The record-union., 1891-06-08
TWO DAYS. BALL.
1t Puts the Leaders Still Nearer to
the Pennant.
The Tail-Enders Drop Almost Out
OF Sight-Oazland Releases
Her Pitchers.

IL was the same old story yesterday.
The Oaklands were the victims, OF course,
and somehow during the entire contest
the team played as though there was no
possible chance of their ever defeating the
Sacramentos. There had been noticea-
bic decrease lately in the amount of
'ONeilP' talk, which is usually heard in
game in which the Oaklands take part,
and at the present rate of decline the
public will in short time forget what
ginger" on the coaching line is. There
is no mistaking, however, that Tip is,
and can be when he chooses. the most
effective team worrier in the league. The
crowd in Sacramento and San Jose does
not take fancy to his style, but the sim
pie reason is that he does not belong to
the right club.
Yesterdays game and the two preced
ing contests here showed plainly that the
main weak spot in the Oakland team is
in the pitchers box. Stephens and Gar
field are not as effective twillers as the
Oakland club should have, and better
men in the box would work great
change in the playing of the nine. A
catcher better than Hines or Hardie would
not be hard to find. The latter is not the re-
liable man that he used to be, and both as
fielder and backstop is not bowling
success. Hines has not had enough expe-
rience yet. He is an earnest little ball
player and in time may make good
catcher, His proper position is right
field.
Phillips, Youngman, O'Neill and Can
tillion are all good infielders, and they
played good ball yesterday. Nobody
could wish to see a better outfielder and
all-rouhd player than Danny Long, but
Cahill should retire. Patrick's best days
are over and gone, and the time has long
been past when he could shout out with
assurance to the multitude in the grand
stand, "Wait till / hit it ~ In short,
Oakland needs catcher, couple of good
pitchers and new fielder before the
team can expect to win game, excepting
by accident
Pitcher Stephens was slogged right and
left yesterday. Sunday and McCloskey
in particular straightened out his curves
very frequently. Sunday knocked one
far enough to permit HIM to sprint around
to third base, and McCloskey went him
one better The big Sacramento Captain
lifted the ball far over CahilPs head in
left field and made a circuit of the bags.
There was great confusion at the bench
when he sat down after making the run
His colleagues famed him, offered him
water and paid him great attention,
much to his embarrassment and the
crowds amusement.
The Sacramentos batted out their vic
tory, and were aided greatly in increas-
ing their score to ten runs by errors on
the part of Hardie, Phillips and Hines.
There was only one time in the entire
nine innings when it appeared possible
that the Oaklands might close up the gap
in the score They did gain two runs in
the eighth inning, but the Sacramentos
Immediately forged further ahead again,
by knocking out four runs in their last
turn to the bat. The score stood 10 to 4.
Works made a magnificent catch of
Hines fly ball in the second inning. His
error had to be given, though the ball
which passed him had taken a false
bound.
France pitched an ordinary game. He
might have been more effective had he
tried, but there was no occasion for exert
ing himself.
There was play made III the seventh
inning which the audience will probably
like TO hear explained. McGuirk of the
Sacramentos had reached first base and
McCloskey was at the bat. He knocked
high fly straight up over the diamond
Cantillion was called to catch it and
closed up under the descending ball as If
about to receive it. McCloskey, thinking
Cantillion would attempt at least to catch
the ball, did not run, remembering the
rule which declares the batter out when
ltirst base being occupied) he knocks a
pop fly in the diamond, even though the
intielder muffs the ball. Cantillion,
however, was up to one of his tricks and
he allowed the ball to bound on the
ground about ten feet away from him.
Then rushing up and catching it he threw
TO second, forcing out McGuirk, and the
fielder who covered the second bag re-
turned the ball to first and McClosky was
out. The only way to have avoided this
double play was for McCloskey to have
ran to first base when he hit the ball.
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