Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-10-11

The " Oakland Pets" Act Like Boys and
Refuse to PLAY.

be1uSe To Rlay.
There was a good attendance at Agri-
cultural Park yesterday afternoon to wit
ness the game between the Atlas of this
city and GREENWOOD & Morans of Oakland,
the result of which would decide which
club was entitled to second position in the
League. The weather was very pleasant,
and spectators and players evidently felt
well. Charles Fehl was chosen tn act as
umpire, and did much better than was ex-
pected from one who has net had much
experience in filling the thankless position.
In the first inning there was a dispute as
to whether Meagher was not put out at
second, when the umpire decided that he
was safe and in the latter part of the
sixth inning there was a big trouble rela-
tive to II of the visiting club being de-
clared out at first, of which more hereafter.
The game was a brilliant one while it
lasted, the pitchers holding the batters
down to one run On each side. The Atlas
made 4 errors, and the Greenhoods but 1.
The Atlas secured two base hits, and their
opponents none. Flint made a fine two
Dagger. Borchers occupied the box for the
home club, and showed great improve
ment in his ~pitching-the result of prac-
tice during the week. The first run, made
in the third inning, was by Robertson, of
the Atlas, who did some splendid playing
during the game. He hit to third, who
overthrow to first, and Robertson gained
the second bag. He stole third hand
somely, and got home afterwards by the
" skin of his teeth" In the fifth inning
Van Haltren got his base on balls, and tai
lied on a throw of McLaughlin's to third,
which passed by Meagher, who should
have got out after it, but probably did not
see it in time, because of the b~ase-runner
beng in the way. In the last half of the
sixth inning the Greenhoods had two men
out when Fisher was given first base on
balls, and made his way to third, assisted
by Longs hit to that base. Long, while
Dolan was at the bat, started for second,
when Borchers threw the ball to Sweeney
(short-stop), who made a : bluff ~ to throw
it to the home plate to keep Fisher from
running in, then threw it like lightning to
first, who caught it and touched
Long as he was hurrying back. The
umpire declared Long out, and then
the PETS" kicked their shoes off," The
umpire stuck to his decision and tie Atlas
to him. After fifteen minutes of wrangling.
during which the Oaklanders expressed
willingness to go on with the game if an
other umpire was substituted, which the
Atlas, believing the acting official to have
been right, could not agree to, the umpire
called game" and the Greenhoods not re-
Stunning play in five minutes, he declared
the Atlas winners of the game, under the
rule, by a score of 0 to 0. During the dis
pute the spectators warmly encouraged the
umpire and the Atlas to hold their ground,
as they had always heretofore been willing
to yield a point rather than ~disappoint
spectators, when the visiting clubs
kicked The treatment umpire Van
Court gave the Sacramentans at Alameda a
week ago was too recent to be forgotten,
and the Oaklanders were not allowed to
have their own way. They objected to
Fehl as not being a league umpire, but
they forgot that there is no league umpire
here, Chapman having refused to serve
longer because of their fault-finding. Fol-
lowing is the score so far as the game went.
1t is rather puzzling that the Greenhoods
did not play the game out under.protest