The San Francisco call., 1898-04-22
no agreement had been reached and none

NA-~~ would be.
 In partial proof of this latter statement. the announcement is made that Lockhead has signed a contract with Stockton of the California League to captain that team and play short. This plugs up aoout the only weak spot in the Terrors make, up. It is reported that other members of the Gilt Edges will jump to the rival league before long.
 Manager McGlynn of the San loses, California League team, has secured a paralyze opposing batters. Wheeler, his mainstay, who belongs to the Third Ar tllery, found it inconvenient to belong to an out of town team just now, so Mc- Glynn reluctantly sold him to Manager Bunker and signed TheSSen and Foun- tain. The former has pitched for the Cali fornia Cyclers' Club, and both are most effective. McGlynn has also signed a new catcher to receive ThieSSen, whose name is Cunha. He weighs 240 pounds. and is said to be one of the fastest men in the game. Ford will be Fountains s battery mate. Williams, who played the opening game with the Florists, and made fav- orable impression, has finally signed contract, and will cover short for Nc GIynn in the game at Stockton next Sun day Hall, the Bay City's big catcher, has also been hired to play second for the florists. The acquisitions give MIG fielders in their natural positions, ana make the team one of the strongest ever got together in this State.
  some bracing, if reports are true. Me, Laughlin and Kelly have been released and Van Horn and Farren signed in thelr places. But the greatest gain lies Tn Hanlon and Mccarthy of the San Jose Pacific League, who are said to have signed Fresno contracts. Both men are heavy stickers and good all-around play
 Not to be outdone by the others. Man ager Bunker has been gathering in some new material. In addition to Pitcher
 " from Jose, he has signed another twirler, whose name he does not care to divulge at pres ent, and short stop named J. Tren> berth Pitcher Murphy and Whalen have been released to make room for the new corners.
 McGiynn has appointed Sykes captain of the Florists The elongated first base man is one of the best field generals in the State and will soon have his men working in harmony
 duly excited in the last half of the ninth inning last Sunday and accused iS TT, Gm odL.s Rire w. Long 6n of robbing ing, the rbd bbdsers ee cison was just and the managers of the Tigers admitted to Long that he acted throughout with entire impartiality.,
 Mertes is reported to have jumped the local team of the Pacific States League and gone to Columbus.
 Hughes, who pitched for the Gilt Edge team last season, has signed with the Baltimore Club. He was put in against the Senators the other day and shut them out with two hits. Only four of the op- posing team reached first during the game. Manager Hanlon says Hughes is as good a man as Corbett,. and he doesn't i care if Brother Joe' does decide to re- main in California.
 ''Smier" Hopkins, the Beachcombers' importation from the Western League, is putting up a fast game. He Is a fair bats man and a No. 1 fielder.
 As a drawing card Santa Cruz leads the teams of the Pacific States League. They attracted the largest crowd of the season 1 at San Jose last Sunday.
 Santa Cruz meets the Gilt Edges next Sunday. This will be the first time these 1 two teams have faced each other.