The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-08-04
THEY SELDOM TOUCHED Him.
Lester's Common Curves Were
Greek TO the Dukes.
San jose Was Shut Out, and Oakland Is Ac.
tually Within Hailirg Distance of
Third Place.

Those threatened improvements TO the
Oakland ball park have not yet materialized
so that you can notice them with the naked
eye. During the opening game OF the Sec
ond season yesterday couple of carpenters
IN blue overalls were mailing bits of board
and barrel slaves over the holes in the
fence. The 90 cents worth of wire needed
to protect the front OF the grand stand has
not yet been supplied and a lady had her
bonnet knocked off by a foul ball. Even
the broken string Oh the gong has not been
repaired aud Umpire Gagus was compelled
TO call game with his clarion voice.
However. the tailenders have improved
for minute or TWO and celebrated the
opening day by whItewashing the Dukes
Score. to 0. They were doubtless worked
up TO a fine condition OF frenzy by the an
nGuncemeGt that Joe Cantillion was en-
route from the East with a choice cons ign
ment of talent chained TO the car seats.
Ely. Gllks. Sherlock and a few others have
escaped, but Cantillion roun ded up some
more TO take the places of the men who
were instrumental in winning the few
games that fell to Ga kland's share in the
last season. The new men are bulletin ed
to arrive Friday.
THEY SELDOM TOUCHED HIM.
To Lester p. German of Baltimore may
be attributed the honor OF winning til e
game. Lester was feeling first rate. an
The Dukes were 10th to break in on his
happy frame of mind by swatting the ball
like they sometimes do. In nine innings
they ripped off but three bits, one Of which,
contributed by Unhappy McGueken, was
the most disrepu,able Texas Lacquer ever
seen on any diamond. But five OF the cham
fAIa not for fsr1N la,,a Al
tarried there for a little while-just long
enough for some 0 Their fellow to fan CUT or
perish on measly grounder to the inheld.
Oakland played an almost spotless game,
Nhltehead's miss OF grOunder in the
seventh being the only error Poor Niche
las L0okabaugh is still suffering from
rapidly accommodating load of fatigue, aud is
billed 10 pitch the entire series this week,
AlT. Harper being laid up with sprung leg.
MEX pitched his fourth straight game with
disastrous results. He was well supported,
but the tailenders smote the ball hard at
oppOrtune times and the TALES came in
lunches. Oakland's first three runs cost
the management 81 % in addition to the
regular expenses, as Carroll plunked
brand-new bali over the fence and into Lake
Merritt for homer with two men on bases.
oAKLAND's GLITTERING PROSPECTS.
BY winning yesterdays game the tail
endrrs are tied with the Dukes for third
place, the nearest escape they have made
from tluTtn place In nearly as many years.
The effect OF this condition on the proprie-
tor OF the team is simply appalling He
wearing a brndled yachting cap with
glazed bill, and 1t by some hook or crook he
should land in third place to-day he will
probably take TO smoking cigarettes or rid
ing bicycle.
The game was well attended. in spite of
the heTculean efforts OF the carpenters to
get the holes all nailed up before O'Clock,
but the contest was rather slow and unin-
terestlng. Germans pitching was the great
est feature of the entertainment, and Les
ter will be extremely popular till he loses
the next game.
L0okabaugh was touched up for couple
OF singles In the first two innings, but these
created little or no excitement. In the third
he inadvertently gave German his base.
The next two made outs. EbTight fumbled
y Brlen'S grounder, and then came Carroll
with his fOuT-bagger.
In six If the innings the Dukes went out
in order, and the bes. showing they made
was In the fourth, when Ebright got as far
as second on a twO-cuShiOn shot. Oakland
failed TO score again until the eighth, when
one base on balls and four singles netted
four runs. In tile ninth, with two out.
OBrien singled and scored on CAROLS
double. They play to-day al Haight street
with the tired LGokabaugh and Homer in
the points. The score: