The San Francisco call., 1899-05-18

BY signing Johnson for first and Pee
pies for second Manager Ewing has given
Oakland a ball team second to none in
the league in fielding; whether it can bat
with San Francisco this weeks series
will decide. The two teams come to-
gether for three games at Recreation
Park Saturday and Sunday. and they will
without a doubt prove the most inter-
esting played here so far this season.
Oakland is only one game behind the
leaders and the old animosity between the
two clubs Is again in evidence. The To-
Gals appear to have a shade the best of
it In the pitching department, and are de-
Cidedly stronger in hitting. while in field
ing from catcher to outfeld and in base
running as well, the Athenians have the
better Of the argument. Which game
wins - hitting or fieding-this week
ought to decide TO the satisfaction of all
the Cranks and both have stanch advo-
Gates.
The league officials are having a uni
form made OF boiler-plate, especially
constructed. for the use of umpires who
are assigned to Santa Cruz. At the sea
beach last Sunday O'Connell had to be es-
corted to the train by the players of both
teams and the police to escape the ven
geance Of the fanatics and all he did was
TO call the game a an hour agreed upon
by the captains Of the two teams, in or
der TO allow the FriScoS to catch the
evening train home Intense excitement
prevailed throughout the game.
After two weeks experience a base
ball magnate, the Iceman dumped his
load around Gilbert's pedal eXtremities
and the San Josean retired from the
game. A company IS being formed to
take the team and Chief BOrchers will be
given entire management of 1t. He has
already made some needed changes and
will soon have the team up among the
leaders. For a starter. the chief has about
concluded negotiations with Leake, the
Santa Clara College ShOrtStOp, who. Man.
ager Harris sayS-ha wing seen him play
is one of the greatest infielders in the
State and bids fair TO rival any in the
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institution, another strong fielder and
batter, has also been signed. ODea
has begun practice and will go into the
games this week. while kleiber has been
released owing to his lack of condition.
The newly constructed intield will COM
prise Hanlon. first; Anderson. second;
outhelders will be Dalrymple, McGucken
and Graham. These. with Kent behind
the bat and Borchers and Andrews in the
box, give San Jose as strong a team as
can be figured out on paper.
After negotiating with Manager Kripp
for some days Doc Henesey decided
not to go into the game again, and now
the Sacramento people are comforting with
Ed Hutchinson, the giant ex-senator,
and hope to have him on first base this
week Hutchinson is in Sacramento now
and is in condition TO play ball to-day. He
is considered by many Henesey 5 equal,
and will help the Senator's out wonder
fully. Kripp is also negotiating with the
San Jose management relative to the
Truck Egan matter. With the new men
they have signed San Jose will have no
use for Egan and will probably release
him 70 Kripp. If this deal is completed
krlpp can play marbles while the other
fellows are saving wood; his guessing
match Will be about over
Notwithstanding his three defeats of
last week, Manager Struve is not fretting
over his Watsonville. hayseeds to any
extent. In two games his team
played ragged ball. to be sure. but in the
third, when everybody was beginning to
think there was no baseball in them, they
= hat nd ftrrfH- p,
excitement. WatsonYille is all right and
doesn't need any new material at present.
The injury to Arrelanes. which will
probably keep him out of the game for
the remainder of the season. has seri-
ously crippled the Santa Cruz infield, but
Manager Tuttle is making strenuous ef-
forts to secure a competent man in his
Roscoe Coughlin. Danny Sweeney and
]. Peck Sharpe, all old California
leaguers, are anxious to come out here
again
Watsonville and Santa Cruz will play
off a postponed game at Santa Cruz this
Jack Donovan of Oakland is playing
better ball this season than he ever did
before He is batting hard, too.
Fitzpatrick has won the last five games
he has pitched for Frisco. The fireman
comes pretty near being Harris main
stay.
tains in the game. He knows the sport
In all its intricacies. and nobody can beat
him out in taking advantage of an op-
portunity. Lange is fielding his position
beautifully and is beginning to get his
lamps on the ball again.
a league is being formed in Southern
California. with Los Angeles, San Diego
Riverside and San Bernardino as the
members. There is great enthusiasm over
the league.
San Joaquin Valley league was or
ganized Saturday night at Fresno, that
CITY Stockton. Bakersfield, Selma
Merced. Hanford. Visalia and Porterville
being represented. A schedule has been
adopted.