Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-03-25
THE FIRST CANE.
Oakland Defeats Sacramento in
Eleyen-innipg Contest.

Oakland Defeats Sacramento In an
Eieyen-inniDg Contest.
Snowflake Park was the scene OF an i'm
mense gathering of people yesterday after
noon. The weather could not have been
better for ball game. and the California
League season opened brilliantly in this
city. Both the grand and special stands
were crowded with spectators, and large
number were left standing. There was a
goodly number of Oakland sympathizers
present, and they went away in high
feather after the game. The grounds were
in tolerable good condition, and the green
grass outside the diamond gave the field a
beautiful appearance.
The preliminary practice was not marked
by any brilliant work, but every player
showed himself TO be quite at home in his
position.
Umpire Young is perhaps one of the best
that has ever judged ball game IL this
city. He knows every point in the game,
and although some of his decisions were
contrary to what the majority of the crowd
thought they should be, be certainly Um-
pired the game in fair and square man
ner.
The home team having the choice of
innings, Captain McSorley chose " inns
and the Oakland club took the field. There
was cheer as Veach stepped. to the plate
The first ball pitched was strike; the
batter hit the third ball in the air, but alasl
Dooley. the spry first baseman of the Oak
lands, took charge of it. and the batter was
out. Sylvester hit the same kind of fly
to Dooley, but the latter misjudged it, and
the batter reached the initial, stole second
~, of II I'd; c'c anH third ON,
McSorley's two-base hit into right field
Sylvester endeavored 10 reach home on
Hardie's passed ball, but was caught at the
plate. Krehmyer hit safe into right field,
and McSorley scored the first run. Kreh-
myer was caught on the line between first
and second base.
For the Oaklands Cahill went to first on
balls TO second on Goodenough's wild
throw TO first base, and scored on ONeips
nit TO right field. Smalley went out on
Newbert;s assist. Hardie hit to Sylvester,
who " fun bled,' and the batter reached
first, O'Neil at the same time scoring, and
Hardie going TO second base. Dooley hit
to Newbert, who caught Hardie mapping
between second and third base. Long went
out on ground hit to krehmyer.
The Sacramentos made no more runs
until the sixth inning.
In the third inning the Oaklands "piled
up three runs and added one more in the
fourth, and at the end of the fifth inning
the score stood l TO in favor of the visit
ors, and the Sacramento people felt
chilly" Their hope was revived, how
ever when in the sixth inning the home
club added three runs to their number, and
a grand shout went up when in the eighth
inning, by series of hard batting, the Sac
ramento boys swelled their number of runs
TO 7. The score stood to 6 in favor of
Sacramento at the end of the eighth inning.
In the ninth the home club was goose
egged," but the Oaklands succeeded in get
ting in run and tieing the score. The
Sscramento's practically had the game
won in this inning but for Veach's "muffn
of Hardie's fly ball. There were two outs
on the Oakland side and a man on third
base when Hardie knocked an easy fly ball
to Veach, who would undoubtedly have
caught it had he not slipped. AS it was
the ball was missed and the runner on
third base scored.
Two more innings were necessary to de-
eide the contest and at last, in the elev-
enth, Oakland scored Cahill and won the
game.
There were many very fine plays during
the game which deserve mention. Nc
Sorley, after twisting about several times.
caught fly from Coughlin's bat and Jevne
made fine running catch. Both these
plays were roundly applauded.
Goodenough and Coughlin both proved
themselves to be fine twirlers." Each of
them struck out eight men mot an easy
task 10 DO under the National League rules
of four balls and three strikes. 1t was
noticeable that the former was somewhat
nervous during the first part of the game,
but towards the end he steadied down and
pitch as fine game as has been seen here
for long time. Goodenough has good
control of the ball and it was remarked
that those he struck out were the best bat
tiers of the Oakland team. The Sacrament
tos' pitcher Is undoubtedly the fastest run
ner that has ever played ball here. In the
seventh inning he knocked the ball to
shortstop and actually beat it to the first
bag. The audience noticed this and were
convinced that the gra.s wouldn't grow
under his feet"
In the second inning of the game three
fourths of the crowd were bewildered
because the umpire did not call Nc
Donald out when he made a foul tip to
Mclaughlin. Mr.. Young kindly explained
to the audience that under the National
League rules foul tip caught is not counted
as out unless the catcher is more than ten
feet behind the home-plate, or, in other
words, outside of the ten-foot line.
In the seventh inning there was a Pc
culiar double play made by the Sacramento
club which most of the audience did not
understand. Coughlin, of the Oakands,
succeeded in making first base. Cahill
then knocked pop" fly to Goodenough,
who seemingly missed the ball. picked it
up again and threw it to first base in time
TO put out Coughlin. the runner. The UNI
r,iro decided 6ouhla MAY and eYplaipod
bis decision as follows: Just as soon as the
fly bail was in Goodenough's hands the
batter was out, and then throwing the ball
to krehmeyer, who touched Coughlin, the
runner, ON the line, made the second out
and the double play was accomplished.
Following is the score:
SACRAMENTO. TB r. BHsHPo A. E