The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-06-05
There Were No Kicks Over
the Decisions.
CHEERS FOR THE CHAMPION.
Mcdonald Gets drudge Against
Gentleman Jim"
WHISPERS GREW ON THE GAME.
Peck Sharp Played With His Feet,
and the Whole Thing Was an
Imitation Game.

Out near the center of a green field,
where some men were playing at their
favorite game of baseball yesterday, stood
tall, handsome man, dressed in neat,
well-fitting clothes and having about him
the all of a well-to-do man of the world
1t was James j. Corbett, champion
fighter of the world.
He was umpiring the game.
A vast concourse of people had gathered
to see the game and the champion who was
to umpire il. One price of admission COW
cred the TWO great allied shows
Those who went to see the champion got
their moneys worth. Those who went to
see ball game would have enjoyed a
stroll through the cemetery or visit to the
Receiving Hospital more.
A champion is a champion, whether he
Is umpiring a ball game or elevating the
stage, but ball game is only such when
The participants play baseball
Yesterday they played only imitation
baseball, and a rather poor imitation AT
that. 1t was that close to the genuine
article you could tell what 1t was meant
for, and that was all.
Even at that some people were deceived
about 1t. One man in particular. who left
early. remarked as be passed out that he
was sorry he came, because he was an
undertaken ana had a dislike for funerals
except where he had charge OF the cere-
monies himself.
and got Jim Mcdonald, his associate, down
On him for that right on the start.
II ride out on a Streetcar, only when the
Colonel gives one Of his parades," said
Mcdonald. "and l consider this hack
riding all nonsense Umpres amt a great
do bap Oth bap
stop to think of it,"
As COrbett came through the gate and
on to the grounds The crowd cheered Justify.
Gentleman jim" raised his hat in ac-
Acknowledgement and took his place near
first base.
Throughout the game he handled the
base decisions, while Mcdonald dld balls
and strikes.
Corbrtt's decisions were uniformly cor
rect and always received the sanction of
the kindergarten" which IS a sure sign
OF correctness.
But, oh my, that game
Uncle was shy Of pitching talent and pre-
scented young Mr.. Campbell. who ap-
peared once before on the Haight-Street
grounds. that time in an Oakland uniform.
1t was not the work of Mr.. Campbell
thai lost Uncle the game, however, though
the young man was vislbly affected in his
playing by the presence of so large an au-
He pitched better game than the men
behind him played, though the satisfaction
10 be had from that fact is small.
Spitters William Nicol and his wet rag
pitched for Mr.. Lindley and ms orange
growers of the south land. He worked
very hard and evidently tried to please his
employer, but he moved so slow between
pitches that people in the audience would
sometimes forget that they were watching
q ball game and wander out of the gate De-
fore he took action.
Peek Sharp was fined twenty large round
dollars for absenting himself from the
morning game. and should have been fined
about tw &c as many for appearing in the
afternoon.
He succeeded in getting his feet in the
way of ground hit or two. but that is
about all, and there are several thousand
unemployed men in San Francisco with
feet just as large as Mr.. Sharp's who could
be hired to block ground hits at a much
less salary than Mr.. Sharp is getting.
There were no hits in the game larger
than two-baggers, and only Mr.. Spies of
a the home talent secured one of those.
Men from Los Angeles got four.
Sharp showed the first ball down 10 Nc
Cauley. 1t was clear out, but Ehright.
not knowing that the champion slugger of
the world had said so, yelled, ''How about
that?"
He's outp' replied Umpire Corbett.
EbrIght subsided.
Wright secured the first tally by getting
base on balls, stealing second and cross
ing the plate when McCauley hit to Car
roll and Carroll muffed.
That was all for that inning, but in the
next Los Angeles got three without a hit
or the semblauce of one. Lehman was nit
by the pitcher and Hughes got base on
balls and bath scored on errors. Nicol got
second on errors and actually stole the
home plate from third. which procedure
aroused the ire of Hank Spies consider
ably.
Spies slammed cut a double in the third
and from the second got home on errors
by Lytle.
Another score was made by San Fran
cisco in the fifth and after two men were
out. 1t all came about by presenting
Mcguire with base on balls. He was ad-
vanced by single perpetrated by Pick
Sharp and forced home with more bases on
balls.
Only in one inning more did Los An
geles score tallies. But enough were scored
in that inning to last the game out and
more too.
Out of seven hits came seven runs. Ly-
tie. Hughes and Hutchius son hit out
doubles and Glenalvin. Nicol, Wright ana
Hulen singles, and thus the good work
went on until the kind hearted men went
out.
That was all, but that was enough. and
even too much for Uncle Henry, and he
returned to the box Office before the last
score came in.
Long before the last play was made the
bleachers commenced to leak small hoys
by the score and they stretched out across
the open and finally Scramb ed over the
diamond and clustered around the cham
piou of champions In dense throng.
From the Grand stand they looked like a
lot of flies lighting upon drop of molas-
ses. CoTbptt escaped through a gate lust
as they threatened TO trample him under
foot.
The games of next week will be between
the Los Angeles and Oakland teams and
will be commenced at Haight street on
Thursday afternoon.
The score of Yesterday afternoons game
was as follows:
sAS FRAScisCos. ALB. r. Bill 3d. Po A. E
Sharp, 2 b.......... o 8 q
Levy, |. t.........-. U U o U
Carroll, +. f......... o d I
WORK, C. f.......... o o o
EbrIght, b........ O !
Power b......... o o D .
spies, c......-.....
Mcguire S. s.-.,.... d !
Campbell, p........ U o o
Totals..........3O "a II 10
Los ANGELES. ABB. r. BIZ. sB. 20. A. e.
Wri hit, C. t.. 49,. 3 o o
Hulen. s. s.....-.-. D u
MeCauley. b.. U q
Hutchinson, L.. o o
GiehalVin. . b. ..... o o
Lytie. T. f.-...--.. 4