The morning call., 1893-12-26

Elt was all Longs fault that the Bostons
had turkey for dinner last night. If he
had done as he was expected to 90 when
he stepped up to the plate in the ninth in
ming and had promptly made the third out
the Colonies might have got a taste of
cranberry sauce and sported Worlds Fair
toothpicks. But Long had wetted up his
teeth expecting to devour sundry sections
of the noble bird and he turned the tide
of battle so suddenly that Tom Parrot
really forgot to chew his gum for minute
as he watched home-run hit float away
over the south fence. while the champions
shortstop dug up sections of the city and
county of San Francisco in his effort to
land the tally at the home plate.
This is the way it happened. The score
was tied at the beginning of the ninth in
ming aud the Bostons were first to bat
Carsey and Hoy were disposed of without
delay, when Mr.. Long hove iE sight and
bumped the first ball over the fence be-
hind third base. The next one was fouled
over the grandstand and the umpire called
for new ball and that new ball caused all
the trouble.
PARROT gave his wheels a couple of
turns and streak of light shot out toward
the plate, and just then Longs bat
crashed against that new dollar-and-a-
quarter ball and IL started in the direction
of San Mateo county, carrying with it the
ColonePs only hope of pie and the last
remnant of Manager Gilbert's show for
the trophy.
That event also shook up the cogs
which revolve beneath Mr.. Parrott's dark
blue CAP, and before the machinery got
steadled down again Boston had touched
I'D the Oregonian for five clean hits, W hich,
with couple of errors contributed by
Hernon, Melted the Champions five runs
and insured them the long end of the
somewhat abbreviated gate receipts.
but there was some pretty rapid ball
during the nine innings of the game, and
the several hundred people who faced the
coId TO see the game found plenty of
opportunities to exercise their throats and
keep up the circulation. The Bostons
had the best of the to score, but
victory lowered dangerously near the
oakland bench until the ninth inning and
eoquetted with the Colonels in a way that
Kept the Champions rather uneasy.
The game was cbock full of features
Everybody hit the ball. ana the only thing
that prevented the list of the base hits
from being further extended was some
brilliant work in the outfeld. In addition
triple.t and in all seven two baggers
helped to make up the list of hits.
The colonies started the ball in the third
after two men we're out. Hernon was then
presented with base. and Hunky Hines
sent him to third on two-bagger Van
Hatren got base on balls and the bases
were full. And right here was where Mr..
ParrotE showed with a redoubled bril-
liancy, for he smashed one OF CaIsey's
balls and trotted down to second while
three men came home. That was glory
enough for one inning, and Bill Brown
batted to Nash and went out at first
Boston settled down to work In the
fourth after Duffy and McCarty had been
retired, when BeckIey hit for couple of
bags and Davis followed with another
double. sending Beckley in. Nash made
the third out on fly to Parrott
They went the Colonies three better in
the next inning. Kittridge singled and
went to second on Carsey's base on balls.
hoy struck out in trying to sacrifice, but
Long hit for base aud Kittridge scored.
Duffy lined out another single and Carsey
and Long trotted home. McCarty few to
Treadway and Beckley went out at first.
Oakland tied the score in the eighth.
Van Haltren went out at first. but Parrot
Knocked out his second double and scored
ON Browns single to left, but Big Bill
started for second and was caught away
on the base. Homer made the third out
But 1t was in the ninth inning that the
champions got in their work. Carsey
struck out and hoy batted to Irwin, who
threw" him out at first. Then Long
knocked one of Manager Gilberts bran
neW balls clear over the fence and the
seal had to be broken on another box.
Duffy, McCarty and Beckley then hit for
a base each. Duffy and McCarty scoring.
Davis knocked long fly to Hernon, who
got his hands around the ball, but failed to
= hold it. and Nash followed with another
!, single. scoring Beckley. Kittrldge gave
'.Hernon another fly. which he dropped,
and Davis scored. Carsey came up for the
second time and again made an out and
retired the side.
= The Oaklands got in two runs in tn cir
half on singles by Hernon and Hines and
double by Van Haltren. but were not
able to tie the score. The details of tha