The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-05-26
DOWNED BY
The SENATORS.
The Home Team Loses a Close
Twelve-Inning Game.
An Exciting Contest With Brill.
liant Features.
sveeney's Errors at Short Let in the Tying
and Winning Runs stockton's New
Battery Defeats the ColOnels.


It took about twenty minutes time to
play the last three innings of the Sacra-
mento-FriScO game yesterday afternoon, and
during that twenty minutes there was more
excitement and noise than is ordinarily con-
tanned in the average interesting champion
ship contest The crowd distributed its
yells impartially, and put-outs on either
side no matter how easily executed, were
hailed with manifestations Of delight. The
spectators wanted the exciting struggle
prolonged. and undoubtedly would have
been contented to stay until night-fall if
the game retained its closeness. The con-
test, despite its errors, was really brilliant
one. There was comparatively little strike
out work, and the felders were kept busy
from the commencement of the first inning
to the close of the twelfth. The tielding in
both teams was marked by some very pretty
work, the play being sharp and generally
accurate, while not few of the assists and
put-outs were made on chances that were
seemingly impossible to secure. The San
Franciscos did much of the circus playing
but their field work does not stand COMPARE
son with that Of the Senators. The latter
nine worked together like clock-work. and
not one of the infelders committed blum
der, but put up the steadest ball imagin-
able.
HAD A HARD ROW TO HOE.
The way the game opened indicated that
the visitors would have a soft snap on the
balance of the proce edings, but later de-
Velopments gave them to understand they
had a hard battle TO fight. In the first in
ming an error, a base on balls and a little
heavy hitting gave Sacramento four runs.
Then they made another in the fourth
inning and there they stopped for a long
time. Frisco could not score until the first
of the fourth, when two men crossed the
plate. The same results were attained in
the fifth and sixth innings, the score stand
ing at The close of the latter to in favor
Of the home team. Matters stood thusly
until the close of the ninth, when a break
ut short and safe hit tied the score. Then
the audience seemed to go TO the verge of
lunacy in their excitement, but the players
Steadied down to work more than ever and
there is no telling how long the men might
have been engaged in the play but for
SweeneYS unfortunate tumble in the
twelfth.
Harper. the prize twirler, did the pitch
ing for the Senators, and right well did he
perform the work. He had more speed
than he has shown for many a day, and his
control was very fair. He used excellent
Judgment in his delivery and kept the hits
down to eight, and few of these were
TO bases, but the binding dust that blew
across the diamond interfeTed greatly with
his playing. Once on passed ball and an
other time on wild pitch his sight was SO
affected that lie could not see base-runners
travelling around the paths.
PERFECT Unfolding.
Stapleton put up quiet steady game at
the initial, and in the eighth inning by
springing sidewise in the air gathered in a
line hit from Buchan's bat. Reitz again
played errorless ball. covering lot of terri
tory and putting out base-stealers with
the ease and grace characteristic OF him.
His hitting was timely.
Daley had ten chances and accepted them
all. His throwing, except in one instance,
could not have been bettered, ana he blocked
several hot hits. He once had an excellent
opportunity TO accomplish q double play,
but his throw to first was short. On fly
balls he was sure, and took in some hits in
deep field.
Cedar had little to do. At bat in the first
inning he sent a three-bagger over Levy's
head, sending home two men who were on
bases.
Roberts had six chances, two being of a
difficult kind, but Fred obtained them after
a run toward the infeld.
Zelgler played in right field, and his mis-
Judgment of a high fly from LEWIS stick
let in two runs in the fifth.
Young depended principally On speed,
and the Senators found him for but seven
safe hits. Had he been given the support
accorded the Sacramento pitcher the Friscos
would not have had any trouble in win
ming. Young was extremely weak with
the stick, striking out three t&Aes out of
i've times up.
HE WAS CAUGHT MAPPING.
Chick Speer's throwing up to the last
inning was perfect. In the eleventh, when
Harper had reached third base, the little
catcher caught him tapping off the bag.
and by pretty throw sent the twirler to
ba bod irI,+
chances and accepted sixteen. He batted
we'll also, making two hits off Harper's
pulling curves.
Ebright was again placed at first base
and played the position in good style, with
the exception Of attempting to catch
thrown ball with one hand, when he
dropped it.
Sweeney was out of place at short and
slipped up on three chances, and TWO of his
errors materially aided the opposing side
In getting the winning runs.
Buchan played his best game at third this
season. He had, as glimpse at the score
Will show, busy time in his position, and
not single misplay mars his record for the
day. And his work was not of an easy
character. He had considerable hot hitting
TO contend with, and fielded them across
the diamond in an effective manner That
he regalned his self-confidence was evident,
for he held every fly ball that went his
way.
HANLEY's GREAT CATCH.
The outtield work of the home team was
perfect. Stevens made two splendid rum
ming catches, and Levy did his share of the
put-Outs in good style, but Hanley, although
he had but one chance, carried OFF the hon.
ors of the day. 1t was in the tenth
inning There were two men out, and
Zeigler was at bat He met the
ball squarely on the seam and away it
sailed to center-feld on a line, traYeling
about ten feet above ground. How the
crowd yelledl When Hanley started for
the ball not one person on the grounds be-
naved he would get it. "Blockers" was
there, however. With tremendous bound
from the grass he reached out his right
hand. Hardly soul thought he caught it
until they saw him running in from the
field with the ball in his hand. Then the
spectators cheered for fully five minutes.
Zeigler did not see the catch and was run
ming around tile bases thinking he had
made home-run hit until the laughter of
the players checked him.
In the first inning for Sacramento Good
enough was given first on balls and stole
second. Bowman hit to Sweeney who threw
high TO first and the batter took second
while Goodenough scored. Daley hit past
short for single, sending Bowman to third
and taking second on the THROWN. Staple
ton hit to short and Sweeney threw to the
plate, but Bowman passed over the rubber
In safety. Cedar hit to left for a triple
and Daley and Stapleton scored.
FRISCO STARTS IN.
In the fourth, for Frisco, Ebright was hit
by pitched ball. Levy hit pop fly. which
was allowed to drop untouched, and
Ebright took second. Ebright stole third,
aud Levy purloined second. Speer hit
safely past short, scoring both runners,
In the fourth, for the Senators, Harper
was given first base on balls, but was
forced out at second, when Goodenough hit
to Sweeney. Goodenough stole second and
went to third on passed ball. Daley
batteG fly to Young, who muffed, and
GoodeD ough scored.
In the fifth. for the home team, Sweeney
hit safely to center and stole second.
Ebright was hit again by pitched ball
Zsigler dropped. and Sweeney and Ebright