The San Francisco call., 1908-09-29
Amateur Baseball

The Grifons have an open date for ne1t Sun
team Address J., Herzog. 100 Market st.
The Modesto team is mourning the loss Of Pat
Rapp, fits crackerjack third baseman who has
been signed by MADEIRA His position will be
the fast Byron team.
President Sidney Peixotto of the Pacific ath-
letic association says he is going to start
strictly amateur baseball tournament under the
auspices Of the Pacific athletic association This
means that every player must be registered
the Olympic club, the Columbia Park boys club
Reliance, Century and Siaplamats Will partici-
pate in the tournament.
S. F. Booth. president of the TRANSPORTATION
baseball club. and George G. Fraser its man
sger, have been down to Fresno where they
fOF st9ds %o b. to be played BY their
Fresno Stars and the other Sunday, October
II. with the Los Angeles Transportation club
team Big Bill Lange and Joe Corbett viii do
the umpiring. A large delegation of rooters
will accompany the teams for the Sunday game.
The Tom billions defeated the Independents
Sunday at the Preside ball grounds Features
Of the game were the superb pitching of Wik-
erson, and the heavy batting of the billions The
latter have an open date for next Sunday Ad-
dress Tom Dillon, 712 Market street, or R O.
Pierce, le Palmer street. Score:
Independents ....:....-:.......... 8
VALLEJO. Sept. 2s.-The vaiIejo.New-
man game for the amateur champion
ship of California resulted in victory
teams were nervous and overanxious and the
first two innings were a series Of miscues and
fumbles, Newman making the worst showing
The third inning opened with the score 10 to s
in favor of Vallejo. Newman then settled down
and played grand baseball. Not another marine
got near the plate, while Newman steadily ham
nar ok raG
finished two runs TO the good. A home run by
Russell with two men on bases was the turning
point Of the game. Score: r. II. z.
Newman .-.--..-.....--.......-- 13 s
Battteries-Bioomfield, pierce and Burk; Ward
and Erie.
The NH Valley team added another victory to
its credit when It defeated the Wholesale Jewel
ers 3 to 1. The consistent work of johnson
and Radke. Mill Valleys battery, and the sup
port they received. eneompassed the Jewellers
tai team Sunday in Mill Valley. Score:
NH yalleyr..;..........,. 2
The Capitals made 1t 10 in a row when they
defeated the cllntons and the Maltas at the
the heavy hitting of the winners. including IL
extra basehits. The Capitals will go to San
Rafael Sunday to play the teams of that place.
Summary of Sundays games:
First game R. Fl. E.
/ Sapitais .-------.--.--.- II
Batteries-clintons. Moran and Smith; Cap
/ itals Flanagan and Dougherty.
Second game r. II. Z.
Capitals ..--.................... 3 IA 2
q i
Batteries-Capitals. Messemer and Burkhout;
Maltas, Young and O'Neill
BERKELEY. Sept 2s.-At the Dwight way
grounds yesterday the Dwight Ways won from
the Gorham rubber company of San Francisco
10 6. The Berkeley merchants from the
Bergman team, 10 8.
The Young Seals. the second team Of st.
Joseph's academy, would like to hear from any
baseball team whose members do not exceed
- years of age; all games to be played on the
school diamond. Address challenges TO the
/ manager Peralfa mark Rerkelar