The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-04-27

Stockton Is giving the home team a hard battle
for first place In the league race, and the style In
which the Gas City neil have been smuggling the
ball lately indicates that they have very good
chance Of taking the lead. Yesterday afternoon,
with crippled man in the box, they gave their
opponents the hottest fight witnessed this season
on the local grounds. When the ninth inning
closed the score was tied and three extra innings
were played before run was made, and that
tally was the property of the visitors. 1t was
brilliant close to an exciting game that was full
of fine plays and plenty OF heavy hitting. Both
teams played earnest ball and were so anxious
TO win that majority of the errors were made
on very difficult chances.
The StOcktoHs did not put up the fielding game
thelr antagonists furnished, but their infeld
work was far ahead Of that of the Frscos. The
play OF Fogarty, Selma and Fudger was worth
whole game in Itself, aud the little shortstop's
stopping aud throwing was simply marvellous.
He would have played faultlessy but for an in-
reference the part of Wilson when a
grounder was batted between short and third.
fndger plunked The ball win Will, and made
the winning run. FOgarty's blunder was also an
eXcusable one, the sphere being knocked from
his grasp during a collision with base-runuer
Wilson held up his end at third like veteran.
In the outheid The work was not so fine. AL
though Holiday made three errors out of nine
chances his playing Is deserving OF much praise.
He had some nard plays cut out for him and Sc
cured the major part OF the difficult chances.
He made three pretty running catches and his
throw from center to The plate, by which he shut
out run, could not have been improved upon.
He was terror TO The Frisco twlrler when he
stepred TO bat Three singles and triple con-
stilued his batting record for lne game and they
were ali clean drives.
Swain did some heavy striking also, and his
last hit III the twelfth drove in the run that won
the game for bis side. Like Cahlll. he failed TO
block single and secured an error tor his
break.
Chase had a sore arm and at one period Of the
contest gave evidence OF being In distress, but lie
stuck 10 his work manfuliy aud pitched the game
tlZ TAtfn had uAp hall .NNn
his lanleness, and kept the FrscOs from getting
more than niue hits In dozen Innings. De Pan
gher was at his best behind the bat and threw so
accurately to bases that number Of runners per-
lshed al Tie bag and but one base was stolen of
him.
The home nine never furnished better article
OF fielding than they did yeste day, aud their de-
feat was due 10 the hard hammering LoOka-
Daughs curves received. The San JOAQUIN men
made fourteen hits, with total of nineteen
bases. aud earned six out of seven runs. Speer,
however was OF Ill his throwing and base-ruu-
ners grew bold upon finding themselves in slight
danger of being thrown out. Ebrlght held down
short without an error ana made 4 tiue block of
a hot single Buchan appeared to have got
over his nervousness, and he has not been seen
to better advantage since lie joined The California
League. Not few OF his nine chances were of
hot character, but lie got away with them with
out a mlshap. Levy and Stevens pulled down
hits that brought out some lively sprintlng.
In the hrst inning only SIX balls were pitched,
The batters going out in order.
In the third for Stockton Chase got first on
balls went to third on De Pangher's double and
ohdn 8 lWO-DdBBeT ulONt Tue pair Oh runners
home.
In the fourth for Frisco Ebright took first on
balls, went TO third on Holidays mu1 OF LeVy's
hy and scored Oh Stevens single.
For Stockton iii the fourth Holiday hit TO GEN.
ter for three bases and scored on Seluas fly out
10 Levy. In the fifth Cahl batted safely, stole
second and third, and scored on Holidays sim
gle over short Holiday stole second and went
home on Fudger's single.
In the sixth for the home team Speer took first
on called balls. Levy hit TO right tor single
and Swan failed TO block the ball, Speer scoring
and Levy taking third, going home later on Hul-
llday's muh OF Stevens fly.
Frisco tied the score in the eighth Speer took
first ON called balls, and went TO third on Levy's
double. stevens raped out another double, and
Speer and Levy scored.
In the ninth Sweeney and Hanley we're given
bases on balls, and Speer's single iilled the cush-
ions. Levy's sacrifice scored Sweeney.
For stockton in The ninth Wilson batted safely
past third, stole second, went to third ON De
Pangher's sacrifice and scored on Swans single
ln the twelfth Swan hit safely To left, stole sec
ond, went To thhd on Holidays single TO short
and scored ON fndgtrs safe shot to left field.
SUHINiARY-At San Francisco, April &c, 1890
Stocktons z, San FrancIscos 6. Earned runs
San Ftanciscos l, Stoektons g. Three-base hit
Holiday. Two-base hits-Shea 3, De Pangher,
Levy, Selma, Swan, Stevens. Sacrifice hits
Stevens, Shea, Selna Fudger, Sweeney, Levy 2,
De Pangher. First base on errors-Sau Fran.
ciscos 8, Stocktons l. First base on called balls
San Franciseos 6. Stocktons L. Left on bases
-3.: Franeiscos 8, SIocktons 6. Struck out
BY LookabaLsA g Hit by pitcher-Fogarty,
Ebright. Double plays-bLehan EbrIght and
Sweeney, Buehan, Sweeney and EOl. Shf
SCORE BY INNINGS.