The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-06-03
OAKLAND'S STEADY Diet.
They Lose Another Game at the
Last Moment.
But 1t Took the Angels Ten Innings to
Win Out - Frisco Beats San
Jose

j. Stafford again demonstrated his value
as an emergency man when all looks dark
aud drear. At the end Of the fifth inning,
with the score to in favor OF Oakland,
Southpaw Roach sublet his job to Dir. Stat
ford who went in and submitted his slow
drop ball for general inspection. For some
reason the tailenders failed TO connect, but
the Angels kept right on joting Mr.. Horner.
and at the end of the tenth inning the affair
was settled in favor Of the VISITORS score 10
to O.
Thus at the last moment did another game
slip from the longing grasp of Colonel Il.
Pains Robinson, so called because he is still
having trouble with his head. II was a
swatting match from beginning to end. in
which the teams broke even in the matter
of numbers, each scoring 16. but the Angels
did most of their hitting at the right time
Some long-distance drives and few
bungles in the ninth placed the visitors on
an equal footing with their opponents and
in the tenth three singles in row drove in
the winning run. .
oAKLAND's ELEGANT START
A tolerably fair to medium crowd was
there, and from the tone of the gathering il
was evident that the ColOnels were favor
ties. They took the lead at the start, driv-
ing III IOuT IUllS III tue ITSL Two iDDlllRS WITH
six hits. one of which was a greatly admired
triple by Cousin Park. Roach had good
control, but the Colonies would smash the
ball now and then. In the fifth he was
saluted with three singles and home run
which Cousin Park ripped off. scoring Lou
Hardie, wh0 was placed back in the game
because he bats right handed.
Robinson had bis batting list turned bot
tomSide up, and with Mannasau completely
out OF II, because he bats lett handed.
Athletes who bat from the port side cannot
connect with the curves of south-paw
pitcher, which Is probably the reason why
the Terror famed out twice In succession.
The lef,-hander did not bother Horner, who
touched him for three singles in a row, and
also got one from Mr. Stafford later on.
The veteran Charlie Sweeney also got along
first rate, and distributed three nice singles
in different sections OF the yard.
HoRNER UNDER FIRE.
1t was great day for hits all round, but
the Angels did not strike their gait until
after three innings had passed with moth
Ing more startling than a couple of plain
hits. But in the fourth they rose up and
made it so warm for Little Jack Horner
that the wax melted out OF his mustache.
McCauley and Roach each pasted him for a
triple, while HassameT, Newman, Hulen
ana Rogers tore off singles. all Of which
produced i've tallies and placed the visitors
one run in advance of the enemy. Mr..
HOrDer Gid not finch, but kept right on
pitching as heretofore.
In the fifth tho Colonies acquired lead
of one tally. aud in the eighth. with two
men out trio OF timely taps scored another
pair, which made the colonel feel tolerably
secure. But in the NINTH when it was al
most time TO Quit, Stafford opened out with
a double. which the Terror might have got
but didn't. Then Wright sent him another,
which he mutfed. and a couple of singles
and few bungles scored three talies, ty-
ing the score. Oakland failed to tally in
the ninth and in the tenth Stafford started
with a single and brought in the winning
run on Tredaay's shot 10 right. They play
to-day at Piedmont. Balsz and German
pitching. The score: