The morning call., 1892-07-31
VARIETY BASEBALL.
Lots of Everything in Yester.
days Game.
The Dukes Win the Game on the Off Day
Some Heavy Batting and Poor
Fielding.

There was a regular variety show at the
Haight-street grounds yesterday afternoon,
but 1t was the day for the Dukes to win as
it usually is of late when Tanning does the
twirling, and after an all-round game they
walked out with the score II TO 10 In their
favor,
There was all kinds Of playIng-good, bad
and Indifferent, and q liberal quantity Of
each.
The fact that they had missed one Of the
best games of the season the day before
brought the cranks out in force TO witness
yesterdays game. There was also an unus-
ually large number of lady enthusiasts,
who put life In the crowd by applauding
their favorites vociferously.
Z. Sweeney started out with a base on
balls, and reached the second stage of the
trip round on Sharp's single to left field,
and smilingly took third Oh ID. Sweeney's
award OF first on Lookabaugh's poor deliv-
cry. Hanley was the savior and raped r
pretty double to right field. which let him
get home In easy time and brought Sharp
in In canter from second, sending Hanks
stock up with two runs.
CLARK's THROW.
ReitZ hit to LoOkabaugh and reached sec
Ond on ID. Sweeney's cut on the third bag
and third on Hanley's death at the plate,
and finally scored on Clark's throw to catch
Levy at first. rolling up another tally for
the songsters; but they could not keep 1t
up and were sent to the field 10y the next
man.
The visitors got in two TALES in the same
inning, when Ebright who pulled himself
together yesterday and did some good hit
ting on Fanning's easy delivery. sent n hard
swat over the left, which sent him To frat
and scored when Clark singled to center and
ID. Sweeney let the sphere pass him. Clark's
single and Sweeney's pass of the ball also
brought him IN in good time, and be made
the second run of the inning for the Dukes
followed by three outs in succession
The score evened up in the second, when
Frisco added one tally and the visitors two,
which made them four each.
Tanning hit light grounder to left. was
moved up stage by Sharp's single and got
10 third on sky-scraper sent straight up in
the air by ID. Sweeney, which was unac-
countably muffed by Clark, although right
into his hands 1t was ono OF the worst
scratches seen in several seasons. and
Clark, who seemed half asleep and too tired
TO move, claims that the sun had blinded
him. Hanly's single to left gave Sweeney
an opportunity to score the only run In
their half
field during the inning. McVey hit a good
single to left for the Dukes and actually
made home run on il, owing to a series OF
errors and wild throws in the field. amid
great excitement and cheers from the
cranks, who seldom. If ever, saw finer field
work. Only one more run was made by the
visitors In the inning, when Hanks warb-
lers drew a deep breath and started to get
even In the fourth by playing a rafting
batting game at Lookabaugh's expense
They rolled up five talies in the inning and
1t looked as If the game would go to the
locals for certainty.
flaming singled, reached second on r.
Sweeney's hit To left and was sent to third
by Sharp's single TO right field and scored
on ID. Sweeney's rafting swat to shortstop.
p. swEENEY's MOVE.
p. Sweeney had moved up to third and
came in on lope on Hanley's single to
right. making the second tally for the
locals. Lookabaugh's delivery was terribly
Datted In the inning and the locals ran up
three more runs amid yells from the
cranks. when Reitz started in by rafting off
q single to left aud assisted Sharp To score
tne mira run, followed by ID. Sweeney, who
came nome ON sacrifice hit by Levy.