The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-11-26
OLD TIME BALL.
Champions Played While
Crowds Cheered.
NEW LIFE is IN THE GAME.
An Exciting Game at HaigFt-
Street Grounds.
NEW LIFE IS IN THE GAME.
SAN FRANCiscos VICTORIOUS.
1t Was Hot Work While 1t Lasted,
and the Race Was Neck
and Neck.

It was old times back again at the
Haight-street baseball grounds yesterday
afternoon with an enthusiastic crowd OF
spectators IN the stands and rafting good
game of ball on the diamond.
Van Haltren was In the game, very much
in it, TO the great delight of all present
His hitting was wonderful, and he seemed
in excellent form when running and field
ing. The Eastern men and old California
league players, VINO went East and re-
turned, were on their mettle. and gave
some excellent exhibitions of scientific
playing. Aud the familiar local men made
a splendid showing. too. AS might be ex-
pected, there were some weak points,
more particularly in ''muffs' and an occa-
sional stiffness OF players. With another
weeks practice, however, all this. will dis
appear. and then some very fine ball is
expected. In yesterdays game the clubs
worked like men who strained every
muscle to whoop it up by exciting play.
They are, of course, intensely Interested
in seeing baseball on a high plane, from
which it fell through no fault of its own.
With such an end in view he crack teams
now appearing every Sunday are rapidly
gaining in public favor by their good work.
The Oakland and San Francisco teams
met yesterday. They were evenly matched,
which made the game doubly attractive, as
every spectator understood that not SIN
gle player could afford to take things easy,
but rather that each man individually did
his utmost TO gain victory.
In the beginning it looked as if every
thing went the san Franciscos' way, and
that the mines were poorly assorted. This
belief was confirmed at the END of the
fourth inning. when the San Franciscos
had ten against the OaklandS' five. But
RUDE Levy looked over Sweeney's lett
shoulder and put hoodoo on The San
FrancscoS. Some one made that remark,
but anyhow the tide turned in the sixth
inning and the OaklandS ran their score up
TO eleven.
The game was even until the eighth
inning, when the San FraDciscos got a
score and defeated their opponents by one.
tie score being II to II.
When the game opened Cabill went to
the bat Tor Oakland. He made hit 10
second and took first base Sweeney got
four balls. Van Haltren hit two-bagger,
on which Cahill scored. The third base
man muffed on Sweeney, who ran home
while Van took third. RietZ was caught
by Short and Huen flew to Lang, but Van
Haltren scored on a muff of the catcher.
For the San Franclscos RUDE Levy went
out. Power got single over second base
and Lang went out on fly. Reilly
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giving Power a chance 10 score. Mona
han made a single on which Reilly eros sed
the plate. Pequigney followed with
single and Monahan scored, and when
Shea made a single Pequigney scored.
ln the second inuing Mcguire went out,
d. Levy got base on balls for Oakland.
Johnson went TO bat for the FTiscos and
made a two-bagger. Il. Levy hit to GEN.
ter, but was caught by Van, who made
great throw to third ana caught johnson
running from second. Power hit to left
field where Van distinguished himself by
a still better iun and catch that put out
the side and evoked cheers.
Van Haltren went to bat in the third
inning and swept the ball almost out of
sight into the air before 1t fell over the
fence at right field. He ambed around the
bases while The crowd cheered. The other
men went out. San Fran cisco had Reilly
at bat and he made double. Monahau
got single and Reilly went TO third, while
through a bad throw Monahan was per-
mtted to reach second.
PeQuigDey hit TO third, where Hulen
muffed. The poor play of the game took
place and Monahan and Reilly scored.
Mcguire went to bat in the fourth inning
and hit deep center, but LANCE saved
home run in quick time. ID. Levy gave
fly to LANCE and Mcguire was so fast he
scored. San francisco did good work at
bat in this inning. johnson hit single
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first base. RUDE Levy got a base on balls
and Sweeney went safely to third. LANCE
bit a double to center field that let Sweeney
and Levy home. On base hit by M ona-
han Lange stole bases and scored. This
was on a fly to Hulen, who was slow and
missed.
The fifth inning was bad for Oakland,
Sweeney going out on a short to first, Van
Haltren following Oh a foul fly to Reilly
and RietZ on fly 10 Power. The San
Franchises scored one. Shea got single
to left, Sweet flew TO RetZ, johnson
forced Shea. who was stopped at second.
Rube Levy got a two-bagger through
which johnson got home.
In the sixth the Oakland men scored
three, Hulen going to third from first on
O'Neips hit to left. Mcguire making a
| double that was muffed by LANCE and al
lowed Hulen to score, while O'Neil got
| home on single by Mcguire. Some more
muf1ing let d. Levy make score. The
Friscos failed. Lange flying to Van Hal
| treG, Reilly being caught on first and
MOnahan struck out.
In the seventh Sweeney made a fly to
Shea and went to third on Shea's muff.
| Van Haltren hit over Lange's head and
got safe to third while Sweeney scored.
RetZ was caught out by Lange. but mean
| time Van crossed the plate. O'Neil gave
a single to left, but got to second on
| Powers error. Mcguire few to Lange,
got first while ONe1l ran home. d. Levy
| gave fly to second aud got to second,
| Mcguire going to third. For the San
| FraDctscos Pequigney got base on balls,
| but SWEET was struck out, johnson was
caught on fly and Levy was stopped on
! first.
In the eighth and ninth Oakands failed
to score. The San Franchises got one in
the eighth. Power getting base on balls.
| LanPe making single 10 center that put
| Power on second. Reilly forcing LANCE
and Monahan hitting to center, when
| Power ran home.
| Following is the score:
OAKLANDS. R. H. s.B. Po A. r.
e. Fas sWsa 81 t;;,:i b.. 3 ] Z 9 9 @ Q
! Van Hatren, C. f.. 3 3 q 2 q q