The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-05-28
WON BY TIMELY HITTING.
The Angels Earn Six OF Their
Seven TallieS.
southpaw Roach Proved Effective, While HofT-
man Was Hammered Badly Oakland
Meets With Another Defeat.

Fortune favored the citrus belters yester-
day and tue glad squawk of Comedian Tread
way was once more heard in the land. For
TWO DAYS previous Mr. Treadway was
strangely sad and pensive as he ambled to
and from the outfeld to his place on the
bench. He wore his hands down deep in the
pockets Of his nlammatory jacket and never
once fell over his own feet or threw off one
If those little bOnmots that delighted the
p0pulace in more prosperous times.
But change has taken place and the loud
cTODk OF Mr.. Treadway mingled joyonsly
with the low hum of the hitlet and the
startled swish Of the home-run swipe. He
jolted the merry bounding ball to the con-
nnes of the yard himself for fouE sacks, and
his fellow-belters braced up and got many a
beautiful and badly needed belt at tina ball
before they eased up on old man Hoffman.
1t was the Angels game from the start, but
along toward the closing scenes a timely hit
would have tied 1t no and perhaps turned
the tide of battle. But the belteTs escaped,
score 10 i.
ROACH'S COMPLEX CURVES.
Southpaw Roach was puzzle to Harris
Young men, who have been ripping hits
right and left of Tight-handed twirlers.
For some reason Mr.. ROach's delivery did
not seem to fit the bats Of the locals. He
used 4 complex curve that yielded up but
six hits. three of which were doubles. So
effective was MI Roach that only one hit
was charged uD against him ia the first six
innings His confederate. Mr.. Rogers, rem
deTed him good support, and the rest OF the
Angels put up a good fielding game, the
running catches Of IredW2y ana Wright
being worthy al special mention.
i did not take the visitors long to dis
cover that Hoffman was unloading the kind
of balls they liked TO swat He was put
ting them right over the plate, and they
had 10 swat or fan cut ITedway, the
second man up IN the first inning tore Oft &
four-bagger The ball leading little Sweeney
a haTd chase clear 10 the clubhouse. The
inning wound up with a neat play at the
plate, in which Long Bill HaSSamer per-
ished on a throw from first, Sweeney re-
covering bad throw from Sharp il time TO
spoil the tally.
WARM FOR MR.. HOFFMAN.
Frisco went out in order in the first, but
in the next Little Sweeney Strengthened ont
double, and scored on two sacrifices. Then
followed four innings in which tie locals
evolved nothing more startling than bind
erS, not even q Texas Lacquer. The Angels
kept on bIuislng Mr. Hoffman and made it
very warm fOI him at bis place of business.
Ia the third they registered three men on
five clean hits Rasty Wright opening the
fusjllade with a tTi-socker. NcCauley
singled, scoring him; Glen sent safe one
TO right, and Newman scored both on a
double.
A large bouquet of errors in the seventh
and Hank Reliz' double shot gave the locals
another tally, and in the next two singles
and Peck Sharp's double resulted in TWO
more Old Dad McCauley had his batting
eye peeled for any kind Of hits. and did him.
self proud by turning loose two singles and
a home run. Ia spite Of the errors. the
game was full Of ginger. the visitors hitting
The ball hard at the right time, earning six
Of their seven tallies. To-day Louie Balsz
Of Vallejo viii oblige. flaming pitches for
the locals The score: