The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-06-22
Ten Innings Required to Deter.
mine Which Was the
Better Club.
GOOD FORM OF BOTH SIDES
Kelly and Mozart thy, the Opposing
Pitchers, Keep the Hits Well
Scattered.

The game at Preside Athletic Park yes
terdsy afternoon was the best exhibition
OF ball playing seen in San Francisco for
years, and equal in every respect to any to
be witnessed anywhere. Manager Rock
well is to be congratulated on the talent he
has secured, and deserves the success that
is meeting his efforts.
The Imperials, who crossed bats with
the Pacihcs yesterday, were no more like
the Imperials of last Sunday than day is
like night. Although they presented sub
stantlally the same players, the result of
practice in team work was very much in
evidence. Kelly, too, was an improve
ment over Monet and held the heavy-hit-
ting Pacifics down in great style at critical
periods in the game.
Mccarthy was also very effective but in
the tenth inning he let up for a moment,
and the opposing batsmen seized the OPP
portunity and hammered out two corking
singles and a sacrihce, which brought in
the winning run.
AS the teams were made up yesterday
they we're very evenly matched. Each
made nine safe hits, and up to the tenth
inning the score was tied. WlldS of the
Pacltics made four errors, but all OF them
were attem pts to get difficult foul flies and
we're more chargeable to his an bition than
to poOr playing. The Imperials MADE nine
errors all told, but only one of them proved
costly, their smart fielding recovering any
advantage q fun bic or wild throw might
have lost.
Nealon of the Pacifcs carried off the
batting honors, be making four singles
ont Of five times at bat. Bliss of the I'M
perials pressed him closely with three hits
ont of possible FIVE. OF the others Null
Ter D1ada CjToCrlo nd no nd
Kelly and BrOdie two singles each.
In the field Kelly and Mccarthy were
wonderfully effective, the two pitchers
piing up a total of thirteen assists while
Mccarthy struck out no less than thirteen
OF The opposing 5atsmen and Kelly six.
Although the Pacitcs landed on the ball
more frequently than the Imperials the
sharp fielding of the latter equaLzed mat
ters.
The Imperials started the run getting
in the first inning. After TWO men were
out Bliss was given q life by Grinnells
error and scored on singles by Green and
BOdie. The Paei6cs tied the score in the
fourth on singles by Nealon and Muller,
d wild pitch and McDermott's out.
Kelly scored another for the Imperials
III the sixth. He hit safely, went TO third
on Bliss single and scored on the throw
in OF Bodies long fly to right. In the
seventh each side added one to their score.
by Crowley, GrinnelPs single and Wilds'
out, while Loughren got around on his
hit, stolen base and Bliss second safe
one.
When the Pacifics tied the score in the
ninth there was great enthusiasm. Nealon
was the first man up and dropped safe
one in right field. Muller followed
with a triple to LETT center aud Nealon
scored. II looked like the Pacihcs' game,
with a man on third and no one retired,
but Kelly struck the next man out and
the next two died gracefully on short hits
to the infeld.
The Imperials went out in one, two,
three order in their half of the ninth, as
did the Pacihcs in the first half of the
tenth.
Then the fun began. Kelly lined the
first ball pitched right over Wilds' head,
took second on Bliss hit to center and
both advanced a base on GrinnelIs fun BILE
of Strei's return. Then Green made a
scratch hit that would have ordinarily
been an out, but the ball was returned to
the plate. 1t got there too late, however,
10 head off Kelly and the Imperials scored
the winning run with no one out.
The result OF the game was in the nature
of a surprise, as the Pacifics were thought
to be N UGH the better club. As the out
come proved, however, the I'm perials were
their equals in every respect and steadier
at the critical points.
Champion James J. Corbett will play
first base for the Pacifics next Sunday and
q big crowd Is expected to be present at
the Preside Park to witness his efforts.
Following is the official score: