The morning call., 1892-09-12
LOST -FOUR OUT OF FIVE.
Frisco's Poor Showing in the
Last Series.
DUKES ARE HARD TO DOWN.
Lookabaugh Loomed Up Big In the Middle
of the Yard, Yet He Was Out tf
Sight.
Those Frisco fellows had no plausible ex-

series yesterday, but still they 1alied TO
bring about that happy result. 1t is true
that Nicholas Lookabaugh OF San Jose
stood largely in their way. Nicholas has
often stood ID that position, but he did not
loom up quite so eonspicuously. Yet with
all his prominence it can be truthfnlly said
that Nicholas was out of sight.
In nine innings the local swatters devel-
oped four hits and one run. That lone
tally was a present. Peck Sharp reaching
the third station on errors alone, from
which point he was assisted across the
plate with an exceedingly rare single by ii.
ReitZ.
After this and during the same inning be
it recorded that the locals twice filled the
sacks without registering another tally.
This perfol nance so Disguised the boss
Hank, the only living specimen OF the
HankuS Giganticus, that he lett the bench
and hid himself.
Why this person should persist in warm
ing one end OF the bench from day to DAY
is something that no man can find out.
His presence there Is of no material assist
ance In winning games, or losing them
either. and his beauty is not OF character
that warrants exposure to the public.
However, this has nothing TO do with the
game, which the Dukes won by score OF
4 to l. Clean hitting did it, interSpersed
with few timely bungles, In the creation
of which, strange TO say. Mr.. L. Sweeney
took no part.
The weather out at Haight street was
positively frightful. 1t was dull and
gloomy, and cold wind blowing in from
the bay chilled the p0pulaee through and
through. Hard times and worse weather
have played havoc with the baseball busl
ness, but the size of the crowd yesterday
was no cause for complaint. The usual
number turned out, and saw lively game
from start to finish. Both sides Infused
ginger into the pastime. a3d the contest
passed off so rapidly that The spectators
had no time to indulge IN reflections on the
weather
A delay of ten minutes occurred at the
start waiting for j. Peck Sharp, who had
missed connections somewhere. When
James arrived the young men fell to and the
locals went out in short order so did the
other side, Professor Tanning stopping a
couple of hot liners from the last two bats
men in a manner that provoked plaudits.
In the second Mr.. Denny popped up an in
field fly. The professor got under it, but
the ball landed on his nose and lie removed
large piece of cuticle from the port side OF
that luminous organ.
Mr.. flaming was temporarily prostrated
by the shock, but soon revived with the aid
of a cup of cold water and black silk
handkerchief borrowed from Umpire Me-
Donald. Clark flew out TO Mr.. Levy, but
Carl McVey, the Cloud, picked of triple
that registered Denny with the first tally.
In the next Unhappy MeGucken pasted
the ball in the face for double and scored
on Bunglesome BilPs Texas Lacquer to left.
About this time some manifestations took
place in the billowy feet of the Specimen
on the bench as he saw probable fourth
defeat looming no.
But in the fourth for Frisco Peek Sharp
opened with an easy grounder 10 D0oley.
The handsome and talented first laseman
failed to close his fms on the merry.sbound-
ing ball. Sharp reached the bag just as
Stallings. who played second in place of
Ebrigbt, stopped the runaway and threw
blindly TO first. There was no one ON the
bag at that particular time, and Sharp went
on to second. Mr.. Clark contributed a
passed ball, which sent the runner to Third,
whence he was batted in by ReitZ wlthsthe
only run of the game for the local contin-
gent.
One tally scored, a man on first and not a
hand out is a tolerably fair prospect in some
localities for more runs, but, alas, they
never came. Levy forced ReitZ at second
and Hanley and Spies were given their
| base, filing the circuit. Power smashed q
| liner that would have been good for two
! tallies, but Blockers got in the way while
sprintiDg from second TO third The ball
Clipped piece off his shin bone and glanced
away toward the DleacheTS This made
two out with the bags still full. and q.
Sharp ended the agonizing suspense with a
grounder 10 short.
No more tallies appeared until the sew
ebth, when the Dukes cleaned up two more
McVey led off with single and Stallings
got a base on balls. Nicholas advanced the
| runners one peg and McGucken sent one TO
F. Sweeney. He made a low throw to
Spies, who caught the ball and dropped it
in the collision with MeVey at the plate.
Staliings scored on EveTetts drive TO center.
The Dukes got eight scattered hits off
Tanning. three of which fall 10 the credit Of
McVey. They played nice ball all the way
through. Denny made one of his justly
celebrated stops, McVey captured hard
| fly and Big Bill covered himself with glory
at short
Among Mr.. Everett's exploits may be
| mentioned double play without the aid of
accompliees. ReifZ took second on double
in the ninth. Levy hit liner TO Bill, who
| pulled the ball out Of the air, jabbed one
| foot on the bag and all was over. The
| score: