The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-08-17
WAS A GAME
WORTH WINNING.
The Home Team and COlOnelS
Play Great Ball.
Oakland Made a Gallant but Unsuccessful
Spurt at the Close.
Fine Fielding on the Part Of Finn'S Men
Brings Them YiCtOry-The Tail
EndeTS Crushed.

III would not have been wise thing FOR man
subject TO heart disease to have staid through
the ninth inning In the ball game yesterday
afternoon, particularly II he was a partisar.
There were 5000 people In the stands, and
although one might have heard a pin drop, the
excitement was so intense at the wind-up as to
be oppressive. The two teams had been playing
the greatest game OF the season, and when
LOhman stepped TO the plate In the COlonels'
last turn aI bat the score was 2 10 l In favor of
the home team. The catcher raised a mighty
cheer from the Oakland contingent when he hit
the ball over Rube Levy's head TO the fence.
Rube, however. quickly feded the ball and
checked Lohman at second base. Then Nc
Donald sacrificed 10 Shea and advanced the
0akl and catcher TO third base. Then affairs be-
gan to get very interesting. With man on
third and only one out, II seemed sure the Col
onels would at least tie the score. StlcKney hit
In front OF the plate and was thrown out by
Lookabaugh. Charley Do0ley was cheered by
the Oakland fans" when lie walked TO bat, but
the handsome first baseman was not equal TO
the task OF batting a base hill, and struck out.
SO the G me went 10 Frisco by score OF TO /.
The contest was undoubtedly the finest wit.
messed on local grounds This year. The home
players played magnificent 1eldlng game,
stevens error being muf OF a fly ball that
should have been taken by Veach. Lookabaugh
was again In the box tor Finn's men and once
tho better ball lie pitches. In the first inning
the Colonies secured un and drew blanks
thereafter. Ihey could not make enough hits III
one inning to score again and Lookabaugfs side
backed him UP in splendid style at critical times.
EVerelts shoItst0p work was one OF the features
oil the day He mad Dlne chances and accepted
them all without an error.
Cobb's pitching was exceptionally strong. He
held the Frlseos down 10 four hits and struck
out eight men. His support was perfect except
at shortstop and AT first base. Stickney's hye
chances were of the difficult Kind and the speedy
thli d-Daseman made pretty work OF the hot
drives that went 10 his territory.
Dan Sweeney and CautlllUn, The new C0loDels,
made their apl eardnce with the team 1 he
former Is not us tall as Speer lie Is quick,
active OutlIeder, and Can Iun bases with great
speed. 1T would not be just to criticise CanIll-
lions work at short yesterday. He had not
fully recovered from The fatigue of his long jour.
ney but as II Was he proved TO be tue IN
felder.
In the first inning c. o'Nein hit safely to left
field, and advanced 10 second when Dooley was
hit by pilched ball. DUNCAN hit to Everett,
who forced Do0ey at third, aud the bali was
tossed To Neacb, who needlessly threw TO
Ebright. The third baseman erred ana O'NeIl
scored.
In The fourth inning Ebrlght hit single TO
short, stole second went TO thiTd on Cantillion's
error Oh Lobman's TIN ow, and scored on Stevens
single. In the sixth Stevens reached irst OH q
force hit, stole second and went 10 third on a
passed ball. Everett was given first base on
balls, and when he stole second Stevens made a
daring steal home. The score: