The morning call., 1892-07-30
dashed THE DUKES.
The Visitors From San Jose Lose
an ErrOrleSs Game.
Heavy Batting and Fine Fielding the Feat
ures Of the Game at Haight Street
Yesterday.

Hanks backthorns were in handsome
new coverings and beat lively tattoo a:
The kept lime with the musical rhythm
with which his warblerS whacked the bal
over the field at the Haight-sueet grounds
yesterday afternoon, finally taking the game
from the Dukes with a score of to . in the
s0ngsteTs' favor
Ii was a pretty game Of ball TO look at.
and both the visitors and the locals showed
their fielding powers by doing some excel
lent blocking of hard swats from the bat.
Blockers Hanley WAS in his glory, ana a
number Of two-baggers were reduced to
singles, so cleyerly aid he cover ground and
50 affectionately did he hold on go the
sphere when il came his way. u. sweeney
and MeNey, the rival centers, also distin =
guiShed themselves IN the blocking line, and
did much toward holding down the score for
their respective sides by brilliant fielding
and oifsettinE the hard hitting.
Although il was a good game 10 look al
and the weather was nne Ia comparison 10
that of the past few days, the crowd was
small II was evident that the cranks were
absent and had not materiaiZed al the
grounds, for there was a scarcity Of an-
plauSe. and the people watched the game in
q dull, hStless kind Of way, and even double
plays failed 10 rouse them from their
apathy.
Hanks songsters held down the bench in
the first. when Sharp went TO the first bag
on called balls and eventually scored the
only run in the inning. He reached second
ca q sacrifice hit by d. Sweeney and was
brought home on a good single sent down
the center by uanley. Then the Dukes
commenced TO do field work ana soon
changed position with the NarbIerS. only
10 retire again without a run.
In the second Denny started of with a
vVQaty CiDyla % Reify h11r GparppHAI in Ga
ting 10 third on q Wild throw OF the latter
10 L. Sweeney. StallinGs single t0 the
right fence brought him to the plate. Heavy
batting. Cffset by clever field work. ia
which the men at the plate few out in rapid
succession, kept the clubs walking in and
cut OF the fed Without change Of score
until the sixth
Ia this inning Clark reached first on Hof-
man poor delivery and sprinted home
when Dooley smashed strong twO-bag
swat, bringing IN the FIST mac, and Dooley
IaAoWed another on two singles, and
brought the Dukes out two ahead,
The songStefs- took their revenge in the
seventh when they ran up four TALES By
rafting tie visitors by heavy battery work
and kept them moving in the field ia ap-
proved style.
Betz opened up The inning By going out
from l.ookabaugh 90 D0oley and had Hank
chewing his cigar nerY0usly near the bench.
Levy came 10 the rescue with a good single
and reached second on a wild pitch to frs
and scored on Spies single to the right
fed. The bali was thrown In 10 catch
Levy at the plate, but too late, aud SPIES
easily made the second bag, reaching thlrd
ca Peoples sacrifice.
The crowd began 10 wake up and made a
weak attempt at noise when they saw the
TALES evening up and Hank entirely
mastcated his havana IN the exciteme emf
and kept the OlaekthOrns busy to show his
appreciation, and then there came to pass a
miracle. Hoffman, the abused, sent rat
Ting, ripping tWO-bagger over 10 the left
Just inside the foul line, and brought in both
BASEL unners 10 the plate on easy time.
Hoffman next got TO third on =. Sween ey' S
scratch hit TO Lookabaugh and scored the
tllrd run on passed ball, nearly sending
flank into commissions with surprise and
setting The crowd cheering Tor the first time
ID al hour.
?. Sweeney. who sent the single to LCoks-
bEugb, took the second base Oh the passed
bali and scored the fourth run on Sharp's
single down the center line, amid the cheers
Of four small BOYS
The Dukes added only one tally in the
eighth, after making three outs in success
sion IN their half OF the seventh, and there
Wa5 little aiaTing until the lass.
r. sweeney opened the biting with a
tBO-baEger, with enc man out when Sharp
made second, bat J.. SVs uev saved the
day by sWaiting q sSyscraper way down 70
a score 5uar5sy f1laEing a zone TJ.a IfIiisssif
and scoring Pete which added Two mere
taliies t. the i've On the books The Dukes
a3e Dut oue more tally 10 lheir half Of
-aa eighth - ben Stallings hit a twc- sgger
eLa Nss moved third by LooEabaags and
lY e1H home "a q single. but Do0ley
tae eritice. moment struck out, closing
the game. IL was a game that could not be
eScelitd by any in the league, and the
cTanks missed treat, the Dukes clearing
"l'ho ut an error. The tollowngls the score:
AT SAY FEANcrsCo. IrIY %. 1922