The morning call., 1892-09-18
ESCAPED In THE NINTH.
Almost Another Shutout for
the Dukes.
OAKLAND is PLAYING BALL.
The Tailsnders Take Four Straight Games
From the Champions and Are
Looking for One More.

San Jose only escaped a third straight
shutout yesterday by the narrowest kind of
margin.
Tip O'Neil was to blame for the failure to
connect, but as long as Oakland won there
is no occasion for grief.
Up to the ninth inning the wild-eyed and
desperate Dukes had nothing to show for
their combined attack on Mr.. Horner of
Oakland but one lone base hit torn off in the
fifth by Mr.. Clark of San Jose.
But two men had safely skated as far as
first base. One Of these was Mr.. Clark,
who arrived at that station on his base HIT
The other was Buck EbrIght. who was
safe on O'Neips muff of fly, only TO be
forced at second by Bunglesome Bill.
Oakland had SIX large and imposing tallies
plaStered up on the scoreboard, and the pic
ture looked dark and drear for the Dukes
when they opened the ninth.
But while there is life there Is hope
even in baseball, and this adage fitted
through the mind of Nicholas Lookabaugh
as he stepped to the plate.
He sent grOunder to O'Neil, who felded
the ball within twenty feet of first base and
then slammed it in so hard that the ball
went through Browns hands and Nicholas
went 10 second. Unhappy McGucken got
his base on balls. EOright and Dooley flew
kind of punk bit to third.
This filled the circuit with two out and
Denny at bat with fair prospect Of making
the third.
H0rner pitched two strikes on him amid
raptuIous applause, but the king fooled him
on the next
jeremiah swatted the ball with greyous
force. scoring Lookabaugh and MuGucken.
Clark touched off another single. bringing
Everett home, and Irwin's miss of McVey's
gr0under scored Denny with the fourth and
last run. With two runners still on the
cushions Stallings hunted an easy one to
HOrner and the game was over.
Thus have the despsed and much ma
ligned tailenders rubbed the fourth consec-
utive defeat in on the champions this week,
and rubbed it in hard. AS a result the colo
mel is bObbing up and down in space and
posing at the same time as the greatest
manager on earth and the proprietor Of the
only winning team In the business.
Before the game he was down at the gate
bosSlng the small boys who sell score cards
and shaking hands with every one that came
in.
There was a fair sized crowd present root
iug for Oakland from first TO last.
The published statements that this team
is winning games is almost too good to be
true, and the cranks come out in person to
verify the story.
The game was well worth SEEING psrtic-
ularly the clever work OF the Colonels.
They ouiplayed and outbatted their oppo-
nents at every turn. Horner was a small
tower of strength in the box, his delivery
being as sealed book until the ninth.
L0okabaugh was also effective the C0lonels
getting but six hits, but his support blum
dered early and often. Captain Buck has
no less than four errors inserlbe opposite
his name on the table of contents and they
were all expensive.
On the other hand the tailenders behaved
admirably until the ninth. In every inning
but two the Dukes were retired in order and
in very brief space OF time in spite of
their earnest endeavOrs 10 land the ball safe
Oakland made great spurge in the third,
rushing in trio OF earned runs with two
hands out. Hutchinson got away on
down 10 left. and Billy Lange tore off a
three-cushion shot and reached the third
bag without falling down.
This made two talleS. and Brown assisted
Mr.. Lange home with line hit over
second.
In the next the Colonels added two to
their string without striking blow. Nich-
olas lost his bearings for a minute, aud
gave O'Neil and Wilson their base
They both advanced on Everett's muff OF
a force at second. ONeil scored on passed
ball, and Wilson crossed the plate on
Ebrghts muff OF throw to second
Then Nick braced up and struck two
men out, aud Everett retired tile side on a
great running catch.
Lange scored the last run for Oakland in
the seventh on Ehright's tumble, stolen
base, passed ball and Clark's low throw
to Denny. This afternoon the same teams
play at Haight street, beginning at 2
o'clock. The score: