most beneficial results. He has strong team that will be heard from often during the season.
 How the old-timers are looming up. liar din. ONeill Lan Donovan. Nick Smith. Phil Knell. McHale, Newbert and the others playing the game of their lives
 There is great curiosity to see the Stock tons at Recreation Park. Several old-time fla vorites are with the team and they Will be warmly received by the local shouters.
  appointed umpire. in the Pacific States League. Hughie used to play with the old Pioneers, but is now special officer.
 Pyne who was released from the San Fran cisco California League tearn has signed with the Oakland H, States team. He is a terrific batter. but an indifferent fielder.
 The jog in center-held fence at Recreation Park has been set back sixteen feet. and is to be placed still further back This will give ample room for long drives into that region. Most of the Sacramento giants left handed batters. and while able 10 give right handed pitchers that feeling of languor so often spoken of, at the mercy of port-side twrlers.
 Ii handsome Mir. Keegan played under his good play, but 1t is to say anything nice about him seems like giving space on false pretenses
 Nick Young has ordered Umpire Jim McDon- aid not to referee any more boxing matches, an unwarranted interference on Young's part. He has always been regarded as a false alarm by Californians.
 If the managers of the Pacific States League would give Brother Joe Corbett chance in the box he would have an opportunity to re- deem himself, for If there is one thing Joe can do 1t is pitch.
 Joe Corbett should take few lessons from his brother Jim in batting and he will then prove valuable man Joe did Wsa, great work 5s matter Joe-stage fright? Smoke up!
 The running of free cars from Eighth and Market streets to Recreation Park last Satur- day and Sunday had most beneficial effect on the attendance at the games there. The rail road will continue to run free cars every day games played until the road is changed to electric line.
 opened yesterday although the grand stand is not quite completed. They one of the Tigers viii make their first appearance at Recreation Park next Sunday. when they will meet the San Franciscos
 Some time ago it was announced that the laff 6e1I a fral park back, but nothing has been done yet toword this much-needed improvement and fielders watch the ball sail over for two-base hits that would be easy outs if there was room enough to field the ball.
 There will be no California League game at Recreation Park next Saturday. as the grounds will be given up to the universities for the first of the series of games between Stanford and Berkeley. Sunday the Fresno Tigers with their Eastern battery will make their bow before the San Francisco cranks, when they will go against the San Franciscos.
 Joe Corbett Is considering the advisability of jumping his contract with Baltimore and re- maining on the coast this season Joe has under advsement offer or S2000 to pitch for the Oakland Pacific States League team for the season. and he may accept the offer. Rumor has it that If Joe decides to go. East he will leave his heart behind him, and rather than separate himself from that vital organ he will forfeit his contract
 Iberg is reported to have signed with the San Jose Pacific States League Club. Iberg Is one of the best itchers in the State and his acquisition will strengthen the team where it is most needed, fo- it has been lamentably ster has fallen heir to good thing If reports are true, for he is credited with having been given the position of bookkeeper in the big brewery there at salary of $50 month with permission to absent himself whenever he chooses to practice play with the team.
 George Borchers has been heard from The old timer writes from Sacramento to friend in this city that he has been taking excellent care or himself of late, and that he can pitch iIyp to be given trial by some Of the teams here Jim Corbett must be making money by the hat full, Judging from the manner in which ne rejects an opportunity to pick up few hun- dred dollars in a couple of hours. Jim was paid handsome sum for his apnearance al Central Park last Sunday and the Oakland team offered him the same amount to play with them next Sunday, but Jim replied that II would De his last Sunday at home for long time. and he preferred to remain with his family.