The morning call., 1891-09-04
.-DOWNED THE DUKES.
Nicholas LOokabaugh Assisted in
the Downfall.
He Gave Too Many Bases on Balls Just Be-
fore Harris Hard Hitters Arrived.
san Jose and Oakland To-Day

Nine Young men who toll on the ducal
preserves of Santa Clara yesterday fell up
against nine other youths of promise and OF
tyreater merit whose bread is now IN bond
age in the house of Harris. And when the
end was come they that were of the house
of Finn lifted up their voices and Wept.
Score, 10 to s.
An unprejudfced audience, such as they
ALWAYS have in this city, would have no
npsitaney in saying tlrat both sides played
lair to medium game of ball. Good play is
always appreciated, no matter whether the
guilty parties live here or in some other
town.
- Early in the affair Nicholas LOokabaugh
developed an Unsuitable desire to give men
bases on balls. which fact filled. the Duke
with CONSERVATION and dismay. 1t also
filed the bags with Frisco runners fleet Of
foot and strong in wind and limb. Then
some other Frisco man with an eye like an
eagle would pTauce up to the plate ana
swat out a home run or three-bagger or
something in that line, after which the men
on the bases would do the rest.
TAILED WITHOUT A BLOW.
The Dukes hirelings were also handy
Win Ill6 SUCK, anu Qu iiulG Udbl4lIS tIah
their opponents. But those potent factors
in the run getting business were iil-timed
and good for little or nothing, except 10
swell batting averages, which furnish 1000
for thought and conversation during the
long winter evenings.
In the first inning, after Peck Sharp mad
been disposed of on a fly to center. Sweeney
. and Cartwright were given base on balls.
Nicholas IuOkabaugh presented them this
priceless boom Sweeney stole. third while
Cartwright was purlolning second. Thus did
a tally arrive without blow Deing Struck
thanks 10 y. LuOkabaugh.
Billie Clark opened the next by flying
out, but Nicholas LOOkabaugh again obliged,
and Messrs. Peoples and SWEET walked
blithely away with none to modest or make
them afraid. As Peck Sharp was now due
With a hit he whacked out a three-bagger,
which struck one OF those printed directions
Tor purchasing al the lower end OF the lot.
Thus two more runs were added to the
string.
In the third Nicholas Lookabaugh of San
Jose took time by the torelock and gave the
first man up q base on balls. Then Nicholas
Smith of San Francisco got up, described
three imaginary circles in the cool, crisp air
with lis bat ana then sat down again 10 re-
feet on the many dlsapolntments that fall
10 the lot OF man,
NICHOLAS SUPREME MOMENT.
During the interval Cartwright the man
" Ao gOJ his base on balls, had worked
around to third, from whence he can
tered gAyly- home when Levy hit the
baI!t0 short right for one base. Clark then
stepped to the plate and in few moments
: Nicholas LOokabaugh had him hemmed in
. V lth three balls on one side ana two strikes
on the other. II was a supreme moment IN
the life OF Nicholas LoOkaOaugh and his
=. soul was torn with conflicting doubts and
fears as he pitched the last ball in the
SERIES.
Clark vas a little bit fdgety himself as he
moved his lips in silent prayer and banged
away at tie ball. He touched 1t of Tor
home run and made the circuit amid the
loud acclaim of the multitude, pushing
Levy in ahead of him.
In the fourth Lookabaugh exercised will
power and subdued his dreadful base-on-
baIls~habit until one run bad been scored
j., N pair Of singles and a picturesque fuke
, on the part Of Bill Everett. Then Nicholas
IlDCkabaugh broke out afreSh and gave
Nicholas smith his base. Levy singled.
ark flew out to Stalings, Cartwright ScOr-
= ing On the sacrifice, but \. Smith fell and
persisted by the wayside while pelting that
. straight and narrow path which leadeth
from third base to that bourne from whence
NO weary runner need return except in
Casps OF foul. 1t was 4 neat double play
from right field to the plate via third base.
- Having followed Harris man to place of
safely With eight runs we Will now return
y
gent
CLOSING Up THE GAP.
In their iirst Inning McGucken, who has
not smiled since his White rat died four
weeks ago at Sacramento. was first up and
made ain out. G. Cobb gave g. Hanley a
base and Eyeretps triple scored him.
Ebright sacrificed Everett home, and the
inning closed with two runs. The next two
innings resulted in two bases on balls, and
ole scattering hit accomplished by the ur-
haue and gentlemanly tiTst baseman OF the
San Jose team.
Eight to two was fhe way the score stood
when the Dukes men spurted,in the fourth.
They sent the entire team to bat in this inn
ing and had the bags full four times Three
hits, two errors and. one base on balls re-
suited in four runs. The side was retired
on Peoples field of Speers gr0under in deep
short and mage trent line throw to first.
They got no more runs until the seventh.
- EbFight and Speer led off with singles
and McVey rolled lively ground ball out
. to Rube Levy, the idol of the Kindergarten.
Rube had lots of time, so he concentrated
his hands and feet on the line of march, but
the ball broke through and went on to the
fence. EDright and Speer scored. This
ended their fun-getting.
In the fifth for Frisco Peoples got a base
on balls-a and scored on .Cartwrights single,
and in tie next Smith was given base and
scored on Peoples triple. The kid tried to
make home run OF it, but Was caught at
the plate.
Sweeney made some great catches in the
field and Peoples accepted seven chances at
short without an error. -Speer caught in
his old form for the visitors, but is ham,
pered in running.
: San Jose and Oakland will play this aft
eTnOOn.. Following is the score:
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