Evening star., 1928-02-29
BY JOHN B. FOSTER.

- AN FRANCISCO. February %
Until you have had speaking ac-
quaintance with New York City
~ and its metropolitan district. and
with San Francisco and Oakland,
across the bay it Is not possible to
realize how much the base ball situa-
tions of the East and the West salt
water sections are identical.
New York may be more intimately
related to Brooklyn than San Francisco
Is to Oakland, as tunnels take Gotham
fans to the Brooklyn base ball grounds,
whereas busy ferries carry on the pas
senger traffic between the two chief
bay cities, but the base ball rivalry Is
Identical San Francisco has two clubs
exactly as New York has two. and Oak
land has it's club as Brooklyn has one.
Quite a little Of the Oakland club be-
longs this year to the Yankees. The
speculative champions OF the American
League have bought the services of
Larry and Reese. a pair OF infielders
who had a lot to do with Oakland'S
championship winning last season.
Not Good Business.
Both Of these players must engage
in games in the Pacific Coast League III
1928 and then they are to be sent to
crs. No matter what they do this year.
there will be some one to criticize. Base
ball is getting too much into the fu-
turity stage when 1t sells players on the
hOof for future delivery and keeps them
at home TO grow up.
Cal Ewing, who owns the Oakland
club. wouldn't let these young players
go to a major organization unless both
OF them went to the same club. Cal
thinks they are sort OF Castor ana
Pollux arrangement. which could not
! be happy If one were not playing next
| to the other. He stuck by his opinion
and sent both OF them to the same
club. but that doesn't necessarily mean
that both Of them will remain with
the same club. for they have a nabit
| in the ma jors OF separating the best oi
| friends when they fell like 1t.
San Francisco folks don't think OAK
! land will win the coast pennant again
| this wear. That thought Is natural, for
they have two good teams here In san
! Francisco TO help lick anything IN the
league One Is the Seals, the old san
Francisco outfit. and the other the
Missions. newer organization nameo
| for the south O'Markct" section oi
The citv, The name is good. II it hap
pens to be the mission OF the club 10
win pennant.
Seals Good Club.
The Seals have some smart ball play
crs. Hal Rhyme. who could play second
base for Pittsburgh fairly we'll, but VINO
couldn't hit hard enough. will play short
Tor the Seals Every California ian
thinks he will be a lot better now
that he is to remain at home. He may
He is better at short than at second.
Pittsburgh didn't have second base
man and tried to convert Rhyme. Ihat
was one instance in which the dope OF
Barney Dreyfuss failed. Such an en-
posure doesn't always take.
Mulligan. former American League
player. is at third for the Seals and
Suhr at second. Some day Suhr may
get higher. Thurston will pitch for San
| Francisco. He should win 90 games in
this league II he Is as good as he was
last season. His style OF delivery is
| adapted to the coast There Is n
brother OF Cohen OF the Giants to Ditch
for the team, recommended by Jimmy
| O'Connell.
BY the way. you can't mention O'Con-
nell 10 this day in San Francisco with
out some one rising with spiuttcr OF
Indignation to ask why OConncll has
to be made the goat?"
Must Find Players.
The other San Francisco team is
bosscd by Wade killifer, who must dc
a lot OF building up.
San Francisco must so three years
more 10 be quite sure that II likes con-
| tinuous base ball. OfYhand. It appears
to like 1t and TO be able to aSsimilate
II. This city Is not SO large as New
York. but It's enthusiasm Is considerably