The record-union., 1898-04-10
TWO LEAGUE GAMES TO-DAY.
BASEBALL AT OAK PARK AND
SNOWFLAKE PARK.
Sacramento Against San Jose, and
the Athletics Against the
CoIumbias.

Judging from the lineup, there ought
to be great game of baseoaH at oak
Park this afternoon at O'Clock be-
tween the Sacramentos and San JOS IS.
Managers Newbert and Young OF the
Sacramentos have brought together an
exceptionally strong team, ana most Of
the boys are f&vorites with the SacTa-
mento public.
Pitt. " no will be in the box, needs no
Introduction. lie is strong and speedy,
and has a great variety OF curves up
his sleeve which ii is expected he viii
spring to-day. He was here last year,
and formerly played with the Victoria
team of the Northwestern League.
Sullivan, the catcher, worked with
the Cedar Rapids team in the Inter-
State League last year, and left there
with a fielding record of 800 per cent
in over 103 games played. He is said
to be as strong a thrower as Chance
now with the Chicagos.
Caverly. who will play at first, and
Harry Reitz, who will be at second, are
we'll known, and together with Bob
McHale, were born and reared here
Caverly last year played with the Spo-
kane team, and led that aggregation in
stick-work.
Reitz and McHale are both old-lin-
ers the former having helped the Bal
timores to win the pennant, and Nc
Hale did some excellent work 10: the
Toronto outfield.
kid" Hoagland is a local boy, strong
and husky, and can, when necessity
requires, put up wonderful game in
the left pasture He makes his initial
bow before a Sacramento audience to-
day
Ridley and Will Newbert are known
to everybody in town, and as ball-toss-
ers their equals are hard to find, even
in professional ranks, while Edwards,
the modest right-fielder, was with the
Tacomas last year, and has a reputa-
ton of capturing everything that comes
his way All through the home agSrc-
cation shows fine points, and the fiji st
game of the new State League ought
to bring out all the cranks, rooters and
small boys in town.
The San Jose team is composed of
players all of whom have smelt pow
der and stood the fire test. Such MONIES
as Wheeler and Ford. Sheehan and Van
Norden, Sykes, Kelly and Collins ap-
pear on their list, and that they viii
put up q good game goes without say
ing.
The locals and the San Joses have not
met this year, and to-day's game Will
be their first test of strength. The
game will be called at , o'clock sharp.
and ladies will be admitted free of
charge.
At noon to-day the teams will board
the cars at the depot. and. led by a
brass band, will make the circuit Of
all the lines in the city. The lineup
will look like this:
Sacramento. Position. San Jose.
Pitt Pitcher ........ Wheeler
Sullivan. Catcher .......... Ford
Caverly First base. ....... Sykes
Reitz Second base. ....,. Hall
Newbert Third base. ..... Collins
Ridley. Short stop. .Sheehan
Hoagland Left Field. Van Norden
McHale Center Field. Kelley
Edwards. -. Right Field. 49,. Weed
The F'oresters' Band will play at Oak
Park during the afternoon, and the fol-
lowing numbers will be given: March,
Bride Elect" (Sousa); overture, Die
Amazone" (Kiesleo; waltz, Der Ober-
steizer" (ZelleD; medley, Popular
Pebbles" (Boettger); selection, En-
mimic" (JakabowskD; American fam
tasia, Gems of Easter (TObarre).
THE AMATEURS.
The Athletic Club and the Columbias
of the Amateur Baseball League will
play their initiatory game of the sea-
son at Snowflake Park at o'clock this
afternoon, and as the boys are evenly
matched they will no doubt put up a
game worth seeing.
The Sacramento Institute Band viii
have place on the bleachers, and viii
play sweet music. 1t is announced
that the result of the game at San
Francisco between the Gilt Edges and
Oal1lands will be bulletine dat the end
of each inning.
Hanlon. the Baltimore manager, if
Eastern reports are o be believed,
thinks he has drawn a prize in Jay
Hughes, the husky pitcher who last
year did such swift work for the Gilt
Edges. Jay is limbering up in the