Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-11-08
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THE KIND OF SCORE MADE By THE
oAKLANps YESTERDAY.
While the sacramentos Piled Up Four
teen Runs-Cantillion at His
Usual Tricks.

The Oaklands suffered an iDglorious de-
feat yesterday, the Sacramento club white
washing Mr.. Robinson's team, and at the
same time piling up fourteen runs for
themselves. Had the visiting club made
even q run or two in the first part of the
game the contest would not have been as
exciting as it was, for the interest conferred
in the endeavor of the Senators to shut out
their opponents. And the shut.out was
most complete.
Hoffman pitched game that he may
feel proud of, and it was the second time he
had shut out the Oakland team. He had
perfect control of the ball, and not one
man of the opposing team was given bis
base on balls. Three hits are credited to
the Oakland club, but two of them were
certainly disputable. The brilliant sup
port afforded Hoffman bv his fielders gave
him unlimited confidence, and the Oak
lands found great difficulty in placing the
ball safely out of reach of an in-felder or
PLAYER in the out-held. In fact. there
was not a hit driven outside the diamond.
During the entire nine innings only six
of the Oaklands succeeded in reaching first
base. Not one reached the second bag
until the ninth inning, when Shaw had
the honor of getting as far as the third cor
ner, which was as near as the visiting club
came to scoring. In that inning, Shaw
having gained third base and Cantillion
reaching first, the former tried to score On
B0wman's throw to second base. The ball
was thrown home again, and Shaw was
caught on the line and touched out by
Cedar. Not hit was made off Hoffman
until the eighth inning.
The Oaklands were certainly badly GRIP
pied in their infeld Tip ONeill could
not play, as he had not paid the fine of 500
against him, and Lehman was not able to
catch on account OF the injury received
from foul tip on Sunday last. AS re-
suit of these mishaps DUNCAN was COM
PEELED to catch, Lehman was assigned to
first base and Dooley guarded third base.
The change gave the nine a bad case of
''rattles, and seven of the most costly err
rors that could be made were accomplished
by the ''terrors' from Emeryville.
Sweeney had to be given an error, accord
ing to the rules, that seemed almost unfair.
He was on an easy run for hy-ball in the
fourth inning, when he suddenly slipped
and fell on his back just as the ball was
about to reach him. He made desperate
grab for it as he was falling, but the ball
passed over him, and McHale scored,
making the circuit of the bases on the hit.
By right another error ought to be given to
the center fielder. He clearly misjudged
and mutfed long hit by McHaie in the
seventh inning. but got no error.
Cedar also should have received an error
in the ninth inning for fdmbliDg ground
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Lehman should have been given an error
in the seventh inning. There was run
ner on third base, and only one out, so that
the play was to keep the man on third from
scoring. The batter hit the ball towards
the left of Cantillion, and Lehman ran for
and caught ii on the rebound He returned
it to the plate, but too late-the runner had
scored. He received an error for not COW
eripg first base and permitting Cantilllon
to field the ball. As Lehman felded the
ball perfectly and made a straight throw to
the plate, it appears hardly just to give him
an error.
Cantillion got the crowd excited when he
appeared with bat which was fiat on one
side. Everybody thought he was trying to
cheat the rules, and the Sacramento mana
gers went out to take look at the curiosity.
They made an objection, but Stapleton
told them it was all right-that the rules
allowed it-and the managers went away,
while Tip" O'Neill, who was sitting on the
bench, almost had cramp from laughing.
Cantillion had a right to tease the au-
dience, so long as he kept within bounds
and did not overstep the rules, but his con-
duct yesterday on the diamond was not
that of conscientious ball player, and it
is surprising that Umpire Meegan did not
fine him or remove him from the field.
Cantillion was not in the best of sorts, and
the jeers of the crowd made him worse.
At one time during the game, after the
Sacramentos had finished their turn to bat
and were walking out to their positions,
Cantillion deliberately threw the ball away
against the left field fence. The umpire
said nothing. At another time, while act
I ing as coacher, he ran onto the diamond, in
front of Siapleton, and caught a ball which
Hoffman threw TO first to put out runner.
This bit of smartness was also overlooked,
but the next act Cantillion did was suffi-
cient to warrant his bsing disfranchised
from playing ball in the California League.
AS the Oaklands were going out to their
positions he asked Lehman TO throw the
ball 10 him, and upon receiving it he threw
it with all his might at the crowd standing
behind the low fence in front of the grand
stand. Fortunately most of those near the
fence saw the ball coming and lodged in
time to get out of the way. The umpire
took no notice of the deliberate attempt of
Cantillion to injure and possibly kill some
body. The act was cowardly and had the
perpetrator been nearer the fence he would
| undoubtedly have been severely thrashed.
| The League Directors should be called upon
to investigate his conduct. Following is
the score: