The record-union., 1891-10-30
SAN JOSE NEEDED THEM.
The Team Made Seven Runs to Sac
ramento's Six.
a Good Game Played to a Mere Hand
tul Of Observation-Disclosures
Game To-Day.

There were about fifty people at the ball
park yesterday afternoon to see the San
Jose and Sacramento clubs pitted against
each other. Manager Finn was up with
his team, and he must certainly have or
dered his men to play ball for all there
was in them.
The San Joses meant to win that game
One could tell that the moment the con-
test commenced. They did their level
best throughout, and there was no quit
tIng IN their work even when they were
several runs in the lead. They wanted to
make the victory sure, and they worked
like Trojans for it. Stallings would fire.
quently come up behind the bat after one
ball had been pitched in order to steady
Harper, who was inclined to be some
what wild in his work.
Although the spectators did not think at
first that it was very necessary for San Jose
toplay such an earnest game in order to de-
feat the Sacramento club, they found
themselves greatly mistaken when the
game began to draw toward the close.
Then 1t was that the visiting players and
Manager Finn began to thank their stars
that they had worked so hard during the
first seven innings.
1uGy Ie6uSu every run JlGY maze, ana
they would have felt much more COM
Portable if their score had been augmented
by few more tallies.
Up to the eighth inning the Dukes had
everything their own way. They did
not maintain much of a lead, but still
they were far enough ahead of the home
team to feel comfortable, at least for the
time being. The seventh inning closed
with the score standing 6 to 3 in favor of
the Gardeners.
The Sacramentos commenced their
eighth inning in the usual style, and it
was not thought for a moment that any
runs would be made. However, after
there were two outs Ward and Hoffman
got their bases on a hit and base on
balls, respectively, and then big Bill
Hassamer came to the bat. He had been
striking out frequently, but he met the
ball squarely this time and drove it out
to the back fence in right center-field
Two men scored on the hit, and HaSsa-
mer reached second base.
Then Spies took his turn and sent Has
samer home by knocking out a pretty
single into left field. With this effort the
Sacramentos ceased hoStilities, but the
San Joses appeared to be extremely
nervous, and in their turn to bat they
could not increase their scant lead.
The ninth inning was blank for the
home team, and the result consequently
victory at last for the Dukes. But it
was the closest shave and most exciting
inning that has been played here for
many a day. The Sacramentos had three
men on bases and Ward to bat. There
were two outs. The handful of people
were shouting and a few cranks were
shaking the empty chairs in the special
stand in an endeavor to get Harper ex-
cited. They knew his weakness, and
they took advantage of their opportunity
to excite him.
A hit was needed now more than at any
time and the people thought that If any
one was equal to the emergency it was
Ward. But, to the disgust Of many, he
tried his bunting tactics and was thrown
out at first base by Ebright.
There was a good deal of unfavorable
comment on Wards peculiar action at
such a stage. The almost unanimous
opinion was that he ought to have struck
at the ball with the intention of knocking
it out Of the infield
Both clubs played well and there were
no glarlng errors made in the game.
With Harper and Hoffman the honors
were about even. Harper was quite wild
in his delivery, and Hoffman allowed too
much punching of hits, especially in the
third inning. Some hard and sound
whacks were made by the visitors in this
inning, and they had only four bats to
use The greater part of their arsenal"
had been left at home by some misunder-
standing.
McDonald's umpiring was criticised
severely at times, but he was undoubt-
edly endeavoring to be fair to both Sides
McHale was roundly cheered every
time he came TO bat, probably because of
the rumor that has been going the rounds
TO the effect that an effort was being made
TO force him out of the club. McCloskey
denies this, however, and states that there
is no such intention. The people present
undoubtedly wanted to show the other
members of the team that McHale was at
least favorite with the audiences. Fol-
lowing is the score: