The morning call., 1892-07-04
TIED FOR SECOND PLACE.
Hank and Mike Still Running
Neck and Neck.
Oakland Throws Away Another Game 10 the
Locals and Los Angeles Takes the
Southern Series.
Unless Oakland eliminate. the wild-throw

Unless Oakland eliminates the wild throw
plank from it's platform before the opening
OF the next championship season then all Is
indeed lost. Wild throws will Dlast the
prospects of any team If persisted In, pro-
vided, OF course, that the team has any
prospects to blast. II not, then lew un-
tanned throws make no particular difference,
except TO the spectator. who does not greatly
enjoy seeing game thrown away, as the
last two have been.
Those unfortunate young persons from
across tue bay have played the short end in
AZ games out of 6S but it is only of late that
they developed as specialists IN the wild
throw line. This was what lost them the
game yesterday. throws and failure to con-
meet safely with old man Hoffman's deliv-
cry. But two safe shots were made by the
tailenders. both Of which were contributed
by John j. O'Brien. One of these was a
single and the other a home-run drive
to the clubhouse. which scored the second
and last Iun for Oakland.
RAW BASEBALI. WEATHER.
OF the Frisccs' seven tallies five were the
outcome OF dinky-dink throws and the
others the result of bungles by NJ. White
head, who is growing more discouraged
every day. O'Brieh's home run was the
greeted with an unusually slim Sunday at
tendance. 1t was miserable day for both
players and public. being cold. windy and
disagreeeble. Lieutenant Finley had or
dered continued warm weather, with gentle
Zephyrs, but it failed 10 appear as per pre-
diction.
The game was about as interesting as the
weather. Brevity was its best feature,
aside from Hoffman's pitching. Lester p.
a fs,inV hi oil oil Ia
touched up for 10 hits. but had The young
man been properly supported these would
have cut little figure. O'Neil WAS too sick
TO play, but Horner filled the bill in right
field. Had Tip been In condition he would
have been stationed at second base, with
OBrien In the outhed. as O'Neil is better
and sureI tbTower than John j.
THE EARLIEST SYMPTOMS.
Disaster first appeared IN the opening
inning, when. with two hands out. White
head undertook 10 head man off at sec
ond. Hanley was on first and little Swee-
pey broke of a grOundeT. which Whitehead
felded nicely. He intended to pass the ball
on to O'Brien at second, but instead made
mistake and hurled j. TO the utmost con-
fines OF the lot Sweeney made the COM
piete circuit before The ball was recovered,
and this proceeding threw large damper
Oh the pastime.
In the next inning Terrible Tom made
smooth double play unassisted Had 1t
been necessary to do any throwing the
chances are there would have been no
double play. The Terror caught fly ball
and then touched the other man. In the
first three innings for Oakland the side
went out in order six Of the nine putOuts
being on fly balls. In the next, Mannasau
was safe on Pete Sweeney's throw 10 Hoff-
man, and took second on the play. Hutchin-
son sacrificed and o. O'Brien's single sent the
runner home
THEY BROKE OUT AGAIN.
Oakland got along very well, considering.
until the seventh. when they broke out
afresh and two more of the locals scored on
the usual combinations. Kid Peoples hit
for two sacks and Hoffman got a crack in
the ribs for one. Sharp sacrificed and Han
ley forced Peoples at the plate on a grounder
TO short. Hansey started to steal second.
Cousin Park threw TO center field and Hoff-
man scored. ReiiZ drove one down to
Whitehead, but it got away from him, ard
Hanley registered his second tally. Ii was
just like finding them.
In FriSco's half OF the eighth O'Brien was
of great assistance in helping two of them
TO score. Spies and Pete Sweeney singled
each taking an extra bag on the last one
Peoples hunted TO 0Brien, who toyed
awhile with the ball and then threw wide to
Terrible Tom. Both men scored, and Peo-
pies got in later on another bangle by the
shOTtstOp. Oakland was having an off day
and nothing would stop them. Frisco
played good game and will try for another
victory this afternoon at $50 o'clock. The
score;