The San Francisco call., 1908-10-15
By w. J. SIaffery


street lot was dedicated year and
half ago. the gentle pitter patter OF the
rain drops did the ball tossers out OF a
days work and the fans out OF a days
sport yesterday afternoon, when the
game between the Seals and the Beavers
was declared OF. This is said to be
America
The rain began falling rather heavily
when Casey, the first Beaver. came TO
bat After he had been retired. the
drops came faster still and Umpire Bull
Perine ordered recess for half an
hour. hoping that by that time the
weather would have cleared sufficiently
but there was no chance and the door
keepers got busy and passed out the
rain checks.
1t is the Intention of Manager Danny
Long to pull OF double header be-
tween the Seals and the Beavers on SAT-
urday afternoon. This will also be an
innovation. as nothing of the sort has
thus far. II Manager McCredie is will
ing, the f1rSt game will be called at 80
and the second 10 minutes after its
completion.
The California ball players who have been
winning their way IN other leagues are be-
ginning to flock In TO spend the winter here
Franeks and Julie Streib. both OF whom played
on the Oakland team when 1t the pennant
Frsncks captsined the Omaha team Of the
western league this season and made a great
nnal game By Sioux City. He has 6een re-
tanned to handle the nine next season and win
ss Pc back on the job streib was captain OF
tne Aberdeen team OF the Northwest league.
which finished well up In the race He is also
on the reserved LIST and seems well satisfied
with his billet.
Eddie Householder. whom the fans will re-
member as the great Angel slugger Of four
years ago. arrived Yesterday with streib with
i n
ted around 800 and was favorite with the
fans. Kid Cartwright. who used to play with
stationed In the Inaeid this season 80
Umpire Jack O'Connen will finish the season
remain here. O'Connel has as his assistant
Jimmy Toman. the former Angel shOrtstop
who hopes to break in with the Indicator next
season He and Flynn probably will be rivals
for the job.
Mickey. the little Seal mascot. will never 20
to Oakland again. He made the trip with
tne team on Tuesday and the boys were given
a. an awful s lscng Now Mickey firmly believes
that his presence was Jnks-
Paul Cobb; brother Of Ty. the famous Detroit
sqsseT Mss .5dr S m MAXI Si,t the P to the orient Win
National inHelder. who was taken suddenly III
several days ago.
Tom Raftery likely will warm the bench FOR
the remainder OF the season. He was badly
injured on Tuesday. the hrst time that he
broke into the game FOR more than month.
The Beavers have missed Tom sadly.
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promising fighters. Ward and Nelson should
put up a hurricane sort OF milling as both
are OF the type OF millmen who will crowd
plenty OF work into six rounds
Otto Fritch and Young Turner are to furnish
the opener in the six round bouts, that Is IL
Turner returns from Sacramento In time. Turner
went up to the capital to get yellow streak
rubbed out OF his spine. and il the renovaters
OF the Capital City complete the 1ob in
time he VIII meet Fritch In a six round en-
tanglement.
Three ripping four round preliminariss win
complete the card
Sam Berger is at least one fight promoter
OF the holy triOlogy OF local pugilistie pro-
tagonists who doesn't require the aid OF an
emery stone to round on the corners Of his
head.
Berger is a pretty long headed chan. and
already he is casting his eyes about for card
for December Sam has been In correspondence
with the ebony LangfOrd for a long time and
can show letters to the round number OF a
dozen in which the black man offers TO dxhf
before Berger's club
Sam thinks Langford would make a rood
card. and says that should KetcheI prove sue
cessful against Papke Thanksgiving dav
he will match Ketehel and Langford> FOR the
December date. Certainly Ketchel win have
no easy time with Papke. but II he does win
black should Ketchel beat Papke a battle
between him and Langford would make rather
attractive card.
Tom Corbett announced that the betting q,
the Thompson Unholz and Murphy Powell con
tests to be held here the 10Th OF this month
was open already and that he had a few com
missions at evens to place any OF the ausr-
tet Of boxers. Corbett thinks that on account
OF the evenness Of the contestants the hsttIng
on the outcome Of the two lights win be brisk.