The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-02
AMATEUR BASEBALL

The Native Sons baseball league. which com
mences its today, probably viii be the
most unique league ever organized. 1t will con-
sist of eight home teams and six country teams.
six of she home San Francisco teams going to
different interior towns, while the remaining two
city teams viii play Sunday mornings at the
I Pacific Coast league grounds, Fourteenth and Va
lencia streets Santa Rosa. ST Helena, oakland
and Alameda have already quahed as ready TO
take care of city teams while Santa Clara.
HealdsburG. Sacramento, Redwood City San
Jose san Mateo and Santa Cruz are negotiating
Games viii be played today at ST. Helena.
Santa Rosa. Oakland. Alameda and San Fran
cisco. BY May two of the above country towns
will have qualified and the league viii then be In
full swing well known sporting house has
the Coast league. 10 be presented TO the leading
parlor at the close of the schedule. which al
present IS estimated to run three months.
Many familiar faces viii be In the lineup,
Dolores parlor having Necker. Crawford and
Troys who prominent local amateurs. Castro
parler viii play Zig of last yesr's Carroll & Til
ton and Iosh Reilly OF the San Jose state
league team. Precita has Carey. Bonn and Ia
gorio of last years Mission team. and Pyne. who
played with the San Francisco team in 1904
The Olympic club baseball team will cross bats
with the Fruitvale team on Sunday in one of the
games scheduled by the Transbay league for to-
day. Amateur fans of this city are expected TO
cross the bay in force. much interest is being
shown in the game. and a battle royal is
pected. Both teams are tied for first place In
the leagues percentage column. the Fruityale
team having won four games and lost none since
their only start. Girot viii pitch for the Olym-
pics Levy will ofticiate for Fruitva1e. Two
At Berkeley the Gantner Matterns viii hook up
with the Berkeleys. while the United RAILROADS
viii play the Alameda Alerts at Alameda
A new baseball league composed of teams
from the various city offices. 10 be known the
Municipal league. will have its first game of the
season next Saturday afternoon at 2:30 at st. lg-
natius baseball grounds McAllister and Shrader
streets The opening game will be played by the
= " ri md fhe q TX and
both teams are in the pink of condition an exeit-
ing game he promised Judge Graham VIII
throw the first ball OF the game. he being inter
ested in the success of the new league. Cha-
lenges for games with both teams have been
issued aud may be accepted through either Mr.
Pidge s15 Mechanics Bank building, X. V
Woods. ai5 Grant building.
The baseball game between the custom house
'ssnuggIer'' and .anti-smuggler'' teams at Fort
Mason yesterday proved event of than
ordinary Importance and attracted a large at
tendance of clerks and brokers connected with
the custom house and their friends. The ANTS. :,
captained by Bill Bol=er, who occupied the box
captured me game hy 4 score OF % to 10. The
ming when the winners got TO Pitcher Sllepston
OF the -smugSlers'' for six hits After that il
was easy sailing fer the antis. the final score
showing that ShepstoH slammed for II hits
while Boi1er held the losers down with six The
umpires we're Jim Nealon and " s. Shepman-
The Duboce club viii journey to Pinoie today
to cFess bats with the Hercules baseball team.
A fast and interesting game j. assured. Many
followers OF the city team win also make tie
trip ANY teams wishing games with the Duboee
club. kindly communicate with ". Black. ITO
Ellis street.
ALAMEDA. May i.-Tomorrew viii be ladies
day al Recreation park. and the members OF the
fair Srx win be admitted free 70 witness the
baseball game between the Alameda Alerfs and
the United Railroads The game will be called
al s.sn p IN. In she morning the Native sons
IN sebaiI league vii open fhe season. Alameda
parlor aud Balboa parior Of San Francisco viii
he thp contrasting teams