The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-03-31
A GAME OF BALL.
San Franchises Worsted
by the StoCktons.
BALL AS SHE IS PLAYED.
Another Match To-Day at Haight
Street Between the Same Teams
Which May Prove Interesting.
BALL AS SHE IS PLAYED.

There is no question about 1t. the Stock
tons can play ball and they are destined to
be dangerous after they have had more
practice together
Your Uncle's team apparently tried to do
their best yesterday at the Haight-street
grounds, but they were taken into camp
without much trouble by the visitors.
They were net only taken into camp and
beaten on their own grounds, bur they were
whitewashed.
The score was 10 o in favor of the Stock
tons, and they deserved the honor, if 1t can
be called an honor to beat a collection of
ball-players who did not seem to care
whether they won or not. Manager Harris
has lot of good players, and he would not
injure himself, taking the season all
through, by making them play ball.
San Francisco had hippodrome enough
last summer in the line of baseball games,
and this season the intelligent admirers of
the glorious sport want games played ION
the square," and may the best team win.
There is big crowd of people in this city
willing and ready to patrOnize the baseball
contests at the Haight-street Grounds, and
II they can believe that there is an honest
rivalry for the pennant this year they will
flock to the grounds.
But each club must play to win, first, last
and always, and then. toward the end of
the race, there will be something interesting
at every match wherever played. These
remarks are made in the best of spirit and
with the hope that they will be needed by
the men who tell the players what to do.
There should he a large crowd at Haight
street whenever game Is played. There
are thousands Of baseball enthusiasts all
over the city who would make it their bust
ness to go TO the grounds and witness The
game of the afternoon if the impression got
about that these professionals were really
fighting for the pennant.
Probably there is not better aggrega-
lion OF ball-players individually in the
United States to-day than the men who are
included in the league of the Pacific Coast.
There is any quantity of material for crack
mines galore. The only trouble is they
simply earn the salaries and sometimes do
not play ball.
They are capable of putting up a magni-
hcent game. but they do not.
1t is useless for your uncle, the colonel,
the Duke OF Santa Clara and the other
avOwed arblters of the American national
game to arrange beforehand a schedule of
games, FOR the public will not be satisfied,
They can make loads of money by studying
the qualities Of ther men in hand and tell
ing them to play ball for all they are worth.
The game yesterday does not call for
much detailed comment. The raw Stockton
boys simply did not turn q hair in worsting
the San Franciscos. They pounded eight
base hits cut vt kneiPs left-handed pitching
and made a total of four runs.
The home team never felt the sensation
oil carving tally on the home plate. The
game was incOmparably dull. There was
not a single brilliant play, except when
Ebright, Sharp and Power made double
play in the fifth.
Levy. the left-feldpr for the San Fran
ciseos. made some pretty running catches,
and Pete Sweeney and Harper caught the
nose II the ball couple of times when hits
meant runs. Hank Spies played steadily,
but got hit on his pet knee in the sixth
and the occurrence dampened his ardor.
After the red-stockinged Stocktons had
numerically "whalloped" the home team
Tor eight distressing innings, a CLEAN of
hope arose as Levy opened the ninth with
a single 10 short right. Ebrght was allowed
A life on the throw down from third to
second, but Spies few TO left and Powers
touled out. That was all, and the visitors
did not have any use for their half of the
last inning. They had made four runs
alre ady. Tine same teams play to-day on
The Haight-s'reet grounds. The score:
AT SAN FRANCISCO, MARCH 30 1893