The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-04-02
HAD A CLOSE CALL.
The San Francisco Team Defeats
the Colonies.
Ths Visitors Played an Uphill Game and
Hit Cut the Winning Runs at the
Finish.

The san Francisco Club has figured in
thee orening-day games this season, and in
each instance the contest ended in favor Of
The men residing on this peninsula. Yes
terday afternoon, after the usual blare of
uumpetS, street procession, cheers by the
small boys TN the streets and a grand entry
TO the field OF battle, the oakland and san
francisco clubs proceeded 10 championship
combat at the Emeryyiile grounds. The
Col. mels were defeated by score Of TO ;,
but there was 10 glory attached TO the vic
tory Of their opponents. Harris proyerbial
luck and Norris O'NeiPs oyeTTipe error
pulled them ont Of the fire.
The game was played before nearly 2000
people, that with few exceptions were
strongly prejudieed in favor of the home
team, and the applause was melted out 10 the
plays performed by RObHson's men only.
Tie white suited men batted IN streaks
toward the latter part ut the play and the
hitting resulted IN run-getting. The Colo
nels' main obstacle to scoring was George
Cobb. who was in the box for the FriscOs.
Cobb pitched splendid game, using in his
delivery " drop ball that lie uld not pos
sess last season. He employed the drop
delivery all through the game. and it
proved a mystery that the tail lenders could
not solve. Even Lehman, Cobb's Old
battery mate, was deceived by the pitchi ne,
and could not touch the descending sph ere
with his stick. Cobb, however, by blum
dpring piece of fielding, due to a pro-
nounCed case of rattle" almost gave the
game to Oakland. The Colonies, in the
NTH inning, Lad runners on second ana
third bases, when an easy ball was DATED
to Cobb lie lost his head and did not
know where to throw. The batter reached
INST base, and the Colonel on the third
scored Had Cobb sent The ball home a run
would have been smut off and the batter
thrown out at first
Sharp and Van Zant played magnificent
bail, covering much territory and accepting
difficult chances. Van Zant blocked two
hits that would have gone into the third
column hadrOt his gloves, blocked their prog
Tess. Clark was behind the bat and went
through his duties in style indicating him
TO he a hrst-clasS catcher. He throws
quickly and surely, and handles his pitch
ers delivery easily and gracefully. lie Sc
cured a double and two singles al bat
Stephens, The Oakland pitcher, was stead
Ter than lie has been in past games, ana I'M
I'll the sixth inning kept the hits down.
Cantilliun played a good game at the initial,
accepting all of his chances, and making
number OF pretty scoops on low thrown
balls The work Of Phillips at short was
perfect, and lie plunked the bail twice for
double shots. McQuaid and lines made
clever running catches.
In the fifth for Oakland NCungman hit to
HGssameT, who made neat stop, hut Cart
wright dropped the shOrtst0p's throw.
Phillips hit Tor two bases, scoring Young
man. O'Neil was sent TO lTst base on balls.
stephens sacrificed, sending Phillips to third
and 0'NeIl to second. Long hit to Cobb,
who failed to field the ball, and Phillips
crossed the plate. a wild pitch advanced
U'Neil and Long and McQuaids hit to cen
ter scored them.
In the fifth for San Francisco Clarke's
single, passed ball, Swett's sacrifice and
Youngman's error on Sharp's grounder gave
the men from this side their first run. In
the sixth Cartwright hunted in front Of the
plate, made first safely, stole second and
scored on Van Zant's single. A passed
ball sent Van to third and he scored on
ClGT6e's two-bagger.
Ia the eighth for Oakland, Hines went to
first on balls, took second on Phillips force
hit, went 10 third on Van Zant's error and
scored when Stephens few out to Sweeney.
In the eighth for San Francisco. Sweeney
was hit by u pitched ball and took second
on HassamtT'S sacrifice. CartW right hit to
0'Neil, who threw low TO first Sweeney
scoring and Cartwright going to third. Van
Zant hit safely past short, scoring Cart
wright Levy batted single TO right, send
ing Van to second, ClaIk's single sent Van
across the plate. The score: