Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-09-15
DOWN aGAIH.
THE sAeRAMENTos COULD NOT WIN
TWO STRAIGHT.
Hoffman Was Hit Hard-Oakland De
feats stockton at San
Francisco.

The sight of about 600 people in the
gran dstand completely dazed the Sacrs-
mentos yesterday, and the exhibition O
ball-playing.on their part was shameful
The few count try people who were present
probably for the first time this season
must have thought thai the national gam e
as played here was the worst kind of q
farce. 1t must have been difficult for them
to understand how it was that club in
first place in the league race could be cap
able of playing such wretched game of
ball as the Sacramentos were guilty of
Their field work was disgusting to say the
least, and the Kissing that issued from the
grand and special stands was not out of
place. 1t was not because the home team
lost the game that they should be eensured.
but simply for the fact that they did not
support Hoffman. There is no telling but
that he might have done far better work
had he seen that his team were working
with him, but, on the contrary, they
showed disposition to take matters easy
and played contest that had the effect of
lowering the club III the estimation of the
audience
The good plays were ell on the San
Franciscos side, and they won by score of
10 to 4 and had they chosen to play out
their half of the ninth inning, they could
probably have added few more points to
the total number of runs. There was no
comparison between the playing of the
two teams. The visitors simply fielded
and balted as any club ought to in the
0r ohaH -
made few very neat plays to show that
they were alive to their work.
great deal can be said of the Sacra-
mento clubs exhibition. In the first place
while at bat, they generally knocked sky
balls, and Daily showed an exceeding fond
ness for sending the bali into the air just
to see how high he could drive il. Bow
man was the only really effective batter in
the team, and his work was roundly ap.
plauded. Bill's stick work has been missed
tor the past three weeks.
AS regards the fielding of the club, a
short description of the individual playing
is not amiss. Goodenough made an error
that deserved being put down in the score
book with big black mark. 1t was in the
sixth inning, and Ebright had knocked q
around hit out into center field. Good
enough was playing deep center, and
wards him, be made no attempt to close
up on IT. never for q moment supposing
that Ebright would have the audscity to be
so foolish as to take second base OF the hit
While ne calmly stood and watched the
ball come along, Ebright was running to
second, and he made the base before Good
enough knew what was up. It was g
stupid bit of playing
Daily had to blush even at his own work
He made three of the most inexcusabe
errors that it is possible for any player who
has ever handled baseball 10 accomplish.
He started in the very first inning and ell
lowed the San Franciscos tn cir first run
There were two outs and Shea was at third
base Stevens, the batter, hit directly to
DAILY, who blocked it and then gently
tossed the ball about eight feet over Staple
tons head. Shea OF course, scored. Again
in the second inning he alone was respons-
ible for the run made by the visiting team
His error was on a very easy chance
Again in the fourth inning he came to the
rescue of the San Franchises. Lookabaugh
took first on his poor throw, and then
Hanley. Stevens and Ebright smashed out
hits and added four runs to the score Of
their team. DAILY was satisfied with three
misplsys, and made no more during the
game.
McHale's error was not disastrous, aud
he eyened up matters by catching brill
liant game. He saved Hoffman at least two
wild pitches, and. was cheered several times
by the audience. He and Bowman were
the only players who could hit the ball
safely.
Godar made couple of errors that sim
ply bewildered the spectators. On both
chances the opportunities for put outs were
certain, but by his inability to handle his
position, for some cause, he did excellent
work in adding rams TO the San Francisco
score.
Reitz's playing was slack and lacked its
usual vigor. He made some very coed
plays, but showed a fault which Is unusual
with him--that of juggling the ball.
Hoffman mufed foul ball that he
should have caught with ease. The batter
afterwards got his base. and sn error had
TO be chalked down in the error column
opposite Hoffman's name. His second
error was no more exeusable than the first.
Stapleton played well at first, and so did
Roberts and Bowman il the field. Neither
of the latter two were offered g chance,
however.
It was the general opinion that the Sac
ramento team needs shaking np, and that
rioht