The morning call., 1892-07-23
OAKLAND SKATING SKYHARD
They Take Their Third Straight
Game From Hank.
s Few Mistakes II the Second Proved Costly
Dukes and Angels VIII Xix Up
Here To-Day.

just because they have no particular need
OF ball games at the present time Oakland
las CONCLUDED to win few, and also hang
rs a milestone to the neck of that struggling
aspirant for second place. II. Harris ESQ.
Hank is buried out of sight in third place.
while the tailenGe:s are mounting upward
and onward like a skyrocket. They
swamped the locals yesterday for the third
time this week. stacking up nine TALES in
two spasmodic innings.
The locals escaped with FIVE. and were
glad 10 get them. To-day Hank will Try
change Of scene by moving TO Stockton,
where be and his talenders daily with each
other for two days ard a small bonus
1t was a splendid day for play, but one
of tAe poorest for patrons experienced on
this side fer some time past. The game was
transferred from across the bay pending
some repairs to the Piedmont Park. 1t viii
nov be in order to move back pending a
few needed Improvements in the way Of
attendance.
TIE LOCALS BRoKE DOW \.
However, amusements cannot expect 10
draw during the vacation season or so long
as people will stay away from the games in
order to create the impression that they are
out Of town.
The game was q slow one, but sufficiently
interesting 10 hold the populace in check
until it WAS over. In the second inning the
locals. with a lead Of two. broke down in
their lines, Oakland forged ahead and
everybody waited to see how til ey would
pan cut. But the tailenders have appar-
emily broken away from that pernicious
habit Of lOSng everything in sight in the
last inning.
When Lester F. German opened the per-
Torrance by giving j. Peek Sharp his base
on balls the impression gained ground that
Lester was not feeling we'll and that all was
up with Oakland. But Lester was only
taxing Soundings. BlOckers forced Peck at
second ana than came along Hank ReitZ
with four Dagger which Carroll mad to re-
tritve from behind the score board Great
enthusiasm prevailed among the adherents
OF Hank, who showed strong symptoms of
starting for the bench. But he remained In
the grand stand, and il was well he did, as
the performance Of his young men would
Lave driven him IN sorrow from the scene.
FEW SLIGHT MISTAKES.
This second round was a most disastrous
eilaiT for Hank as it Melted the other fel-
lows SIX tallies IN a very brief space Of time
and changed the aspect of things in gen.
eral.
Terrible Tom started with a base on balls
Whitehead n it 10 Pete Sweeney. who
ChncEed The ball to Peoples, but chucked il
J '
where il was rescued and chucked back BIZ
X. Levy. He aimed al Rogers but missed
him By several feet. The ball was finally
stopped by the grand stand and Hank Spies
who went skating through the gravel on his
elbows to herd the ball away from the hole
under the hydrant
The Terror scored during this scramble.
Peepics iuggled O'NeiP5 grounder ana VIII
son exploded triple. Lester touched of
a single, making four tallies a force,
another Oungle by Rogers and Terrible
Toms Texas league furnished the other
two.
In the sixth for Oakland Daniel Webster
sweeney mutfed two fly balls in rapid sue
cession and three more TALES resulted. 1t
vas Ike picking cherries. Frisco got three
more during the game, but il took three
bsSgers aud doubles 10 chase them in one
al a time. Both flaming aud German were
lat hard, but the formers support erred at
The wrong time. Oakland's field work was
ragged In spots, but they executed couple
Of sharp double plays.
This afternoon the Angels and Dukes
open a two days engagement at Haight
street, which VIII decide the cham pionship
7 lie score: