The morning call., 1891-10-11
PETER AND
HIS PARTNER.
Both Able Exponents in the Art
Of Pitching.
Together They Opened Package and Gave
the Locals Seventeen Bases on Balls.
Oakland Defeated.

Six bases on balls In one inning thickly
interspersed with two singles and one two
Dagger is enough to twang the heart strings
of any but the most hardened crank.
Yet this was the allopathic dose that
purged the grand stand of a large and
fashionable audience drawn thither by the
favorable press notices concerning the
game of the previous day. These unhappy
people wanted more of the same kind, but
alas. it was not on tap.
If six men get their base on balls in one
inning, how many will they get in nine in
nings is baseball problem that must re-
main forever uns0lyed, because the execu-
tive staff of the Two Macs combination
yanked z. S0mmers out of the box at the
conclusion Of this disheaItening epoch.
Peter was glad to 60 and there were many
who speeded the parting pitcher, but the
welcome accorded the new was not as
vOciferous as the management could nave
wished.
1t was Mr.. Caen who succeeded Peter and
the much needed change took place In the
fourth inning. During The inning In which
Peter sh0ne resplendant as an able exponent OF
the b. B. system of delivery, the locals
scored eight tallies. The subsequent nine,
which were developed during Mr.. Callen's
weaker moments were added to the others
simply as guarantee of good faith, because
their publication viii not tend TO Increase Inc
popularity OF the national pastlme IN TINS dls,
trict. Nick Smiths error gave the Senators
their only runs aud the game ended With score
Of II 10 2.
CALLEN's ToRTUoUs TRAIL.
Aside from the delivery drawbacks the game
fairly sparkied with brilliant plays, but the mis-
cradle pitching of Messrs. SOmme rs and Callen
dulled the luster OF these bright spots. They
had about as much control as woman throwing
stones 4 q predatory hen, and their general
style of delivery was even less coherent than
galley OF pied poetry. In the three innings he
anybody with the ball., This may be accounted
for by The fact that the learned gentlemen on the
other side stood near the plate.
MIR. Callen's toftuOuS trail through the rest OF
the game was blaZed with six bases on balls aud
two double-cushion caroms on Pop Swett's CAL
loused carcass; HAVING jumped d, on Messrs;
few confessions concerning the crimes OF thelr
accomplish. Will now be In order.
Indications at the start were such as to lead
one to believe that tolerably good game of ball
might occur. Neither side scored In the first.
but In The second for the Senators Reitz singled
and scored on Smiths throw to first of Reynolds
erounder. The latter took third on the play and
home on a sacrifice.
Peek Sharp brauched out in the third with a
single, but forced at second by Sweeney.
While Smith was waiting for base on balls he
amused himself by Knocking few fouls. Bill
HasSamer went after one oil these, but missed
This BIiPs first and only Ofense, but IL was
helnous one. Smith soon got what lie was
waiting for. Rube Levy, ex-mauager OF the
FrlscoS sacrificed. Then followed an unbroken
string OF bases on balls, until Peter Sommers
had carefully worked his way down The batting
list to Pop SWEET. There were Two runs in and
three men on bases when they got 10 Pop.
HANK SAVED HIS MASK.
According to custom established several
years ago Pop proceeded to punctuate the out
lying district with few fouls. he sent one up
near the players bench. Hank Spies thought he
mask and went after II. Just as he reached the
ball Hank stepped Into pile OF loose bats and
took header into one end OF the bench, where
he landed with his face among the iron legs. The
ball got away and Hank escaped unhurt. He
said afterward he was GID lie took his new mask
of as 1t would doubtless have been broken 10
pi, ces.
After a few more fouls Pop iammed the ball
down to the fence for two bases, emptyiug the
bags and giving Peter Sommers another chance
TO I'LL up. Peter was Industrious and soon had
two OF them occupied. Then sweeney dumped
the occupants across The plate with line drive
to center. This made eight runs, but further
base OH. ball supplies were cut of Tor this inning
by Smith, VINO dropped fly where Bill Good
enough could get il. Thus endeth this chapter
The rest of the affair was badly mixed up, but
the locals managed to rescue nine more runs
from lie ruin.
Cobb pitched his usual game and was well sup.
ported, Smiths throw being the only error.
Mex more than made uD for this mistake by his
brilliant Work al thITd. Reynolds also covered
third in fine style and executed some wonderful
plays. IL was left for Peck Sharp to astonish
The natives by one-handed stop and back-action
throw 10 FIRST In The eighth ReiIZ sent what lie
thought was double To right, but Clark got the
sphere against the fence, taking hard tall but
holding on 10 the ball.
Sacramento and the locals Will play the games
to-day, with Cobb aud Hoffman in tile afternoon
me. Following is the score: