The San Francisco call., 1899-11-16
GOOD GAME
IS PROMISED
FOR SUNDAY
San Francisco and Sacramento
to Meet for the Last Time.
Gossip of the Players.

The games this week excite a great deal
NJ interest. Santa Cruz and Oakland
play Friday, Saturday and Sunday at lhe
Oakland grounds. The winner OF TINS
series will be safely anchored IN tluIu
place. San Francisco and Sacramento
play three games here this week on
Saturday and a game In the forenoon
and one in the afternoon at Recreation
Park on Sunday. These games are always
looked forward TO with intense interest,
as the two teams always play interesting
games Both clubs are on their mettle
os the result OF the three games will
probably decide the championship. IN
view OF the sensational eleven-lhnIns
game last Sunday in which neither team
scored a run, a genuine battle may De
expected.
Harper is the first man signed In the
California League for 1900, having been
signed tn a Sacramento contract. He is
billed TO pitch one OF the three games
this week.
Dreeman OF the Santa Cruz and Shana-
han OF Sacramento have been offered
Eastern engagements.
Harvey and the Chicago club are hav-
ing some trouble in coming to terms.
The Chicago club offered him $500 a
month but he is holding out for $3.50.
Strenuous efforts are being made 10 in
duce Bill Lange to continue his pro-
ing been offered him to continue with
Hughes arm is troubling him some
what, and he has placed himself under
the care OF physicians to take the kinks
out OF his arm.
The hackers of the Kansas City club
are hard at work trying TO get possession
OF Sullivan and Iberg OF the San Fran
cisco club. Manager Harris is 10th to
lose such good players. and will make a
hard fight to retain them. He refuses 20
sell either man. and will not give them
up unless ne is compelled 10 do so by the
draft system In vogue. Harris is actively
engaged In the perusal OF the National
League agreement, and hopes to be able
to hold both players.
Umpire Graves is recommending too
many players TO Eastern leagues TO suit
the directors of the California League.
Some OF the latter believe that Graves is
getting altogether too ofilcious and that ne
is returning kindness I'm a very peculiar
way. For every man he recommends 10
another league and who is accepted
Graves draws down a commission and
this has led him 20 do too much OF that
sort Of thing. IL bas tendency 10 make
/ player think that he is Indispensable
and he plays ball in the belief that II his
captain does not like his work on the dia-
mond some other league does.
il IS admitted that Umpire Graves pos
sesses good Judgment. as he has had a
good deal OF experience and IS in posi-
ton 10 judge n players qualities. Wneu
he recommended brennan TO minor
D
tion Moskimon for the place, as the lat
ter ls considered TO be a star fielder
Graves replied that Moskimon shirked his
work; that he did nothing but stand in
the field and catch fly balls. and when at
bat would try TO make a hit: that ne
would not recommend n player who was
not In the game all the time. He said he
liked 10 see man get on the coaching
line and show that he ia In earnest and
wants his team 10 win out. Mclaughlin
OF Sacramento is another such a PLAYER
as Moskimon. BrOckhoff and Reilly are
the kind Graves admres. because thev
are always I'm the game. Reilly has n
temper but he tries 10 restrain II on the
diamond. Reilly went 10 Sacramento N -
Sunday determined not to say a word
having in mind hls fight with Devereaux
at Vallejo the week before. but when IN
the very last inning O'Connell called him
out at third Reilly could not restrain him
self, and he turned loose on the umpire
Ham" IburS has quite a few votes IN
his credit In the contest OF the most pom
ular player In the league. A number OF
his friends have nearly 700 votes In readi-