The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-05-24
COSTLY BALL
FIELD REPARTEE.
Umpire Sheridan's Little Bill for
Back Talk.
Sacramento Lost Yesterdays Game Besides
Paying $45 for Bon Mots-How it all
Happened.

lelp just Si0, In ADDITION 10 Current running
expenses, 90 lose the game with Frisco at
the Haght-street Grounds yesterday after
noon.
This sum was expended in idle, thought
less words which could easily have been
dispensed with, though the authors thought
differently. Hence this wanton waste of
good coin; also words.
Ward and McGuirk were the orators of
the day, and although these young men neg
lected to prepare typewriter copies OF their
speeches for the local press, The CALL
could reproduce their gems of thought in
full if it wanted to, Money was plenty and
talk cheap, so these gentlemen acted real
naughty and cast numerous reflections on
Umpire Sheridan'S manner of conducting
business. Nothing would heal his wounded
dignity but gold, so he put on the fines, giy-
ing McGuirk $50 and Ward S25.
Mr.. McGuirk, who is wise even unto the
third and fourth genNation of them that
play ball, needed not TN baseball prOverb
which reads: 'And what shall it profit
batsman il he hitteth for t\ree bags and
then getteth himself swiped at the plate:
for home runs take unto themselves wings
and fly away"
This was all that allied McGuirk He
tried to make home run on three Dagger
in the sixth inning, but landed on his wish
bone a few feet short of the plate. Sheridan
said he was out McGuirk said he wasn't;
so did McCI0skey, and there was division
of opinion among the spectators. Perhaps
the best way will be TO let them settle it
among themSel yes. Anyhow, in the excite
ment OF the moment, Mr.. McGulrk said
some words that he never, never can recall.
and they cost him twenty large and juicy
Slur0eanS.
WARD LOST HIS JOB.
In the third inning for the Sacramentos
Ward broke out with a yearnng desire TO
kick, and kick he did. The result of it was
that the bulky young man from Texas was
called upon to disburse portion OF his sal
airy, after which he played the rest Of the
game on the bench. Ward went to fuSsing
because be got squeezed in double play
then he got frivolous and sassy" and NUT
tered at the umpire.
At the time the trouble commenced W ard
was at first Hutchinson batted the ball
down to Sharp, who touched Ward out be-
fore he reached second At least that is
what Sheridan said. Ward fOIgave this
decision, butlt seems he could not forget
it. Ii ranked in his bosom as he stood in
the coacheT's box during the next inning
talking to Cartwright. When Sherid an
noticed this he ordered Ward to the be nch.
The malcOntent started and as he passed
the umpire he flung off a sparkling little
bon mot for the latter's benefit.
That viii cost You So" said Mr.. Sheri-
dan in naughty, California League accents.
- Make it ten more" replied Ward.
. Ten more It is, then" said Sheridan
more In sorrow than anger The dignity
of the ball field must and shall be main
tanned. See?"
You can fine me $50, if you want to-"
Well make a grand total of S25, and
II see that VOu nav il ton -
This ended the deal. Ward then went
and sat ON the bench where he credited
himself with SIS on the debit side of the
sheet. The play was then resumed.
Here is a chance for McGurk to get in
another kick, as Ward paid for his bon
mois at the rate of three for S25 while Me
Guirk had TO give SO straight. He might
fix il up somehow with Sheridan and get
rebate.
SOME STIRRING EPISODE.
Considerable episode was infused into tn
game after the adjustment Of the foregoing
difficulties. Among the features were two
home runs, at which MeSsrs, Sweeney and
Cartwright Offcated, four ree-baggerS,
some double plays. and now and then a
satfrOn-hued error by way Of variety. Both
pitchers managed to place the ball in jeop-
ardy, but, as usual, the FTiscos proved the
handleSt with the Catapuit.
After Ward was taken out of the game
the Senators seemed TO lose heart but soon
braced up again. Hoffman was placed In
center field, McClOskey taking first, while
McGuirk held down second. This arrange
ment, however, was changed in the next
inning, Ii tfman going TO second, and the
other two resumlng their regular positions.
Up to the sixth inning Cobb had held the
Senators TO three scattering hits, with moth
ing to show for them on the blackboard.
Frisco had five runs, which they had ham
mered ont of Huston including home run
md no nj loo nj
were rounded up in the seventh and three
more in the next, which completed the
string. In this inning Clark reached first
on balls, Levy hit single and both scored
on CaItwright's home-run drive TO deep
center.
Mr. Spies, who wears the breast-plate for
the Sacrsment0s, is deserving of special
mention in the public prints for an act he
performed in this inning. Pop SWEET
caught piece of the ball and sent tall
foul fly whirling over in the direction Of the
bench In one time and two motions Mr..
Spies freed his face from Jail with rapid
habeas corpus movement and plunged
wildly after the ball. With one eve on the
bench and the other on the bali Spies male
a gallant squirt and captured the sphere.
OLD HUTCH'S MISHAP.
Hutchinson gave an imitation of the man
with the iron skull in the eighth for Sacra-
mento. The skull got the worst of II. He
was at bat and hsd two strikes and three
balls called when Cobb sent in high drop
Hutch failed to give it gangway and the
sphere landed with grieVous swat square
on his fronts piece little above the left eve
The rebound carried the ball to Cobb in the
box who caught II, while Hutch sank into
oblivion for the time being. A dash of cold
water soon brought him round and he was
given bag as recompense for the suffering
he had endured.
But the young mans misery didn't end
II.
toying with fate he got himself spiked by
CaTtwright's iron h0ofs Sliding back to the
bag on throw from the pitcher. He finally
wound up his performance by an out at
second.
The Senators scored twice in the eighth
4 -. L. L..