The San Francisco call., 1913-07-24
WILL SHAKE SEALS
To FOUNDATION
Effort to Lift Local Ball
Team From Deep, Damp
Cellar

| There Is going to be a big shakeuI
In the ranks OF the Seals within The
next few days
| Cal Ewing Is not satisfied with the
way In which the boys are going. This
! is not surprising news, either. for no.
| body in the city seems to care much
| about them since they started to hi,
the slide a couple of weeks ago. This
is why the shakeup is due. Now lie,
| US hope that it brings forth results.
(, First and foremost Del Howard will
| be back on first base as regular, TAX
| ing the place of McArdle, who will
either be held as the utility infelder
| or else be placed on duty at the sec
ond station.
The new outfelder, Schaller, from
the White Sox, is to be assigned tc
! be given a rest on the bench for a
while. or at least till they get a line
on Schaller.
1t looks like boodby and good
night for Heint Zimmerman. They
can't see where he can do any more
good for the team, and the powers
that be have about come to the con-
clusion that Heine must go. OF
course this is not official news as yet
very good authority. and those who
are in a position to know declare that
Heine Is as good as through as a Seal.
with Howard on first, Downs or
Charles on second, and the new man
in the outfield, the front of the Seals
will present quite change. Whether
this will be for good or for worse re-
mains to be seen. But the team can't
go any worse than it has been going
n ia Ia - IL.
may just as well take it out of the
league, for nobody will bother their
heads bout it.
In the meantime word comes from
Chicago that Pitcher Frank Miller, the
ex-Seal who was sold to the White
sox last fall for handsome sum, will
rejoin our forces again. Miller is sup
diately, which will bring him into the
southern city about Saturday or Sun
day
The bullet" as he is known to all
the fans on the coast Is one of the
greatest in and out performers ever
seen in this league. When he is good.
none of them can beat him. When he
is bad, any of them can beat him He
pitched all sorts of ball for San Fran
cisco for two years. and he was really
showing his very best form when the
deal that sent him to Chicago was
made
Miller was white elephant on Com
lskeys hands. All he did was to
warm the bench during the season.
Miller was taken i'll while the White
Sox were training down at Paso
Robles and he never regained his
strength. He claimed that the eastern
climate did not agree with him, and
he has been longing to get back to
San Francisco ever since. There is a
chance that he may hoist us out of the
cellar If he gets off to a good start
upon his arrival here. Anyhow. he
can't do any worse than the rest Of
them
The fans will welcome this sort Of a
change. The boys still have fighting
chance to regain their lost ground. but
they must get started quickly. other
wise it will be too late. II Miller hits
his stride, and Schaller is as worthy
player as they say. then we have
something to look forward to, but il
these men fall down, there is no telling
what Will happen to our beloved ball
club.
More trouble for the Oaks Catcher
Danny Rohrer got crack on the finger
In the third frame of yesterdays game
that will lay him up for some time
Danny is one of the few Oaks who was
showing his real form, and 1t can
easily be ina gined how he will be
missed. In the. meantime Manager
Carl Mite will be called upon to do the
bulk of the heavy work behind the
plate. He relieved Rohrer yesterday
Three double plays were pulled off.
and all of them helped keep runners
away from the plate The work of the
inhelders was fast at all times.
X y
Judging from Yesterdays score down
south Southpaw Jesse Baker is far
from being right yet despite his state
ments to the contrary.
Clemmens. the new Oakland out
nelder. looks to be fast man on the
bags. although he was thrown out in
the fourth on a clean hit to right
field. This is not TO his discredit
however, for he has still to learn the
lay of the local lot.
Happy Hogan sat in the directors
his tossers. Happy has been a bit
under the weather for the last few
days. and he will not get into the game
again till he feels that he is in shape
to go to work
Rowdy Elliott caught corking good
game for the Tigers. and not an Oak
lander could get away with steal on
him. The Tigers, on the other hand.
showed plenty of speed on the paths.
stealing on Rohrer at will by taking
great big leads.