The San Francisco call., 1909-01-09
NEW SEALS MAY BE
LANDED BY
LONG
Changes in Local Lineup Are
Promised, bur Names Are
Withheld
By T. p. Magirrigan

Several new faces in the regular
lineup OF the San Francisco baseball
club is what Danny Long. manager of
the Seals, promises the local fans for
next season Long would not disclose
the names OF the probable new men,
bat limited that practically a new out
nelc would supplant the ny chasers who
Rearied the patrons OF the game here
last season.
Manager Danny hinted that as soon
as Cal Ewing arrived in the city, and
he Is due next Tuesday, he would likely
announce the names OF the new men,
lJ was an open secret at the close of
last season tnaL the local manage gement
was much dissatisfied with several of
iAe players lsh, on more than one
occasion. expressed his disgust at pay
ing good salaries 10 ball players who
could not play enough baseball 10 beat
team OF apple women.
While Long did not say SO, those in
the know believe that George Hide
p brand VIII be given change Of pasture
next season. Hildebrand VIII not be
discarded from the league, but the i'm
preston prevails that he viii be put
ln an executive position with either the
new Los Angeles team or the Sacra-
mento bunch.
. For his knowledge Of the game
Hide Is a rather valuable sort, al
though the truth Is that mis- playing last
season was Ear from a standard that
would make helders like sherwood Ma
gee Nike Donlin, Ty Cobb or that
sort weep for envy. George showed
somewhat OF the slOth in his work, but
he is "a heady ball player and if he gets
a chance Al the helm Of the new Los
Angeles club or the one at Sacramento
he VIII likely experience a new lease
Of life.
Now that Ewing has given out the
word that the Coast league will have
SIX club circuit next season, there
is much speculation in baseball circles
10 who viii handle The Saera MO
franchise There IS a strong belief in
j. local baseball circles that Bill Curtin
and Charley Graham VIII be the men
back ot the project, but up 10 date the
rumOr has not been confirmed.
The rumOr is based on the strong
snl that Graham mac for organized
baseball in the recent poWWOWs Of the
. baseball men in this city.
Although Joe Corbett has not signed
any contract with the san francisco
ball club as yet, il is almost an assured
TACT that Joe viii be in the fold WheT
The. season rolls around. Corbett has
lad this matter under consideration FOL
some little time and he is getting
himself into shape 10 pitch the coming
season.
When Cal Ewing returns from ths
east it IS believed that ne viii go int
inc matter with Smiling Joe" and sign
lnrl up COrbett claims that he is IL
great shape right now. and predicts
IhaL the coming season viii be tn,
-- pitching he was one Of the real bis
magnets OF the game. He has a large
personal following and from a business
viewpoint San Francisco could DO fai
worse than give Corbett a thorOugr
trial the coming season
In two weeks more Danny Long viii
begin beating the brush for q suitable
training grounds for his school Of Seals
long VIII have a look at Bakersfield
.. Redlands. Paso Robes, San Bernardinc
and Modesto and VIII pick his train
2ng camp from one OF these towns.
-. Harry Sutor viii be the first bal
.-player around these diggings 10 get
Into active training. Sutor declared
s. yesterday that he intended 10 give u
g his present mercantile position the
, first Of February and start TO do road.
work for the baseball season. HARRY
VIII be with Corniskey's team this year
and he wants 70 be IN the best possible
:. shape right OF the reel so that hf
q. can make favorable impression or
the Chicago bugs.