The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-07-13
PITCHER KELLYS
SPLENDID WORK.
It Helped the Imperials Beat
the Pacific Ball
Team.
BASE HITS IN BUNDLES.
Shortstop Monahan and Pitcher
Mccarthy Played Very
Poorly.
CALIFORNIA LEAGUE GAME.
The San Franchises Had Little Diff
Guilty in Beating the San
Joses.
CALIFORNIA LEAGUE GAME.

How have the mighty fallen! The
Pacihcs, heralded by Manager Rogers as
the best team in the City League, possess
sors of the best shortstop, the crack hrst
baseman, the top-notch pitcher and the
heaviest batters of the league, have been
forced to play second fiddle to the make
shift Imperials. Think of it, the I'M
perials, who never play a game without
having to put in. one or two players OF
some other team to complete their nine.
The CALIFORNIA; can beat the Imperials, at
least they have done so twice. and the Pacif-
les have never failed to beat the CALIFORNIA;,
but when the Pacifics and Imperials hook
banner. Yesterday was one of the usual
occasions and Manager Rogers men were
outplayed from start to finish.
The prime cause of the downfall OF the
Pacifics yesterday was probably the fact
that Shortstop Monahan and Pitcher Nc
Carthy had an off day.
Monahan, who is probably the best all
round player, and certainly the best short
fielder in California, piled up no less than
five costly errors. The field yesterday was
very hard and the ball bounded most
erratically, but most OF his mistakes were
inexcusable. McCartny's work in the box
was excellent during the first three
innings, but after that he weakened per-
ceptibly, and at critical periods the heavy
hitters of the Imperials found the ball
with little difficulty.
OF the victorious team Pitcher Kelly
easily carried off the honors. Only once
were the Pacifics able to bunch their hits.
That was in the third inning, when singles
by Becker, Muller and McDermott, Mona
han base for being hit by pitched ball
and Crowley's error Melted three runs.
Kelly also made four runs out of five times
at bat.
He hit safely twice, once for two bases.
Not to be outdone by the other half of the
battery, Catcher Green FURNISHED up his
batting eye and landed safely on the pig
skin four times out of five attem pts.
Crowley made three safe hits and Nealon,
Bliss and Dreamer two each.
AS already related, the Paciics made
three runs in the last half of the third In
ming. The Imperials Immediately went
| them one better. In the first part of the
fourth Bliss raped out triple after
| Nealon had been retired. Green followed
with single, scoring Bliss. Dreamer got
his base on balls. Kelly then hit safely
and Green crossed the plate. Kelly going
to second during an attempt to head off
| Green. Crowley hit the ball squarely on
the nose and sent pretty two-bagger TO
| right field, scoring both Dreamer and
Kelly. The next Two men were retired,
leaving Crowley on second.
Bliss triple was in the nature of a
scratch. 1t looked to be an easy chance
for Monahan, but when the ball was al
most at his feet it suddenly bounded away
over the shortstop's head.
After the fourth inning it was easy for
the lmperials. Nealon scored in the fifth
on two errors, making what was practi-
cally home run. He sent a long fy to
left center which Muller dropped. Nealon
was almost TO second base when the error
was made and he kept running. Muller
fielded the ball to Monahan, who threw
wild to third. and Nealon tore by at ton
speed, reaching home before MeDermott
recovered the ball.
In the sixth Mccarthy weakened. Kelly
got base on an error by McDermott, and
| Crowley, Barnett and Nealon hit safely.
scoring three runs. Again in the seventh
the Imperials bunched three hits, which
coupled with another mispIay on McDer-
motifs part. allowed four runs to be scored.
The Pacitcs got a man around in the
eighth and another in the ninth, but the
Imperials offset this by also scoring two in
the final inning.
| EoIIowinp IL the off oial Scora.