The morning call., 1892-06-11
OAKLAND Was SHY ON HITS.
They Got but Two Singles Off Old
Nan Hoffman.
On the Other Hand, Bunched Hits and
Bungles Were Valuable Aids to
the Locals.

1t was somewhat of shock to Oakland
after lamming out % swats and winnin e a
15-inniDg game to return to their own dusty
domain and revel in two lonesome singles.
They never did seem to have much luck
with old man Hoffman, and the way they
did not paste the ball yesterday yisibly
affected them. The terror and Charlie Swee-
ney, contributed the hits which resulted in
two tallies. Frisco did better with Horner
and the game ended with a score of to q
Colonel r. Palmleat Robinson, so called
because he makes pretty good fan himself,
occupied the bench. giving his young men
instructions how to hit the ball. lie told
them TO line it out just over the heads of
the infield but when they did so the infield
fell back or the outfield cameup and scooped
in everything. The colonel also gave his
men further instruction in the art of polite
ness. and now when an Oakland man goes
to bat he first turns and politely asks the
catcher to please excuse his back. Those
who have lately noticed this action will DOW
know what it means.
PATRIOTIC HANK HARRIS.
Harris did not 90 out and mingle with his
employees as he was too tired. Hank is an
intensely patriotic young person and as
out late the night before arranging things
for the Fourth of July. He is alre ady a
member of the ice-water committee. and is
also a candidate for the responsible and
dangerous position OF touching off the fire.
works in the evening. Hank would like 10
be the boss calithumpian, but he doesn't
know how to ride horseback. However.
this could be arranged by taking an animal
that is broke to single harness, for when
Hank got astride Of him the horse would
think he was in shafts. He certainly would
If the published pictures of Hank are true
to life.
From what could be seen of the game
through the whirling clouds of dust it
would pass most anywhere. Oakland played
a good fielding game, but their efforts at
bat were extremely Duny. Hoffman had
them completely at MS mercy and famed
out seven men, or rather he had seven
stTikeouts. as some OF the young men were
repeaters. John j. O'Bren clawed the air
three times in vain endeayOr to fad the
ball, and Mannasau exploited himself twice
In the same manner. Both Of these worthy
young men said afterward that they would
have hit the ball had they thought OF it at
the time.
TURNER MADE A SNEAK.
Oakland's first tally appeared in the open
ing inning when Hutchinson walked TO
first, trotted to second on passed ball and
lOped home on Charlie SweeneY's single to
center. In the fourth Terrible Tom tore off
his hit Sweeney sent grOunder to ReitZ,
who threw the runner out at first. Tdrner
went to second, and as Peoples and Reitz
were too busy watching the play to think of
third, Turner made a sneak for that bag.
Reilz started to head him off, but Pete
Sweeney threw the ball before Reltz got in
line and the Terror came on in with the
Colonies second and last run.
punched hits and errors gave the locals
their tallies in squads Of three. In the sec
ond, three sWats, some bungles and wild
pitches and things contributed the first trio.
Then came a quiet spell of three innings
and then the three other talIes. HorneT
pitched nice ball at times, holding the
FriScos down to seven hits, but his wildness
was an expensive Indulgence. Little
Sweeney has recovered from his late indis-
position and is back in center field The
same teams play at Haight street to-day,
with Tanning and German in the points.
The score