The morning call., 1891-12-27
FIVE BUNGLES
IN A BUNCH.
They Lost the Game for the Or.
egon Champions.
Duke Firms Men Now Have Better Show for
the Coast Pennant-Beneft Game
for Frisco.

Admirers of the San Jose school Of base
ball will be pleased and surprised to learn
that the young opponents OF this branch OF
the art actually won game.
They used to win quite often, but they
haven't for long time now. and it is doubt
full if the Dukes would have connected with
the bulky end of the score if a majority Of
the bungles had not taken a change of
venue and gone over to the other side.
1t would be hard to imagine a more per-
feet day for playing ball and contracting
pneumonia at the same time. The air was
cold enough to fringe Chappie CRAFTS
whiskers with icicles had their location
been such that he could breathe on them.
A fine, drilling rain set In with the game,
and continued until the last sloppy run was
scored. The fog was also on hand. All
that was lacking was some thunder and
lightning and little dash Of snow and sleet
to make the occasion one Of the most enjoy
able of the season.
In spite of climatic drawbacks the game
was fairly exciting, the result being in doubt
until the last inning. Then San Jose got
out of it with score of to 3. Not one of
these runs was earned, but the young men
EN- plOyed in their manufacture more than
earned their salaries San Jose Outbatted
its opponents, but the hits on either side
had little TO do with the run-getting. Port
land got but four safe swats off Looka-
baugh. and there was long blank space
between the first one and its three COM
panions.
CHANGED HIS TACTICS.
John Loring Wadsworth of Ohio. with
the letter "C' on his left breast, who shut
out the Californlans in the Emeryville game.
broke open package of speedy straights
and tried it again yesterday. j. Loring did
not shut them out, but it was not his fault.
He pitched good ball, and the Dukes found
him for but SIX hits. In the third inning j.
Loring showed disposition to rely on bases
on balls for success, butwhen Camp started
In TO timber up his pitching arm back of the
bench J. Loring settled down to business
again. He was probably afraid OF losing his
job.
Portland scored two in the first on Pat
toms double, base on balls and two bad
breaks. Owney was first VI, and sent hard
one to left, which Stallings blocked with
his big glove, otherwise the drive would
have been good for three sacks. Work
worked L00kabaugh for base, and Lytle
sacrificed Patton to third. Genalvin hit
Patton scored. Motz famed the gentle
pattering rain three times, but Abbey drove
one to Big Bill. He threw wide to Dooley,
and Work crossed the plate. Glen tried to
eCOio. Uub Wdo tdsecu ny Liam opiSo.
Handsome Dooley earned some plaudits
for himself in the fourth by couple of
clever acts. Big Bill, in assisting Motz out
at first, threw high, but the Apollo of the
diamond reached up with one hand and
plucked it down. Then. with Parrot ON
first, Graf hit low fly back of the bag,
which Do0ley captured and headed JiggS
before he could get back.
The Gardeners had bad luck in the first
five innings, hitting the ball in the air or
forcing each other at second. Three men
who started on hits persisted in this po-
sition on neat assists by Patton.
FIVE COSTLY ERRORS.
In the third three Dukes occupied cush-
ions at the same time and then failed to
score Reltz had chance TO bring in
run or two, but hit to Wadsworth.
Poitand's five errors we're all made in the
sixth inning, and gave the Dukes three
runs. Everett started with a bat one which
caromed on j. L,oring's feet Glenalvin
Yielded the ball aud threw wide to MoIz,