The San Francisco call., 1898-05-12
| NEWS OF
 THE DIAMOND
BY JOE CORBETT.

nature to a San Jose contract Good boy, Omelet As fnancier. you even out class Truck" Egan- . T.,
 The line up of the Frisco team, as It ls at present, will make things pretty III, They must, however, secure another gooo pitcher.
 Big Bill'' Lang Is playing great pali for Chicago It looks as if he would ieao the league in base-running this year. Billy Nash has finally signed with Fniia- delphia- The management endeavoreo to cut his salary. but Bill could not see u that way.
 Pitcher Wheeler, the soldier boy" has not been signed by Fresno It IS salo that McGucken has Wheeler, or rather has claim on him.
 Pitcher Moskiman wants to go to Man fla The young man is very patriotic ana says if they will take him he will enilst. Pitchers are mighty scarce, and In ylew or that fact, some of the managers snoulo enlist.
 Henry Krug Is about the best ail- around player in the league. His pltchlng last Sunday places him among the pest The only way to remain good pitcher is by unremitting practice. Henry HICKS control, and should, therefore, practice up.
 Manager McGucken was greatly put out over his defeat last Sunday. He says when the San Franciscos come to San Jose there will be very different story to tell
 Karl Krug should make a good short stop. His debut in that position last sun day. while not a bowling success, was good enough for the first time. Don't run in on hard hit grounders too fast, Karl they are, at times, very hard to judge on the run.
 The managers of the Pacific Coast League seem to be in a quandry regard ing the securing of pitchers suitable 10 hold their own with the faster orgahlza- tions. If some of the managers who are in need of men for this position would en- deavor to secure either Rackenheld, Overmeyer or Pitt they would, no doubt, find their troubieS at an eno: Either ol the three is capable or hoidlng ms own against any team in the league to-day
 The action of President Bert in insist ing upon players appearing upon the ball field in their full and complete uni form is one of the wisest moves that has been brought to the attention Of the man agers of the league this season. Here after any club that presents player In uniform or part of a uniform other than his regular club costume will subject the management of such club to a fine of not less than S5
 Subscriber: Tim Donahue. now catch ing for the Chicagos, caught me when 1 pitched against the All-Americas at Rec reation Park.
 Great. indeed, Is Jimmy Hughes! Just think of 1t! Mighty Boston, the winners of the pennant last year, were again smut out Dy ITllS DaSeDdll WOnQeT. 1HToS measly little hits were all those great hitters could get off his delivery. Why, say, Susie" the Great" Is not to be compared with this young native son; League did young pitcher ever do such phenomenal work. When Brooklyn beat him about week and a half ago the Hughes, the California Wonder, Has Exploded" What bitter pill 1t must have been to these gentlemen when Hughes on Monday last went right into their city and for the second time this season shut out those championsi
 Pitching in Baltimore and pitching in Boston are entirely two different propo fore your own people. They cheer and encourage you from the beginning to the end of a game. In Boston what change. From the moment you enter the box 15 900 to 10000 bowling fanatics rise up in one body and hurl defiance at you until the last man is out. A pitcher to win there must possess an abundance of nerve" as well skill. Our Jimmie has demon strated beyond all doubt that he has nerve that bowling thousands do not bother him, as they do many an old, seasoned pitcher-that he can pitch as well away from Baltimore as he can when there. Just to give an illustration of what a Boston crowd can do to pitcher if he lacks nerve was never better demonstrat- ed than in the case of MT. Hoffer of the Baltimore team. He was pitching against Bostons last summer, and had his game won up to the last inning, the score standing to s in his favor. Two men were out in the last half of the ninth, when that crowd opened up. Such noise I never heard in my life. Yet those fans knew what they were doing MT. Hoffer went in the air. He could not stand the racket. Before he came down six bases on balls, base hit, and the game was lost. Having played in Boston, and knowing what pitcher must pass through to win his game. I do not hesi- tate in declaring this latest victory of Hughes the greatest of them all. 'Can he keep up the pace?" is the question asked everywhere. Time alone will tell. At the present writing he is the greatest twirler of the age. Until he falls, which I believe will never happen, lovers of the game, as well as those who play it, must tip their hats to Jimmie" Hughes, "the California Marvel.
 The action of President Bert regarding the single umpire system will, no doubt. meet with the approval of every baseball lover in the State of California There Is no doubt that one good umpire who Is active and alert during the game will give much more satisfaction than the double umpire system. In case there Is one umpire it Is necessary for him to ex- ert himself and be at the different poi,ps of the diamond where necessary to give his decision. In so doing he inspires the players to work hard, and in consequence there will be less wrangling, more base ball, and the games will be played in one hour and thirty minutes, except upon