The morning call., 1891-07-31
WHY OAKLAND LOST.
A Pathetic Paucity of Timely
Hits Brought Defeat.
Sommers Had No Control and Was Hit Hard
by the Steers - Frisco and Sacra-
mento To-Day.

Both sides had the ginger pretty well
chilled in their systems yesterday afternoon
by tine cold and fog. The big fat Steers had
more vitality than the broken-hearted Oak
lands and stood the climate so much better
that they won by score of 10 to s.
1t was damp and dismal day, better
adapted for ducks than baseball, and but
few people went out TO see the young men
play. The air was so thick and sluggish
that the gaps made in it by ONeil striking
out didn't close until long afterward. There
were but few startling features to enliven
the general gloom.
The Senators saved themselves by driving
the ball out at the proper moment, while
Oakland lost by a pathetic paucity of timely
hits. Sommers and Hoffman were found for
nine hits each. but Peter generally gave
them start with man or two on called
balls before they lined out their hits.
He was wild all through the game, giving
nine men bases ON balls and hitting Staple
ton. Hoffman pitched steady game and
sent but two men TO first. His support was
not as good as usual, Bessie McGuirk max
ing couple of costly errors at first, both of
which let in runs.
RUNNERS CUT ACROSS LOTS.
Oakland made a desperate effort to win,
but it was not to be. They took advantage
of the fact that Umpire Sheridan has no
eyes in the back of his head. and stole two
runs with the Steers looking at them. In
the third inning Phillips cut across lots
from second to the plate while Sheridan was
watching complicated play at first Nc
Closkey and the rest Of his men who saw
the performance raised howl, but the UNI
pire said ne couldn't pass judgment on any
thing he didn't see. Again in the seventh
inning Cantillion played the same trick, and
was lucky enough 10 escape detection.
Danny Long came out and shivered through
the game in center field for the Colonies.
This Is his second appearance since ne re-
celved the injury to his foot and he is still
too lame to be Of much help to the club.
Cantilinn played in left in place of Roberts,
who O'Neil said was sick.
1t is thought that O'Neil has brought
another hOodoo on the team by shaving off
his fire escapes, those little black Tugs of
whispers he wore just forward of his ears.
They were gone yesterday aud their former
owner distinguished himself by striking out
twice.
THE USUAL PROMISING START.
Oakland made a promising start in the
first inning by scoring two runs with the
kind assistance Of Mr. Hoffman. Young
man got away on single, was sacrificed to
second and started home On Ebright'S Dir i've
| to second. The ball was thrown to the
| plate but fell short. Hoffman got it and
| tried 10 throw Ebright out at second, but
| hurled the bali down to the fence aud the
eXcaptain scored.
This was more than some clubs ever get
| for starter, but it signifies nothing in the
| case of the 0aklands. Something is always
sure TO 60 wrong. and it was Pete Sommers
| this time. He couldn't get the ball over the
| plate half the time, aid when he did the
| Senators basted it in all directions. Spies
| detected a three-bagger in the act of COM
| ing over the plate in the seventh in ming,
| and two men scored on it. Sunday and
| Work found doubles with men on bases,
| while Oakand's hitters started with
| doubles and stood on the bags while the
next man up famed out or punched The
| ball up into the air.
| In their half CT the seventh the Colonies
| made noble rally. and secured four runs
| on couple of hits anu some timely errors
| that came IN very handy, but by this time
| the other fellows were too Tar ahead to be
| oyerhauled. The score is as follows: