The morning call., 1892-07-16
THREE HOURS OF BASEBALL
Oaklands and the BeIters Battle
Thirteen Innings.
Patrons Get Their Moneys Worth and the
Tailenders Get Done Up on Whitehead's
Little Bungle.

1t took three hours of the hardest kind OF
work and 10 holly contested innings TO
wind up the baseball affairs for the day at
Oakland Yesterday afternoon. Twice was
the score tied. once in the ninth aud again
In the tenth. For three more innings the
battle waged with undated violence. Then
Milton Paradise Whitehead, after putting up
phenomenal game at short, slipped on his
easiest Of "a chances and the citrus belters
came ous on top by a score of 5 tod
But the tailenders have no need to feel
ashamed of the last Of numerous defeats.
They gave the Angels a strong fight right
from the start, broke even on swats and
play ed a better fielding game. Hard luck
lost them the battle, as the game should
have been over in nine innings. In the fifth
inning with the score to l in favor of
Oakland and with men on second and
third, Terrible Tom, who had not torn off
anything worth mentioning. ripped out q
double which struck the line back of first
base. Umpire Gagus was not in position at
the time TO Judge the hit rightly and called
X foul. No objections were flied, but had
the hit been given it would have tailed two
men FOR Oakland.
PATRONS MISSED THEIR DINNER.
The news of the taieHders' marvellous
achievement In the previous game had the
effect OF swelling the attendance. Streetcar
men who come In on their badges were more
numerous than usual, and the Oakland
small boys kicked some re boards off the
fence and cTaWled through the holes in
droye5. In addition II these the stand was
filled with regular patrons, and they all
missed their dinner waiting for the last act
1t was the best all-Tound game the people
across the bay have seen for some time. aud
they could not afford to miss any of it.
Lester L. German of Baltimore was feel
Ing as well as he ever did, and pitched one
Of his choicest games in consequence.
Phenomenal Balsz of Vallejo was also in
fine fettle until Lester L. accidentally soaked
him in the ribs, which Jared some of the
ginger out of the PheIom, but he bore up
bravely. Both twiTlerS were touched up for
IL hits, which dribbled along in ones and
tNos. Ii was an unusually busy day for the
infeld, as six outfelders had bnt eight
chances among them. j. Frank Horner,
who took CAROLS place in center, had
nothing TO do but stand around and wait
until time to come in.
CLEVER MILTON WHITEHEAD.
Captain Carroll sprung joint in Thurs
days game sliding to bases and Tip is
director-general of the tailenderS for the
present
For the most part the play moved along
with clock-like regularity, iuterspersed
with brilliant flashes now and then. White
head made TWO magnificent enchanted
otopo odCh VI SeCoHu, AuieH anu AUtcHln-
son startled the natives with their work at
third and Grandpa McCauey accepted 90
chances at first. besides ripping off three
cushion swat in the tenth that paved the
way to victory for his side.
Cousin Park and Bill Hassamer We'd with
each other in the passed-ball department,
but broke even with three each. Otherwise
their work was above criticism.
Oakland took the lead scoring in the first
and third. The Angels got one in the fourth.
and in the next RaSty Wright showed his
side ahead with a nice two-bagger. Oak
land tied them in the eighth, the Angels
reciprOcated in the tenth and then followed
three innings that wrought the p0pulace up
ia The highest pitch. In the last with two
out, j. Stafford tore Off triple, Wright sent
an easy Que to Whitehead, which he juggled,
aud all was over. They play to-day at
Haight street, with Horner and Roach in
the points. The score: