The morning call., 1893-12-10
WON THE FIRST.
BOstOnS Lead Out in the
New Series.
A Well-Played Game, in Which the
Champions Worked Hard for
All They Got.

Boston won the first game from Oakland
in the handicap series yesterday, but it
was different sort of ball from anything
that has been seen at the Haght-street
grounds since the arrival of the champions,
and the fans got more yelling for their
money than they have bad for long time.
A good crowd was In attendance, the
largest on Saturday since the coming of the
National Leaguers, aud the Colonels put
up game that showed the Beaneaters
that the trophy wasn't won until the last
game of the series had been played.
Jack Horner was in the box for the Oak
lands, with his mustache waxed out
straighter than any ball he threw, and
after he found his aim In the first inning
he pitched a splendid game, sending but
ono man to first on balls. But before that
discovery was made five clean hits had
been made. one of them a three-bagger.
all Of which rolled up three runs for the
champions. Little Jack then settled down
and allowed them but five hits during the
balance of the game, and al critical points
in the play he always did just the right
thing, aud twice, when man got to third
before the first out was made, the next
three batters went down in row.
Van Haltren was in the game. So was
his voice. Out of four times at bat he was
credited with three hits, one OF them good
for two bags. and without him the Colonels
might have had but one score, as he made
the other two.
But his voice was a feature yesterday.
II he had been stationed out on Point
Bonita on foggy nights the New York
might now be anchored safe in harbor
after her return voyage. He played at
short, which position has the advantage of
being somewhat central, and whenever a
fly ball was batted that did not show q
tendency to be foul or 60 over the grand
stand, and on which it was safe to gamble
that it wouldn't go over the oulfield fence,
Vans voice worked. The remark able
disturbance of the atmosphere which fol-
lowed warned every BODY out of the way.
and that is why Van had four putouts op-
pOsite his name.
and Hines were thrown out at first, but
Van Haltren drove a single down between
third and short, and while the cultured
gentlemen " no offIciate in those positions
were deciding who would throw the ball
IN, Van stole second without even being
detected in the act. Denny then dropped
a fiy near the right foul line and Van
Haltren scored, while Denny went to Sec
ond moment later on the only PASSED
ball of the day. But big Bill" Brown
failed to connect with Nichols curves and
retired the side.
the Champions made Horper wish he was
eating pie. Hoy lined single over Sec
Ond. but he got off first too far and Horner
threw TO Brown and Hoy was chased down
in jify. Long flew out to Hernon, but
Duffy batted safe to left and got second on
a wild throw by Treadway. McCarty
struck hot one TO short, but Van Haltren
stopped it. but could notrecover in time to
catch Duffy at second. Beckley kept up
the wnrk by driving the ball right over
first. Hern0n fielded the ball to Cantil-
lion, who tried to throw it home to cut
Duffy off at the plate. but he aimed it at
the top of the grand-stand and McCarty
scored. Carsey made hit, sending Beck
ley home, but he was nabbed trying to gel
second on his single and the agony was
ended
In the third Oakland scored on a three
bagger by Hunky Hines to the centerfipld
fence. and he came home on Denny's fly
out to left field.
Boston scored again in the fifth on
single by Nichols, Cantillion's tumble of
Hoy's grounder, and Duffy's fly to Hines.
ln the sixth, when Oakland was at bat,
Denny got on first and Van Haltren at Sec
ond. when Brown came to the plate and
drove liner between third and short that
everybody thought was safe, but Long got
in front of it and caught it, too. much to
the general surprise, and got 1t to second
in time 20 catch Van before he got back.
while quick throw TO first by McCarty
wou!o have resulted in Denny being out
had ne umpire been looking that way.
Ihis ended the run getting for while.
and only three men faced the pitcher in
each half of the succeeding innings until
the eighth. when, alter Hernon and Hines
were out, Van Haltren hit for two bags
and Denny lined out tbree-timer, sending
Van home. and 1t looked as if the Colonels
would tie the score but Brown flew out to
Nash. leaving Denny at third.
| Boston scored again on McCarty's Sec
0Dd triple and single by Beekley.
| ION Parrott had been on the bench dur-
Ing the game, and when the Colonels came
| 10 oat the last time be was substituted for
CantIlllon and made hit and got second
while four OF the Boston men were irving
TO cover the base, but he was still there
when KID Speer struck out and retired the
side. The score Is as follows: