The morning call., 1892-07-24
4 SHOW FOR THE PENNANT.
The Angels Must WallOp the
Dukes Again To-Day.
An Exciting Game Between the Leaders
Which Resulted in Victory for the
Citrus-Belters.

During the past few days young Mr. Van
deTbeck's sensations were similar to those
experienced by man who has a chair
pulled from under him on a hard marble
floor. He dropped with dull, sickening
thud, but Is feeling better now as his at
taches from the southern citrus belt wal
loped the Dukes yesterday and once more
have a fighting chance for the pennant.
Score 6 to l, and the moment0us question Of
baseball supremacy will be settled to-day
at2P. II.
The first simultaneous appearance Of tile
Dukes aud Angels on the local diamond not
only drew out large and pleasing multi
tude, but infused into the pastme a few
bealthful tbrObs that have been painfully
lacking for some time past. There was lots
of life and ginger and hurrah. There is al
ways Joy and brightness where the Angels
are, which is doubtless the reason why 80
many people want to 90 TO heaven. How
ever, this has nothing 10 do with the game
which passed IF without any extra orat0ry,
feature one naturally expects when Buck
and Glenalvin come together.
SIGNS OF GREAT AGITATION.
You could easily tell that ii was an occa-
sion of more than usual interest Tie gen.
eral air of suppressed emotion perYading
the young men. their vgilant attitudes, the
eopious expectoration into the palms of
trousers, an occasional and intensely sensa-
fiOnal arrival at first base on the pit Of the
stomach and Pap Lytle's extreme nervous
ness. not to say agitation, behind the bat, ali
consDred TO inform the populace that il should
congratulate itself on being there, as this
was one OF the games with a large the.
Nearly every inning produced palpitahons
or pTecipitated plaudits.
Both spectators and players became COM
pletely wrapped uD in the pastime. In fact.
Ia
the sixth inning. while the Dukes were
manufacturing their single tally under diff
eulties, that they did not notice a stray
horse with buggy attachment browsing
around in left field until the animal had en-
croached into Mr.. StaifOrd's territory al
shortstop. Then the tension was broken,
while Mr. TTedway led the outfit back into
the paddock. Thus and in other ways was
the pOpulace given to understand that 1t
was witnessing superior article Of base
ball.
NICHOLAS LAUNDRY JOB.
There were other and more painful evil
dences OF extra preparation, the most bar-
rowing of which was tue case Of Nicholas
LoOka baugh of San Jose. Knowing that he
was expected 10 pitch the game of his life,
and wishing to look as neat as possible
while doing so, Nicholas concluded to wash
his white uniform. He tackled the laundry
Job himself, and did very nicely in the
rougher parts, but fell down in applying the
finishing touches. In vague, indistinet
way, Nicholas remembered that the women
folks sometimes put bluing in the tub where
they rinse white linen goods. so he dumped
In a whole bottle. But the white flannel
absorbed the biuing, and Nicholas appeared
before the multitude LOOKING like a patch of
pale blue sky or a leecy summer cloud with
arms and legs.
Mr. Harper. who pitches to-day. also en-
gagged in little laundry exercise, but he
must have put lemon extract In the rlnslng
course, judging from the bilious tinge to his
trousers.
But the game was all right, even If some
OF the athletes did make fizzles Of their pre-
lmlnaries. There were some brilliant bits
Of fielding by Wright, McGueken and Tired
way. and bunch of hard swats which the
Angels exploded In the filth. But the game
had been won some time previous, thanks
TO BuDglesOme Bill and q trio of bases on
balls contributed by Nicholas L0okabaugh.
The shrinkage OF bis freshly laundred uni
form must have warped his delivery.
WHERE THE ANGELS WON.
Sharp play marked the first two innings,
neither side scoring. and then Hassamer