The morning call., 1892-08-08
OAKLAND Wins THE SERIES.
The Dukes Are to Blame for
Their Latest Defeat.
Finn Tried a New Hired Hand in the
Box, but Fate and Bunglss Were
Against HIN.

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passed ball, one hit by the pitcher and four
swats, all In the first inning, was combl-
nation from the effects of which the Dukes
never fully recovered. 1t was too big dose
for even champions TO swallow gracefully,
and the six TALES that resulted from the
aforementioned disorders gave the tall
epders the game and the series. Score. 8
TO 5.
Michael Finn introduced new hired man
In the box against the fresh and warmed
over talent on the other side. Mr.. Helmer
of San Jose is a tolerably fair TO medium
amateur exponent of the curver's art him.
self. and with anything like decent support
would have made much better showing.
He held the Oakland sluggers down to five
hits after the first inning. but the men be-
hind him persisted In bungling while there
was chance offered for making errors.
BABE MoRRIsEY ON DECK.
Oakland's intield was strengthened by the
installation of Baby" Morrisey at first base.
where he caught the popular fancy from
the start The Babe is somewhere between
six and seven feet high. weighs considerably
over 200 pounds. and has q pair OF hands
like tennis bats. He IS any easy. graceful
PLAYER and hits the ball hard enough to
drive 1t through the infelder at short
range. The first time up HeimeT hit Mr..
Morrisey in the ribs, but the ball couldn't
well escape a collision if IT came anywhere
near the plate
With the start IL got. Oakland could not
well avoid winning the game. yet Les
ter p. German pitched the kind of ball that
would have made things more interesting
with an even start. He famed out five of
the Dukes and kept them down to six scat
tering hits, the largest swipe OF the game
being Clark's triple in the eighth. Only q
few OF the cranks braved the summer
weather and the result was q dearth Of
empty benches. both on the bleachers and
under cover.
RAGGED FIELDING WORK.
The fielding work Of the Dukes was
ragged in the extreme. Bungles0me Bill
alone plling up i've Eangrenous bungles,
while that Of the opposition was little off
In spots, but the brilliancy Of some OF the
plays more than Offset any evil results
Cantillon carried off the honOrs in the out
lying precincts. and Whitehead created a
sensation by making a left-handed catch of
hot liner and doubling up q runner at sec
Qnd. The latest adyices are that Whitehead
Is 10 be retained in the team,
Tip 0'Neill has reluctantly accepted the
csptaIncy Of the team and traded places
with Carroll. The new executive appeared
st second base, where he accepted II chances
besides making q couple of hits when they
were Of use 10 his associates. McQuade
showed up in excellent form and ELECTED
vigorous rounds OF applause by the daring
manner in which he purloiDed bases when
Mr. Helmer of San jose was not looking
This gentleman was the only one who COM
mitted larceny during the game.
oAKLAND's THRILLING CAREER.
As starter the Dukes went out in order,
then Oakland started in on a thrilling career
for one Inning. Mr. Helmer opened I'D a
package Of curves and gave Cantillion four
bad ones. Then before the battery got the
signs fixed to suit them Cantiiliou moved on
TO second on a raised ball. Hutch had TWO
strikes called on him before he landed and
sent the bali to Stallings. That young man
toyed with IL long enough TO let Cantilion
score, Hutch taking second Oh the hit and
tumble.
McQuade lifted high one to Unhappy
McGucken. which he muffed. Hutch scored,
and while Carols was at bat McQuade stole
third, where he persisted in an attempt to
recover the bag on gr0under to Everett.
MoTrisey got hit with the ball, Whitehead
few to short and O'Neil touched off a sin
gle, scoring Carroll with the third run. Big
Bill booted one from Wilson's bat and Ger
man lifted one over second that; sent the
Babe home.
PRESENTED WITH ONE.
Cantillion came up again and sent deep
one to center, which scored O'Neil and
Wilson, and the batter was chased down
and tagged on the line while trying to make
double of the bit.
For the Dukes. Denny took two bags In
the second on Nhitehead's high throw to
fret, third on Germans abortiYe attempt to
nip him at second. and home on Dooley's
single, which nearly tore a wing off Hutch
inson. Another mess of errors aud a couple
OF hits gave Oakland two more In the
second.
In the fourth. Oakland scored Its ninth
and last run on three hits and another of
Big Bits bungles. Ebright retired the
side with the bags full on a clever stop and
throw to first. In the eighth. the Dukes got
two more. Huteh's jumb BILE gave Ebrlght a
life, Clark followed win a triple and scored
On Denny's sacrifice. The game was rapid
one, and sufneienily interesting to keep the
enthusiasm keyed up. The score: