The San Francisco call., 1909-01-18
Joe CORBETT WILL
Join SEALS In
FEW DAYS
Former Star TWirIer of BaIfi-
more Orioles to Sign Com
tract This Week
By T. p. MagiIIigan


That Joe Corbett, at one time the
ers. will be a member of the San Fran
cisco Seals the coming season is an
assured fact Just how soon smiling
Joe" will attach his signature to a con-
tract is not definitely known, but 1T is
understood that he may do so today,
and at all events not later than the
weeks end
Cal Ewing. president of the Coast
league. will arrive on the Owl today,
and it is believed that when he gets
time that he will have Danny Long fix
up Corbett's contract
Although he has not pitched for sew
eral years, Corbett is in great demand,
and Frank Chance of the Chicago Cubs
Hughey Jennings, manager of the De-
troit Tigers. and John ]. McGraw, who
is at the helm of affairs in the New
York National league club, have asked
Joe to join them.
Corbett does not like the climate Of
the east, and for this reason he has
about made up his mind to play in his
home city.
The former star pitcher of the BaIti-
more Orioles, although he has not
pitched any since 1904. has not al
lowed his arm to rust or weaken. Any
Joe out heaving the horsehide to vol
unteer backstopS, and he still possesses
all his old cunning and kinks and the
same speed that made him much feared
graced them. Joe will pitch for the
Seals, and he expects to have the best
season of his career.
If you drop into baseball headquar-
ters any afternoon you will find Danny
Long softly whistling to himself I've
a Longing For You, Dear" etc. Now,
the dear in the case is no fair one.
Nothing like that for Danny. 1t is
Slug" Slattery that Danny has in mind
when he bursts into tuneful whistle
though a bit recalcitrant, but Long
hopes to get him out here, and is bur-
dening the mail with pleas to Slattery
to return to San Francisco. Long feels
sure of landing the hard hitter. and
if he does he will have secured a valu-
able man, for Slattery is about the best
hitter that has displayed his form on a
local ball yard In recent years
There is one long. perilous rift In
the Lutte of Danny Longs happiness,
and it is due to the fact that he has
no left handed pitcher on his staff and
is not sure that he will get one, al
though he intends to beat UP every
bush league in the country to find a
finger who hurls them across with his
"kithogue" fin Long has a hope that
when Comiskey comes out here he Will
have one to spare, for the Chicago mag
nate owes San Francisco three players.
and Long is praying that one of them
will turn up left handed twirler.
Cliff Blankenship. report has II, will
rejoin the Washington American league
club the coming season. Cliff is in good
standing in organized baseball, and is
sOrely needed in the capital to help out
his old pal. Charley Street. Joe Can
tillion has forwarded Cliff his contract
for the, coming season. and has sweet
backstop in order to induce him to re
turn to the fold
Melchoir. who is slated to play right
field for the Seals this season, is get :
ting himself into shape for the comm g
campaign. Every morning the out
fielder goes through gymnastic stunts
He is good performer on the cross
bars, and he is teaching class of kids
some of the points of the intricate
twisting game. Mel" is already in
good shape. and he feels that he will
be able to be useful to the Seals from
the beginning of the coming season.
reinstatement 10 the ranks of organ
lied baseball has been considered by
the national commission, that body has
sent Hal back his petition with a re
quest to forward an explanation for
his leave taking of the New York
Highlanders at time when they were
sorely pressed for his services. From
of baseball will not slide" King Hal
back into the fold unless he gives them
a satisfactory explanation of his ac-
tion in jumping New York for Stockton.