The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-06-03
BASEBALL THIS AFTERNOON.
THE gifts AND SAN FRAN
CISCOS TO MEET.
A Claim That the Locals Have Been
Strengthened and Are Out
to Play Ball.

claim to represent San Francisco will
try conclusions with the Gilt Edge in
nocents at the Oak Park diamond this
afternoon, and fast work is expected.
The local people have been working
the toboggan in great shape for some
time, but each and every man of them
has set his foot down and declared that
the hoodoo must be shaken. The San
Francisco people have been playing
good ball, but SO have the locals. The
latter have been unlucky. They prom
Use to turn the tables to-day and peg
up a victory.
Marty Murphy, who for several weeks
has played first base for the locals, will
not be in the game. He yesterday
notified the local manager that he had
left San Francisco, his home, to be
gone an indefinite time That will put
"Old Hoss" Shanahan back on first,
with Stulz at second and Sheehan at
third. Too many balls have been get
ting through the center field fence of
late, and it is proposed to put sprinter
Mclaughlin in that vicinity to capture
some of them. To-day, however, ne
will play in the left garden, Harvey
in center, and Dewey Dennie will
take charge of right Doyle will do
the pitching for the locals and F'itzpat-
rick will officiate for the visitors. The
game will be called at 3:15 o'clock
The lineup follows:
Gilt Edge Positions San Francisco
Stanley 49,. Catcher. .Swindells
Doyle Pitcher. Fitzpatrick
Shanahan. -. First Base. -. Sullivan
Stu!z. Second Base. .O'Neil
Eagan .Shortstop. Krug
Sheehan. Third Base. Riley
Mclaughlin. Left Field. .. Muller
Harvey. -. Center Field. Pyne
Dennie. :. Right Field. -. Hilderbrand
OUR BOYS IN THE EAST
Lochhead is surprise" as is to he
seen from the following, taken from
the Sporting Lies Cleveland CORES
pondent with which team Lockhead is
playing: 'Lockhead a surprise-The
work OF Lockhead at short since his re-
turn to the game has been a surprise
and delight. He has not only batted
the ball for keeps, but has fielded bril-,
| liantly, handling the hardest kind of
groundels cleverly and getting the
| sphere over to Tommy Tucker like a
shot. He is now fixture in his posi-
ton, and is working very smoothly
with the rest of the infield."
Jay Hughes, the phenom of Califor-
mia, has pitched eleven games SO far
this season, losing but two. He is also
batting Like fiend.
! Peck Sharp, known as the "boneless
wonder" and well-known here, is out
OF the game for good, and will settle
in Milwaukee. He has accepted a po-
\ Cif
| establishment
| The Baltimore Herald" has offered
McGraw's Orioles $1,000 if they finish
first; $500 for second place and $3.50
for the third position. 1t looks as if
they might get place
The Rochester Club has released the
noted outfelder, Rabbit McHale,
whom Arthur Irwin a year ago consid-
a fly. Alas! poor Bobbie. But he is
hard to kill. Look out for him next
year.
! LANCE is doing some wonderful base
running for Chicago. The agitation
lover his exchange last winter evidently
Bill usually needs no spur.
Catcher Chick Speer well-known in
California, is playing with the Milwau-
kee team of the Western League, and
is said to be doing his turn we'll
*
| Hank Sp es, Sacramentos old favor
tie backstop, is catching for ST. Paul,
Of the Western League
Old Phil Knel is pitching great ball
for the Hartford nine of the Eastern
| League this year.
Second Baseman Ward, an old Sac
ramento player, is with the Lancaster
| team of the Atlantic League. He
seems to play as good ball as ever.
| = X
| Outfielder Pat Meaney. whom Mana
ger Kripp of the Gifts, tried to sign, is
with Newark of the Atlantic League.
He is taking in everything that comes
his way in center field.
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or the l39 games played in the East
during the initial month of the cham
pionship season twenty resulted in
shutouts. divided among these pitchers:
Nichols two, Nops two, McGinnity.
Willis, Kennedy, Hughes, Dunn, Gala
han, Taylor of Cincinnati, Damman,
Phi1IipS Hahn McCoa T.aha,1- No.