The morning call., 1892-06-30
HANK SPIES TIMELY HIT.
1t Sailed Over the Fence and
Won for Frisco.
oaklana's Little Joke on the Lceals-0' Brien
Has Been Induced TO Return
to His Job.

Oakland played neat April fool joke on
Harris young men yesterd ay, and they have
hardly recovered from the effects of the
fright However. as Frisco won they will
not insist on ar apology, although they have
one coming.
The great joke perpetrated by Oakland
was the introduction Of four able-bodied
tallies in the first inning. thereby creating
the impre sSon that they intended to win.
But the tally output suddenly ceased as soon
as NJ. Whitehead brought in the fourth and
last, and Frisco pulled out with a score. Of
Z to 4.
Hank Spies, who is contemplating a
pleasure trip to Sacramento in the near
future, reversed the big end of the score in
the fifth inning by swatting the ball over
the left-held fence for a home run. ReIZ
and Levy were ON the circuit at the time,
and these three runs gave the locals lead
OF two. Oakland Is Spies favorite ground
Tor making home runs. He seldom gets one
at Haight street on account OF the foul line
and the remoteneSs of the lefi-feld fence.
But Hanks hit yesterday was corker and
reflects great credit on his ability as a
hitter.
BLoCKERs' GREAT EXPLOIT.
The game was lively one and thoroughly
enjoyed by streetcar men and others. Both
good bail. and there were few clever per-
1ormances In the outield. Blockers Han
ley crawled upon the embankment against
the rlght-held fence. cOlled his legs around
one OF the braces and caught tall fly from
the bat of Mr.. Hutchinson. after which he
slid down OH his back amid tumultuous
cheering. Carroll raked in number Of
hard ones in center. and Mannasau headed
oil a couple of sharp line drives
bunch of hits and the only two bungles
committed by Frisco gave Oakland four
runs in the first Levy muffed fly with
two men on bases, and Whitehead's single
to center, which little Sweeney juggled,
brought IN the first two runs. Then Bill
Stevens, who was fired last night, got HIM
self hit with pitched ball, filling the bases.
ONeil singled TO right, scoring Carroll, and
Whitehead came home on Wilson's sacrifice
to right. Blockers made a good throw to
the plate. but the bail did high bounding
jockey act and leaped over Spies head.
SOME TIMELY DRIVES.
After this inning Oakland got but three
scattering swats, one Of which was a double
by MI. hutchinson. Lester was hammered
even less than his esteemed contemporary,
but each and every hit counted. Two sim
giles and Whitehead's miss OF a grOunder in
the second produced the first two runs and
In the next the locals secured one without
the aid of hits. ReiiZ forced llanley at
third, making second on the play, and then
base on balls. a dit By pitcher and Spies
sacrifice helped him the rest of the way
around. Later on came Hanks home-run
hit with its resultant benefits.
Tanning scored the only earned run Of the
lot in the sixth, when he led off with
triple and Tailed on Sharp's sacrifice. At
one stage of the proceedings Mr. Tanning
talked back at the umpire aud was told that
If he Grated any more il would cost him a
whole lot OF money.
The latest sensation in baseball is that
John j. O'Brien has been induced 10 return
once more TO his twice-forsaken job. lie
will play first base aud Terrible Tom is to
be transp !anted to the outfeld. Bill Stevens
has gone the way Of HaIdie and others.
The same teams play at Haight street this
afternoon. The score