The morning call., 1891-06-26
LACKED ONE TALLY.
Frisco Finished a Short Lap Be-
hind San Jose.
An Exciting But 0ne-sided Contest Evened
Up in the Ninth Inning Tie Colonel's
Benefit To-Day

Harris players lost the game with San
Jose yesterday by about an inch, inch and
half or two inches. One more run in the
ninth was all that was needed by either side.
With their proverbial good luck the horse
shoe.team got it,
II Is truly surprising the amount of thrills
the turning out of a single Al tally will
produce in a case Of this kind. A parachute
jump or the laying of a cornerstone with
all its impressive ceremony are tame per-
formances by comparison. Everybody
glowS with excitement The infield mois-
tens the palms of its hands and draws in
closer to the plate with an Tm-sure-death-~
on-a-ground-ball expression in Its eyes,
while the pitcher holds whispered consul
taton with the catcher. Then, when the
batsman, upon whom so much depends, APP
pr0acheS the plate with the air Of man
who is willing to die for his country AID his
flag, the suspense is simply agOnizing.
He first pulls his cap down tight over his
freckled brow, then he stoops over and
buries both hands in the dust, leaving tracks
of a grizzly bear with broken toes. In a
minute or two he hits the ball whack,
somebody makes picturesque fiuke the
winning run comes in and FACILITATING ma
ton breathes again.
FOXY WILLIE HAssAMER.
AT least that was the way they did it yes
terday afternoon. Stallings is the fellow
who hit the ball, giving Mr.. DOoley a
chance TO drag in the tally. 1t greatly be-
h0oved Duke Firms employees to secure this
run, because the locals in their half OF the
ninth had tied the score into knot which
nothing short Of run could possibly set
adritt.
1t was mainly through the Vaccinations
of w. Hassamer that Harris men were able
to haul up abreast of those speedy people
from San JOSE In the ninth inning. with
the score to 4 in favor of San Jose, Mr..
Hassamer rolled the ball down to the cor
ner of the club-h house. The hit would have
rated home run in any part of the civil
lied world, but Mr. Hassamer drew up at
third in an easy canter and dropped anchor
there. Lots of people thought he was a
chump, but Willie is fully conversant with
the technique of his profession. In other
words, he knows his business. BY remain
ing at third he kept the fieders in, thus CIV
ing the subsequent hitters chance to drop
the ball over the outfeld, provided they
could hit it.
GLUED To THIRD BASE.
Young came next. He flew out to Han
ley. Sharp sent fly to the other Sharp in
right field and persisted. Still MIR. Hasa
mer chung to third, though he could have
scored on the play. cThen Danny Sweeney
touched of single to left Like Casa
blanca, who stood on the burning deck be-
cause it was too hot to sit down, that man
HaSsamer stuck TO the bag, for which he
seemed to have formed deep and lasting
attachment. RUDE Levy got base on balls,
and then it became apparent that, with the
bags full, Mr.. Hassamer would be unable
to hold his position much longer. Another
hit or base on balls would shove the young
man across the nlatp in SDita of himself
Folks. grew interested and looked hard at
Mr.. HaSSamer. Would he be forced to alb
dictate or would he die lingering death on
the bag he loved so we'll? These were the
queries the people propounded one to the
other.
There were two men out. Little Willie
had been given two chances to score in ad-
dition to his original drive to deep center,
but still this young Napoleon Of baseball
stood watching and waiting.
LITTLE WILLIE ADVOCATES.
Captain Cartwright was calm. but
plate with a hardwood cudgel firmly
clasped in both hands Upon this
young man dev0lyed the duty OF unload
ing the bases. Am | equal 10 the task?'
he asked himself as be stood with his bulky
legs 50 close together that they looked like
q double barreled cannon.
Lookabaugh pitched the ball and as he
did so the supreme moment arrived. Cart
wright closed his eye, and, with faint cry
OF Il die that Frisco may live" he made II
herculean smash at the sphere. A little
punky pop fly slid out to short left, out OF
reach of the nfeld, where il fell harmlessly
to the ground. And when the people looked
again the form of Mr.. Hassamer was no
longer visible at third base. He and
Sweeney scored and Cartwright went to
second on the hit.
Smith jabbed ont measly little single
that brought Levy and Cartwright home,
the batsman reaching second on the play.
1t seemed very easy matter to get in runs
after Hassamer was out OF the way at third.
TIED on A TUMBLE.
One run was wanted to tie the score, when
Clark got himself fixed to do something.
The folks felt kind of shaky because Clark
hadn't been hitting very hard Of late. How
ever, he got piece of the ball and pOked a
grounder to Ebrght. 1t struck the world
few feet In front of the San Jose Captain
and shot up into the air. Buck got his
fms on the ball, but it escaped and Smith
crossed the plate with the run that reached
their hearts. SWEET forced Clark out at
second, retiring the side, with the score
standing 9 to 8.
There was nothing left for the San Jose
fellows to do but unpack their bats and 60
at it again. They did so and in few
swiftly fleeing moments the winning run
was neatly strung up by the gillS along with
the other nine tallies. DoOley bit single
and was advanced to second by McVey'S
sacrifice. q. Sharp hunted and reached first
on Young's wild throw. Stallings sent a
roller to short. Willie Hassamer put on a
squirt, but finished short and Dooley scored
with a spirited Garrison finish.
BENEFIT GAME TODAY.
Danny Sweeney was given a rather chilly
reception at the beginning of the game but
before many minutes he was being cheered
as Justify as of yore. The audence tried to
be angry with the little ffvorite, but it
wouldn't work. even though he has jumped
his contract.
This afternoon at Emeryvile San Jose
and Oakland will play benefit game for
Colonel Robinson. A large number of
tickets have been sold and the Colonel's ad-
mirers from both sides Of the bay are nobly
coming to the rescue Those going from
this side should take the O'clock boat for
Emeryville. Following is the cast of those
who perform at the COlOnePs benefit:
OaklandS. Positions. San Joses.
SommerS Harper
Bafule. Oatcher. .Stall1ngS
stevens FIRST base, Dooey
JanIlioh second base. Hanley
FhilllpS,,....... Third .Ebright
Houngman. .Shortstop Everett
Daie Right held .............G Sharp
Long ...,.....,,.,.. Center field .....,,.. McNey
tilntS Leu ntlu mCGucken
AT SAN FRANCISCO. JUNE 20. 1891.
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