The morning call., 1890-04-05
MORE HARD LUCK.
The Senators Lose a Game They
Had Well i'm Hand.
Wretchsd Fielding on the Part Of Some Of
the Players in the Home Team-The
Colonels Shut Out at Stockton.

The hard luck that accompanied the
Senators of go since they first played ball
has still heavy mortgage on the team.
The game with the home club should have
gone the way Of Sacramento yesterday and
the visitors had it well in hand from the
fifth to the eighth inning, when one of
those little mishaps that occur sometimes
in the best regulated teams took place. and
presto, the order Of things was reversed.
1t was only the muff of a pop fly that
changed the tide of affairs, but that one
blunder on the part of Captain Stapleton
gave the Friscos another chance for vic
tory, and they took advantage of the oppor-
tunity afforded them by sending enough
men across the plate to change the score.
The Senators fielded all around the home
team, both in the diamond and in the out
field. Their work is quick and clear cut
and with pitcher like Otto Young iu the
box for Sacramento, Finn's men would not
have been in the game at all
Zeigler has curves, but he did not use
them to great extent, nor did he emf 10y
speed, but contented himself with getting
the ball over the plate and leaving the res.
of the work to his felders. And had he re-
ceived the support in the eighth inning that
had been accorded him up to that time the
result would possibly have justified his con-
fidence in his nine. He generally pitched
straight ball and Finn's men took to his de-
livery kindly, sizing him up for sixteen hits
with Il total of nineteen bases.
If the San Franciscos have been prac-
ticing steadily lately their work yesterday
did not show improvement in fielding The
players in goblin blue apparently tried to
show the small audience how baseball
ought not to be played, and succeeded in
winning derisive yells from the bleachers.
There was goodly contingent of Oakland
fans" in the foremost rows of the boards,
who were immensely tickled while Frisco
was playing wretchedly and Sacramento
fielding superbly. a broad smile illumi-
mated Admiral Hayens' face until the score
board boy showed the result OF the Oak
land-Stockton game, and then the Past
Chancellor of the Order of Athenian Cranks
looked sad.
Cedar. the third baseman, bore the brunt
of the inield work for his team, and it is
not exaggelation to say his playing equaled
that OF any third baseman ever seen in CAL
i1ornia, barring none. He makes every
thing easy for himself and handles his
chances, hard ones included, as if the task
was child s-play. His sticking was heavy
yesterday, and be made two daring steals,
travelling from first to third.
Reitz, Bowman and Roberts performed
some pretty plays III their respective posi-
tions.
McHale, the change catcher, made his
appearance in right field, and the young
fellow, in making put-outs on long hits,
proved himself to be an adept fiy-catcher.
He was weak at bat, however, the Frisco
pitchers swift twirling being too heavy for
him.
Young. despite the poor fielding of his
nine, did not appear to lose heart, and, in
fact, pitched better ball as the errors con-
tinued to increase. He was backed up well
IN the outheld. save for muff by Levy,
and that error was as much surprise to
the left fielder himself as it was to the
spectators who are accustomed to see Reub
hold everything that travels in his direc-
ton. 1t was an easy catch, but Levy stood
dumfounded for a few moments. looking
at the fallen ball, and before he picked it
up the runner went to second.
EbrIghts completely lost his head and
the use OF his hands in the first half of
the game and could not pick up a musk
melon if it was rolled down to him. Swee-
ney made up for two objectionable errors
with his batting, and Shea, who was also
in the misplay procession, tried to even up
matters by hard hitting. Hanley held up
his end in center by making several good
catches, but George was the only man in
his team who failed TO hit safely.
Speer caught his first game and acquitted
himself creditably. He is as active as a
eat and throws swiftly to cushions, but it
Will require more work behind the bat to
get him in trim. His hit was hot two
bagger past third. Otto Young also batted
heavily, having double and two singles TO
his credit.
At the close of the seventh inning the
score stood 10 to in favor of the Sacra-
mento team. In the eighth Young hit for
single past second and advanced to second
on GoOdenOugh's mutf of Sheas fly Levy
batted to Stapeton, who fumbed, and the
bases were filled. Hanley flew out to Rob-
ertS and Young stole home, Shea going to
tuird and Levy to second. Sweeney's sim
gle to right scored both runners Ebright
flew out to GoOSenough. Buchan hit an
easy fly to Stapleton. who dropped the ball,
and Sweeney went to third. Buchan stole
second and Stevens single scored Sweeney
and Buehan.
The Senators were blanked in their half
of the eighth, and as each side scored one
run in the ninth, the game went the home
club.
SUMMARY-At San Francisco, April 4,
1S90.-San FranciscOs II, Sacramentos IL.
Earned runs-Sacramentos 2. Two-base
hits-Young, Speer, Ebright. Roberts. Sac
riice hits-Shea, Levy, Hanley, Sweeney,
Stapleton, Bowman. Daley, Roberts, Nc
Hale, ReitZ 2. First base on errors-San
Franchises 6, Sacramentos s.. First base on
called balls-San Franciscos 4, Sacramentos
Z. Left on bases-San Franciscos s, Sacra-
mentos Is. Struck out-By Young 4, by
Zeigler A. Hit by ptcher-Bowman, Daley.
Passed balls-Speer 2. Wild pitches-Zeig-
Ter l.
SCORE BY INNINGS.
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