The morning call., 1890-05-23
A SPIRITED CONTEST
The Home Team and Oakland
Play Lively Ball.
ZelSl6f Pitches a Good Game and De-
leatS The Stockton Club.
Arrival el the GaS!OWn's New Battery From
the East-League and Brother
hood Exhibitions.

Iwenty-six runs, thirty-three base hits and
h1teeh errors From this brief summary 10
wouia not appear that yesterdays game between
The nome team and the Oaklands was inter.
estlhg, but 1t was nevertheless an exciting
struggle. First the Colonels took the lead, then
they were tied and passed. but regatned the FORE
most position in the fifth inning; were on even
footing Tor a second time In the seventh and lost
the battle In the cosiug innings. The uncertainty
OF the play kept the interest alive and the merry
pop OF bat against bali served to raise the euthu
siasm of the spectators, and amusement was
createa by some OF tile errors which were child
like In character
Inc nome team played wretched fielding
game and deserved to lose. Out Of the eleven
runs mace by the opposing team, but Two were
eaTheu ana not Few on the most glaring blun-
ders. But tile heavy stckwOrk of the Friscos
overbalanced their poor fielding and saved them
from pelng dsastrOusly defeated.
Ihe men from this side evidently remembered
their narrow escape from a shut-out last Satur-
day, when Meegan pitched against them, and
seemed determined TO avenge themselves. The
way refers delivery was smashed TO all corners
OF the neld was sufficient to dishearten most
t"lrlers, but Meeean maintained his pace to the
clOSe, although every inning SWelled tile number
of hlts against him.
Every man in the team secured a safe HIT
EOIlght, Shea, Sweeney aud Stevens leading in
the batting. Ebrlght hit a triple. two doubles
ara single, Stevens and Sweeney each raped
TWO Dagger III addition TO their singles and
Shea added four safe shoIs 10 his record.
L0osaDaugh aud Stevens were in the points
iof ihe home club aud played a fair game. The
former was also batted freely, but the hits made
ON lin were not punched. aud lie appeared TO
nave g. al deal OF luck with him. In The third
lHnlpg ihe bases became filled with Oakland run
ners without one man being retired, yet not a
run was scored. Tie next batter fouled out 10
stevens ana Hlll then stepped TO the plate. He
hlt not grounder 10 Lookabaugh, who threw
out al The plate tile man running from third ani
tHe catcher assisted Hill al
1his double play was quickly and pretty exc
cuted ana so were the other plays of The same
nature. Joe Shea put up great game at sec
ond' aceeptng thirteen out OF fifteen chances,
some oi his work being difficult and on The lines
he Twice stole second and third base. his errors
were mum OF fly and a failure 10 block ball
thrown from the ouifeld.
Buchau seemed TO have been afflicted with
stage hight whenever a fly ball came his way,
ana Levy, 100, had butter Oh his fingers. Rube
was 10 hard luck. Once lie batted a bali on a
line TO the rigbt-ield fence, but 1t bounded back
TO oNclPs hands and Levy got but one base ON
MS MI. Hanley also was in the mufiug pIo-
eeSslon ana dropped an easy fly.
Noiris ONeli made his reappearaDce with his
team, but did not assume his usual position,
taking his stand III right held. He had nothing
to dc 10 The fielding line. but lie made his pres
ence ielt While AT bat, double and single be.
lhs MS work for the day.
SticSney's anxiety caused him to slip up on
two Chances
II is becoming rather "chestnutty" to say Nc
Dona,d played excellent ball at second buI Jim
was IN Tie game yesterday, as usual, and ac-
cepted his len chances without an error.
Hill missed one catch and secured three other
hes ei hard character On The bases he made
three steals aud at bat raped out lnree singles.
Inc Frlscos earned Il majority OF their runs,
while many of The Oakland tallies were made
through combination OF errors and hitting,
hence detailed account Of the run getting would
nolr ave Interesting.
SUBSTANTIAL San Francisco, May 20, 1890
San Frauclscos 10, Oaklands IL. Earned runs
San Franciscos 8, Oaklands .. Three base
hits - Ebright. c. O'Neill Two-hase birs-
Sweeney, n. UNeil, Ebrght 2, Stevens. Sacrl-
hce hlts-Stiekney. N. o'Neil, Mcdonald. Isaac
son 2, Sweeney, Levy, Lookabaugb, Shea,
Ebrieht First base on errOrs-San FrancIscos
2. OaKlands Z. Fist base on called balls-San
Franeiscos l, Oaklands o. Lett on bases-San
franciscos 8, Oaklands 8. Struck ou,-By
Lookabaugh l, by Meegan 2. First base on hit
by pItcher-lsaacson. Double plays-Looka-
baugh, Stevens ana Sweeney, Ebright, Shea and
Sweeney, Buchan, Shea aud Sweeney Lohman,
Mcdonald aud Isaacson. Passed balls =
Stevens 9.