The morning call., 1890-08-04
A GREAT DAY
FOR THE FANS.
Frisco Wins an Exciting
Contest From Oakland.
The Morning Game at the Emery.
Street Grounds a Tie.
Coughlin Wins Two Contests From the Gas
towns The Amateur League.
Notes and Comments.

The old-time cranks are talking baseball
louder than they have at any time this sea-
son. Two great games in one day has
stirred up all their former enthusiasm, and
from now till the close of the season they
will blftnely chatter of the day Frisco
played a tie game with the Colonels in the
morning and defeated them in the after
noon, The aforesaid cranks have been
used to reading of brilliant games on the
Sacramento aud Stockton diamonds, but
they had come to believe that it was an i'm
possibility TO get the same teams to put up
q good quality of the article on the Bay
grounds.
1t was nearly O'Clock when Shea stepped
up to the plate at the Haight-street grounds
and Umpire Mclaughlin called play"
The fog had commenced TO roll in from the
ocean with all its accustomed GOODNESS, yet
the stand and bleacheTs were packed fuller
than they have been at any time since the
opening game this season.
Firms new pitcher, Mccarthy, was in the
box for the home team, and the way he
teAsed the Spiders from across the bay was
enough to break Colonel Tom Robins0n's
heart. To be sure he did not make strike
out record, but sickly infeld hits or sky
scrapiDg flies were all they could do with
bis delivery.
He was superbly backed up by Speer and
the other members of the team, the only
misplay that did any damage being an IN
fortunate muff by Stevens of Everetts rife
shot throw 10 the sixth inning, which. had
he beld it, would have retired Captain
O'Neil and shut off one Of the Colonies
runs.
Cobb also pitched fine game for his
side, but his inield did not accord him the
support that Mccarthy received, unless
LOhman is excepted. That hardworking
young star was in the game all the time,
and soon demonstrated to the Friscos'
entire satisfaction that as base-stealers
they were not in it.
The game was played with a snap and
dash far different from the usual languid
manner of the games at Haight street, and
held the close attention of the spectators
until the last 0aklander was retired by
lightning double play. 1t was up and
OUT in rapid succession until the sixth
inning, when the Colonies broke the nest
Of goose eggs by getting man across the
rubber. Sweeney, the first man up.
popped up fly, which Everett pulled down
in great shape. Norris 0Neil drove
seorching grounder to the big shOrtstop,
which he felded in beautiful form and
drove the ball like flash across to Stevens.
The sphere struck the baseman's hands
sQuarely, stuck to them for fraction of
second and then fell to the ground, and be-
fore it could be recovered the Oakland cap
9 tain was safe. Cobb followed with single
to right and Charlie O'Neill sent up sky
rocket back of first, W hich placed the cap
tain-poet on third. Stickney few TO Nc
Carthy, who threw to second to catch Cobb.
Everett let the ball get away from him and
Q'Neil cantered over the plate. DUNCAN
ended the trouble by going out, Ebright to
Stevens.
The Colonies got another tally in the
seventh. After Shea had pulled down Lob
mans fly, Mccarthy sent Stockwell to first
on balls. Mcdonald pushed him down to
second with a sacrifice and Sweeney's long
single drove him home.
Those who were roofing" for the home
team began TO get nervous, but their chance
20 yell came in the eighth, when the boys in
blue rang the bell four times. Everett, the
first man up, was given his base on balls.
Mccarthy hit to Stiekney who blocked the
ball and threw to second to catch Everett.
Nobody was on the base and the ball went
down to StOckWell, the shOrtStop going to
third. Mccarthy started to second and
drew the ball down, Everett scoring before
it could be returned to the plate. Shea few
to Stickney, then Hanley raped out sim
gle, scoring Mccarthy. Levy struck out
and Lehman threw to first to catch Block
ers" mapping, but Sweeney let the ball get
away from him and Hanley went to third.
Stevens was given bis base on balls, stole
second, and EGright sent in the winning
runs with safe shot to center.
That ended the run getting, for Oakland
could not get the hang of McCarthy's deliv-
cry and the local players failed to come to
their assistance with any more errors. The
score: