The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-04-27
che Senators Give OaklaIdS Three
Pitchers a DrIbbing.
FIREWORKS AT Two CONTESTS.
ne Colonies Suffer HUnillat1Ig Defeat in Both
GamsS-Al Exhibition Of Free Hitting
Furnished By the Sacramento Players.
HaTDaS Lack Of Control Gives The San
Franchises a Victory al San Jose ANA
tGUr Results


afternoons game TO complete the enjoyment
Of the patrons that root" for the Sacra-
mento players. Colonel Robinson did not
have enough pitchers to be batted out Of the
box.
Garfield confidently faced the Texas Ter
rors when the ball opened, but the look of
confidence had faded from his countenance
long before the third inning was over, and
there was a perceptible tremor in his knees
as he sought the bench. But it wasn't Gar
neld's fault that his curves werBTepeatedly
Strengthened out into long drives of the
double and single variety. 1t is doubtful if
g Clarkson or a Rusie would have been able
to do effective work against the Senators
while they were in a batting mood similar to
yesterdays.
Then Mars was sent to the center Of
the diamond to keep the Sacramento
men in practice. Mars had been batted
out of the box in the morning, but he
again bravely tackled his job, and was doing
nicely until the eighth inning when another
cyclone struck his delivery. The Oakland
twirler finally concluded that 1t was useless
TO waste his strength, and merely tossed the
ball over the plate until his ielderS had re-
tired the side.
There was great gathering OF the Oak
land fans" at the grounds as was eYinced
by the occasional outburst of applause
when some Colonel distinguished himself,
and the slugging Of the pitchers from across
the bay must have had chilling effect on
them. The score says there we're fourteen
base hits made by the up-country men and
that is all it tells of the batting. But these
fourteen hits caused more yelling, cheering
and noise than would have been the case
bad both OF the last columns been filled with
eiphers. There wasn't hit among the
number that had the faintest tinge of
scratch" about it, but every single or
double was the result of good square rap
at the ball with plenty OF muscular power
at the driving end of tie stick.
Much has been said and written about the
batting abilit IS of the Sacramento team and
the Gran ks have been on the anxious seat
since March 22d waiting for display Of
fireworks. The long-loOked for exhibition
came yesterday, and if any person had en-
tertainpd doubt that Ward Sunday. Work
and McGuiTk are not Glass A stickeTs the
delusiOn was diSpelled yesterday.
The game was Tar removed from the oTdt-
nary exhibition, and to those who like to
see the fur fly it must have been thoroughly
enjoyable. There we're many muImurS
about the wretched fielding of the poor
Colonies, and dissatisfaction was expressed
At the unevenRess of the game; but it
might have been noticed that very few per
sons left their seats until the SacramenIos
had taken their last trick al bat.
Frank Hoffman pitched for McClOSkey's
team, and again had the Oaklands sOrely
puzzled TO find the bail as il travelled over
the plate. Franks control was perfect, and
not one Colonel reached the first corcer by
the baSe-On-balls route. His support was
good, Spies playing a steady game behind
the bat and the 0utfelders pulling down
some dangerous flies. Wards allrOuBd
playing was one Of the features of the play.
Hutchinson retired early in the game on
account of illness and Huston filed the
vacancy.
Little need be said of OakIand's field
work. The heavy hitting of the ether side
appeared to have taken the spirit out of
Robinsun's team, and their costly errors in
the early part Of the game dit not serve to
brace them up. O'Neil and Phillips did the
hardest hittin, on their side.
In the first for Sacramento, Ward went TO
first on balls, stole second and took third on
O'NeiPs error. Work flew to Long, and
Ward scored on Youngman's error at the
In the second inning for Oakland. Phillips
hit safely past short, went to third on
sacrifices by Hines and Youngman and
scored on 0'NeiPs single.
For Sacramento in he second Hutchinson
hit to Hines and made second on the over
throw. McCloskey batted TO O'Neil, who
threw low TO first, Hutchinson scoring and
Mac going 10 third, but the manager was
called out for not touching second base.
Spies went to first on balls Garfield tried
to catch him mapping, threw high TO Young
man, and Spies took third. scoring later Cd
Peoples single Hoffman took first on balls.
Ward hit TO left for two bases, scoring
Peoples and advancing Hoffman to third.
Sundays two-bagger allowed Hoffman and
Ward to score, and McGurk's double sent
Sunday home.
In the third for Oakland. McQuaid hit
safely to center, went to third on Nc
Closkey's error, and scored when Peoples
erred on LOhman's grOunder.
In the third for Sacramento, Spies was
given first base on balls and scored on
Peoples two-base hit to right field. Hoff-
man went to first on balls and the bases be-
came filled when Ward made an infeld hit.
Sunday hit safely to first and Peoples and
Hoffman scored. Works single sent Ward
home.
In the fourth for Oakland, Youngman hit
safely and scored on 0'Neil's triple to right
field.
In the eighth for Sacramento, Wards
double, singles by Work, Huston and nc
ClOskey and Phillips error gave the Sen
stOrs four more runs. The score: