The morning call., 1893-04-13
BASES ON BALLS.
Borcf1ers Pitched Nine
Wild Innings.
NINE RUNS IN A CLUSTER.
San Francisco Takes the First Game
of the Series With Some Tai
lies to Spare.
NINE RUNS IN A CLUSTER.

The weather clerk inserted plug in the
sky where 1t had been leaking badly and
the result was that yesterday was pretty
good day for baseball, barring a st # breeze.
The only league game of ball PLAYED IN
California yesterday took place over on Il Q
Piedmont grounds. Mines from Los An
geles and San Francisco participated.
BOTchers, Of whom you have no doubt
heard, tossed up the ball for Los Angeles
aud the feders did the rest. For nine long
innings this gentleman presented the San
Francisco swatmakers with bases on balls
with alarming regularity. Occasionally he
varied the monotony by plugging the ball in
between the batters' ribs.
Just what Captain Glenalvin's idea was in
keeping Borchers in for nine innings it
would be hard to say, but it is possible that
he wants Mr.. Borchers TO havt practice
throwing the ball over a home plate made
out Of the side of a soap box and which has
a habit of lodging every time low ball
goes over. Possibly, too, he wanted TO get
even with Oakland for not turning out a
larger crowd. 1t was terrible revenge
Aside from the impetus which the work
of The Los Angeles pitcher gave to the run
making. the game was full OF action
throughout. This was especially so in the
fourth chapter. when Borchers, by properly
punching his bases on balls, gave the San
Francisco total raise OF nine Scores
After that his supply of bases on balls
seemed 10 run out, and San Francisco only
secured two more tallles. but they could
have got along fairly well without any.
Peter LOhman's work behind the bat was
a mild surprise to tbs northern cranks,
though il was understo0 cd that he had re-
covered all OF his old form, and is billed to
play the game of his life this season. He
was credited with two passed hails, outit
must be remembered that the ball which
Mr.. Borchers is in the hal bit of throwing is
not supplied with any stOp-over tickets and
very seldom comes within haiing distance
Of the plate. Once Ebright made the mis-
take of thinking that Lohman left his
throwing arm in the East and was thrown
out at second with the aid of Mr.. Shiebeck.
This same Shiebeck, who Jllts up against
the memory of Good boy Jimmie" Stafford
every time he operates in the field, played
good ball all the afternoon. barring one In
stance, when he apparently labored under
the impression that the first bounce was
out and held the ball just long enough
TO let in run.
Vandyke. who Is the third new Angel,
played species of town ball with bushy
gray whiskers on it. When caught in the
act of trimming in for a high ball he had
motion peculiarly like that of duck going
down to the pond for a plunge. He also
dropped the ball.
But it is well not to pass too hasty judg-
ment on any OF the new men. because they
have hardly got in shape to show what they
can do yet and this is their first conflict
away from home.
San Francisco came to bat and in the first
inning piled up three runs. Mcguire was
sent TO first on balls. Ebright went out on
fly to Rasty Wright in center field. and
Mcguire was too slow in getting back TO
first, thereby playing the role of corpse
number two in neat double play. Carroll
sent long fly over center which turned out
TO be double, and he came in on Sharp's
drive over third base. Work worked The
pitcher for another base on balls Sharps
two bagger sent him TO third. Power took
a base on balls and the stations were all
occupied at this juncture Spies got in the
track of the ball as it was coming up the
tFal, and IN moving up the runners so as to
give him a place at first Work scored.
Levy then stepped to the plate and was pre-
senied with his base on balls In due form,
and thus Mr.. Sharp, who had been forced
around TO third, scored. Knell put stop to
the festivities BY going out at first on rap
TO GlenalYin.
Los Angeles made two in the last hall.
Wright went to first on four balls Hulen
hit TO short and Wright was forced out at
second. MeCauley's long fly over left field
brought in Hulen and landed Pop" on see
ond, whence he made home on Shiebeck's
hit, which Ebright ju gRled unsuecessfully.
Shiebeck went out in an endeavor TO reach
third, and the side retired on GlenalYiD's fly
to lett field.
Tie second chapter was unfruitful Mr..
BOrcheTs contributed some more bases on
balls to the general fund, but he was handi-
capped by some good playing on the part of
bis colleagues. In the last half knell
evened things BIZ pIunkiug BOrchers in the
short ribs with the ball.
The results of the third were Identical
with those of the first. Sharp was an easy
out at first Power took first on balls and
stole the next Spies took first on another
full set Of balls. Rube Lsvy sent hot
liner to the grand old man, who has grown
first base, but the grand old man went so
far after it that Reuben reached the base
first. Knell struck to short and Shiebeck
displayed good Judgment in sending
the ball home in time to intercept Power.
The first and only kick" was registered
when Mcguire drove the ball down to
Glenalvin, who claimed the runner had
interfeTed with him while in the discharge
OF his duties. Umpire Mcdonald removed
his polka-dot cap long enough to give his
thinking apparatus time to work, and de-
cided against the kick.
Spies and Levy scored on the play. Eb-
right flew out to Lytle, but not until after
little side Issue between Lohman and Borch-
ers had allowed Knell to score
Los Angeles half of the third yielded two
runs. Hulen singled and came in on Pop
McCauley's two-baser. The grand old man
reached third on a passed ball, and when
Shiebeck sent fly out to left field Pop waited
until Levy gathered it in and then sent it to
the plate.
The fourth inning was ball game all by
Itself, and well worth the price of admis-
sion. 1t added nine tallies to San Francis
cos score. AS Captain Glenalvin and his
men look back over it now it must seem
like some horrible nightmare. 1t can be
truly said to beggar all description.
Bases on balls tell the story. Carroll,
Work and Sharp filed the bases on balls.
Power hit TO Shiebeck. who made a poor
throw to the plate, letting In two runs.
Spies fouled out, Knen reached first on
BOrchers' attempt to assist at first and Ma
gulre went down with fly to McCauIey.
Ebright base on balls, CarEoll a two-bagger,
Work base on balls, Sharp a fly TO short
wh!5n was dropped. Power a single, filing
the bases once more. and Spies ground
hit to Hulen which forced out Sharp at
third. Thus ended the first half of the
fourth melee.
The Angels made one in their half. Van
dyke went out on first. while Lohman sent
a safe une over third base. Borchers hit 10
knell, who threw Lohman out at second.
Wright hit safe. bringing in Borcbers. Hu-
len went out at fret.
After that the exercises took on more Of
the nature OF game of ball. There were
three innings with no tallies. In the eighth
San Francisco scored one and Los Angeles
three
The ninth was productive OF one for the
San Franciscos, and that was all.
concise history of the engagement can
De gained from the following:
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