The record-union., 1893-11-06
BOOTON'O CRACK BALL-PLATGRS.
They Wipe the Local Diamond With
the 0akIandS.
The National League Champions Show
the Public How Ball is Played
in the East.

Those who did not attend Saturdays g
ball game in this city failed to see the
finest aggregation of ball-players that
ever played the national game on the Pa
cific Coast The Bostons were here, and
the men composing that team are un-
doubtedly the cream of the profession in
all the world. Each and every man is a
star, and such an aggregation of stars has
never been seen in California.
The Oaklands were the opposing team
and although they are very strong club
for a coast nine, the contrast between the
playing Of the two teams was most strik-
ing About 300 people attended the game;
and even though the contest was very
one-sided, there was not a spectator who
left the grounds in disgruntled manner
at the outcome of the match. Those who
attended wanted merely to see now
National League Club played the game OF
baseball and how coast team compared
with crack Eastern combination. They
came, they saw, and they went away con-
WINGED that games in the East between
the big league teams must be wonderful
exhibitions as general rule.
The score was to and it is hardly
necessary to go into details to tell how
the Bostons kept their opponents from
scoring. They did it, and it seemed just
as easy as rolling of log. There was no
terrible exertion at all, and the Massachu-
sets club seemed think it had real pic
mic all along during the nine innings.
When an Oakland runner reached second
base, with no man on his side out, there
was no general commotion or excitement
among the Boston players. They seemed
to say to themselves, "Well that's about
as close to home as you'll get," and their
confidence IN themselves was not mis-
placed in a single instance.
Nichols was their pitcher. and he did
not seem to be more than an ordinary
twirler to the spectators. But he was.
He didn't try TO throw the ball foot
and a half wide Of the plate and endeavor
to get The Oakland batters TO 'Dite" at it.
His chief aim was TO get that ball
squarely over the plate. Of course he
did not pitch a straight ball every time,
but when he did use his curves his object
was TO regulate that curve so that 1t
would cross the plate when it reached
the batter. He could afford to do this,
too, and feel almost certain that if the
ball was hit it would be properly taken
care OF by his tielders.
This is undoubtedly one of the main
elements in the success Of the Eastern
twirlers. They know their support and
they seem to imagine that it is almost an
impossibility for batter TO place the ball
out of reach of their in or out-fielders.
They don't strike out ten or twelve men
in game and they don't need to. The
average spectator likes to see the ball hit
and hit hard, too, and the pitcher seems
to cater to their taste.
The Bostons are all big men and they
strike at the ball with the object of HIT
ting it just as hard and as far as they can.
There Is no stepping away from the plate
when the ball is pitched. but. instead, a
step forward and a determined swing Of
the bat that usually has some good re-
suit.
The Oaklands hit the ball hard and
often, but it seemed to be of little use for
tnem to do SO. Almost invariably there
was some fielder in the way and the grace
and ease with which the many plays
were made was truly refreshing. The
error or two charged against The Boston
Team was due to the rough condition of
the ground and not to any blundering on
their part.
kittredge, the Boston catcher, is as quick
as cat and he throws to bases ikea shot.
his aim III every instance being perfect.
Beckley, at first, is tower of strength,
and Nash, Davis and Long seem to be
able TO stop everything that comes along
in the inheld Mccarthy, Hoy and Duffy
are wonderful outhelders and perfect in
their throwing. Hoy is the deaf mute,
about whose playing so much has been
written. He is strapping fellow and his
success is derived from the cat-like man
ner in which he watches the ball and
every play. When he goes to bat Nash
stands on the third base coach line and by
signs, informs him of what the umpire's
decisions are regarding balls and strikes.
Tip" O'Nein, who played at second
base for the Oaklands, was given lesson
or two in guarding his position. Boston
runners caught him mapping on two diff
ferent occasions and stole the bag while
the catcher held the ball in his hands, un-
able to throw it because O'Neill was not
covering his base. Hardie, OF the Oak
lands, made costly error in the sixth in
ming and afterward the Bostons scored
four runs. 1t is understood that both
O'Neill and Hardie are to be released
from the team.
The game was the shortest ever played
in this city, the time consumed being one
hour and ten minutes. The score is as
follows: