Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-09-28
TdEY ARE STILL TIE PEOPLE.
THE sACRAMENToS WIN 4 HOT GAME
FROM THE oAELANDs.
One of the Hardest Contested Battles of
the Season-Wen by Good and
Timely Batting.

Those who attended yesterdays bell
game between the Oaklands and Sacra-
mentos saw one of the most exciting co.,
tests that has been played here for months.
The majority of the spectators were ladies,
but nearly as much enthusiasm was de-
veloped ss if the audience had been COM
posed of men. Up TO the sixth inning the
home club could not score run, while the
visitors had succeeded 10 crossing two men
over the plate, Cantillion and Dooley gam
ing their bases in the third inning and
scoring on wild pitch and McHale's poor
throw from right field to second base.
The Sscramentos' chances looked exceed
ingly bad. but in the sixth inning they
made squirt and scored three runs. Co.
dar and Hoffman got their case On balls,
and Goodenough drove out clean single
into right field. The bases were then filed,
and Roberts came to the bat be hit an
easy one to Cantlli0n, who fumbled ii long
enough TO allow Cedar to score and Roberts
to reach first in safety. A wild pitch
scored Hoffman, and the bases were sgain
occupied By Bowman going to first on
balls McHaie cane to the bat and bunted
the ball slowly towards third base. O'Neih
could not felc it in time to catch the run
ner at first nor to Ereyen. G5odenough
from scoring.
The result of this inning placed the Sac
ramentos one lun in the lead, bat they
were not able to maintain il long. In the
seventh inning Cedar erred on McDonalds
grounder, and the batter reached first. He
was advanced to second on n. O'Neill's hit,
and to third on SheT's sacrifice. Both
men scored on Bowman's error of Roberts
throw to the home plate.
The excitement at this stage of the game
was intense, and the Sacramento enthusiasts
moved about uneasily in their seats. There
was q grand burst of applause, however,
when the home team tied the score in the
eighth inning. Goodenough went to first
base on balls, but was forced out at second
on Roberts ground hit. Roberts neatly
stole second base, and Bowman's sacrifice
hit advanced him TO third. There were
two outs, and McHale, Sacramento's pride,
came to the bat. Pitcher Shaw signalled
for the outfielders to close in, and they did,
but with a disastrous result. McHale hit
the ball squareiy aud reached the third
corner before it was fielded. Roberts scored
on the hit, again making the score tie.
The ninth inning ended thegame, the Sac
ramentos scoring four runs and the Oak
lands one. Cedar went to first on balls
and Reitz make q neat single. Hoffman
hit to Mcdonald, who threw to second base,
but not in time to catch Reiiz Cedar
scored on the play. Goodenough took first
on balls Roberts knocked pop fly to
Mcdonald who avoided catching it and for
warded the ball home, forcing out Reitz at
the plate. Bowman gagged one Of Shaw's
speedy balls correctly and drove it out for
three bases. Hoffman, Goodenough and
Roberts scored on the hit. McHale retired
the side by knocking fly to Sweeney.
The one run made by the 0aklands in
this inning was Shaw's. He reached the
initial on four balls, and come home on
Bowman's low throw to third base.
The playing of both mines was marked
for its earnestness, and the game was a
veritable tug-of-war. Each club tried hard
to win, and desperate chances were taken
on several different occasions. The oppor-
tune batting OF the home team won them
the contest by a score of to 5.
Shaw gave an exhibition Of his style of
pitching, and while he proved to be very
effective at times, it was seen that he 3
easily ratified when men are or bases
Lehman played several lodges to delay the
game, in order to rest his pitcher, and
O'Neill did the same thing. Shaw's posi-
ton in the box is rot what the rules call
for. Instead of facing the batter, he stands
sideways, and all of his deliveries yesterday
were unfair. He has a habit of runnir
out Of the box couple of feet every time
he delivers the ball, and the umpire finds
it almost impossible to keep him III his
proper position at the back Of the pitchers
box.
Lehman caught his usual good game
and base runners were not anxious to steal
second on him.
Hoffman and Bowman played good ball,
though the former was somewhat wild
His one handed stop of hot liner IN the
eighth inning was roundly spplauded.
Donohue umpired the game as satisfac-
torily as he could. Shaw was fined s. for
back talk
FoIloUino ia the score