The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-10-03
HUNKEY HINES HIT.
1t Turned a Losing Game Into
Joyful Victory.
The Dukes Started Off With Rush, but Fell
Humbled by the wayside- Defeat
for Frisco.

'SThis is where I'll either get choice dairy
product or cleo to spread on my pie to-
night
A ball-player by the name of Hunkey
Hines was the author of the above beautiful
sentiment, and there was a wealth Of feeling
in his voice when he sprung the remark on
highly wrought popu.ace yesterday after
noon.
From remarks of similar nature, made
on the diamond from time to time by
Huukey Hines, the impression has gone
forth that whenever the Oaklands win
game the Colonel gives his men butter to
put on their lie. Little Of this alimentary
adjective, so to speak, has fallen to their lot
this season, but yesterday was one of the
days when they fairly reveled in luxury.
1t was in the seventh inning when Hunkey
took his position on line between n.
Lookabaugh and G. Stlllings. The score
stood Q to in favor of the Dukes, who had
been boisterously asserting through six in
uings that the game was q dead bird so far
as Oakland was concerned. 1t was simply
a waste Of time and ammunition on the part
of Oakland, so thought Firms hoodoO ex-
terminators.
There were three men on the bases and
nobody ont when Hunkey faced \. LoOka-
baugh Nicholas had flied the circuit HIM
self on q base on balls and a couple OF
pitches that struck MesSrs. Sweeney and
Carroll IN the ribs. These three mae
cuIJcIes on the part Of NlcHOlaS lost his side
the only game ON which they have held
inst mortgage during the last three weeks.
These three and Huukey Hines hit,
Hines seemed 20 feel that the fate Of the
game somehow depended on him. Tor he left
l.c u.aje before the first ball was pitched
aui peeled off his gray jacket. When ne
went back Pie grabbed Ills bludEeon ana told
LUOkaOauEh to turn on one Of his Justly
famous curves. Nicholas did so and
--uuukry's bat ana the ball met In mid-alr.
When the smoke bad cleared away the bases
were deserted, save for Huukey Lines, who
stood painting on third. The hit dumped
three men across the plate, teIAg the score
THIN A SILENCE FELL.
It was only single, this hit by Hunkey
Hines. a lively ground ball into short left
field. McGucken was on hand, but the
ghost OF his moderated white rat came float
ing q from the hCodoo uyre to taunt him IN
the hour Of his need. He threw To Buck,
he oil the bungled toe. but the ball went over
the Dutchman's head aud far beyond the
reach Of everybody, thereby greatly assist
ing Tie Colonies IN their Wild rush Tor
tali-s.
Hunkey brought in the winning run on
KID Speer's sacrifice tlv to McNey, whose
About this time Michael j. Firms senSa-
tiOns were similar to those of a man who
has a nice plush chair pulled from under
MIN a. he is about TO sit down alter hard
days work To have a great victory, and
enc so badly needed, too, turned into defeat
almost broke the proud spirit OF the Duke of
Santa Clara.
1t IS doubtful now if the erstwhiie leaders
could win 4 game from the Milpitas Poison
Oaks, should they meet that organization,
after losing a sure thing contest 10 the de-
spised Oaklands. They went into the ARRAY
yesterday with a rush and got four runs in
the first inning, mostly through errors.
Then they started in TO tax and crack Jokes
and think of bright thing, to say to the fans
when they got back TO San Jose.
Two more runs came in the fourth 70
strengthen the erroneous impression they
had regarding the result, and in the seventh
Is elk hammered out a nome run, pushing
in Bill Everett, who had coaxed a base on
balls away from Louie b lsz. Here were
eight robust tallieS 10 Oakland's three, but
10 their half Of the sixth the tall-enders
made a squirt aud closed the gap, scoring
three san jose got one in the seventh;
then came 81. Hines and what followed his
advent.
The sudden reverse Of fortune worked a
great change in the Dukes men and
deadly stiffness fell upon them. In fact
the silence was so dense that you could hear
The Gardeners dropping down another
notch into second place. They made des-
Or. ate effort to recover lost ground, but
Ba..z shook of the feeling Of ong wee oc-
cssoued by the earlier blunders back Of
him and held the Gardeners well in hand
during the next two innings. The game
ended with score OF II to 9.
There " ere few startling features. Car
roll. Sweeney and Hines led in hitting and
tie side got ten hits. Balsz was good for
nine including one home run. The same
teams play again to-day with Harper in the
boX for San Jose. The Colonel doesn't
know who will pitch for his side, Follow
ing Is the score: