The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-02-06

lie ASSOCIATION ueLoG-
mined 10 have the regular game played out
as announced
In spfte Of the storm a goOd-siZed crowd,
chiefly Of men. had gathered in the shelter
Of the sheds at the grounds, and with UNI
brellas I'D and coat collars mutfled around
their Threats, waited in the damp TO witness
the game.
Later. there being some indications OF the
weather clearing, the football teams were
ordered 20 the field.
The game which took place was between
the SaTsheldS of Port Costa ana the
OBrlens of Oakland, and the contest turLed
out 10 be a very interesting ana exciting
one The grounds were IN very bad con-
dition. mud puddles being as thick as Dees
in a hive. The suits Of the players were
soon ruined by contact with the Stops ana
slnsh on the field. but they dld not seem 10
mind this at all.
la the beginning of the first hall the
O'BrIens astOnished eyeTy BODY by their
playing. They seem 10 have made Won
deTful Improvement since their last appear
ance on the field, and nobody was more sur
prised than the SaTsfeldS, who lad sized
their opponents up as easy game.
The O'Briens are much lighter men tnan
those no compose the SaTsfeld team, but
their agility. QuIckness and SUPERIOR sener-
alship more than compensated LOT the
Sars fields greater weight and strength
The O'BTiens' distri button of their men
over the field was better than their CD
ponents' One OF their men was always on
baud 81 the required time when an ad-
vantage could be obtained with the ball.
On the other hand, the SaTShelds punched
more, and rushed things; but on numerous
occasions they did not nave meu In paTtcu-
lar parts Of the field when required.
From the first the o. Briens kept the ball
In The Sarshelds' territory, and made the
latter assume some very warm defensive
work. The Ssrsfelds complained that the
ground was TOO soggy for their heavy men
70 do any effective running and kicking,
and that the lighter men had the ad-
vantage.
Before time was called for the first half
the O. Brieus scored two points while the
Ssrsfields had nothing 10 their credit The
points were made by kicks from Spllane
and Barry. both Of whom did some very Inc
strategic handling OF the ball
The O. Briens continued their quick often
awe work on the opening OF the second half,
and soon had the ball ID the neighborhood
Of the Sarsfeds' goal. Ryan, full forward,
with a desperate rush caught the bail from
the Sarsfelds' goldman with his toe and
sent il past the goal. Every body thought
IL was goal, which counts under the Gaelic
rules FIVE, but the referee decided that the
ball had horsed few inches on the sides Of
the bars So the o Briens only got another
point making three &c all.
The Sarsfields seemed to realize that they
had mIscalcuiated on their opponents, and
made desperate efforts to retrieve them.
selves. Toward the close Of the second half
they managed 10 score one point on an eX-
cenent kick of Captain Tobin's, but just as
they began to show good work time was
ssled, and The O'Briens were declared the
winners by a score Of 3 to l. This victory
puts all the teams even, with the exception
Of the Sheridans who are behind. The
following IS q list of the players and their