The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-02-02
SEALS WILL START
TO PRACTICE ON
MARCH. !
Many of the Players Are Ex-
peCfed to Arrive From the
Orient Next Week

The Seal squad of baseball players
will assemble at Recreation park
March | to commence their practice
work to get in condition fer the COM
ing season. A number OF the men who
Will wear Seal uniforms this year Will
arrive here from Honolulu about Feb
orient.
fne players undoubtedly will be in
ialf shape when practice begins, but
them plenty of preliminary work so
that they will be ready and fit when
the umpire shouts Play ball"
Manager ger, Long received a letter re- !,
Mike Flshers team of All-Americans
that arrived a few days ago in Homo
iulu. Williams said that the boys had
a good trip and they were all well. He
stated that McArdle, who played third
base for the Seals last season and will
MI the same position this year, did
which he played in the orient This
was pleasing news TO Long, as batting
was McArdfe's weak point last season.
He was a fast man at third, but did
NOT snow very much speed with the
willow.
With the acceptance of Jimmy To-
man the umpiring staff of the Coast
league IS filled. roman came to terms
with j. Cal Ewing, president of the
league, and with Mccarthy and Nc
H.
have staff of capable Indicator men.
Roman is well known on the coast
having played shortstop for Los An
geles two seasons ago, and during the
Der OF games at Los Angeles. and his
work there was good. He is umpiring
in the Imperial Valley league.
According to the head of the San
francisco baseball club the sign Game
postponed on account of rain will be
unknown in the future to the patrons
OF the. game so far as Recreation park
IS concerned. The contract for the
canvas covering for the diamond was
let yesterday. The canvas will act as
an umbrella for the infield, and it will
protect the diamond in rainy weather.
Thls innovation is expected to save the
league thousands of dollars. Hereto
lore after heavy nights rain the in
that 1t prevented play the following
day The canvas will BE raised and
taken off the diamond when the men go
into the field to play, and the only
thing to stop play in the future will be
a downpour at the time the game is to
be started.
The Pittsburg team was the first to
use the diamond umbrella and the in
novatfon saved thousands of dollars
for the club.
the coast league, has gone TO Goldfield
on business trip. President j. Cal
Ewing is planning to leave for Chicago
in a week to attend the meeting of the
magnates of organized baseball.
Harry Sutor, premier pitcher of the
Seals last season, who has been drafted
by Comiskey of the Chicago White Sox.
undoubtedly will pitch the opening
game when the Chicago club opposes
the local aggregation at Recreation
park.
Oakland will have several new men
in its lineup tins year. and from re-
ports of their ability they should help
to keep the Commuters among the
leaders throughout the season Louis
eiaire. who played last season with
the Boston Americans. will be one of
Oakland's pitchers. The contract of
Howard Murphy, an outfelder. was also
received by the Oakland club. He
payed last season with Lincoln club
of the Western league