The San Francisco call., 1898-05-21
LATEST NEWS
 OF THE NATIONAL GAME
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BY JOE cORBETT.

BY JOE CORBETT.
 "Dutch" Strieb Is coming around into
 his old form again as a hitter. Ills re-
 cord of a week ago was single, TWO bagger and three bagger out of four times up.
 The Santa Cruz team has lost two games straight, and in view of that fact
 the ancient order of hammer throwers, which society Is apparently well repre- sented in the seaside town. is beginning to weep and wall, and has already in- f1icted severe damages on the atmos- phere, but if 1t were not for these fa- natics" where would our glorious game
 of baseball be? When one considers that the league has hardly started these cries of i've have a poor team and cannot win are certainly out of place. The 'Beach- combers'' have lost but two games, ana the town Is beginning to kick. and such kicking is i'll timed. Give the boys chance, and always bear In mind that d team must lose occasionally. The beach combers" will lose a few more games ere t.le finish. and so will every club In the league, for that matter, but don't start in to condemn before the boys have been
 given an opportunity to at least get in playing condition. Manager Futile be- lieves he has the "crack" team of the league He says "as soon as the Beach combers strike their gait the other teams will have to hustle to keep in sight. We intend breaking the string of victories the San Franciscos so proudly stagger un- der next Saturday, and thence to Sac ramento on Sunday, with the grim de- termination to take some of the polish off the famous Gilt Edges. Tutte does not jest in matters pertaining to baseball, so keep your eye on his salteu almonds; they will be a nara nut 10 crack from now on
 The Fresno fans are very jubiIant over the success of their team. They claim
 to have the best biting, surest fielding and fastest team in the State.
 The Pacific Northwest League prom ises to make a barrel of trouble for our consolidated friends" and if some move Is not made by the strategic board which will prevent players from jumping contracts there is no telling what may happen. Already Manager George Bor- chers of the "Portlands" has enticed one of the famous "Beachcombers' to leave the gayety of the seashore, and from all accounts has opened up negotiations with the majority of our best players. Man eauX received very tiattering offer from
 MT. Borchers, including expenses, but be- ing assured as good guarantee by him he wired Manager Borchers that he would remain with his first love.
 ''Smiler" Hopkins. however has left and he cannot be blamed for bettertng himself. There is only one way to stop this sort of work, and that Is to offer
 the same Inducements to players | as does MT. Borchers. Neither league is under the National protection and both would have to take 1t before players could be stopped from Jumping their con tracts.
 under National protection it could not
 prevent its players from joining an in dependent organization. And the same holds goods of the Pacific Northwest League If both, however, should take this protection, then players would be compelled to remain with the club which ! cause no end of trouble, especially if play CTS take advantage of it. They cannot
 be blamed for accepting an offer which
 will bring more money. The managers should discuss this very important ques-
 tion at their next meeting.
 | George Mclaughlin of the Athletics has
 an arm that any big leaguer would be
 Hen" stultz's playing on the initial bag
 has caused no end of comment among
 cepted thirty-one chances with only one | error Great work, Hen.
 Managers Kaplan and Crowley are nego- | tiating for the services of Eastern
 catcher by the name of Zekenbach. The
 gentleman carries his own she'd to pro-
 tect himself from being killed by foul flies" The little joke emanates from ! witty Kaplan, whose reputation as a
 joker" has yet to be equaled in the 1 baseball arena
 wheels and street cars, but they have a 1 ball team which has defeated every cy- | clers team in the State except the Bay l City boys, and judging from the article
 of ball these "heavyweights' have been | putting up ever since they organized 1t 1 is no wonder that they have won a stand
 ing in the amateur baseball world for i years to come. Out of all the games in
 which they participated. the percentage
 column never changed, they having at | tained the highest possible record-1000 per cent. This was brought about only after | hard and faithful service, every member
 of the team doing his part. Their only
 regret is the abrupt ending of the league.
 meet the Bay City boys, who however,
 are behind them, having been defeated. | The team from all accounts has dis
 banded for the season. but Is prepared to
 reorganize should any of the cycers'
 teams wish satisfaction. Their pitcher,
 MT Head, by his clever work and great batting, has demonstrated that he is quite
 fast enough for the Pacific Coast League,
 and should be given a chance.
 Following Is the line up for to-day s
 game:
 Santa Cruz. Position. San Fran. c. Daubenbis. .. Catcher ....... Hammond BalZ or
 E. Daubenbis. Pitcher ........... Wheeler Nf~cf hoe IA,,l l---