The San Francisco call., 1909-02-22
MOHLER EAGER TO
LINE SEALS UP
FOR WORK
Local Squad Viii Be Ready to
Receive the White SOx
Next Week

magnates are beginning to show
flash of speed. Things around the base
ball park are looking up, and with the
assistance Of few fine days the place
will be polished off and fitted up for
the reception OF the great Chicago
White Sox, who will be on their way
now before the fans realize that the
good old baseball days are approach
ing very rapidly.
One of the first to awaken TO this
fact is Kid Mohler. the alert little
Seal captain, who is winterins near
Los Angeles with mis-. family. Inc
around. Yesterday. Manager Danny
Long received a lengthy letter 1rom
his captain, who is very ANXIOUS 70
find out how everything stands. Mohler
writes that he will be on the job next
Sunday to talk things over with his
boss and incidentally to get line
on the men who will look out Tor san
Frdncisco's honor on the diamond tniS
season. Long heaved sigh of RELIEF
when he read the message.
The captain and ] Will get together
and look our lists over carefully, says
Long. Many of my old players are
here now. but L want TO have line
on each one of them next week. Mohler
will issue a call for light practice as
soon as he arrives, for he is anxious
that the-boys make as good a showing
against the Sox this year as they did
last, and that's going some.
Thus far pitcher Ralph Willis is
the only old Seal who has not yet
sent in his signed contract Willis
has been in the city all winter. though
he Stunned the ball park. Last season
he was the last man TO sign up, Drins
ing in his contract the day he reported
for practice. Long. therefore, IS not
worrying about the clever box artist
Long received word Saturday from
Lewis and Kelly Ali Of them wired
that the terms were accepted and
added that they would be on the White
Sox special, This good news cheered ,I,si
the trio would balk at the eleventh
hour and refuse 10 take the tiresome
trip.
Frank NJ. Ish, president of Recreation
Park association. has gone to Inn
perial valley, Mexico, 10 shoot quail
ter reports the game great in the south
and invited Ish to join him there. The
pair probably will return TO this city
some time during next week. Berry
is still playing bali and says he is in
great shape.
The Mexican fans are evidently made
of the real classy stuff, for they have
completed arrangements to charter two
special trains to carry the White Sox
and a party of Los Angeles sports
during the stay of the big leaguers
in the south. Incidentally the southern
ers agreed to put up fat guarantee.
Mickey La Longe. Jimmy Cook and
Bernie McCay. the Oakland tossers. will
camp at Hayward. the place selected
as the training ground for the. Oaks
this spring. This trio has already
packed up and will move into the
country during the coming week. Each
member has signed an agreement to
rough it for whole month. This
should do some good.
Harry sutor and Berger are out at
the ball park working hard every day.
probably will make Charley Comisl<ey.
the White Sox master. open his eyes
when he spots the southpaw
The Sox will leave Chicago next Fri
day morning and are due to arrive in
this city Monday afternoon. IL their
train is on time they will make all
haste to the bail park and take the
mish OF the practice season that after
noon.
"McCay will captain Oakland this
season and Van Haltren will act as
manager" says President Ed Walter of
the transbay outfit. I'm other words.
the team will be conducted just as was
Portland last year. Van does not want
to direct the boys from the bench He
is too active man and believe that
he can accomplish more by keeping
right in the game
All the Oakland contracts are now in
with the exception of those OF Pitcher
Willis Hogan, Shortstop Foster and
Catcher Noonan- Walter says that he
is sure of Hogan, who never comes
through till the last minute. In the
event that the other two fail to hasten
west Walter says he has several
h. a.
so he is not worrying.
Slivers Henley kept under cover for
a long time, but Yesterday he showed
signs of life by writing to Long for a
uniform. Henley adds that he is in
need of practice and wants TO start
early this year. He is still in Sacra-
mento, where he spent the winter with
his folks.
Long is wondering what has become
Seal manager has sent several wires
TO the players home in Texas. but
there has been nothing stirring on the
receiving end. Long has notified VIII
White Sox special and he still has
hopes that the Texan will make good.
Williams is said to be larger man
than Heitmuller and has always hit
around the 300 mark.
The Seals will number another bene-
dick on the IIeup next month. LOT
Pitcher Griffin has written his boss tell
ing him that the date has already been
set The young lady is now in the
east. but she will join Griffin here
shortly before the opening day Of the
season rolls around.
Ground Keeper Brooks gave the grass
Of the infeld its first shave yesterday
afternoon and now it presents a pretty
sight. 1t Is as level as q billiard
table, and two or three fine days will
fit ii for the fastest kind OF play. The
new canvas was tried out on the field
last Friday night and IL worked like
the proverbial charm when the rain
began to fall. The outfeld is fast dry
ing out and will be fit in week.
Joe Corbett has exhausted the ball
supply at the park. Every. other day
he either calls OF sends lad to Long
for a few additional horsehides- Joe
works out daily with the same old gin
ger and the same old dash. and now
the Seal manager. feels certain that
the once great Baltimore pitcher will
be his mainstay in the box Just as
soon as the fine weather begins to
show itself Corbett likes to do his
work when nobody is watching him.