The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-30
BASE BALL FANS
TAKE A FRESH
START IN LIFE
Shrieks of the Afflicted
Resound.
GOOD SEASON Is ASSURED
SACRAMENTO TO PLAY THE Lo-
GALS HERE THIS WEEK.
Oakland and Santa Cruz May GO to
jacksonville for Their Series
Owing to the Havoc by
the Flood.
GOOD SEASON is ASSURED
SACRAMENTO TO PLAY THE LO-
GALS HERE THIS WEEK.

The managers of the California League
have every reason to congratulate them
selves on the opening of the season 10
cally last Sunday. The gate receipts at
Recreation Park amounted to as much as
on the opening day at Haight street after
the famous season at Alameda, when
baseball reached the height of popularity
on this coast. In all the succeeding sea
sons until the close of the old GROUNDS
there was never an opening day when
the receipts reached the total of that first
year. Recreation Park will seat many
more people than the Haight street
grounds would, especially before the
grandstand was remodeled, and though
the attendance will increase as the season
progresses, with a first-clasS quality or
sport it is not likely that the crowds
will slop over so as to require the enforce
ment of ground rules, as was frequently
the case in the old days.
1t WAS encouraging to see so many OF
the old-time fanatics out again and shout
ing with all their former enthusiasm.
Men-and women, too-who have not at
tended a game for several years were out
in force last Sunday and declared they
experienced just as much pleasure in the
game as they ever did.
Another good omen was the presence
of so many habttueS of the race track
and coursing parks. 1t was thought by
many that the devotees of the horses and
dogs would find little or no amusement
in the national game free from gambling
as it is, after their long bout with the
bookieS and pool boxes, but they did, and
they admitted that there was more real
sport in a good ball game than there was
in the best horse race ever run, even
though there was q chance to venture
some money on the latter.
1t must be admitted that this renewed
interest in baseball is due in a large
measure TO the confidence of the public
in the gentlemen who are now at the
head of the league. Henry Harris is I'M
questionably the best known and most
popular manager on the coast. He has
always been known as an ardent sup
porter Of clean sport and no faint of UNI
| fairness, or worse, has ever fastened
upon him. His teams have always been
| composed of the best material obtain
able and his men have played the hest
| Cling was ever permitted in his ranks,
and the fact that. he Is again in the game
brought out scores of veteran; cranks
last Sunday. Associated with him are
J. T. Moran, who organized and con-
trolled the famous Greenwood &
Morans of Oakland, from which some of
the most famous players in the country
have graduated; Theodore +. Bonnet, the
License Collector, and Eugene t. Bert
each Of whom is ,,5 81 sufficient guarantee lee
ultimately conducted while he is identi-
| fed with II.
Under these most suspicious conditions
| does the California League season of 1899
! open.
Saturday and Sunday the Sacramentos
! ready there is much speculation on the
| outcome of the series. The Capital Citys
! are practically the same as they were
! last year when they swept everything
! before them. The San Franchises met
! with disaster last Sunday, but that does
! not reflect discredit on them. On paper,
| at any rate, the team is the strongest
! that ever represented this city and all
| though the score shows they were weak
at batting on the opening day, they hit
! the ball hard and often, but were unfor-
| tunate in not placing it safely. Besides,
! the long rain prevented them from in
! dulging in any field work 10 speak of,
which naturally affected their batting
! eyes.
| over his victory and declares there is
nothing. in the league that can touch mis-
! team He is scheduled to play with
! Santa Cruz this week, but the latter
| grounds are in such wretChed condition
! that it will be impossible to play on
! them. San Lorenzo River broke loose
! last week and cut the diamond and out
! field all to pieces so that it will take
! some time to repair them. jacksonville
| will go to San Jose for it's first meeting
| with the Brewers, and Ewing is anxious
| to meet the HOLSTERS on Jacksonville soil.
! Tt is probable that this arrangement will
| be made, though a big delegation of
| jacksonville ShOuterS viii accompany
| their team to San Jose.
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