The morning call., 1894-05-29

Blake Of the First National Bank by Cap
tain Samuel Brock of the Oakland Bank of
Savings, in which the gallant deniZen of
San Francisco's bedroom annex insinuated
that the Oakland bankers could walk all
round the San Francisco men with the
greatest ease. Previous to this the First
National nine had issued a challenge to
the Bank of California, and were going to
try conclusions in the interest of some
charity at Central Park. But this plat of
ground having been appropriated by Hugo
Toland 10 display the remarkable ability
of society men to play clowns, and in view
of the challenge from Oakland, the banks
com bined against the common enemy, and.
amalgamating their mines. will attempt to
chastise the insolence of the village across
the bay.
Captain Blake. who has a reputation as
second baseman, therefore got together
the folio wing eleven, which comprises the
creme de la creme Of baseball ability in
the local banks: j. G. Hooper. pitcher :;
n. o. Moulder, catcher; G. B. Woodward.
left field; j. Ii. Skinner, right field; George
r. Maxwell and G. +. Blake, second base,
all of the First National.
John Dempster Mckee OF Tallant & Co.
Curtis r. Baird. third base; James Il.
Lyon. center field; Arthur g. Wellington,
first base. and Godfrey G. Waterman.
shortstop, all of the Bank of California.
Out of these eleven names nike will be
chosen to fight the Oaklanders. From the
records of these men, most Of whom be-
long TO the Olympic Club. there will not
be enough OF the Oakland nine left to point
a moral or adorn a tale-at least this is
what the local men declare and all who
saw their proves displayed two years ago
believe. Maxwell is a very Boanerges-a
veteran VINO made two home runs
on that memorable occasion two years
ago and was the only man who did. In
his reminiscent moods he talks of this,
but mOdestly as becomes a man of parts
AS to Wakeman he stops balls with one
hand twist they never SO meanlY. He
never allows ball TO pass him even in his
lunch hour and in fact il is in such IN
studied moments that he is at his best.
MOulder is another phenomenal catcher.
The habit is so strong with him that even
in his brown study he catches flies. He
can't help it and Oakland won't have the
shadow of a chance with Moulder in the
nine. But there is a strong feeling again It
Hooper. on account of grave suspicion
which he will doubtless prove TO be untrue.
1t Is said that he is under contract with a
certain lumber company to break bats.
He is a pitcher of the first water, and if
he can disprove the charges against him
will play havoc with the Oaklanders. The
rest OF the men mentioned are equally
robust in their play. They are determined
like the witches to do and do and do and
there is not the slightest doubt that they
will do.
Oakland's nine. who are nearly all Re-
lance men, is made up out OF the follow
ing: Mosher OF the Farmers and Mer-
chants; Lerment of the Oakland Bank of
Savings; w. W. Crane. l.. S. Ross and c.
E. Palmer of the UNION National; Fred
Allardt. W. w. Garthwaite and Samuel
Breck OF the Oakland Bank of Savings
Charles Yates and George Flint of the
Central Bank. and Edward and Charles
Walters and L. g. Burpee of the First