The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-10-04
DOWNING THE LEADERS
An Exciting Game Won by the
"Mets'' at Oakland.

The Metropolitans pulled down the Sem
atOrS' percentage another peg yesterday by
defeating them at the Oakland grounds.
Considering the fact that the Colonies
were not coutesting it was an unusually
large assemDlage that witnessed the play,
while each team had about an equal namber
of "rooters" 10 the bleachers to battle for
them in their own peculiar way. The game
was an excellent one to look at being close
and interesting all through. The hitting
was very sharp and at times heavy, and the
fielding of an exceptionally clever order.
C0ughlin and Harper were the pitchers,
and although each was touched out for the
same number OF hits the Franciscan had
considerably the best of the hOnOrs, being
far more effective and steaiier than bis ad-
versaIy. In the fourth inning Harper lost
all control of the ball, forcing in a run
through his wildness.
Each team went in with determination
of doing their utmost to win, and in the mat
ter Of base running took desperate and dis
astrOus chances. In the first inning Hanley
attempted to score from first base on Veach's
scratch double 10 right field but found the
ball waiting for lin, and in tine third Speer
tried to take third base on Coughlin's hit to
short center and was thrown out by Good
enough.
The runs came in as follows: In the
fourth, Ward hit fly to deep center of
which Hanley made magnificent catch.
DAILY then banged soorcher at Ebright,
who erred, and Daily was safe. HarperS
base on balls sent him to second, and as
GOOdenough hit to Ebright, who assisted
him out at first, each adya need a base.
Roberts slashng single to center sent them
both across the rubber, but the left fielder
was caught between second and third and
retired the side with two runs.
Harper's wildness then evened up the score
for the Friscos. Veach was assisted out at
first by Reitz and Stevens was hit by a
pitched ball. A wild pitch advanced him to
second, Then Ebrlgbt, Levy and Everett
were awarded their bases on balls, Everetts
forcing home Stevens. Speers' sacrifice
scored Ebright In the fifth the Senators
added two more runs. With two out Cedar
cracked out a safe one to center, and Reitz
followed with long hard drive over Stevens
head. The ball struck the ground about
twenty feet this side Of the fence, and taking
high bound cleared the sheds and dropped
INTO the adjoining race-track, easily giving
the little second baseman home run. and
making two earned runs for the inning.
This gave the Senators good lead, which,
however, they did not keep long, as the
Frisc0s earned two for themselves in the
following inning aud tied the score Ebright,
first up, made pretty single to the lett and
went to third on Leyy's safe shot to right
field. RUDE stole second, and Squlre's
smashing line shot to left scored both men.
In the eighth Ebright again led off with
safety. but was too daring at the initial. and
after Ward had made several attempts to
catch him Harper finally succeeded in
throwing him out Levy then got in a two
bagger, which Goodenough. by splendid
passed ball. Shea's single to center sent
him over the plate with winning run. The
Senators tried hard to score in the ninth.
Roberts and Bowman both hitting safely
after two men were out, but McHale ended
the game on his grounder to Shea The
score: