The San Francisco call., 1907-03-29
MARTY MURPHY TO PLAY
WITH LOCAL BALL team
Clever Fielder Will Look
After Right Garden
for the Seals
By w. j. SIattery

Although he had seventeen men un-
der contract to help the Seals hoist
the flag of victory over the new ball
park. Manager Dan Long yesterday de-
cided to engage Marty Murphy. Muir
ply has not been signed up as yet. but
before another sun sets Marty will
have his contract sealed. signed and
delivered
Murphy is down on the card to chase
everything that floats in the direction
OF the right garden Though he has
always played an infield position. Long
oeueveS that Murphy can go the route
In the Outheld. He is a natural hitter.
fast on his feet and has a head that
is admirably adapted for baseball
work.
Murphy played grand ball on the
san francisco team two years ago.
but was banished for striking Umpire
Perine. Since that time he has per-
formed for many State League teams.
making good everywhere. He has
oeen working out for some weeks
and is about ready to play ball =
Long finds himself burdened with
as many as eight slab artists at ths
present time Strange to say, he
likes them all. Each has shown class
during the training spell, so the squad
viii not be disturbed for a while at
least though 1t Is hardly likely that
the entire flock will be able to weather
the storm Of the thirty weeks #
baseball.
The weeding-out process will not
commence till the middle of May. Ths
league does not specify how many men
each team shall have on its list after
that time. but there is a sort OF un-
derstanding that every nine will re-
duce its force. Long says he will
surely carry five pitchers throughour
ell Hcf.a
now are Wheeler. Hinley, Willis.
Jones, Ashley. Hickey. Joy and Hogue
George Wheeler will probably be
forced to wade in and take his turn
playing utility places in the infeli
Wheeler is capable of doing Justice T.,
himself no matter where the captain
OF the team places him. AS he is the
only tried utility man signed up so
far, it will be up to him to be the all
around handy kid.
1t was learned yesterday afternoon
that the mysterious Mr.. Willis left
Canton. Ohio, on March "a If the
train on which he IS travelling is not
switched too far out of it's courss
Willis will arrive in town this after
noon or tomorrow. Willis did not
take the trouble to wire the local mag
mates that he was on his way They
learned of his departure through the
railroad agent in the Buckeye State.
1t may be that one of the catchers
on the Seal lineup viii ind himself
playing another position on the team
or else drawing salary from another
nine. The local management has not
yet decided whether or not three catch
ers are due to draw money from the
San Francisco team throughout the
season. So far both EsoIa and Moore
have done everything expected of them.
while Streets position behind the bat
has been assured from the moment he
signed his contract.
Long states positively that should
any man on the Seal squad be released
he will Immediately be given a position
with one OF the other clubs of the
league. Fortunately San Francisco has
started out this year with an abun-
dance of talent. while most of the
other teams are shy. Therefore it is
almost a fOregOne conclusion that the
managers OF one or more of the rival
organizatio will be out hotfooting for
any of the Seals who may be released
in the future.
The date Of the arrival of the Seal
brigade from Bakersfield has not been
decided upon The postponement OF
the opening of the season till April s,
together with the inclement weather
encountered at Bakersfield. has upset
the plans of the management If ths
Seals do not leave their temporary
home in the south today they will +.
probably remain there till next
Wednesday afternoon. and arrive here
on Thursday morning. That will give
them chance to warm up one day be-
fore they line up against the Portland
tossers.
Jack Gleason is glad that the open
ing day has been put over for a week.
He is now willing to bet that he will
have the field in the real gravy form
by a week from tomorrow. The car
tically concluded their labors. From
now on the workmen will devote most
of their efforts to smoothing out the
diamond and outfeld and draining on
the seepage water that has been run
ming in from the Fifteenth street side