The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-10-20
OVER TWO THOUSAND SPECTATORS
WITNESSED THE INITIAL
GAME.
SAN FRANCIsCos VICTORIOUS
Won A WELL-FoUGHT BATTLE, IN
WHICH QUICK BRILLIANT
WORK WAS DONE.


conceded that the league put up good
game of ball, and before the sixth inning.
when the game was at tie, the enthusi-
asm of the 1000 and more spectators at
tested to the genuine revival of the Ma
tional game. By o'clock the grand
stands were we'll blackened with onlook-
ers, and when the boys came on the field
and began tossing the elusive sphere back
and forth they were hailed with cheers of
welcome and recognition. Among them
were players who had won lasting popu-
larity and fame in this City years ago, and
whenever these old-time favorites came to
the bat they were cheered to the echo.
The game opened with the Friscos at
the bat. Left-handed Billy Hulen led,
rubbed the dust on his bat and took his old
attitude. He hit to Barnes and was put
out at first. Lally followed and was also
put out at first. Drank, who led the West
ern league in hitting, flew to McHale on
second, who won q bat catching the first
fly ball. In the last half with Los Angeles
at the bat McQuaid won a bat by making
the right-field fence. McHale was first to
strike out, and Cantillion fouled to Stan
ley.
In the second inning Werrick, who was
here in 1886 as third baseman of the old
Louisvilles, hit to Hickey and was put out
at first. When Powers, the old captain of
the San Francisco team, took the bat he re-
ceived storm of applause. Sweeney
made the first two-base hit and won a bat
Straus hit single to Lohmann on right
field, who muffed, letting Sweeney score.
Shortstop McKibbin did neat work all
through the game, beginning by stopping
SANKEY'S lightning grounder and putting
out his man at first.
In the last half of the second Speer
gained base by making magnificent hit
TO Straus at right field. Lohmann sent
the ball far over the houses beyond the
left-field fence and made two bases, letting
Speer home. Lohmann scored by Hickey's
single. McKibbin hit to Harper, forcing
Hickey at second, which made the first
man out. Barnes and McQuaid both made
singles, letting McKibbin score. Mertes
flew to Lally and retired the side.
The third inning was full of quick and
sklllful work. Harper flew to McHale and
Hulen hunted toward first and beat it out
Lally flew to Dohrmann on right, who
threw to Cantillion at first, thus retiring
Huien and completing the first double
play. With the southerners at the bat,
McHale struck out for the second time,
Dohrmann struck cut and Speer sent a
sky-scraper to Hulen on left, who caught
it out.
Determination settled over the Friscos
at the beginning of the fourth. Los An
geles was ahead by two runs. Manager
John S. Barnes held the mascot of the
to McQuaid on left field. Warrick hit a
quick grounder, but McKibbin was
quicker, putting his man out at first.
Powers sent the ball flying to Barnes,
who blocked it SO that Hickey, on third,
recovered it, putting Powers ont at first.
Tn ha l,1f 81,
right field, and McKlbbin favoring the
region toward third, sent ball far over
T the fence. and finally made single to
third, forcing Hickey at second, McKib-
bin trying to steal second, was thrown out
at third.
In the fifth inning the Friscos began to
recover their strength at the bat, succeeding
Il tying the score. Straus and Sweeney
each hit single, and when old reliable
B ,ly Hulen shook the bat with man on
second and one on third, things began to
looA cheerful, and-Billy did just what was
most necessary, he sent the ball flying faI
over the right field fence, letting Harper
and Straus in home and scoring home
| Dagger for himself.
five more runs, doing quick and effective
work. McQuaid, left field, distinguished
| himself by catching one of LaIly's flies
and Frank made two-base hit out toward
| left. In the last half the Los Angeles BOYS
did not score run, but McKebbin lost the
| twelfth ball over the fence.
The seventh inning was short with nc
runs scored by either side.
| A pretty double play was made in the
| first half of the eighth. Harper flew to
Lohmann on left, making single. Lally
hit to Hickey, forcing Stanley who was al
third. Hickey nailed his man and threw
to Cantillion on first, completing the
double play. Hulen hunted to third and
beat it out.
In the ninth and last inning the
southerners almost succeeded in tying the
score, making four runs.
In the first half Werrick struck out
Sweeney fouled to Spear and Frank was
put out on first. During the last hall
hickey flew to Sweeney at Third, McKib-
ben took his base on balls, Barnes struck q
two-bagger to left field and McKibben
reached third, McQuaid struck single to
| right field, letting McKibben and Barnes
| score. McHale made fine fly to right
reaching second base. McHale and Mertes
scored on Cantillion's single, Lohmann
struck out to his intense disgust.
During the game fifteen balls were lost
beyond the fence, showing that zeal and
muscle were behind the bat and that the
craze has lost nothing by its long sleep.
Billy Hulen broke the record on base
hits and Pete Sweeney upheld his fame
by capturing more runs than any man on
either nine.
The following is the game as scheduled
SAN FRANcIscos Alb. R. B.H. s.B. 70. 4. E
Hnien, S. s.....5 4 Z
Frank Frank i i. if......5 Q 2