The San Francisco call., 1909-02-25
SEAL SQUAD LINES
UP FOR WORK
ON MONDAY
John /. Taylor VIII Take Three
Fast California Players
East With Him
By William ]. SIattery

Tho 1903 san Francisco baseball
squad viii get into action for the first
time this year bright and early next
Monday morning at the Valencia street
lot Manager Danny Long decided upon
this yesterday after noon and so not-
fed Captain Mohler. who is spending
the winter in Los Angeles. Long ex-
poets that he will have most of his
men on the job by that time. but even
il only half of them show up he is de-
termined that he will put the boys
over the jumps and let them timber up
a bit
As announced several days ago. Cap
tain Mohler VIII arrive Sunday morn
ing to talk the matter over with Long.
lie is very anxious to get line on
his men before they go against the
Chicago White Sox in the first real
bali game Of the season. If Mohler
had his own way the boys would have
been out working every day for the
last week, but the grounds are not in
shape yet, and besides Long beneVes
tnaJ his squad VIII nave ample time
10 round into shape before the opening
day OF the season rolls around.
claude Berry, PlIcner 1T1lln, oscar
Jones and the others who are doing
stunts down in Imperial valley. Mexico,
are expected TO arrive with Mohler il
not a DAY or two sooner. They are all
in fair shape, having been playing the
game in the south all winter. fhe rest
Of the Seal squad has been notified to
be on hand Monday morning and ii is
likely that most OF them viii put in an
appearance.
The White SoX viii leave Chicago on
their special train tomorrow night 1t
was at first expected that they would
arrive here in time TO play the Seals
Monday afternoon, but there is no
chance for this. so the fans viii be
compelled to wait until Tuesday before
seeing COmiskeys world famous band
OF tOSsers in action.
The party probably Will be the
largest tlat ever took baseball train
ing trip. In all there will be some 90
odd players, not including the train
ers and officers OF the club. which Will
also make the trip. Eleven future
Oaklanoers as well as three or four
Seals 10 be are expected on the train,
which VIII be met by Long. President
Ewing and big local party.
Even If the weather fails to hold off
in the meantime, Long is not a bit
fearful lest the boys viii be able TO
play The new canvas on the diamond
works like the proverbial charm. II
was tried out again on TUESDAY night
and found to be all that was said for IL.
Postponed games Will be things of the
= distant past this season, unless some
BODY steals the diamond raincoat-
Ralph Willis, the popular pitcher of
last years Seal squad, is still holding
. of and it is very likely tnat he win
not be on the job this time Willis
owns a very profitable cigar stand in
Market street and he also has several
fat offers to play independent bali with
: various suburban teams during the
season He has not yet made up his
mind what he shall do.
s. Manager Charley Graham of the Sac
"a 70 = fc In q oft 4
day he and President Ewing had a long
talk about the outlook Ia the capital
city. Each seemed satisfied with every
thing and according to Graham the
. Sacramento team viii be in the game
with dash this time He declares
that the fans are stronger there now
than they ever were.
i have not yet completed my team -
said Graham last night, but L viii
have the job past ME in a few days
more. / have wv more pitchers COM
1ng-both Of them cracks, too. Each
has had some experience in the big
league and is fast enough for any
minor organization in the country. 1
expect that they viii be on the ground
within two weeks
John L Taylor. president Of the Bos-
ton American leag que team viii start
for Hot Springs, Ark. Sunday morn
from the coast and state leagues, whom
he picked up during the season. These
are Babe Danzig, the big Portland first
baseman; Harry Wolters, the San Jose
pitcher; Frank Arrellanes, also from
the Garden City. and Harry Hooper,
the speedy outhelder Of last years
Sacramento club.
Taylor closed with woIters yester-
day afternoon and the southpaw
agreed TO beat IT east without further
delay The party goes direct to Hot
sprilhgs, Where the Bostonians win
train this spring. Taylor was TO have
left here several days ago, but he
stayed over in order to make sure of
signing Wolters.
The native sons will be strong on
the Boston lineup with Wolters, ARIEL
lanes and Hooper The second named
more than held this own in the big
p league during the latter part of lasi
season, and was given a good raise in
salary. Taylor, as well all the fans
feels Neonfdent that both Hooper and
Woltefs viii surely make the team.
II these lads do well the Golden state
VIII hold proud position in the big
brush, for the great Chicago Cubs
boasts two Californians Frank
Chance, the king of the captains and
leaders. and OWE Overall. one of the
greatest pitchers in the business. It's
TOO bad We cant keep some of them
at home. We need them badly enough
as everybody knows.
Thus far the State league has made
no further noise about breaking into
either San Francisco or Portland
though Manager Cy Moreing of Stock
ton is still dividing his time between
the two cities. apparently keeping busy
with some sort OF a proposition 1t is
understood that Moreing had all but
closed a deal yesterday for the acquisi-
ton of an Oakland site. but no official
announcement was made from State
leagu headquarters.
In the event that Moreing fails to
land a suitable playing field in Oak
land rumor has il that he will com
promise by remaining in Alameda and
playing his dates on the same field
where the league held forth last year
At all events. Moreing viii have to
show a lot of speed.