The morning call., 1890-11-03
SENATOR ROBERTS
BRILLIANT PLAYING
Wins a Close Game for the
SaCramentos.
Splendid Ball at the Haight-
Street Grounds.
The Colon els Succeed in Pulling Ont Of Tight
Place at sacramento-Lsague
Liners

Yesterdays game, between the San Fran
eIscos and the SacramentoS, was truly
magnificent one.
1t was an interesting, stubbornly fought
contest from beginning to end. replete with
many brilliant plays, some hard hitting and
skTllful work executed by both pitchers.
There was a large and very enthusiastic
crowd present, and each clever play was
literally applauded.
The star feature of the game did not occur
till the tenth inning, and it was 'corker."
1t was probably the greatest and most diff
cult catch ever accomplished on the grounds,
and Roberts, who made it, was vociferously
cheered for five minutes. Coughlin by
vicious swipe lifted the bali out to foul
ground, and Roberts sprinted fully eighty
feet, getting it by 4 mighty effort as il was
swerying away from him about two feet
from the ground. There were many other
phenomenal catches made by Hanley. Good
enough and Stevens, and several sensational
stops and throws by McHale, Ebright,
Everett Reitz and Cedar. Shea and DAILY
also put up strong game at second, the
iatter's two errors being eXcusable as they
we're both throws made in the attempt to
double up runner at first, and in each in
stance tie man running TO second baked the
throw.
Roberts along with capturing the fielding
honors carried off the palm for hitting as
well, securing three pretty shots, the last
one bringing in the winning run.
The pitching was another pleasing fea-
ture. Both Coughlin and Harper did mas
terly service, keeping the hits judiciously
separated and being wonderfully steady and
effective with men Oh bases. The support
accorded by catchers Bowman and Ward
was of strung, encouraging character,
neither having an error nor passed ball.
No runs were made till the third, when
the Friscos got one man across the plate
Ward led off with pop" fly which Har-
per was too sure of and let drop. On Cough
Inns drive to Cedar Ward was forced at
second, but he managed to block DAILY so
that his throw to first went wild and Cough
lin anchored on second. Shea then plunked
out safe one to right, Coughlin making
third. HanleY hit hard one to deep center,
which Goodenoagh cleverly captured, but
which enabled Coughln to tally. Shea was
thrown out IL his attempt to steal second.
TIE nexp five innings were series of
blanks, but the eighth gave the Senators
one, which evened up the score and made
matters intensely exciting. After Coed
enough fOuled out to Ward, Roberts cracked
out terrific one, which Everett partly
stopped. Robbie cleverly stole the mid
die bag and Stapleton was granted first on
balls.
Daley t en- hit high one, which Everett,
Hanley and Levy ali went for, but had
misunderstanding as to who should take
the bali, which fell untouched at Levy's
feet, Roberts crossing the rubber. Neither
side tailed in the ninth, and alter the Nets.
who got man as far as third in the
tenth and could not score him, were retired,
the Senators took their tUln. GoOdenough
hit a slow one at CoughlIn, who was per-
ceptiby nervous, and after furbling the
ball made poor throw of it, GoOdenough
being easily safe. He put on his sliding
gloves and successfully 0ived for second.
Roberts was the next man up end banged
out corklng double to right. Goodenough
tripped on, leaving second, and although he
might easily have been caught at the plate
COughlin and Everett both lei Stevens beau
tiful throw get by them and Goodenough
crossed the pan" with the winning run.
The score;