The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-10-18
FINN PLAYING
SECOND FIDDLE.
His Men Couldn't Collide With
Cobb's Delivery.
Once More the Locals Take the Lead After an
Exciting Game cCloskey's Nave
ricks Shut Out.

Once more the Dukes INDUCED In few lin
perfect "reminiscences of how they used 10 bat
the merry bounding ball, and this places them
again In second place. By defeating the Dukes
Yesterday, score 10 4, Harris men pulled into
The breach and are now leading In the race for
the pennant by half a game. Twice have the
visitors fallen by the wayside this week. with
privilege OF dropping another notch to-day.
Friday afternoon they fell up against Harvey
Biauvel!, The young man who loves 10 SIT WIN
his legs hanging over the Clih House beach,
listening TO the sweety soulful gurgle of the sad
sea waves While they mourn. Harvey graciously
submitted to TWO hits and one lone rum Yester-
day the panicky Dukes tried :helr luck with
George Cobb. They got four runs and like
number OF hits, but these latter were far be-
tween and lost them another game.
From the frequency with which the leaders
alternate at the top notch, 1t looks TO some as II
this condition OF affairs was prearranged in
order TO excite interest. This thought has even
been expressed in type by some Of the baseball
literat In This city aud contiguous towns but the
way the Dukes and their opponents played
yesterday is enough to convince all laIr-mlnded
fans that there is no lobbery here.
1t WAS an even struggle in the first inning
when both sides scored. Little Sweeney got
base on balls. stole second ana went from there
home on Douley's muff of Swetts throw when
Smith knocked the ball his way. Smith and Levy
were retired on rapid double play. In Inc
second half McGucken got his base, went 10
third on two sacrifices and crossed tbs plate ON
Ebrighps drive 10 night for three bags. Dooley
famed out, leaving Buck stranded.
WON IN ONE INNING.
Four hits, one OF Them n double, in the second
placed the locals beyond the reach OF want.
Cartwright, Peoples, Clark and Sweeney coneen
trated their batting powers on young MIR. Har-
per and drove out the TOUR hits, all OF which
took the same general course. They were beau
tiful hits and uetied four runs, three of which
were earned. This was only momentary bat
ting spasln, however, as tue locals got but four
more bills during The game.
The Dukes men experienced great deal OF
hard>hps in figuring out their hits. After The
first iuuIng they scared up one In the fourth. but
the hitler was forced out on his way to secoud
base. Cobb had great speed and fair control.
giving six bases on balls. but lie struck out SIX OF
The eX-hard hlters from San Jose.
In The fifth The visitors sent one man around
and lost another at The plate. With Harper on
hind and cGucken at second, Everett got his
base on balls. the fourth one getting away from
SWEET HaIprr scored, but McGucken hesltated
on third. Everett started for second and SWEET
threw 10 Sharp from where be recovered the ball
near the players bench McGUckrn made
dash for The plate, but Cobb nabbed him on the
return OF the ball from second base.
1t was Il skillfully executed piece OF work that
reflects great credit on the young men engaged
in 1t. The locals scored their last run In The
eighth when CartwrIghPs single, Two sacrifices
and another single by SWEET sent the big captain
In with the sixth and last tally. From The ffth
10 The ninth the Dukes had lille 10 do but make
cuts, bur in the last they came near introducing
one Of their Garrison finishes.
An error aud single placed Dooey and Nc
Ney on The circuit, and Ill n after Two men were
out Harper dropped pOp-1y In short center that
scored both men. MeGucken got his base, but
Hanley ended The play by foI cling Harper at Sec
Und.
The game this afternoon Will be a hot one, as
the Dukes will thy TO recover their lo-tlstandine.
Cobb aud Harper are down for The boxes. Fol
lowing l. The score: