The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-07-02
1T IS A SEESAW.
Yesterdays Hot Game
Was Won by Uncle.
SOME VOICES BREAK LOOSE.
Ebright Talked a Spectator to Fin
iSh, and His Team Batted Out
Victory.

Oakland's opportunity to win the base
ball pennant in the first half of the present
series was probably knocked as high. ii
not higher. than level with GilrOy's kite
yesterday afternoon, when the imported
and domestic talent controlled by Uncle
Henry batted the game away from them.
Yes, that's the term 10 use-batted IL
away from them-for it was on heavy and
continuous hits at oprortune times that
the victory was made.
Lately it has been so that the side which
goes in strong in the first inning and chops
off good slice of the score energies from
the far end Of the engagement with the
game In tow.
Sc yesterday Uncle Henry issued in
structions to his lads to whoop up things
at the start. "Send the ball out into the
remote places in the lot the first time you
face the pitcher" said he to the men. land
stack UP. load of runs that will stagger
the jays from the fair Athens of America"
There's lot of feeling between the
players in the two teams, at least among
some OF them, so there has been red spots
on the moon all week San Francisco cam
not win the first place. but with an even
thing for the rest of the games they can
Keep OdkldnQ from winning III, PROVIDED
Los Angeles wins again below.
That's why the San Francisco players
have been playing with dead earnestness
all the week and contrasting every possible
point.
They call US 'mama's boys, and lame
products and native sons and things
like that but we're playing ball like win
nerS just the same" explained one of the
players yesterday.
CharIpV SWepppV nm pira6 tho Uomp
He was evidently fair in all his decisions.
but unfortunate in few of them perhaps.
The crowd. fairly goOd-siZed one, was in
clined TO be critical and questioned a few
OF the decisions. especially on balls and
strikes, for there were instances when it
seemed as IT there was slant in Mr..
Sweeney's eye.
No one worked harder than Captain
Ebrignt to land the victory with the home
team. Aside from some heavy hitting his
best work was done with his voice. Early
in the game one spectator let loose lot o f
LOUD talk that for few minutes was de-
cidedy feature of the game. Captain
Ebriaht reque sted that he desist. but the
spectator seemed not to care to do that, 50
Ebrlght started an opposition talk from
the coaching line, and before long he had
talked the spectator to a finish and was
still fresh and full Of ginger. He just
talked ana talked and talkei.
George Sharp was omitted from yester-
days game and "Blockers" Hanley ap-
peared. again. paradng ut second base,
while Carroll was in left field and BalsZ at
right.
AS has already been set forth, San Fran
cisco got five runs out of the first inning.
il was after Mcguire had flown out to Nc
Quicken that Power opened the package
with single. Work single down through
center field was almost worth two bases.
but only Melted him one. Carroll WAS
plunked in the ribs with the ball, and the
bases were full when Hanley came up.
His hit was weak one. In trying to
score on it Power went out But the
Dases were nlled again; and Ebrights OPP
perfume hit. when the ball went streaking
through between Hines and McGucken,
brought in the three. The hit of Ebright
was two-bagger, and from second he
scored onR throw home after Spies little
funk to short field. BalsZ. with a noble
three base swipe, scored Spies.
The unhappy McGucken made Oaklands
first run on base on balls, Hines sacrifice
and Earle'S ditto.
Carroll's two-base hit in the third opened
the way for a run, and Hanley's sacrifice
ana Ebrighrs fly to McGucken; held, of
course. hut arriving at home too late to
stop Huge"
Mcguire started with a double in the
fourth, and scored on Work g single For
Oakland Callopy got started on a muffed
fly by Mcguire. and Cantllion's great three
Dagger, sailing out over the heads Of every
body and nearly clearing the right field
fence, brought the run.
Only once did it look at all as if Oakland
might win the game. and that was in the
last OF the fifth. Work muffed Twins
little fly. and then single by McGucken, a
double by Hines and "A single by Earle,
with an error attached, let in three runs
and landed Earle at second He was SUBJ
sequently forced out at the plate.
But Immediately thereafter the game
fell back into the old rut, and stayed
there until Uncle carried 1t away.
To-day only one game will be PLAYED.
and that at Haight street. commencing at
2 o'clock.
Things point to its being the most
hotly contested game of the season. Oak
land Will make herculean effort to win
It, Tor to lose means to lose the pennant.
Grfliths and Balsz will be the pitchers.
Yesterdays score: