The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-05-23
MOSTLY ALL TWO-BAGGERS.
Frisco Won With Doubles and
Bases on Balls.
Oakland Had q Chance in the Ninth, but
Lester Couldn't Put the
Ball Over

eddS against MN COloHel l. ~ hOOtu
son would have won had not the latent
strain of bases-on- balls blood In Testers
veins cropped out in the last inning WIN
the score horse and horse Lester allowed
two young men to walk, and Hank Keitz
drove them In with his third tWo-Dagger'
Score, to 8.
The Colonels. in the absence Of their en-
pIoyer, made gallant struggle with vary
ing success, but the fortunes OF baseball
we're as usual against them. They played
coed fielding game and hit the ball hard,
but couldn't land Ii safe. The fellows on
the other side were always in position to
ruin base hits and triples. Old BiOckers
headed of four long swats in his territory,
while little Sweeney and Rube contributed
20 the success of Mr. Tanning in their re-
spective gardens. The veteran twiTler was
found for eight hits, but he had control,
which is more 10 be desired than strike
out record.
Billie Gimmel OF Santa Rosa, regarding
whom so much has been said and written
lately, did not take part in the festivities.
BE has gone back to Santa Rosa to COM
mune with Il. Pace, another touchdown
amateur, who is Illuminating on the IN
esrtainties of life In professional league COM
pany. Blllie's late Job 10 center held was
taken for the time being by Lou HaTdie,
who has been fired more times by the
colonel than any other player in the bush
ness. Lou did not seem to be particularly
delighted with the place. and worked like a
man who realized that life at best Is but
sheetng flow, OF Heating she, or shOaung
flea, or maybe its fleeting show. Anyhow
its something poet once said.
THEY ROOTED FOR OAKLAND.
The game started off with the usual eclat
and In the presence OF the usual Sunday
crowd. Many from across the bay who
take an interest In the play came early and
took front seats. 1t was a noisy crowd, too,
that pulled hard for Oakland. The game
was slow, but interesting from start to finish,
and, as the result Ba5 10 doubt 10 the last,
the usual exodus did not take place. Lester
opened up Ike winner, and but Tor lew
unlueky bungles and those two bases on
balls in the ninth, be would have escaped
with a victory.
There was nothing worthy Of note in the
first inning but Hank ReitZ's first double,
which scored Levy, who preceded him with
sWipe which was good for one base. Hutch
insOu's difficult eaten Of p. Sweeney's tall
foul fly retired the side. la Oakland's half
Hutch got his BASE stole second and scored
Oh Mannasau's Lacquer to right Both sides
scored one IN the next BlUckers startling
the beh0ders by making dOube-cuShion
shot, which dropped between the foul flag
and third base BE usually sends them in
the other direction, but Blockers has evil
IDENTIFY changed his mode OF doing business.
He scored on two sacrifices and Fanning's
single.
Hsrdie was safe on Peoples wide throw
90 first, and Tip ONeil advanced him one
sack on a bunt to the pitcher. Tanning
fslded the ball on the lne and as Tip
sDrinted by Jack tagged him between the
shoulders with a thump that could be heard
ali over the grounds, Cousin Park next
obliged with a single that helped Hardie
across the plate. German forced his partner
at second, and 0'BCieD peTished at first on
an assist by Peoples.
COUSIN PARKS PREPARATIONS.
The third inning was productive Of d
couple Of two-baggeTs, but neither side
scored. FriscO's half wound up with neat
double play for which Cousin Park made
elaborate preparations for lis end Of the
play. Hank Reitz reached the middle sack
on his second tWO-baggeT and Spies helped
bin on to third. Pete Sweeney sent a long
fly to HaIdle, dropped his bat on the plate
and started. While Lou was waiting for the
ball 10 come down Cousin Park took of his
mask, laid IL aside, removed the bat Sweeney
dropped, brushed the dust off the plate, COW
cred il With one foot, hitChed up his trOus-
eTs, spat on his hands and waited.
All this time Hank RettZ was hugging
third. The moment the ball plum kCd into
Hurdles outsTetched paws the coacher
yelled go" and Hank went. Al the same
time Hardie let the ball 60 straight for the
plate. 1t was pretty race, but the ball got
In first. making two bounds before reaching
the catcher and Hank Reitz and his tally
lost by about two feet.
With the score still tied the terror tore off
double 10 Oakland's half Of the third but
the swarthy man failed to make the circuit
Those who followed him couldn't discover
any twO-baggers or singles either.
The fourth went by with nothing more
eXhilaTatng than another OF Bl0ckeTs' dis
reputable tw0-baggeTs in tie same place II
BlGckers keeps on knocking doubles 10 left
Just inside the line instead Of to right,
where the feldeTs are laying for him, he
will get himself dis liked by those young
men. However, Blockers' hit did him no
good aside from swelling his batting record.
Peoples assisted him to the third corner, but
flaming joined the union and went out on
strikes and Small Sweeney few TO Tip.
TWO HANKS MIXED UP,
Il was Levy's turn to hit out a double In
the fifth. He did so, ReitZ was given his base
Spies got away on the same proposition and
Sweeney's sacrifice fly to center brought
Levy home. Hanley went out at first on an
assist by Hutch and the two Hanks got
mixed I'D on third base. While the Terror
and Whitehead were running Spies down
on the line ReiiZ SpTinted home, thus con-
tributing another tally TO the general fund
The Colonies wriggled along till the sixth
when Whitehead made the r unds on his
single, sacrifice and bunt, which Wilson
beat out.
With one run needed to tie, Easy got on
the line ia the eighth and by making as
much noise as a Chinese funeral scared I'D
the missing tally. Mannasau singled and
went to third on Peck Sharp's tuggle of
Whitehead's grOunder. HaTdie scored him
on a fly to his contemporary in center
There was general rejoicing over this happy
event, and the impression was that the
Colonies might yet p s. through the throes
Of another Garrison flush. But few Of
Testers unguarded throws relieved any ap-
prehensiOn on this point.
In the last inn ng Lester had two strikes
on the first two batsmen up and then
hddled around until these gentlemen had no
occasion TO hit the ball. They walked
Levy moved them up a notch, Hank Reliz
exploded his third zwei- seeker, AMI all was
over. Reitz sco-td later N Hanley's
single, on whio Mannasau retired Spies at
the plate on nice throw In from left field.
In the last for Oakland German made the
circuit on Hanley's muf, two sacrifices and
Turner's drive to center for one sack. The
score:
AT SAN FRANCISCO, NAY % 1892.
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