The San Francisco call., 1899-05-11

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Some royal baseball battles are prom
| ised for this week. Manager Harris will
take his men to Santa Cruz for the first
meeting with the LobSterS this season.
! The two games on Saturday and Sunday
will have an important bearing on the
position of the local team. A number of
fanatics have signitied their intention of
accompanying the team to the sea beach.
WatSonVille will come here for q series
of three games with Oakland-two at
Recreation Park and q Sunday morning
contest at Golden Gate. Watsonvile has
struck its gait at last, having won the
now playing as fast ball as any In the
league Manager Ewing of Oakland
however, is not at all alarmed; on the
contrary, he is looking forward to the
conflict with great equanimity and avows
his determination to show the hayseeds
a trick or two in the game With both
ball some great sport is in store for the
lovers Of the game here and across the
bay.
At San Jose the Senators will battle
with the prune pickers for target honors-
such as they are. Sacramento has been
materially strengthened by the acquisi-
ton or Harvey and Egan, and are now in
condition to go up against the best Of
them with an even chance of winning.
Oakland has plugged up its only weak
spot by securing Kid Peoples of Sacra-
mento. Peoples, who can play any in
field posllion with equal facility, will be
placed at SECOND. which means the re-
! lease of Lee Hammond. a promising colt
! but not seasoned enough for his present
company Manager kripps wanted to
| move Peoples from third to the outfed
and the Kid very properly refused to
make the change, as he Is one of the best
| inf1elders in the league. He asked for
| his release and it was given him.
Manager Kripps announces that he has
signed new intielder, but refuses to dis
close his name at present. He says, how
ever, that the new man will play first
and that he is star in the position. It
4 is rumored that the phenomenon is none
other than Doc Hennessy, who organized
the Sacramento team two years ago and
made II the best in the State. Hennessy
1t is said, will captain the Senator's If
rumor is correct in this instance the Sen
ators will soon be climbing up toward the
| top of the heap
An immense crowd attended the game
! at WatsonVille last Sunday the largest
| that ever witnessed a ball game in that
| town. For the first time in any interior
town in the State, it was necessary TO
adopt ground rules, so great was the
crowd around third base and in right
! field. This speaks well for the game and
the quality of ball played by the league
! teams.
Arrelanes was seriously hurt last Sun
! day. Selma collided with him at second,
dislocating his shoulder-blade. This
means a serious loss to Santa Cruz. for
| it is likely that Arrelanes will not be able
to play, ball again this season.
The locals forced their way into first
! position solely through almost faultless
| fielding and terrific hitting. In the three
! games last week the team made a total
of thirtyfour hits, including three home
runs, and are charged with only five
rOrS.
Harris is more than pleased with the
work of his outfield. He is positive there
! is not another trio in the league who can
| compare with them.
! 1t looks as though Graham, the Santa
Clara College professor, will play with
! San Jose instead Of Watsonville. In fact
he is billed to play first with the prune-
| pickers this week.
Cahill will umpire this weeks series
! between Oakland and Watsonville
White Wings" has already become a fa-
| yorite by his impartial decisions and bids
! fair to occupy the place in the esteem
| of the fanatics that Jack Sheridan for
| President Moran has decided the Egan
| case in favor of San Jose, and Truck has
been ordered to report to Borchers not
later than Friday. With Graham and
! Egan San Jose viii have a strong infield
| Moreover, O'Dea has begun practice and
will be ready to go into the game next
week. The infield will then, in all prob
ability, consist Of Graham, first; Ander-
! son. second; O'Dea, short, and Egan or
! Hanlon third, the other going into right
/ field in place of Foley. Can anybody fig
ure out much stronger team?
! Shea has been released by Oakland, not
| having shown the necessary qualifica-
tlons for California league pitcher.
! Manager Ewing also has several other
| changes under way
With the signing of Harvey and Rus
sell the league is well provided with south
/ sue pllCIClS. DOlllill IL OIlS VI tudl hlUu.
| When Sacramento opened up on the
! Oaklands last Sunday the crowd fairly
went crazy. Hitting is what the cranks
revel in, and it was the first time this
season that the Sacramentans had been
given a taste of their favorite dish
Hardin still leads the league in bat
ting, with Billy. Hammond second and
+ Pace a close third. Josh Riley is going
! to give them a run for the honor, though.
Russell went into last Sundays game
when he ought to have been in bed The
Senators fairly slaughtered him, and
Shea. who relieved him, Jared no better
The locals boast that not a team has
scored more than four runs in any game
from them this season. Pretty close ball,
that!
In Anderson San Jose has the fastest
second baseman in the league. One of the
big league teams will be reaching out for
the Terrible Swede' before many sea-
sons.
Such sluggng as that was at Oakland
Sunday morning-fonr home runs and a
triple in one game-is remarkable. The
left field fence, over which the homerS
sailed is 225 feet from the plate.
WatSonville is painting for another go
at Hanks men. Now that the "hoodoo"
is shattered they say nothing in the
league can stop them.
Tip ONeil may not be the best infielder
in the league. but he is far and away the
best field captain. Tip knows every point
in the game and is quick to take advan-
tage of every. situation. To him alone
is due the credit for the magnificent team
work that now marks the playing of the
Eriscos The PLAYERS have every conf