The San Francisco call., 1908-11-05
Ball Tossers Get Under
Cover for Winter
Many viii Remain Here, While
Others Start for Various
Parts of Country

Now that the baseball season is over.
the tossers are getting ready to pick
out their winter quarters and rest up
after a long and strenuous campaign.
The majority of the members of the
San Francisco and Oakland teams will
remain here and across the bay, but a
number of the boys will report to
their homes throughout the country
and wait till the spring practice be-
gins about four months from now.
California always has been a mecca
for ball players from every league. and
generally the men brought here from
various parts of the United States and
Canada prefer making their homes in
our balmy climLte to taking a
chance against the bitter cold of the
eastern and middle western states, for
they find that they are better fitted
for work after q rest up here.
The San Francisco team is already
Well scattered. Four of. the boys, Hill
debrand, Williams, Curtis and McArdle.
embarked with Mike Fishers All
American stars for the orient. Some
of the other contemplate remaining
here. few of them are still undecided
as to what to do while others are
getting ready to slide for their home
firesides.
MoHLER IN THE SOUTH
Captain Ernest Mohler and his wife
and two sons are already located in
Los Angeles. Mohler has business in
terests in the orange belt district and
beats it south every year when the
season ends. He intends to play a lit
tie ball now and then. just to keep
himself in shape. Mohler hopes to
lead the Seals again next season,
though this is a question.
Claude Berry and his wife will re-
main here. Berry likes the climate
and the people and intends to settle
down in this city. He is now making
the mountains. Catcher Bill Kilifer
will return to Texas to spend the win
ter He is on Danny Longs reserved
list and expects to be a member of the
1909 Seal squad.
Pitcher Ralph Willis and Mrs. Willis
Will make San Francisco their winter
home. Willis coached the Lowell base
ball squad last season and made quite
a hit. The boys want him back this
time, and the chances are that he will
accept, just to keep his hand in. He
may also play independent ball with
various transbay teams during the
winter.
Several of the other boys. including
Browning, Berger and Jones. are still
sticking around They have not as
yet made up their minds as to how or
where they will spend the gloomy
months of November. December. Janu-
airy and February. Fred Beck has al
ready started for his eastern home,
while Ping Bodie will spend his time
between here and Vallejo.
SUTOR TO TAKE A REST
Shortstop Rollie Zeider, accompanied
by his wife. is now on his way east.
He will make several stopovers before
he goes to small town near Chicae'
to settle down for few months.
Pitcher Harry Sutor will return to
Texas to rest up and possibly undergo
an operation for appendicitis before re-
porting for spring practice with the
Chicago White Sox.
The majority of the local ball tossers
are a steady lot OF young fellows, who
saved their money during the summer
and now have fat little bankrolls to
their credit They can therefore af-
enjoy the proceeds of a strenuous
eight months campaign. Those who
failed to save are on the lookout for
jobs to keep thenr going.
The Oakland tossers are fairly we'll
split up now. AS usual, Pa Van Hal
tren will grab hold of his little
hatchet don his white apron and re-
sumo his occupation of lather now
that there are no more flies to chase
in center field. Van is clever work
man and always commands a good sal
ary He is also a hustler and never
spends much of his time on vacations.
BIG LEAGUERS ARE DUE
Willie Hogan probably will drift
back to Bakersfield. Truck Eagan still
owns the bar at Recreation park and
will keep the place open during the
winter to gather in the stray change.
Duffey Lewis will while away his time
around Alameda. while Carl Lewis
likely will beat it to Los Angeles and
work at his trade of machinist
Many of the big leaguers will blow
In. shortly. Frank Chance. the cap
tain manager of the world champion
Chicago Cubs, is said to be on his way.
Chance owns place near Fresno and
spends all his winters there. Accord
ing to rumor, he has had a splitup
with the Chicago management, but the
wise ones believe that this will be
patched up before next spring
OWE Overall, the Cubs great pitcher.
Is also due shortly. OWE like Chance,
has nice little estate in the southern
part of the state. where he was born
and raised. He will bring his wife
with him and spend the winter tossing
oranges and fifty pound fruit boxes
instead of outcurves and fadeaways.
He is sure to return to Chicago next
season.