The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-03-30
NOT FLAVLESS,
BUT EXCITING.
Fle Texas Steers Win Another
Game From The Colonies.
HEAVY BATTING BY BOTH TEAMS.
Oakland Takes the Lead. But The Senator's
Forge Ahead Through Stick Work and
Unfortunate ETTOB San lose Again
WhllsWahsi by The San Franchises

The Coloners band played An. and
the score-was Sacramentos 9, Oaklands l.
The Colonel made his appearance at the
bou grounds Yesterday afternoon IN his
usual openiug-day style, with GRASSLAND
accompaniment, carriages, new players anu
all the pomp. incidental TO the occdsioH'
There was pa ale in town at noohtll ne
After luuching at the Baldwin Hotel Tue
Oakland players were driven to the huos
House. where the Sacramento team was STA
toned and the ball = tossers then roue
through tie principal tLorOughfares, hnai9
qoIne ont Golden Gate avenue 10 the Haien'-
street grounds. where a great throng "M"''eu
their coming Tie attendance was aihlo9'
as large as on tho previous sunday tne
gathering being estimated at between Il'UUo
and l., coo people. -,
Tie Texas Steers appeared in neat WAlle
uniforms, with red trimmings, while hoOlh-
sons men were attired in tight-httlng lawn
eolored Jersey goods. The Oakland manager
has always made happy selection Ior me
field dress OF his play ers, but this year mas
surpassed himself. The cloth does NOT SUI .,i
easily, and with ordinary care Tie SUNS viii
look fresh and attractive.
HTS AND ERRORS.
The game was 'cranks game. The
pronounced enthusiast doesn't care for your
errorless games. He prefers an abundance
Of hitting, noisy coaching, dash or TWO OIL
brilliant fielding with few errors coming
at q time when thew are Of advantage to the
tagging team. Al these were distributed
throughout the play, and as result the
audience was noisy, yelling at enc time for
the Senators ana cheering Ike mad men the
next inning for the Coonels.
Manager McCloskey's men might appro-
priately be termed tie Sacramento Giants,
With one or two exceptions the Capital
City players are above the average stature,
and NJ. QuiTk, Hutchinson, McCioskey,
Huston and Sunday are very heavy men
They play ball well for team making no
pTetentiOuS to clever fielding. and the lnned
work at times was smooth and even. Inc
rough ground troubled them frequently ana
the wind bothered them in gAuglng hv balls,
but On the whole the Senators played good
game. That they are heavy hitters was
shown by their accuracy in meeting the
ball, but many Of their shots went skyward
and landed in tieiders' gloves.
Frank Ward is an active second baseman.
anu NntIuiIE cieyerly and c0Olly guards
the initial Peoples, at short, did not show
uD strongly, his throwing being uncertain.
The ball leaves his hands Ike a shot. and
has tendency TO strike in front Of the
in coed share, and takes his chances easily.
He Lifts heavily, securing three singles yes
terday of the Oak pitchers delivery.
Work, the left-fel 'er. did not have any
fielding chances. 1t was expected lie would
do some singing, but, although he raped
the ball hard was unfortunate in prOpeumg
il TO a guarded spot McC.oskey was idle
in his position, but made matters lively
when he stood over the plate. He is line
hitter, and on the paths is as fri,ky as a
tup-ypar-pf1 fresh
whose Eht hand was injured in Saturdays
game, retired after the first inning, aud
Spies went behind the bat. The backstop
work Of Spies was perfection, but his throw
ing 10 second was Wild
THE NORTHERN PIrCHBn.
Huston is a speedy pitcher, having. a
a wicked "in-shCoL' that makes batter
nervous when ore whistles IL dangerous
proximity TO his head lie has goou CON;
mand # the bail, and deceptive drop
that has knack Of falling over the plate
when the batsman believes 1t Will Fly over
bis shoulder.
Billy Sunday, the center-ieIder, dropped
a fly ball that fell right into his hands. lie
made two safe hits out Of tour times up.
The Oakland team is strongly made, but
the men have not yet been put thrOuglisa
proper course of sprouts and do not work
well together. The Ouifeld VIII equal any
in the league both in hitting and fielding.
Hines and MCQuaid are feet Of foot, net-
sure uA bdilS dtl III dLEl1 anu uUiu Nu W
them. Both men are good stlckers. Nc
Quad, beside lacing the sphere to center
field twice sent it INTO safe territory for
single. Danny Long was warmly greeted
upon appearing at bat. he dropped
luZZllug fly that wed strangely alterat
had attained its highest altitude. Joe Can
tilliou has three errors charged against him
-une a dropped foul fly-but he playtG the
bag fairly well. Youngmau does not seem
10 have the spirit or dash about him t4at
To IafG nIsDlaV. tie
played an ordinary game yesterday-nohe
OF his chances being difficult Shortst0p
Phillips bats heavily. He had but one play
and missed it. Tip O'Neil received Hearty
round OF applause several times during the
play, and the Oakland captain seemed dis
concerted by the demonstrations rare
one Oh San Francisco ground.
There is much ground for Improvement
In the pitching Of Stephens. He has not
yet learned TO put the hall over the plate,
and viii require considerable coaching be-
fore being competent to rem ain In Calllor-
mia league company. Peter Lehman put up
his old-time game behind lhe plate. He was
In great form and threw to bases as sharply
as ever. His passed ball was expensive.
THE RUN-GETTING.
The Oaklands started the ball rolling in
lively style. Long sent single to left, aud
Cantillien took first base on balls. Both
men scored on GICQuaid' triple to the score
board. Lohman's tw0-bagger brought Nc
quad nome. In the NTH the OdElandS
piled up four runs, and that ended their
scoring Cantilion made first on Sundays
muff, stole second and third and scored
when Lehman popped fly that Ward could
not reach. Lehman stole second ana went
home on low threw of Hines grounder
to McGuirk. Hines went round to third
on the error. YUungman went to first on
balls, stole second, and. with Hines, scored
on Phillips single.
In the second for Sacramento singles by
Huston and Hutchinson, Cantillion's error
and McCloskey's double gave the Senators
two runs. In the fifth Work hit through
Phillips, and Sunday got first on balls.
Singles by Hutchinson and McClOskey
scored the runners. In the sixth Peoples
made first on low throw by Phillips. and
Ward went to first base on called balls. Nc
Guiik's sacrifice advanced the base-runners.
and they scored On Sundays single. In the
seventh McCloskey was safe on Longs muff.
Peoples was sent to first by Stephens.
Ward hit to Hines, who muffed, and Nc
Closkey scored. a passed ball sent Peoples
across the plate, and McGuirk's single sent
Ward across the plate. The score