The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-10-06
ALMOST ON
EVEN GROUND.
Colonies, Senators and Met
ropolitans Bunched.
An Exciting Period in the Race
for the Pennant.
:
Two Games In Which the Bay Teams Defeat
Their Country Cousins = Victorious
Friscos and oaklands.

AiSiOhSh WV VI lO(uAdl pdtiOuo Va
the local grounds took advantage of Colo
mel RobinsOn'S excursion to Sacramento,
their absence was scarcely missed in the
multitude which thronged the grand stand
and bleachers of the Haight-street ball
grounds yesterday. 1t was crowd remind
full Of the immense assemblageS of previous
seasons, aud every good play or hit was
greeted with old-time enthusiasm. Stimu-
lated by the cIoseness of their position to
the leaders, the home team went in the
game yesterday with the determination of
winning, and fairly outdid all previous
efforts of the week.
1t was of the greatest Importance that
Firms aggregation should win the game, for
to lose it at this critical point of the race
would mean a serious setback to the boys
who have we'll merited nearly every victory
they have gained. Their secret of success
is their heavy stick work and their per-
Torrance in this department of the game
yesterday was simply tremendous.
The victory was "ciuched' by them in the
second inning, and after that the poor Stock
tons were never in it.
Coughlin aid PeTrott were the pitchers,
and when it is borne in mind that il was the
third consecutive days work for Roscoe, his
clever performance ana remarkable endur-
ance entities him to the highest praise
Perrot has been Stockton's winning pitcher
this season, but yesterday he met his Water
loo. Never in his bright and promising ca
reer has lie received such a caunOnading as
bis curves we're subjected TO yesterday.
Twenty safe hits, with total OF twenty-six
bases, were what were secured by the erst-
while "CrippleS," and of the eleven runs
nctted thereby but two were earned by rea-
son OF the Stocktons' fielding and battery
errors unfortunately intervening.
The game put up by Frisco IN the field
was something of revelation. But single
error was made and the big captain Of the
team took that one. At times the catches
and stops were Of a most sensational nature,
Levy, Wilson, EbrgHt and Hanley making
some famous catches, while on hot ground
eTS Fudger and Ebright did magnificent and
rapid work. The runs came in as follows:
In the first inning Shea lit hard one TO
tudger, who made pretty assist and gave
Shea a chance to exercise his vocal organs
on the coaching line. HaDley then smashed
out beauty II right field and on Pache's
allowing tue ball TO pass anchored on second.
Neach hit along the line to Holiday, who,
sighting Hanley sprinting for third, lined
the ball over, presumably 10 catch the fleet
footed fielder. The bail, however went
wide of the mark, ana Hanley easily crossed
the plate with the first run. In the second
inning six runs came in. Levy was first re-
tired on his bit to Fogarty and Everett sin
gled to left. Speer shot safe one to third,
and a passed bail advanced both men.
Coughlin'S pretty single to lett sent Everett
and Speer home and another passed ball al
lowed Roscoe second. Shea was safe on
On. Wilson's error of Perrotts throw
OF Hanley's hit Coughlin gained third
base. Veach cleared the bases with
his ripping two-bagger to right. On Stevens
single to center Neach attempted to score,
but StUckwell threw to Perrott and Perrott
TO Armstrong, mailing Neach at home.
Stevens took second on the throw in and
scored on Ebright's safe y to left field. Levy,
who opened the inning, retired the side,
PerrotL assisting him out at first. Six safe
hits were made IN this inning and ten men
were at bat.
Stevens was first up in the sixth inning,
and his wagon tongue came in sharp con-
tact with pretty bah, which he sent back
IN the field with vengeance. The sphere
shot on a line way past Stockwel and be-
fore recovered Travelled 10 the club house,
Stevens making the circuit amid the widest
applause. Ebright again hit safely, and on
otockwelrs error the captain took second
Fogarty fumbied Levy's hit, Ebright going
10 third and scoring GA EYeretI'S tyout sac
rifice to Sto kwell.
In the seventh Ebright made his third
single and Hoffman failed to stop the ball
again, giving Buck second. he scored on
Levys safe smash to center. Everett and
Speer 0rth flew to Hoffman, but Coughlin
III ~ W ilSOLs nc Uhll DOullutu away liOll
fhe third baseman and Fudger nimbly picked
it up and, throwing to Fogarty, forced Levy
al second, making beautiful and difficult
play.
Hanley secured double in the ninth, and
Stockwell fumbling it HaGley went to third,
tallying the eleventh run on Veach's sacri-
fee Stevens followed with a double, but
was left, Ebrieht making the third out
lie StOcktonS made three runs, two of
which were made in the fifth. Fudger led
of with clean hit to left and came home
on Wilson's long double. Pache lit TO
Everett, who threw to Ebright, endravoripg
to catch Wilson at third. Ebright dropped
the ball, although the throw was a splendid
one, and both men were safe at third and
first. Pache then stole second on Holidays
long triple to right, the fielder and third
basemsn tailed. HOffmans attempted steal
to second cuaxed Holiday off third, and be
was neatly caught at home on Speer's throw
to Shea, and the second baseman's quick
and accurate return of the ball to the plate.
Their two last runs of the game, which were
also earned, came in the seventh inning, on
Paehe's single to left, Perrotts safety to
the same field, Holidays sacrifice and Hoff-
mans single TO center. The score: