The record-union., 1899-08-20

and from the press notices received
they are in it to stay. In San Fran
cisco there are several first-class anna
teur teams playing ball like old
timers, and Stockton has a team that
is drawing as we'll as that city's league
team did last season. All around Sac
ramento the teams are giving promise
of a long lease of life, and the indica-
tions are that they will all be in har-
ness at the close of the season.
The Baker & Hamilton team would
like to have a go with one of the crack
amateur outfits at any time, at any
place and for any amount. This team
has some good material
The Rocklin team has about come
to the conclusion that the glory in base
ball has ended, and for that reason it
is about to disband. Beckwith, their
star pitcher, resigned several weeks ago
and is at the present time playing in
the left garden for the Salt Lake club.
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about September 1st, and intends play
ing till the latter part of November.
The Athletic club will leave this
morning for Colusa to once more try
conclusions with the team of that
place. A short while ago the Athletes
played there and won out in an eX-
citing game by a score of 2 to /. To-
day they are going to try and do the
trick again. Young Jean McCaffrey VIII
do the twirling for the Athletes, with
Jimmie Conway at the receiving end
Bersille, the man Of many strike-outs,
and Hanson will be in the points for
the Colusa boys.
"Old reliable" Am Shiels has turned
in his suit to the manager of the Ath-
letic club and will be in the game to-
day between the Masons and Phoenix
He Will be seen on the initial cushion
for the latter team.
Several other changes has taken
place in the ranks of the Athletics
Dick Mott, their catcher, has also
pulled out and from now on his place
will be filled by Conway. McCaffrey, a
promising young twirler, will fill the
vacancy made by Shiels' retirement
George (Baldy) Triechler, has concluded
to retire from the game for good, and
his position at short will be taken by
KoVell.
This morning, commencing at 9:3O
sharp, there will be a game on Ryan $
diamond at Fourteenth and r. The
contesting teams will be the Clouds and
a team from the Southern Pacific ma
chine shops.
The Pioneers defeated the Capital
City Corkers yesterday by a score OF
16 to 13. The battery for the winning
team were A. Reichert and A. Beck
man, and for the losers Emstrong and
Breckfelt The feature Of the game
was a grand catch by L. Wheil.
To-day the Pioneers will have
game with the Hale Bros, and their
lineup will be: A. Reichert catcher;
J. Weiger, pitcher; A Beckman, short
stop; F. Dixon, first base; G. Beckman,
Dolan, left field; o. Beckman, center
field; H. Dixon, right field.
There will be a game of baseball at
Fourteenth and r streets this morning
at 10 o'clock between the Westerns and
Jockey Club teams The Jockey Club
team has defeated many others, while
the Westerns have not lost a game out
of nine played. Bauer, who pitched
the great game for the Courthouse
last Sunday, will pitch for the West
erns. and Burke win be behind the bat,
while Futterer, their former catcher,
will play out in the center garden. The
lineup of the Westerns will be-:
Catcher, Burke; pitcher, Bauer; short
stop, Clifton; first base, Nielson;s sec
ond base, Silvy; third base, Miller; left
field, Sprague; center field, Futterer;
right field, Gleason.
There will be a game Of ball at the
race track this afternoon between the
team of that place and the Young Sac
ramentos. Hileman, the south paw"
will do the work for the Sacramentos,
and L. Patton will be in left field for
that team The game will be called at
= p. m. sharp.