The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-07-28
HANKS SWEET SINGERS WIN.
The Warbling Frisc0s Defeat the
Champion Dukes.
Opening Day Is Ushered in Without the Aid
of Waving Flags and Bands Of
Martial Music.

Section two Of the bifurcated baseball
season opened yesterday at Haight street,
with rafting gond game between Hank
Harris sweet singers and the champion
Dukes. There was no particular eclat at
tached to the display. no street parade, no
waving flags or bands of music keeping
time to the tread of athletes proudly march
ing from the clubhouse to the bench, as in
the opening chapter of the season just ended.
1t was simply an ordinary midseasOn game,
played with neatness and dispatch.
The only attempt at special observance
was on the part of the Ddkes, who wore
their other trousers in honor of the occasion,
and Biockers Hanley has promised to get
his hair cut before the end of the week.
A fair-siZed crowd turned out in spite of
the threatening weather, ard seemed to
derive much pleasure from the ease with
which the sweet singers defeated the cham
pions. Score TO 2. Look abaugh was hit
with great regularity. but the Dukes could
dc nothing with Hoffman except in two
innings, when they punched their swats,
earning both runs.
HANKS RARE MUSICAL TREAT
From present indications there is more
money In comic opera than baseball, and,
as a majority Of Hanks Young men are
gifted in song, he might do worse than
leave the diamond and take his troupe out
on the road. He enjoyed a rare musical
treat at Stockton on Sunday night, aud
made considerable money out Of the show
besides. After the last game Hanks soul
yearned Tor music. so he gathered his talent
about him on the front porch of the hotel,
and besought them 10 sing. After great
deal OF cOaXing Peck Sharp, the lead ng
tenor. struck up These Bones Shall Rise
Again. while the rest Of the troupe joined
in the chorus.
Hank was greatly delighted, and encored
the sung again and again. Finally the sing
ers dispersed. and Hank went to bed.
About II O'clock they returned, and wish
ing 10 further delight their ioyial employer,
again lifted up their voices In song. As the
first strains of These Bones" etc, rose
on the midnight air Hank also arose, and,
Topping gracefully down the stairs he sur
rounded Sharp. Hanley. Peoples. Hoffman
and Tanning, and fined them $40 each for
singing. Since then not one of them have
sung or even whistled note. and all have
lost faith IN the power Of music to Soothe
the savage breast, or their own power TO
gauge Hanks capacity for sweet vocal
sounds.
BUNTs ARE ABOLISHED.
The locals opened UP on Mr.. LOoEabaugh
in the frst inning, ripping of three Clean
singles and scoring one tally. Bunting has
been abolished and every batsman must hit
the ball out or suffer the cons, Quences. la
their half the Dukes also did some hitting
Unhappy McGucken starting with a single
and scoring on Eorighps double From this
Oh until the seventh, the old man pitched
great ball, not another hit being made off
him. In tie seventh the visitors filed the
bases, but failed to send a man across the
plate. Big BlH tried t. score from third on
DeDny's steal Of second, but was run down
on the line.
Ii took three clean hits in the eighth to
score the Dukes last run. Carl MeVey, The
Cloud" led with double ana was helped
home on singles by McGacken aud Ebright
Two bases on balls and one hit I'm the fourth
gave Frisco TWO runs, another base on balls
aud Hanley's Lacquer in the seventh scored
Sharp, and in the next Little Sweeney tore
off triple and scored on Leyy's sacrifice.
Both teams played with ginger on the open
ing day. Clark and Spies did some nice
backstOp work and Bunglesome Bill got
away with 10 chances without breaking
down. They play to-day at Haight street,
Harper and flaming pitching. The score :