The San Francisco call., 1898-03-26
Ready for the Opening of the California League
 Season To-Day.
Colonel Robinson Will Do the HOnOrS and Lead the Pro-
 ceSSiOn.
Enthusiastic Cranks Will Swarm at Recreation Park to Cheer Their
 Favsrites on to Victory.

Colonel T. Perennial Robinson is with us again in all his glory, and this afternoon his commanding figure, swathed in gorgeous raiment will be the star attraction on Market street. For the colonel has rounded up another scintillating aggregation of ball-swat- ters, and with them as a counter balance will sally forth at the head of a soul-inspiring band to inaugurate the regular season of the California Base ball League.
 Of course there will be a procession, and of equal certainty will the colonel lead it, for what would a baseball turn out be without his lengthiness to swing the baton? The parade will start from the Baldwin Hotel at 1:15 o'clock In the following order: The colonel and his band with a string of carriages contain ing these promoters of the great Amer ican game:
 California League officers-H. H. Me- Pike, president; Charles E. Wiggins, sec retary.
 San Jose Baseball Clubs. N. Fucker, President; James Fucker. vice-president; George E. Owens, secretary.
 Oakland Club-H. A. Tubbs, president; Charles Hannah secretary! c. J. Heese- man. J. T. Moran.
 San Francisco-Victor Duboce. presi- dent; Thomas Cleary, secretary; James A. Margo, Grattan D. Phillips.
 IumpiresmoMcDonald and Jeffries:
 Everett Sharp, captain; players in uni form; players.
 San francisco League CIub-George D. Bunker, manager; Marty Murphy, cap
 Oakland Baseball Club-J. Cal Ewing. manager; Fred Lange Jr., captain; play CTS.
 This is the line of parade: Baldwin Hotel fn Market street California Sansome, to Sutter, to Montgomery, to California, to Kearny. to Market, to Eighth to Recreation Park.
 The park will be reached by o'clock, and for an hour, until game is called, the fans will be given an opportunity to divide their attention between ad- miring the colonel (who will positively be on exhibition) and listenine to an excellent concert. Jim Mcdonald will umpire the game. The California League has secured his services until his departure for the East to fill his contract with the National League, and for the next three weeks he will give decisions at the big park at Eighth and Harrison streets.
 The children of all the orphan asy- lums in town have enthusiastically ac- cepted the invitation extended by the league to attend the opening game, and IIe DledCHtlS VIII DS gwen ONSl u lut little ones. The colonel will see that they are properly supplied with pea nuts and popcorn.
 The grounds are In excellent condi- tion for the game, a vast amount of work having been performed during the week on them. The fences have been moved back sixteen feet, giving that much more space for the players. The opening game will be between San Francisco and San Jose, and when Um- pire Mcdonald yells play ball'' they will line up as follows:
 San Francisco-H. Krug. shortstop or pitcher; Kelly shortstop or third base: Murphy, first base; K. Krug, second base; Hearty, left field; Pyne, center field; Broekhoff, right field; Stroecker, catcher Lee or Iberg, pitcher.
 San Jose-Collins, short stop; Hall or Reilly, second base; Ford, catcher; Shee- ham, left field: Parker, center field; Dean, right field Sharp or Hall, third base: Weed. first base; Wheeler, pitcher; Hoff- man, extra
 For Sunday the league managers have secured an extra attraction in the person of big Jim Jeffries, the pugilist. who knows all about the game and will double up with Mcdonald in umpiring.
 Charlie Chase of Stockton has also been appointed to the. staff of umpires. and the third will be selected next week