The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-01-24

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league has already expanded its cir
cult to six clubs and the State league
continues to threaten to break IN mere.
although it has gone no further imam
a threat as yet. As far back as a
month ago it was broadly limited that
Cy MoreinS would bring his entlfe
stockton team TO this city and that ne
would secure the Eighth and Harrison
streets grounds TO play on. The Elgntn
and Harrison streets grounds are sur
In the same old place. but up To date
Il has not been recorded that Cy more
ing and his fellow magnaJes nave -
cured the necessary lease on the oiu
ballyard-
The stockton magnate. however. con
tinues TO assure one and all that he
will be here with a good team and that
he will finally land the lease Tor the
old Recreation yard.
Moreing seems TO be sincere enough
in his desire TO get a team or state
league players in this city but he
balks a little at the cost. Modern
baseball, while it seems a good invest
ment. is a costly venture. and it re-
quires big barrel OF money to sue
cessfully engineer a club. 1t is absO-
lutely essential for the modern base
ball magnate to secure location FOR
his playing grounds that is available
to the public and such sites are about
as rare as teeth in a hens BILL
After he does locate his grounds Mr.
Magnate has to have a pretty fair bail
club if he hopes to snare the wistful
coin from the reluctant fan. and land
ing Ql&n class DaSe Dali talent IS not dS
easy as the casual fan might imagine
Your modern ball player OF anything
like reasonable ability rides himself
pretty high on the back OF his own re-
gard and requires a salary and other
considerations that he could not earn
in any other business with his usually
limited capabilities.
While the writer plainly hopes that
the State leaguers are successful in
their endeavOr to break in here. he
thinks that they should use a bit or
caution. The statements about the
State league people landing men like
Frank Chance and that sort sounds
/ silly and makes the authors OF such
nonsense ridiculous in the eyes or the
fans.
Chance and ball players OF that stripe
belong in the big league. and Mr. Fan
that's where you'll find them. There IS
not enough enthusiasm in California
baseball TO move men like Chance TO
the prodigies of vaIOr they perform
in a playing way in the big brush You
know the enthusiasm OF the big east
] ern crowds generates energy in the
/ playerS and makes them perform up
( to their very best. something they can
\ hardly do where an attendance of seven
/ or eight thousand is looked upon as a
great crowd.
The loss of Hal Chase to the ranks
of State league baseball is rather sad
blow to that organization. as little
Hal was the fair haired cheeild Of their
organization. Among the many draw
/ ing cards in baseball the writer can
not name many who have anything on
I this taciturn kid from San Jose. Chase
plays baseball great deal after the
/ fashion of a great artist painting a
! masterpiece. His dash and style and
ability around first base are his win
ming qualities. and whether one under
/ stands the game or not he can not help
admiring the interpidlty and abandon
/ of some of Chase's plays.