The morning call., 1892-06-25
DENNY'S SWAT.
1t Came Late, but Led to the
Downfall of Oakland.
The Dukes and Tail-Enders Struggle Through
an Elsven-Inning Contest Full of Grief
and Episode.

trick known to the trade than for one team
to relgiously abstain from swats of any
kind whatsoever until two hands are out in
the last inning and then have one Of their
number rip off home run that ties the
score and causes no end Of trouble. There
was lots of trouble between the Oaklands
and Dukes eleven innings of turmoil and
shrill shrieks, mixed with snOrts, swats
aud clouds of dust, and through it all IN
happy McGueken and his grievances stood
out boldly defined like the YirtnOus but
deeply harassed maiden in the melodrama.
Oakland fought royal battle, holding the
lead by one tally till the ninth-the fatal
ninth-Where they have lost so many games
and where the Dukes win out when you
least expect il. Through eight innings and
two-thirds of another not one Of Mr.. Firms
young men had located Mr.. Homer for a
hit or anything that looked like one. Then
j. Denny came TO bat, and while Oakland
was chuekling over its third victory Mr..
Denny's associates were packing up their
bat-bags and baggage preparatory to NOV
iDS. But the end was not yet come. for Mr..
Denny landed his bat up against waist
high ball with loud crash lifting it out OF
the lot and into field, which looked as If
Maud Muller, of whom the poet sang so
sYeetly, had been working there.
AN OVERFLOW OF PoPULACE.
This fOur-sacker of Mr.. Denny's which
created the Impression that he had been
saving up his hits so as to hand them all in
at once, made horse and horse score and
they had TO begin all over again. As is usual
at the windup of a ball game the pOpulace
falls into the diamond and miugleS freely
with the players. The people kindly did 50
yesterday and the game stopped while they
were fired out again. Buck, Cousin Park
and the umpire spoke in loud, commanding
tones. but the people did not move. Then
somebody sent for an officer aud one OF
those meteoric Oakland peelers, with large
refugent star and a luXuriant growth OF
jute whiskeTS, was brought N. They
wound him up and set him to Walking back
and forth in front Of the grand stand. The
pOpulace fed in wild dismay, after which
the Dukes saiedR in and busted of the
diamond with Oakland Score TO 3.
From start to finish the game was of the
crackerjaek variety, marred only by the
fearful experiences of the Unhappy Nc
Quicken. This young man had trouble the
first time he came TO bat. and then went on
aceumulatiDg misery until his heart WAS
well nigh bursting with grief. His first at
tack of anguish occurred i'll the Opening
inning when he got hit on the wiShbOne.
The ball rebounded from Unhappy McGuck-
EMS tortured breast and struck his bat,
by the umpire. Unhappy demanded his
base, but didn't get it, hence his woe. and
he muttered something to the effect that
man must get hit on the shOestrInEs in this
league before he can take a base. Out of
five times at bat this Wretched youth flew
out four times, struck out once and muffed
a fly in the tenth that enabled Oakland to
tie the score again.
DOUBLE ROW OF BLANKS
Oakland took the aggressive in the fourth,
scoring two TALES on bunch Of hits ana
passed ball. With 0'Neil and Wilson on
the bags Horner singled to center, bringing
them both in Carl McVey had made the
rounds for his side IN the third on a hit by
the pitcher. passed ball and two sacrifices.
Then followed five innings in which neither
side scored run or hit. The athletes
kept popping the ball up in the air or to the
iDfielders with painful regularity, but the
game WAS rapid and full OF ginger Both
sides played sharp fielding game, and but
for MIR. Denny's interruption in the inth
all would have ended well for the taienders.
But you can never tell what will happen
where The Dukes are concerned.
That long distance swat upset the ar
rRngements and also Frightened up the bat
ting eyes of the Dukes in the concluding
rounds. In the tenth Hutchlns0n's double
and Unhappy's muff tied the score, which
the visitors proceeded to unite in their half.
Ty.o singles, bungle and sacrifice sent
McVey home Tip OBLIGATED on one end Of
the play and some of his associates thought
that he could have caught the man at the
plate. While sitting on the bench they
freely discussed this play together with
others that had occurred from time to time.
During these moments Of relaxation argu-
ments were of frequent occurrence, and 1t
wouldn't be bad idea TO tie a row of rags
to the back of the bench for the young men
TO chew on while thinking of appropriate
remarks. Stallings scored Denny In the
eleventh with a line swat to center, AID the
trouble for that day ceased. They play
to-day at Haight street The score:
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